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General (23)

Steam - Take a screenshot

Dolphin Emulator 5.0-13178 - Undo load state

AVImark - Logout

Opera - Quickly edit most popular preferences

Mame - Save a screen snapshot

Uplay - Take a screenshot

Brave (Windows) - Open Developer Tools

Microsoft Edge (macOS) - Open Developer Tools

Windows Calculator - Select QWORD

Firefox - Toggle developer tools

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Microsoft Edge (Chromium) - Open Developer Tools

Vivaldi - Developer tools

Zsnes - Toggle sound channel 8

Extended Mapedit - Toggle beeps on and off

Firefox (macOS) - Toggle Developer Tools

Mapedit (Blood) - Screenshot

Mapedit (Blood) - Beeps, toggle off/on

Mupen64Plus - Take screenshot

Microsoft Edge (legacy) - Open F12 developer tools

Maxthon - URL keys

E-Sword - Next Bible verse

Exact Audio Copy - Metadata options

Google Stadia - Screen capture

Text editing (17)

Microsoft Word 2019 - Choose the Save As command

Brackets - Show Developer Tools

Texmaker 5.0.4 - Make index

LibreOffice Writer - Numbering on

Scrivener 1.9.9 - Preferences

Wordpad - Save the document as a new file

WriteMonkey - Show / Toggle / Hide right pane modules

Notepad3 (v5.21) - Syntax Scheme…

Zim - Toggle checkbox item to 'OK'

WordPerfect X8 - Create Table

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QuarkXPress 2019 - Colors

Notepad2 - Select syntax scheme

PSPad - Save As...

Metapad - Calculate size

CudaText 1.88.3 - Toggle side panel

Microsoft FrontPage - Preview the current page in a Web browser.

TreePad Lite - Article

Imaging (36)

Blender - Render current frame

Adobe After Effects 2021 - Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera)

AutoCAD - Toggle dynamic input mode

CorelDRAW 2020 - Set outline properties such as line thickness, corner shape, and arrow type.

CorelDRAW 2020 - Save Print Style As...

Adobe Illustrator - Revert

Blender 3.4.1 - Render

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - Transform Type-In Dialog Toggle

IrfanView - Paint dialog

PowerDirector 17 - Switch to Subtitle Room

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DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac) - Place on top

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Revert

Adobe Photoshop CC - Revert

Paint 3D - Save picture as a new file

Microsoft Paint - Save the picture as a new file

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Revert

Autodesk Maya 2019 - UV

Inkscape - Toggle dialogs

Nuke - Clear playback cache

Nuke - Clear playback cache

Nuke - Clear buffers and playback cache

Nuke - Clear Buffers

FastStone MaxView 3.3 - Settings window

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Opens the Options Editor.

Mari 4.6 - UV Camera

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018 - Outline Pen...

Altair HyperView - Save as…

Altair HyperView - Automesh

Windows Movie Maker - Save a project with a new name

PaintShop Pro 2018 - Save as

Global Mapper 21 - Increases the field of view by 5 degrees; if CTRL is held down, it increases by 1 degree, if SHIFT is held down, it increases by 10 degrees.

MyPaint - Reset View (zoom, mirror, rotation)

Aspire 10 - Toggle Toolpath Tab on

PixInsight (Windows) - Screen Transfer Functions -> Enable STF

Mari 4.6 (macOS) - UV Camera

Creo Elements / Direct Modeling 20.1 - Toggle Structure Browser if undocked else toggle Browser bar

System tools (14)

VisualBoyAdvance-M - Capture

VisualBoyAdvance-M - Capture

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - Select boot device

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - Capture the current screen as an image and save it to your USB drive

Remote Desktop Manager - Details

Mednafen 1.29 - Exit (from the emulator, or netplay chat mode)

Clipboard Master - Change display mode: red frames or darkened

FastStone Capture 9.2 - Settings

Guake - Show/hide Guake

CopyQ 3.8 - Show log

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Tilda - Toggle transparency

Fraps 3.5.99 - Overlay hotkey

ZoomText - Toggle voice

PRTG Network Monitor - Context menu > Tools > Custom tool command (if available)

Developer tools (48)

Visual Studio Code (Windows) - Go to Definition

Visual Studio Code (Mac) - Go to Definition

Notepad++ - Toggle post-it mode

Spyder 4.1.5 - Breakpoint

Virtual Key Codes - VK_F12 (0x7B)

SAP ABAP - Note: Switch back to the source by using F12.

SAP ABAP - Move the keyboard focus into the top level editor or the active editor tab

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Displays the definition for the selected symbol

Roblox Studio - Record a video

Toad For Oracle (Windows) - Run (continue execution)

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IDA Pro 7.4 - Pull all metadata

IDA Pro 7.4 - Flow chart

Visual Studio Code (Linux) - Go to Definition

Delphi - Toggle between code view and design view

Code::Blocks 17.12 - Toggle current block folding

Undertale: Debug Mode - Restart room

WinDev 25 - Next error

WinDev 25 - Modify the editing options, display the list of controls in the current window, ...

