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Keyboard Shortcuts
Berry Wahlberg edited this page Sep 22, 2026
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Berry AI Studio is designed with a keyboard-first workflow. You can browse, rate, group, inspect, and organize massive libraries without ever touching the mouse.
| Shortcut | Action | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Space or Enter
|
Open Lightbox | Gallery selection | Open high-resolution Quick Look modal for selected item. |
Esc |
Dismiss / Clear | Global | Close Lightbox or modal, cancel search, or clear card selection. |
← / →
|
Navigate Previous / Next | Gallery & Lightbox | Move selection to adjacent item (or step 1 frame in video playback). |
↑ / ↓
|
Navigate Row Up / Down | Grid View | Move selection up or down by one visual row. |
Ctrl + A / Cmd + A
|
Select All | Gallery Canvas | Select all cards currently matching the active search/filter. |
Delete or Backspace
|
Move to Trash | Gallery selection | Send selected item(s) to the OS Recycle Bin/Trash. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Rate 1 Star | Assign 1-star rating to selected item(s). |
2 |
Rate 2 Stars | Assign 2-star rating to selected item(s). |
3 |
Rate 3 Stars | Assign 3-star rating to selected item(s). |
4 |
Rate 4 Stars | Assign 4-star rating to selected item(s). |
5 |
Rate 5 Stars | Assign 5-star rating to selected item(s). |
0 |
Clear Rating | Remove star rating from selected item(s). |
F |
Toggle Favorite | Bookmark or unbookmark selected item(s). |
Tip
Blind Rating: You can keep one hand on the arrow keys (←, →) to flip through images while pressing 1–5 with your other hand. Ratings are written immediately to SQLite without interrupting playback.
| Shortcut | Action | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Ctrl + G / Cmd + G
|
Group into Stack | Gallery selection | Group selected items into a poker-deck burst stack. |
Ctrl + Shift + G / Cmd + Shift + G
|
Ungroup Stack | Gallery selection | Dissolve selected stack back into standalone images. |
Alt + S / Option + S
|
Set Cover Hero | Stack selection | Designate active image as the primary cover card of its stack. |
C |
Side-by-Side Compare | Gallery selection | Open split-screen 1-to-1 comparison view with synced zoom/pan. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
B |
Toggle Sidebar | Show or hide the left navigation panel (Library, Folders, Tags). |
I |
Toggle Inspector | Show or hide the right property inspector panel. |
/ or Ctrl + F / Cmd + F
|
Focus Search | Highlight the search bar and select all query text. |
Ctrl + = / Cmd + =
|
Zoom In | Increase gallery card thumbnail size. |
Ctrl + - / Cmd + -
|
Zoom Out | Decrease gallery card thumbnail size. |
Ctrl + 0 / Cmd + 0
|
Reset Zoom | Reset gallery card size to default standard width (256px). |
F11 |
Fullscreen | Toggle borderless fullscreen window mode. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
Ctrl + O / Cmd + O
|
Add Folder | Open the Add Folder Mode Wizard. |
Ctrl + E / Cmd + E
|
Batch Export | Open the batch transcoding, privacy sanitization, and packaging modal. |
Ctrl + , / Cmd + ,
|
Preferences | Open the central application settings window. |
? or Shift + /
|
Shortcuts Guide | Open the interactive keyboard shortcuts cheatsheet. |
Alt + F4 |
Exit App | Cleanly exit Berry AI Studio. |
- Plain Click: Selects a single card and sets it as the selection anchor.
- Shift + Click: Extends selection from the anchor to the clicked card as an inclusive contiguous range.
-
Ctrl + Click (or
Cmd + Clickon macOS): Toggles selection for an individual card without clearing other selected items, and updates the selection anchor. - Double Click on Stack Cover: Instantly opens Lightbox zoom for the hero image (gesture arbitration avoids accidental expansion).
- Single Click on Stack Count Badge: Expands or collapses the burst stack inline.