Keyboard shortcuts

Commonly Used Feature Hotkeys

For those who want to use Eagle efficiently, you must need to know these hotkeys.

Feature  macOS Windows
Copy  ⌘ + C Ctrl + C
Create a folder ⌘ + Shift + N Ctrl + Shift + N
Rename a folder ⌘ + R / F2 / Enter Ctrl + R / F2 / Enter
Delete a folder ⌘ + Delete Del
Delete an image ⌘ + Delete Del
Go to folder ⌘ + J Ctrl + J
Add to folders ⌘ + Shift + J Ctrl + Shift + J
Open detail mode Enter or Double click the image Enter or Double click the image
Close detail mode Enter or Double click the image Enter or Double click the image
Scroll down one page Fn + ↓ Page Down
Scroll up one page Fn + ↑ Page Up
Fullscreen
F5 F5
Zoom in Numpad + / ⌘ + =
Numpad + / Ctrl + =
Zoom out Numpad - / ⌘ + -
Numpad - / Ctrl + -
Batch rename ⌘ + R Ctrl + R
Display/hide all sidebars ⌘ + ⌥ + 3 Ctrl + Alt + 3
Expand / Collapse all folders * *
Open filter ⌘ + Shift + F
Ctrl + Shift + F
Open color filter ⌥ + C
Alt + C
Open tag filter ⌥ + T Alt + T
Open Folder filter ⌥ + F Alt + F
Open shape filter ⌥ + S Alt + S
Open rating filter ⌥ + R Alt + R
Open extension filter ⌥ + E Alt + E
Open date filter ⌥ + D Alt + D

Sidebar Features

Feature macOS Windows
Create a new folder ⌘ + Shift + N Ctrl + Shift +N
Create a new smart folder ⌘ + Shift + ⌥ + N Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N
Go to folder ⌘ + J Ctrl + J
Move folder upward ⌘ + ] Ctrl + ]
Move folder to top ⌘ + Shift + ] Ctrl + Shift + ]
Move folder downward ⌘ + [ Ctrl + [
Move folder to bottom ⌘ + Shift + [
Ctrl + Shift + [
Rename folder ⌘ + R or F2 or Enter
Ctrl + R or F2 or Enter
Rename smart folder ⌘ + R or F2 or Enter
Ctrl + R or F2 or Enter
Delete folder ⌘ + Delete Del
Set auto-tagging ⌘ + Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + R
Display/hide left sidebar ⌘ + ⌥ + 1 Ctrl + Alt + 1
Display/hide inspector ⌘ + ⌥ + 2  Ctrl + Alt + 2

Add Content

Feature macOS Windows
Paste from ⌘ + V Ctrl + N
Screenshot ⌘ + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + A
Window screenshot ⌘ + Shift + ⌥ + A Not Support

Image List

Feature macOS Windows
Copy images ⌘ + C Ctrl + C
Delete selected images ⌘ + Delete Del
Select next image Right or D Right or D
Select previous image Left or A Left or A
Scroll down one page Fn + Down Page Down
Scroll up one page Fn + Up Page Up
Open detail mode Enter or double click Enter or double click
Close detail mode Esc or double click
Esc or double click
Zoom in Numpad + / ⌘ + = Numpad + / Ctrl + =
Zoom out Numpad - / ⌘ + - Numpad - / Ctrl + -
Batch rename ⌘ + R Ctrl + R
Copy tags ⌘ + Shift + C Ctrl + Shift + C
Paste tags ⌘ + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V
Display/hide image name ⌘ + ⌥ + 4 Ctrl + Alt + 4
Display/hide metadata ⌘ + ⌥ + 5 Ctrl + Alt + 5
Display/hide comment ⌘ + ⌥ + 6 Ctrl + Alt + 6
Display/hide subfolder content ⌘ + ⌥ + 7 Ctrl + Alt + 7
Batch ⌘ + ⌥ + J Ctrl + Alt + J
Multiple select Shift + ↑↓←→ Shift + ↑↓←→

Detail Mode

Feature macOS Windows
Next image → or D → or D
Previous image ← or A ← or A
Close detail mode ESC or Enter ESC or Enter 
Switch to browse mode P P
Switch to comment mode C C
Display adaptive size ⌘ + 9 Ctrl + 9
Display actual size ⌘ + 0 Ctrl + 0
Zoon in ⌘ + = or ⌥ + Scroll Ctrl + = or Alt + Scroll
Zoom out ⌘ + = or ⌥ + Scroll Ctrl + = or Alt + Scroll
Toggle Grayscale ⌘ + Alt + G Ctrl + Alt + G

Image Information

Feature macOS Windows
Open image link ⌘ + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + O
Rating 1 - 5 1 - 5
Remove rating 0 0

Video Player

Feature
macOS Windows
Pause/Play Space Space
Turn up volume ⌘ + ↑ Ctrl + ↑
Turn down volume ⌘ + ↓ Ctrl + ↓
Fast forward ⌘ + →
Ctrl +  →
Rewind ⌘ + ← Ctrl + ←
Previous Frame [
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Next Frame ]
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Next video → or D → or D
Previous video ← or A ← or A
Fullscreen F5 F5

In addition to the default shortcut keys listed above, you could also customize shortcut keys for some of the functions, please see:

  1. Go to preferences in the Eagle menu
  2. Keyboard shortcuts - Knowledge Base | Eagle App
  3. Click the Shortcuts navigator to the left of the preference
  4. Keyboard shortcuts - Knowledge Base | Eagle App
  5. Find the function you wish to customize, click on the key combination and enter a new one
  6. Keyboard shortcuts - Knowledge Base | Eagle App
  7. Click Save Changes, finished!
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