WinDev 25 - Modify the editing options, display the list of controls of the current page, ...

WinDev 25 - Display the list of fields in the current report

WinDev 25 - Display the code of the selected error

HeidiSQL - Save SQL to a text file

RPG Maker - Start a Play Test

Code::Blocks 20.03 - Toggle current block folding

Eclipse - Jump to the editor window

GoLand (Windows) - Jump to last tool window

Chrome DevTools - Open whatever panel you used last

Sublime Text 4 - Go to definition

Sublime Text 4 - Auto complete open link

ReSharper 2021.3 (Visual Studio scheme) - (Overrides Visual Studio command Edit.GotoDefinition) Go to declaration

SQLyog - Format Current Query

Adobe Dreamweaver 20.2 (Windows) - Real-time Preview in Primary Browser

GoLand 2022.3 (macOS) - Jump to last tool window

Free Pascal IDE - Compiler messages

Reserved Mac - Hide or display Dashboard.

Qt Creator - Reverse direction

WinHex - Backup manager

dbForge SQL Complete - Enables to go to definition

winIDEA - BrowseGotoDefinition

SigmaStudio 4.7 - Script…

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - Edit.GoToDefinition

IDA v7.0 Free (macOS) - Graphs > Flow chart

IBM COBOL Editor - Activate Editor

CoffeeCup HTML Editor - Split screen preview

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.GoToDefinition

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - PageInspector.Minimize

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - ArchitectureDesigner.Sequence.NavigateToCode

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - TestExplorer.OpenTest

File manager (5)

Far Manager - Switch panes (screens) inside of Far

Xyplorer - Show Info Panel: Toggle the Info Panel's visibility

Xyplorer - Full Screen

PeaZip - Extract all to...

WinNc - Compression

Media player (2)

PotPlayer 1.7 - Navigate files

GOM Player - Open ODD (CD/DVD)

Games - PC (57)

Assetto Corsa - (Steam related) Screenshot

Roblox (2022) - Take a screenshot (under "record" in pause menu)

Arma 3 - Next units

Counter Strike: Global Offensive - Take a screenshot

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Steam screen capture

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Liveries

Command & Conquer: Generals - Take a screenshot

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Screenshot

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Screenshot

X-Plane 11 - Idle high/low toggle

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League of Legends - Take a screenshot

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Take screenshot

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PC) - Tobii Eye Calibration

Kerbal Space Program - Aerodynamic Forces Overlay

VRChat - Take a screenshot (saved to the VRChat installation folder)

Star Citizen - Chat Window (Toggle)

Crusader Kings III - Steam overlay screenshot

World of Warcraft - Backpack

Live for Speed - Toggle Pit Instructions (use arrow keys to change pit instructions)

Icarus - Take Steam screenshot

Diablo - Auto Send messages during auto play

Chaos; Head Noah (PC) - Screenshot

Europa Universalis IV - Steam screenshot

Overwatch - Spectate F12

Football Manager 2020 - Game status

Albion Online (PC) - Select Party Member 12

Team Fortress 2 - Toggle replay tips

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Diplomacy menu

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season - Votes no (issues !no chat command in response to multiplayer poll)

Russian Fishing 4 - Screenshot

Warcraft III - Toggle Chat Menu on/off

Stellaris (PC) - Steam overlay screenshot (JPG - lossy). To access screenshots, go to Steam Library, right-click Stellaris, select "View screeenshots"

Trainz: A New Era - Help

Conan Exiles (PC) - Screenshot

Warcraft III: Reforged - Toggle the Chat Menu

RollerCoaster Tycoon World - Steam screenshot

Deponia - Load a quicksave if exist

OpenTTD 12.1 - Fund new industry

OpenTTD 12.1 - Land area information tool

StarCraft 2 - Help

Old School RuneScape (OSRS) - Switch to the music tab

Patrician 3 - Fast forward

Lock On: Modern Air Combat - Static Objects View

Spintires (PC) - Save screenshot (to appdata directory)

Open Rails 0.6.2 - Logger

RaceRoom - Take a screenshot

Crusader Kings II - Steam overlay screenshot

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (PC) - Log out

Rise of Industry - Take screenshot (only for Steam version)

Tibia - Magic shield

Battlezone 98 Redux - Select weapon

Phoenix Point (PC) - Bug reporting

Ragnarok Online - Open/Close Shortcut Keys window

Diablo II: Resurrected - Show names on Automap

Roblox - A Universal Time - Record video

System Shock: Enhanced Edition - Gamma increase/decrease

Kingdoms and Castles - Screenshot

Security (1)

Comodo IceDragon - Toggle Developer Tools

Productivity (72)

FL Studio 20 - Close all windows

Traktor Pro 3 - Selector

Davinci Resolve 17 (Windows) - Place On Top Edit

Studio One 5.4 - Toggle Floating Windows

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Displays the Save As dialog box

