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Aurora keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut in Aurora on Mac, for getting around, working in the Studio and managing your galleries.

Aurora on MacUpdated 14 October 2026

From any app

These work wherever you are, even with Aurora’s window closed. Turn them off in Settings › General › Menu Bar.

ActionShortcut
Open Aurora’s menu bar panel⌃⌥A
Put up the next desktop picture⌃⌥⌘A

Getting around

ActionShortcut
All Wallpapers⌘1
Presets⌘2
Recents⌘3
Studio⌘4
Back to the gallery⌘[
Settings⌘,

In the Studio

ActionShortcut
New Composition⌘R
Shuffle Colours⇧⌘R
Surprise Me⌥⌘R
Variations⌥⌘V
Show Light⌥⌘1
Show Dark⌥⌘2
Show Both⌥⌘3
Show Menu Bar and Dock in Preview⇧⌘D
Save, or update the saved wallpaper⌘S
Save a Copy⇧⌘S
Undo⌘Z
Redo⇧⌘Z
ActionShortcut
Edit in Studio⌘↩
Select everything⌘A
Clear the selectionEsc
Move the selectionArrow keys
Extend the selectionShift with an arrow key
Open one selected wallpaper↩
Delete what is selected⌫

Files and collections

ActionShortcut
New Collection⇧⌘N
Import⌘O
Make a wallpaper your own What the Studio’s controls do, how to change the colours, and how saving works. Collections and the library Save wallpapers into collections, select several at once, and pass designs to someone else as an Aurora file. Aurora in the menu bar Change your Mac’s desktop picture from the menu bar, without opening Aurora’s window.