Available keyboard shortcuts in IrfanView:
è | Scroll image right OR next image in directory
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ç | Scroll image left OR previous image in directory
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Page Up | Load previous file in directory OR scroll image up
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Page Down | Load next file in directory OR scroll image down
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CTRL + Page Up | Show previous page in a multipage image OR load previous file in directory
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CTRL + Page Down | Show next page in a multipage image OR load next file in directory
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Space | Load next file in directory
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Backspace | Load previous file in directory
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SHIFT + Arrow | Move selection rectangle
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Browsing mode | If CTRL pressed: increase or decrease file index by 5 (default: 1 = next/previous file), used for Space, Backspace, è,ç, etc.
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If CTRL + Number (0 – 9) pressed, increase file index by Number (0 = 10, 1 = 1 etc.)
If CTRL + SHIFT + Number (0 – 9) pressed, decrease file index by Number (0 = 10, 1 = 1 etc.)
ESC | Close actual window (main
window, slideshow, full screen, thumbnails or a dialog)
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Enter | Switch between Fullscreen and Window mode
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TAB | Switch between main and window (if visible)
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CTRL + TAB | Control switch in the thumbnail window
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Pause/Break | Pause an automatic slideshow. Press this key again to resume the slideshow.
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INSERT | Paste image from clipboard
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Home | Scroll to begin (horizontal scroll) OR load first file in directory
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CTRL + Home | Load first file in the directory
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End | Scroll to end (horizontal scroll) OR load last file in directory
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CTRL + End | Load last file in the directory
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F3 | Show image in HEX viewer
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F4 | Append current file to current slideshow
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F5 or U
| Refresh (display and directory list)
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F9 | Start OCR PlugIn (on full image or selection rectangle)
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F11 | Show/hide mouse in Fullscreen/Slideshow mode
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B | Batch Conversion/Rename
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E | Show EXIF dialog for JPGs with available EXIF data
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F | Switch (toggle) between ‘Fit images to desktop’ and ‘Fit window to image’
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M | Minimize IrfanView window – Boss key |
N | Toggle fullscreen/slideshow text display
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X | Browsing (window
or fullscreen mode): tag current file
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CTRL + A | Select whole image or Select all thumbnails (thumbnail window)
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CTRL + B | Open “Browse-Subfolders” dialog
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CTRL + C | Copy image to clipboard
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CTRL + H | Original size (no zoom)
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CTRL + I | Show IPTC dialog for JPGs
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CTRL + K | Adobe 8BF filters dialog
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CTRL + M | Open random image from the directory
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CTRL + N | Open current file in another IrfanView window
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CTRL + Q | Edit multipage TIF
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CTRL + T | Edit -> Insert text into selection
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CTRL + U | Image -> Fine/Custom Rotation
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CTRL + V | Paste image from clipboard
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CTRL + W | Start slideshow with current directory files
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CTRL + X | Cut selection rectangle
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CTRL + Y | Crop selection rectangle
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CTRL + number | Browsing (window or fullscreen) mode: increase file index by number (0-9)
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CTRL + Print | Start capturing/screenshot in custom rectangle/region mode
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SHIFT + A | Start/stop automatic viewing (slideshow in window)
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SHIFT + C | Edit -> Create custom selection
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SHIFT + E | Open in external viewer/editor
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SHIFT + F | Fit only big images to desktop
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SHIFT + J | lossless operations
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SHIFT + L | Lock/unlock zoom (also in full screen mode)
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SHIFT + M | Send image by email
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SHIFT + N | Create new image
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SHIFT + O | Fit window to image (1:1 display)
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SHIFT + P | Copy current filename to clipboard
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SHIFT + Q | Browsing (window or fullscreen mode): show tagged files in Thumbnails window
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SHIFT + T | Jump into the toolbar edit field
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SHIFT + U | Auto color correction
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SHIFT + V | Add canvas (Change canvas size)
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SHIFT + W | Fit images to window
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SHIFT + X | Browsing (window or fullscreen mode): un-tag current file
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SHIFT + Y | Red eye reduction
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Alt + SHIFT + S | Show/hide status bar
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Alt + SHIFT + T | Show/hide toolbar
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Alt + SHIFT + M | Show/hide menu bar
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Alt + SHIFT + C | Show/hide caption
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CTRL + SHIFT + A | Acquire/Batch Scanning
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CTRL + SHIFT + J | Lossless JPG crop
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CTRL + SHIFT + M | Show Comment dialog for JPGs
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CTRL + SHIFT + L | Lossless JPG rotation – to Left
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CTRL + SHIFT + R | Lossless JPG rotation – to Right
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CTRL + SHIFT + C | Set as wallpaper – centered
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CTRL + SHIFT + T | Set as wallpaper – tiled
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CTRL + SHIFT + S | Set as wallpaper – stretched
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CTRL + SHIFT + P | Set as wallpaper – previous wallpaper
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CTRL + SHIFT + Y | Auto crop borders
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CTRL + SHIFT + number | Browsing (window or fullscreen) mode: decrease file index by number (0-9)
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CTRL + ALT + P | Print image, hide print dialog (direct print)
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1 | Full screen mode: Show images/movies with the original size (1:1)
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2 | Full screen mode: Fit to screen: large images only
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3 | Full screen mode: Fit to screen: all images/movies
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4 | Full screen mode: Stretch all images/movies to screen
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5 | Full screen mode: Fit image width to screen width
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6 | Full screen mode: Fit image height to screen height
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Numpad 5 | Scroll image to center
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Available mouse shortcuts in IrfanView:
Normal mode:
Left button click
| Show the mouse coordinates and color in the window title (or zoom into selection)
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Left button click +
| Make a selection rectangle
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CTRL + Left button click + drag
| Resize the selection rectangle using the actual rectangle aspect ratio
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Right button click + drag
| Scroll image in direction of drag. If within the selection, move the selection rectangle.
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Left button double click
| Switch to full screen mode
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Wheel up
| Load previous file in directory OR scroll image up
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Wheel down
| Load next file in directory OR scroll image down
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CTRL + Wheel down
| Zoom out
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Full screen or Slideshow mode:
Left button click
| Load previous image in the directory
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Right button click
| Load next image in the directory
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Left button click
| … in the upper left or right screen corner = close full screen.
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F | Change/loop the full screen display/fit option
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è | Load next image in directory
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ç | Load previous image in directory
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EXE Slideshow:
E | Extract all files from EXE slideshow
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T or N
| Show/hide image text
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F | Change/loop the full screen display/fit option
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