Fully Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts
Wouldn’t it be nice to have total control over your keystrokes? Well, coming in the next free update to Photo RAW 2021, version 2021.5, is the ability to assign all of your keyboard shortcuts to your liking. It’s also a huge benefit for our international customers. We’ve been working on this and a lot more. Stay tuned!
Version 2021 is a big release! Read about every feature we released in version 2021 and 2021.1.

30 Comments
Iliyan GeorgievMarch 22, 2021
Great addition, looking forward to the release! Shortcuts for Exposure, Contrast, etc will work – will it be similar to Capture One 21’s speed edit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHd74DiCILo)? Fingers crossed!
Patrick SmithMarch 22, 2021
This is correct. We will have another video showing that soon!
Iliyan GeorgievMarch 23, 2021
Fantastic, thanks Patrick! Looking forward to that video!
Daniel HagmannMarch 23, 2021
Are there any plans to let the user export the customized keyboards to transfer and import to another computer?
Patrick SmithMarch 23, 2021
Great request. I don’t think that’ll be in this release, but will make sure Dan sees this.
Rich PurdumApril 19, 2021
Since I have a desktop for home and a tablet for the road, having a “save/restore” or “export/import” would be wonderful. More important is to ensure custom settings are preserved between releases.
Daniel HagmannMarch 23, 2021
Thanks Patrick!
Володимир МазуренокMarch 23, 2021
Hallo! Will the new version of the program improve the download speed of previews and exports?
Patrick SmithMarch 23, 2021
Yes, that is something we’ve been working on also
Chacinski SlawomirApril 19, 2021
Great! Nice to hear this.
Ed AdamsMarch 31, 2021
Cool new feature
Chris GroverApril 16, 2021
Will we be able to assign keywords and descriptions outside of Browse by using hot keys?
Robert HamdyApril 16, 2021
This looks like it will be a useful feature thanks! Also, I’m REALLY hoping this version will support Sony A1 raw files. Specifically lossless compressed.
Al WilsonApril 16, 2021
Fantastic addition! Looking forward to it!
Chris BennettApril 16, 2021
Thanks for the upcoming keyboard editor. I love using shortcuts and to make them customised is fantastic news. It means I can make the shortcuts memorable for myself.
Joe RomieApril 16, 2021
In the video’s example, what would happen if that Command-E shortcut had already been assigned to another shortcut? Hopefully the system has been programmed to smartly alert about the conflict, explaining what currently is assigned to shortcut Command-E, right?
Glenn GomezApril 16, 2021
Thanks please expedite the support of Sony A1 files. We are waiting as other softwares have caught up and we still cannot process these files.
Nitin ChandraApril 16, 2021
Will the crop dimensions be shown in the original aspect ratio mode?
Alan BrownApril 16, 2021
Great update long overdue. If a previously assigned keyboard shortcut is input will the system highlight the problem, indicate where used and prompt another combination?
Dan HarlacherApril 23, 2021
You bet, if there’s a conflict it will warn you and give you the option to keep it or change it. There are some that are reserved too, based on the operating system.
Volker MeierApril 16, 2021
That’s super useful. Thanks!
Ray WilsonApril 17, 2021
Great! Very useful addition.
I would like to have a separate button in Browse for Deleting photos…???
Also an audible beep when it has finished exporting a photo…..???
Matts KullmanApril 17, 2021
Will Preview be included in the customizable shortcuts? (Working on a foreign keyboard…)
Dan HarlacherApril 23, 2021
All of the preview area commands are included in the menus, so yes you can customize all of them.
flm jansenApril 17, 2021
It also works with Loupedeck CT ????
Dan HarlacherApril 23, 2021
Yup
Aaron PerkinsonApril 17, 2021
Which Loupedeck will this be compatible with?
Michael SchulteApril 17, 2021
Thanks, Dan, for the news and the short presentation. That’s really great news! Have been waiting so long for this bracket key replacement option… I have even changed my keyboard. I definitely love shortcuts! 🙂 I look forward to this new version which surely will come along with further improvements.
Vester SchuitemaApril 17, 2021
Yes finally about time!
My prays have been heard thank you ON1!!
Rich PurdumApril 19, 2021
I was able to get a peek at the new release and all the slider and shortcut features are terrific and work exactly as show in Dan’s demo. I was never able to get my Wacom tablet to work with the pen pressure control of the mask. I swapped it out for another make and have the control wheel configured to provide this functionality. I did try the pen pressure on the new release and no go.
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