Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

This page lists all keyboard shortcuts available in OpenRV Web. Shortcuts are organized by category. On macOS, the Ctrl key maps to Cmd automatically.

Playback

Shortcut	Action
Space	Play / Pause
Left Arrow	Step one frame backward
Right Arrow	Step one frame forward
Up Arrow	Toggle playback direction (forward/reverse)
Home	Go to first frame (or in point)
End	Go to last frame (or out point)
J	Decrease playback speed (previous preset)
K	Pause playback
L	Increase playback speed (next preset)

View and Navigation

Shortcut	Action
F	Fit image to window
Shift+F	Fit image to window (alternative)
0	Set zoom to 50%
1	Switch to View tab
2	Switch to Color tab
3	Switch to Effects tab
4	Switch to Transform tab
5	Switch to Annotate tab
6	Switch to QC tab
F11	Toggle fullscreen mode
Ctrl+Shift+P	Toggle presentation mode (clean display, cursor auto-hide)
N	Toggle nearest-neighbor / bilinear filtering
Shift+Alt+B	Toggle checkerboard background
Shift+P	Toggle pixel aspect ratio correction

Timeline

Shortcut	Action
I	Set in point
[	Set in point (alternative)
O	Set out point
]	Set out point (alternative)
R	Reset in/out points to full range
M	Toggle marker at current frame
Ctrl+L	Cycle loop mode (once / loop / ping-pong)
Shift+Down	Shift in/out range to next mark pair
Shift+Up	Shift in/out range to previous mark pair
Ctrl+Right	Shift in/out range to next mark pair (alternative)
Ctrl+Left	Shift in/out range to previous mark pair (alternative)
Alt+Right	Go to next mark or source boundary
Alt+Left	Go to previous mark or source boundary
PageDown	Go to next shot in playlist
PageUp	Go to previous shot in playlist
F3	Toggle timeline magnifier

A/B Compare

Shortcut	Action
` (backtick)	Toggle between A/B sources
~ (tilde)	Toggle between A/B sources
Shift+W	Cycle wipe mode (off / horizontal / vertical)
Shift+Alt+S	Toggle split screen (off / horizontal / vertical)
Shift+D	Toggle difference matte

Fit Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
H	Fit image height to window
W	Fit image width to window

Scopes

Shortcut	Action
Y	Toggle vectorscope
Shift+I	Toggle pixel probe

Note: H (histogram) and W (waveform) are contextual shortcuts -- they trigger scopes on the QC tab but default to fit-to-height and fit-to-width globally. See Contextual Shortcuts below.

Exposure and Analysis

Shortcut	Action
Shift+Alt+F	Toggle false color display
Shift+Alt+Z	Toggle zebra stripes
;	Toggle safe areas and guides overlay
Shift+Alt+T	Toggle timecode overlay
Shift+Alt+I	Toggle info panel

Stereo 3D

Shortcut	Action
Shift+3	Cycle stereo modes (off / SBS / over-under / mirror / anaglyph / etc.)
Shift+E	Toggle per-eye transform panel
Shift+4	Cycle stereo alignment overlay mode

Display Output

Shortcut	Action
Shift+Alt+D	Cycle display profile (Linear / sRGB / Rec.709 / Gamma 2.2 / Gamma 2.4)

Channel View

Shortcut	Action
Shift+R	Red channel only
Shift+G	Green channel only
Shift+B	Blue channel only
Shift+A	Alpha channel only
Shift+L	Luminance / Grayscale
Shift+Y	Grayscale (alias for Shift+L)
Shift+N	Reset to RGB (no channel isolation)

Note: Shift+R, Shift+B, Shift+N, and Shift+L are global shortcuts for channel isolation. However, they are overridden on specific tabs: Shift+R triggers rotate-left on the Transform tab, Shift+B cycles the background pattern on the View tab, Shift+N opens the network panel on the QC tab, and Shift+L opens the LUT panel on the Color tab. See Contextual Shortcuts below.

Color and Effects

Shortcut	Action
C	Toggle color panel
U	Toggle curves panel
Shift+O	Toggle OCIO color management panel
Shift+Alt+W	Toggle color wheels (Lift/Gamma/Gain)
Shift+H	Toggle HSL Qualifier
Shift+Alt+J	Toggle tone mapping
Shift+Alt+E	Toggle effects/filter panel
Ctrl+I	Toggle color inversion
Shift+Alt+V	Cycle luminance visualization modes

Transform

Shortcut	Action
Shift+R	Rotate left 90 degrees (Transform tab only; red channel globally)
Alt+R	Rotate right 90 degrees
Alt+H	Flip horizontal
Shift+V	Flip vertical
Shift+K	Toggle crop mode
Ctrl+0	Reset rotation to 0 degrees

Annotations

Shortcut	Action
V	Pan tool (no drawing)
P	Pen tool
E	Eraser tool
T	Text tool
R	Rectangle tool
O	Ellipse tool
L	Line tool
A	Arrow tool
B	Toggle brush type (soft/hard)
G	Toggle ghost mode
Ctrl+G	Toggle ghost frames (onion skin)
X	Toggle hold mode (persist annotations across frames)
Shift+Q	Toggle spotlight
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y	Redo
,	Jump to previous annotated frame
.	Jump to next annotated frame

