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Keyboard Shortcuts

Media Viewer supports keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation and management.

Global Shortcuts

These shortcuts work throughout the application:

Shortcut Action
++escape++ Close current overlay, go to parent folder, or logout
++slash++ or ++ctrl+k++ Focus search box

When browsing the gallery:

Shortcut Action
++escape++ Go to parent folder (when no overlay is open)

When viewing media in the lightbox:

Shortcut Action
++left++ Previous item
++right++ Next item
++escape++ Close lightbox
++space++ Play/pause (videos)

Selection Mode Shortcuts

When in selection mode:

Shortcut Action
++escape++ Exit selection mode
++ctrl+a++ Select all items
++ctrl+c++ Copy tags from selected item
++ctrl+v++ Paste tags to selected items
++ctrl+m++ Merge tags across selected items
++t++ Open tag modal for selected items
++f++ Add selected items to favorites

Tag Modal Shortcuts

When the tag modal is open:

Shortcut Action
++enter++ Add typed tag
++escape++ Close suggestions, or close modal
++ctrl+c++ Copy common tags to clipboard
++ctrl+shift+c++ Copy all unique tags to clipboard

Playlist Player Shortcuts

When the playlist player is open:

Shortcut Action
++space++ Play/pause
++left++ Previous video
++right++ Next video
++escape++ Close player

Search Shortcuts

When using search:

Shortcut Action
++enter++ View all search results
++escape++ Close search results
++up++ / ++down++ Navigate search suggestions
++tab++ Autocomplete current suggestion

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Escape Key Behavior

The ++escape++ key follows a logical hierarchy:

  1. Close any open dropdown or suggestions
  2. Close any open modal (tag manager, search results)
  3. Close lightbox or playlist player
  4. Exit selection mode
  5. Navigate to parent folder
  6. At root with nothing open: logout

Selection Mode Entry

  • Desktop: Click the checkbox area on any gallery item
  • Mobile: Long-press any item

Quick Favorites

Double-click (desktop) or double-tap (mobile) any item to toggle its favorite status without opening it.