Appendix D: Keyboard Shortcuts

Main window

File

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Add folder

Ctrl+E

⌘+E

Add files

Ctrl+O

⌘+O

Save selected files

Ctrl+S

⌘+S

Quit Picard

Ctrl+Q

⌘+Q

Edit

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Cut selected files

Ctrl+X

⌘+X

Paste selected files

Ctrl+V

⌘+V

Show info for selected item

Ctrl+I

⌘+I

View

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Toggle file browser

Ctrl+B

⌘+B

Toggle metadata view

Ctrl+Shift+M

⌘+⇧+M

Tools

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Refresh

Ctrl+R

⌘+R

Lookup CD

Ctrl+K

⌘+K

Lookup

Ctrl+L

⌘+L

Scan

Ctrl+Y

⌘+Y

Cluster

Ctrl+U

⌘+U

Lookup in browser

Ctrl+Shift+L

⌘+⇧+L

Search for similar tracks

Ctrl+T

⌘+T

Generate AcoustID fingerprints

Ctrl+Shift+Y

⌘+⇧+Y

Tags from file names

Ctrl+Shift+T

⌘+⇧+T

Help

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Help

F1

⌘+?

View activity history

Ctrl+H

⌘+⇧+H

View error/debug log

Ctrl+G

⌘+G

Metadata view

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Add new tag

Alt+Shift+A

⌥+⇧+A

Edit selected tag

Alt+Shift+E

⌥+⇧+E

Remove selected tag

Alt+Shift+R
Del

⌥+⇧+R
Del
⌘+⌫

Copy selected tag value

Ctrl+C

⌘+C

Paste to selected tag value

Ctrl+V

⌘+V

Other

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Focus search

Ctrl+F

⌘+F

Remove selected item

Del

Del
⌘+⌫

Script editor

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Show auto completion

Ctrl+Space

⌃+Space

Use selected completion

Tab
Return

Tab
Return

Hide completions

Esc

Esc