Panels

Shortcut	Action
Escape	Close open panel
Shift+T	Cycle theme (auto / dark / light)
Shift+Alt+H	Toggle history panel
Shift+Alt+M	Toggle markers panel
Shift+N	Toggle network sync panel (QC tab only; reset channel globally)
Shift+Alt+N	Toggle notes panel
Shift+Alt+P	Toggle playlist panel
Ctrl+Shift+S	Create quick snapshot
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S	Toggle snapshots panel
Ctrl+Shift+N	Quick disconnect from sync room

Layout Presets

Shortcut	Action
Alt+1	Switch to Default layout
Alt+2	Switch to Review layout
Alt+3	Switch to Color layout
Alt+4	Switch to Paint layout

Zoom Presets

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+1	Zoom to 1:1 (100%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+2	Zoom to 2:1 (200%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+3	Zoom to 3:1 (300%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+4	Zoom to 4:1 (400%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+5	Zoom to 5:1 (500%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+6	Zoom to 6:1 (600%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+7	Zoom to 7:1 (700%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+8	Zoom to 8:1 (800%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+Shift+2	Zoom to 1:2 (50%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+Shift+3	Zoom to 1:3 (~33%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+Shift+4	Zoom to 1:4 (25%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+Shift+5	Zoom to 1:5 (20%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+Shift+6	Zoom to 1:6 (~17%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+Shift+7	Zoom to 1:7 (~14%) pixel ratio
Ctrl+Shift+8	Zoom to 1:8 (12.5%) pixel ratio

Focus and Info

Shortcut	Action
F6	Focus next zone
Shift+F6	Focus previous zone
F7	Toggle info strip overlay
Shift+F7	Toggle info strip full path

Notes Navigation

Shortcut	Action
Shift+Alt+N	Toggle notes panel
Alt+Shift+]	Go to next note
Alt+Shift+[	Go to previous note

Reference

Shortcut	Action
Alt+Shift+R	Capture current frame as reference
Ctrl+Shift+R	Toggle reference comparison overlay

Audio and Caching

Shortcut	Action
Shift+M	Toggle audio mute
Shift+C	Cycle frame cache mode (None / Nearby / Playback Buffer)
Ctrl+Shift+A	Toggle between Realtime and Play All Frames

Version Navigation

Shortcut	Action
Alt+]	Go to next version
Alt+[	Go to previous version

Export

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+S	Export current frame
Ctrl+C	Copy current frame to clipboard

Contextual Shortcuts

Some shortcuts change behavior depending on the active tab or context. Globally, these keys perform one action, but when a specific tab is active, they are overridden:

Shortcut	Global Action	Contextual Override
Shift+R	Red channel isolation	Rotate left (Transform tab)
Shift+B	Blue channel isolation	Cycle background pattern (View tab)
Shift+N	Reset channel to RGB	Network panel (QC tab)
Shift+L	Luminance channel	LUT panel (Color tab)
G	Go to frame	Gamut diagram (QC tab), ghost mode (Annotate tab)
H	Fit to height	Histogram (QC tab)
W	Fit to width	Waveform (QC tab)

If a contextual override is not what you need, switch to a different tab or use the Shortcut Editor to reassign bindings.

Mouse Controls

Action	Mouse Gesture
Zoom in/out	Scroll wheel
Pan image	Click and drag
Seek to frame	Click on timeline
Scrub frames	Drag on timeline
Pinch zoom	Two-finger pinch (trackpad/touch)

Shortcut Cheat Sheet

Press ? or open the Help menu to display the shortcut cheat sheet overlay. This quick-reference panel shows all available shortcuts grouped by category in a scannable grid layout. The cheat sheet overlay is dismissed by pressing Escape or clicking outside the panel.

Shortcut Editor

OpenRV Web includes a dedicated shortcut editor UI for viewing and customizing keyboard shortcuts. Open it from the Settings panel. The editor displays every registered shortcut with its current binding, default binding, and category. Click any shortcut row to record a new key combination.

Customization Features

• Override any default binding -- reassign any shortcut to a different key combination
• Conflict detection -- the editor highlights conflicts in real time when a new binding collides with an existing one, showing which action holds the conflicting key
• Export/Import -- save custom bindings as a JSON file and import them on another machine or browser to share a consistent shortcut layout across a team
• Reset -- return individual bindings or all bindings to defaults

Custom bindings are stored in the browser's localStorage and persist across sessions.

Input Field Handling

Keyboard shortcuts are automatically disabled when typing in text inputs, number inputs, search fields, password fields, textareas, and contenteditable elements. This prevents shortcuts from interfering with text entry.

Shortcuts remain active when focused on non-text controls such as sliders, checkboxes, and buttons.

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Related Pages

• Quick Start -- essential shortcuts for new users
• UI Overview -- interface layout and tab system
• J/K/L Navigation -- detailed speed control guide