Davinci Resolve 17 (macOS) - Place On Top Edit

Cakewalk by Bandlab - Global Write Automation off

Nuendo 10 - Audio performance

FL Studio 21 - Close all windows

Marvellous Designer 7.1 - Quality render (3D window)

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Ableton Live 10 - Toggle Device/Clip View

Sumatra PDF - Show / hide bookmarks (table of contents)

MetaTrader 5 - Move chart by one bar to the left

WPS Office - Displays the Save As dialog box to save the file with a different name, type or location

PlanSwift - Toggles between the Image/Estimating Windows

LibreOffice Calc - Groups the selected data range

ProPresenter 7 (Windows) - Clear to Logo

Oracle EBS Forms - Count query

Vegas Pro 18 - Play from any window

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows) - Pages

Guitar Pro - Preferences

Edius Pro 9 - Print to Tape

Articulate Storyline - Preview the entire project

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Activate Engine for Project

Ninja Trader 8 - Text

Virtual DJ 2018 - Sampler 12 play_stop

Steinberg Cubase 10.5 - Audio performance

MindManager 21 - Save as

Onyx - User Definable

Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - Save as (only in Mail view)

MuseScore 3 - Timeline

ConnectWise 2018.6 - Open troubleshooting window

Viz Artist 4.4 - Show On Air Window

Dialux Evo - Save as

Meditech - File and save any data entered int the HCIS screen

Adobe Captivate 2019 - Preview the project in a web browser (SWF)

Adobe Captivate 2019 - Preview project in browser

Adobe Captivate 2019 - Toggle mouse capture

SAGE PE Batigest i7 - Access to the Note field

SAGE PE Batigest i7 - Access to the Note field

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Start record

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - Enter / Exit record during playback in QuickPunch

Creo View 8 - Render wireframe

Pcon Planner 8 - Show Property Editor

Macro Pulover - Internet Explorer

Bluebeam Revu - Show start page tab

ProPresenter (macOS) - Clear to Logo

Scribus - Toggle display of all palettes (except "Align and Distribute")

UiPath Studio - Stops the execution of the current workflow, in both normal and debug mode

Tableau - Revert workbook to last saved state

Nuendo 10 (macOS) - Audio performance

WavePad - Play Fast Speed

CintaNotes 3.13 - Start/cancel Simplenote synchronization process.

Trading Technologies TT - Sell at the Bid (submit Sell Limit order at the current best Bid price)

TallyPrime - Open the list of configurations applicable for the report/view

M*Modal Editor - Toggle playback

OpenDental - When in the Appointments Module, cycles through Appointment Views. When in the Chart Module, cycles through Chart Views

Chief Architect X15 - Floor Tools - Rebuild Walls/Floors/Ceilings

Logo Accounting - Export to Excel wizard

Tracktion T7 DAW (Windows) - Show help documentation

Tally ERP 9 - Open the configuration screen

Tally ERP 9 - Select the Configure screen

FedEx Ship Manager - Delete/Modify a Package – Cancel or modify one of today’s shipment

NetDocuments ndOffice - Go to ndSave As dialog box

NetDocuments ndOffice - Go to ndSave As dialog box

Oracle RightNow - Save as

Adobe Captivate 2019 (macOS) - Preview project in browser

MuseScore 3 (macOS) - Timeline

Dynamics NAV (Windows client) - Select the navigation pane

Incredible Charts (Windows) - Print

ChartNet Editor - Toggle playback

VCarve Pro 10 - Toggle Toolpath Tab on

Scientific (16)

Altium Designer - Toggle the display of the SCH Filter panel or the SCHLIB Filter panel accordingly

Altium Designer - Toggle the display of the PCB Filter panel or the PCBLIB Filter panel accordingly

Altium Designer - Toggle between the Code and Form view for the active script document

Femap 2020.2 - Redraw

KiCad 5.0.2 - Switch to Modern Toolset with software graphics (fall-back)

KiCad 5.0.2 - Switch to modern toolset with software graphics (fall-back)

Rhino 6 - Dig Click

Eplan Platform 2.9 - Open / close page navigator

Originlab Origin 2020 - Open the Layer Contents dialog for current graph window.

PowerScribe 360 - Sign / Approve / Finish report

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PowerScribe 360 - Sign / Approve / Finish report

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 16.1 - Find the source code associated with the currently selected element and open it for editing

Multisim - Zoom selection

OrCAD PCB Editor - Zoom out

OpenSCAD 2019.05 - View Thrown Together

Originlab Origin 2020 (Mac keyboard) - Open the Layer Contents dialog for current graph window.

Hardware (7)

Logitech K380 - Volume Down

Arteck keyboard - (in iOS and Android mode) Show power meter

Samsung TV - Change the channel

Vissles V84 - Increase the volume

Vissles V84 - Increase the volume

Affinity 2.0 & Compact - TB

Razer Pro Type Ultra - Increase brightness

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Table of contents

General (23)
Text editing (17)
Imaging (36)
System tools (14)
Developer tools (48)
File manager (5)
Media player (2)
Games - PC (57)
Security (1)
Productivity (72)
Scientific (16)
Hardware (7)

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