High-efficiency keyboard navigation and master accelerators for Adobe Photoshop automation.
Try searching for a key like "Ctrl", "F3", "Enter", "Tilde", or a word like "Folder" or "Spread".
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action / Command | Workflow & Description |
|---|---|---|
| ~ | Toggle TopMost Mode Core | Locks AlbumPsAI to stay permanently floating on top of Photoshop, or returns to standard window mode. |
| Alt+~ | Toggle Asset Drawer Smart | Instantly collapses or expands the Right Asset & Template sidebar to maximize photo viewing area. |
| Shift+~ | Move to Next Monitor Dual-Screen | Cycles AlbumPsAI across multi-monitor setups, docking it neatly at the bottom-left corner of the target screen. |
| Ctrl+~ | Minimize Application | Instantly minimizes AlbumPsAI to the Windows taskbar without closing your active project. |
| Enter | Search & Select PS Frame Layers | When cursor is in the Ribbon Search Box, highlights and selects all matching frame layers inside Photoshop. |
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action / Command | Workflow & Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+B | Add Image Folder Essential | Opens the directory browse dialog to select and add a root photos or asset folder into the browser. |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Add Folder with Subfolders | Recursively scans and adds the selected root directory plus all nested camera/session subdirectories. |
| Ctrl+V | Paste Folder Paths Clipboard | Reads folder paths directly from Windows Clipboard (copied from File Explorer) and adds them immediately. |
| Ctrl+E | Explore Folder in Windows | Opens the highlighted browser folder directly in Windows File Explorer. |
| Ctrl+A | Select All Folders | Selects every folder entry in the folder pane tree view. |
| Delete | Remove Folder(s) from List | Removes the selected folder entries from AlbumPsAI's active list (does not delete files from physical disk). |
| F6 | Rescan & Reload Files Sync | Refreshes disk directories and re-indexes thumbnails to detect freshly copied or edited files. |
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action / Command | Workflow & Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enter | Direct Smart Spread / Open Master Action |
Multiple photos: Automatically creates equal-maximized Direct Smart Spread. Single photo + PS selection: Fills selection. Single photo: Executes default double-click action (Open/Place/Fill). |
| F3 | Shuffle Layout Variation AI Shuffle | Cycles and rearranges the active Direct Smart Spread layout variation instantly on the Photoshop canvas. |
| Ctrl+Alt+L | Spread to Left Page | Directs the smart spread layout strictly into the Left Page (canvas width < 50%) of dual-page album spreads. |
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Spread to Right Page | Directs the smart spread layout strictly into the Right Page (canvas width ≥ 50%) of dual-page album spreads. |
| F2 | Mark / Unmark Photo as Used Tracking | Toggles color tagging or executes configured used-photo actions (e.g. Move to Used folder). |
| Ctrl+F2 | Hide / Show Marked Photos | Toggles the display of tagged/used photos in the thumbnail tray to focus only on remaining unused images. |
| Shift+F2 | Reset / Clear All Marks | Clears all used-status markings and color badges across the active thumbnail gallery. |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo Last Moved Photo Rescue | Restores the most recently moved photo back from the `UsedPhotos` folder to the active photo tray. |
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action / Command | Workflow & Description |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Open Online Documentation & Shortcuts | Launches the official online product documentation and interactive web shortcut cheat sheets. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F1 | Open Data Folder Essential | Directly opens the active Data Folder containing Borders, ColorCorrections (ACV/ALV), Fonts, and AIPresets. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F1 | Open Logs Folder Diagnostics | Opens the Serilog diagnostic and exception logs directory for rapid troubleshooting. |
| Ctrl+F1 | Open Project Manager Folder | Opens the active album project files, sheets, and database folder in Explorer. |
| Alt+Shift+F1 | Open Configuration Folder | Opens the internal application settings and configuration folder. |
| Shift+F1 | Open Public Documents Folder | Navigates to the shared Public Documents folder utilized for shared presets and default assets. |
| Alt+F1 | Open Application Folder | Opens AlbumPsAI installation directory where the binary and native C++ COM helpers reside. |
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action / Command | Workflow & Description |
|---|---|---|
| F3 | SpreadCraft: Shuffle Template | Inside SpreadCraft, cycles to the next alternative layout variation for the selected photo grouping. |
| F5 | SpreadCraft: Refresh Photos | Refreshes the active photos queue and thumbnail list inside SpreadCraft. |
| Enter | SpreadCraft: Generate Sheet | Builds and populates the Photoshop sheet layout with selected queue photos. |
| Ctrl+↑ | BatchCraft: Move Step Up | Reorders the highlighted automation step upwards in the pipeline execution sequence. |
| Ctrl+↓ | BatchCraft: Move Step Down | Reorders the highlighted automation step downwards in the pipeline execution sequence. |
| Delete | BatchCraft: Delete Step | Removes the selected processing step from the BatchCraft workflow list. |