Can you change Lightroom keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10?
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I’m using Lightroom on Windows 10 with a 60% wireless mechanical keyboard, and the \ key now requires a key combination. That makes it awkward to use the before/after preview shortcut. Is there any way to remap Lightroom’s built-in keyboard shortcuts to a different key?
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I was forwarded to this link from another site that appears to have some form of an answer: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/
TL;DR
- Navigate to:
Windows—C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom\Resources\en\ - Create a plain text file in that folder and name it TranslatedStrings_Lr_en_US.txt
- Search another language's file for the shortcut you wish to copy, ie
Resources\es\TranslatedStrings_Lr_es_ES.txt - Use search function to find specific shortcut required and copy into the new .txt file (ie.
“$$$/LibraryMenus/MenuShortcut/DecreaseRating=a”) - Save the file and open up Lightroom
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Yes—Lightroom doesn’t offer normal in-app shortcut customization, but on Windows you can override some shortcuts by creating a custom translated strings file.
Based on the shared solution:
- Go to Lightroom’s language resources folder, e.g.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom\Resources\en\ - Create a plain text file named
TranslatedStrings_Lr_en_US.txt - Open one of Lightroom’s existing language files (for example another locale in the
Resourcesfolders) - Search for the shortcut entry you want to change and copy the relevant line into your new file
- Edit that entry to the key you want
- Save the file and restart Lightroom
Example format mentioned in the answers:
$$$/LibraryMenus/MenuShortcut/DecreaseRating=a
So, while Lightroom on Windows doesn’t have a simple shortcut editor, it is possible to customize certain shortcuts through this file-based workaround. Be aware this is an advanced tweak and may not be officially supported in the same way as a built-in preference.
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