Appendix D: Keyboard Shortcuts <user interface; keyboard shortcuts>
In addition to the standard keyboard shortcuts provided by your operating system for things like text selection, copy and paste, Picard also provides the following:
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Add folder
Ctrl+E
⌘+E
Add files
Ctrl+O
⌘+O
Save selected files
Ctrl+S
⌘+S
Quit Picard
Ctrl+Q
⌘+Q
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Cut selected files
Ctrl+X
⌘+X
Paste selected files
Ctrl+V
⌘+V
Show info for selected item
Ctrl+I
⌘+I
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Toggle file browser
Ctrl+B
⌘+B
Toggle metadata view
Ctrl+Shift+M
⌘+⇧+M
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Open file naming script editor
Ctrl+Shift+S
⌘+⇧+S
Open profile editor
Ctrl+Shift+P
⌘+⇧+P
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Refresh
Ctrl+R
⌘+R
Lookup CD
Ctrl+K
⌘+K
Lookup
Ctrl+L
⌘+L
Scan
Ctrl+Y
⌘+Y
Cluster
Ctrl+U
⌘+U
Lookup in browser
Ctrl+Shift+L
⌘+⇧+L
Search for similar albums / tracks
Ctrl+T
⌘+T
Show other album versions
Ctrl+Shift+O
⌘+⇧+O
Generate AcoustID fingerprints
Ctrl+Shift+Y
⌘+⇧+Y
Tags from file names
Ctrl+Shift+T
⌘+⇧+T
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Help
F1
⌘+?
View activity history
Ctrl+H
⌘+⇧+H
View error/debug log
Ctrl+G
⌘+G
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Add new tag
Alt+Shift+A
⌥+⇧+A
Edit selected tag
Alt+Shift+E
⌥+⇧+E
Remove selected tag
Alt+Shift+R
Del
⌥+⇧+R
Del
⌘+⌫
Copy selected tag value
Ctrl+C
⌘+C
Paste to selected tag value
Ctrl+V
⌘+V
Show more details
Ctrl+Shift+I
⌘+⇧+I
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Focus search
Ctrl+F
⌘+F
Remove selected item
Del
Del
⌘+⌫
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Show auto completion
Ctrl+Space
⌃+Space
Use selected completion
Tab
Return
Tab
Return
Hide completions
Esc
Esc
File naming script editor
Action
Windows / Linux
macOS
Show auto completion
Ctrl+Space
⌃+Space
Use selected completion
Tab
Return
Tab
Return
Hide completions
Esc
Esc
Edit script metadata
Ctrl+M
⌘+M
Word wrap on/off
Ctrl+Shift+W
⌘+⇧+W
Show/hide help tooltips
Ctrl+Shift+T
⌘+⇧+T
Show/hide documentation
Ctrl+H
⌘+H
Help (in browser)
F1
⌘+?