Make your first edit with LrSuperKeys.

Hold your Exposure key and scroll to brighten or darken a photo in Lightroom Classic.

For Lightroom Classic on macOS and Windows.

Already installed? Try your first adjustment →

1. Get ready

  1. Install LrSuperKeys. The installer includes the Lightroom Classic plugin.
  2. Open LrSuperKeys and Lightroom Classic. LrSK needs to stay running while you edit.
  3. Select a photo in Develop. Close dialogs, finish typing, and leave no mask selected.
macOS: allow Accessibility access

When asked, allow LrSuperKeys in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility.

2. Hold your Exposure key and scroll

The starting Exposure key is Q. If you have changed your assignments, use your saved key.

Check your Exposure key

In LrSuperKeys, open Develop > Sliders and find Exposure. Use the key shown in its Speed Key column.

Hold your key + scrollQ is the starting Exposure key. Use your saved assignment.
  1. Bring Lightroom Classic to the front and hold your Exposure key.
  2. Keep the key held and scroll a little.
  3. Watch the photo and Exposure value change, then release the key.
Hold your Exposure key and scroll to brighten or darken the photo. Silent demonstration.

Once Exposure changes, you’ve made your first Speed Key adjustment. Try the same gesture on your next photo.

Use Lightroom’s Undo if you want to reverse the practice adjustment.

Need a hand?

The photo does not change

Check that LrSuperKeys is running and enabled, and Lightroom is active in Develop. Close dialogs and finish text entry. On macOS, check Accessibility access.

My key does something else

Check your Exposure Speed Key in LrSuperKeys > Develop > Sliders. Hold that key while scrolling; a short tap can still run another shortcut.

Exposure changes, but no overlay appears

Your adjustment is working. To show the overlay, turn on General Settings > Adjustment Overlay > Show adjustment overlay in LrSuperKeys.

Contact support with your app version, Lightroom Classic version, operating system, and the step that failed.

Find your other keys

Open Shortcut Guide

In LrSuperKeys, open General Settings > Shortcut Guide and turn on Show Shortcut Guide. Return to Lightroom to see your current module’s assignments.

Search to narrow the list. This example shows a search for toggle in Action Keys.

LrSK Shortcut Guide over a mountain photo, with a search for toggle showing five matching Action Keys.
Search Shortcut Guide to find your assigned keys. Here, toggle narrows the Action Keys list.

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