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title: "Keyboard Shortcuts — Heretic Lazy Shot"
description: Every capture, annotation and compositor action as a single keystroke. Printable cheat sheet for macOS and Windows.
canonical: https://giglabo.com/heretic/applications/heretic-lazy-shot/docs/shortcuts
locale: en
---

# Keyboard Shortcuts — Heretic Lazy Shot

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Every capture, annotation and compositor action as a single keystroke. Printable cheat sheet for macOS and Windows.

## Keyboard Shortcuts

Every tool lives under a single key. No modal soup, no ribbon menus.

## Capture

| Action | macOS | Windows |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Region | `⌘ ⇧ 4` | `Ctrl Shift 4` |
| Window | `⌘ ⇧ 5` | `Ctrl Shift 5` |
| Display | `⌘ ⇧ 3` | `Ctrl Shift 3` |
| Last capture again | `⌘ ⇧ R` | `Ctrl Shift R` |
| Cancel selection | `Esc` | `Esc` |

### Selection modifiers

| Modifier | Behaviour |
| --- | --- |
| `Shift` | Constrain to square |
| `Alt` / `Option` | Draw from center |
| `Space` | Freeze screen / pan selection |
| `Arrow keys` | Nudge by 1 px (`Shift` = 10 px) |

## Annotation

Inside the editor, each tool is a single letter:

| Key | Tool |
| --- | --- |
| `A` | Arrow |
| `L` | Line |
| `R` | Rectangle |
| `O` | Circle / ellipse |
| `P` | Pencil |
| `M` | Marker |
| `T` | Text |
| `B` | Blur |
| `S` | Spoiler |
| `C` | Counter (numbered) |
| `E` | Eraser |

### Editor actions

| Action | macOS | Windows |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Undo | `⌘ Z` | `Ctrl Z` |
| Redo | `⌘ ⇧ Z` | `Ctrl Shift Z` |
| Open compositor | `⌘ B` | `Ctrl B` |
| Copy to clipboard | `⌘ C` | `Ctrl C` |
| Export | `⌘ S` | `Ctrl S` |
| Close editor | `Esc` | `Esc` |

### Style tweaks

| Key | Effect |
| --- | --- |
| `1` – `8` | Pick colour from the 8-swatch palette |
| `[` / `]` | Decrease / increase stroke width |
| `Shift + [` / `]` | Jump width by 8 px |

## Compositor

| Action | macOS | Windows |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cycle canvas preset | `Tab` | `Tab` |
| Toggle shadow | `⌘ ⇧ D` | `Ctrl Shift D` |
| Toggle background | `⌘ ⇧ G` | `Ctrl Shift G` |
| Reset canvas | `⌘ 0` | `Ctrl 0` |
| Export as WebP | `⌘ ⇧ W` | `Ctrl Shift W` |

## Library

| Action | macOS | Windows |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Open library | `⌘ L` | `Ctrl L` |
| Search | `⌘ K` | `Ctrl K` |
| Re-open last shot | `⌘ ⇧ O` | `Ctrl Shift O` |

All shortcuts are rebindable under **Settings → Hotkeys**. Per-monitor hotkeys and chorded combos are supported.

## Related

- HTML version of this page: https://giglabo.com/heretic/applications/heretic-lazy-shot/docs/shortcuts
- Site map for agents: https://giglabo.com/llms.txt