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General

Ardour - Quantize MIDI notes

Audacity - Select > Spectral > Toggle Spectral Selection

NVDA Screen Reader - Next paragraph

NVDA Screen Reader - Next blockquote

Opera - Select previous link in page

Roll20 - Measure

Waze Map Editor - Disable all connections for the selected junction which makes the turn arrows all red for that selected junction

Windows Calculator - Select x2

Text editing

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Cloud tool

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Cloud tool

GNU Emacs - Quit Info

Zathura 0.4.5 - Quit

Zathura 0.4.5 - Quit

Zathura 0.4.5 - Quit

Imaging

Adobe Animate CC (Mac) - Free transform

Adobe Dimension CC (Mac) - Toggle tool alignment to scene (Move, Rotate, and Scale Tools)

Adobe Dimension CC (Windows) - Toggle tool alignment to scene (Move, Rotate, and Scale Tools)

Adobe Illustrator - Lasso tool

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Lasso tool

Adobe Lightroom Classic - Select the Spot Removal tool

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - Select the Spot Removal tool

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode

Adobe Photoshop CC - Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes

Adobe Photoshop CC - Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode

Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac) - Go to In point

Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac) - Ripple Trim Previous Edit To Playhead

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) - Go to In point

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) - Ripple Trim Previous Edit To Playhead

Affinity Photo - Quick Mask

Apple iMovie - Connect the selection to the clip at the playhead position

Autodesk Maya 2019 - Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Selection Mask marking menu

Autodesk Maya 2019 - Scene Authoring Toggle

Capture One 20 - Focus mask

Corel Painter - Quick curve

Corel Painter (Mac) - Quick curve

Cura 4 - Move

Darktable 2.6.3 - Quit

DaVinci Resolve 15 (Mac) - Source / timeline viewer

Final Cut Pro X - Connect the selection to the primary storyline

Glimpse 0.1.2 - Align

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Abort selection in geometry creation mode

Krita 3.0 - Multibrush

Krita 4.2.2 - Multibrush tool

LDView - Roll left

LightWave 3D - Change surface window

LightWave 3D - Quit

Lumion 10 - Move camera up

Nuke - Show Overlays

Nuke - Cycles between the available move tools: Multi, Move/Trim, and Select

Nuke - Toggle overlays

Nuke - Show named script info

PaintShop Pro 2018 - Ellipse

Pixelmator Pro - Quick Selection

Simplify3D - Normal selection

SketchUp - Hide construction geometry

Substance Painter - Show/hide

Substance Painter - Show/hide

Substance Painter (Mac) - Show/hide

Substance Painter (Mac) - Show/hide

System tools

tmux - Quit mode

Developer tools

Autodesk Stingray - Move down vertically

Autodesk Stingray - Select tool

Autodesk Stingray - (when in Select mode) Toggle Window/Crossing marquee selection mode

Autodesk Stingray - Move down

GitHub - Request a reviewer

IDA Pro 7.4 - Hexadecimal

IDA v7.0 Free (macOS) - Operand type > Number > Hexadecimal

Roblox Studio - Down

Unity - Pan

Windows PowerShell ISE - Stop Debugging

Web applications

Facebook (Chrome) - Search Messenger contacts

Inoreader - Embed full article

Outlook.com - Mark email as read

Reddit - Open navigation

SnapStream - Zoom trackbar

SoundCloud - Show next up

Wikipedia - Special pages

WordPress - Quick edit a comment

File manager

Xyplorer - High Quality Image Resampling

Media player

AIMP - Add to queue

Cmus 2.8 - Quit -i

GOM Player - Reset video control

Kodi - Queue

MPlayer - Stop playing and quit

mpv - Quit, save current position

PotPlayer 1.7 - Disable / Last used color controls

QLab 4 - Edit Cue Name

Winamp - ... to P: Decrease EQ bands

Games

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PC) - Yaw left

AI War Classic - No Zoom

AI War Classic - Display ModeMy Ships

American Fugitive (PC) - Quick weapon select

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - Sense

Anno 1800 - Toggle through idle ships

Apex Legends (PC) - Special ability

ARK: Survival Evolved - Toggle Fists

ARK: Survival Evolved - Toggle Item Labels

ARK: Survival Evolved - (when placing an object) Snap point cycle

Assetto Corsa - Azimuth plus

Astroneer - (hold) Examine / Open research catalog

Astroneer - Open / Close backpack

Atlas - Toggle between fists and active item

Atlas - (when placing an object) Snap-point cycle

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn - Tactical ability

Battlefield V - Commo Rose

Battlezone 98 Redux - Slow forward

Black Desert Online - Block, crouch

Blacksad: Under the Skin - Zoom out

Blood: Fresh Supply - Previous inventory item

Bus Simulator 18 - Left turn signal

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Special ability

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Navigate to previous tab

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - Zoom in

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Rotate camera

City Car Driving - All-wheel drive

Civilization VI (PC) - Toggle resource icons

Command & Conquer: Generals - Select all combatants

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Cycle weapons

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Stun

Control (PC) - Shield

CoSpaces Edu - Move up

Crusader Kings II - Terrain

Darkest Dungeon - Cycle selected hero left

Dauntless - Special Action

DayZ - Lean Left (double-tap to toggle)

DayZ - Shift Down One Gear

Destiny 2 - Grenade

Diablo - Read the quest log

Diablo II - Toggles the Quest log

Diablo III - Use potion

Disintegration (PC) - Use alternate ability

Don't Starve (PC) - Turn camera 45° counterclockwise

Dota 2 - Select / use 1st ability

Dota 2 - Opens stats window which shows current kills, deaths and assists of each player

Dota Auto Chess - Send hero to fight

Dota Underlords - Lock heroes in the shop. Costs 2 gold (only works when shop is closed)

Dying Light - Survival sense (scan the area)

Dying Light - Launch yourself at a target

Elex (PC) - Special move

Enter the Gungeon - Use blank

Europa Universalis IV - Primary mapmodes

Fallout 76 - V.A.T.S

Flyff - Brings up your Quest Diary window.

Fortnite (PC) - Switch quickbar

Fortnite (PC) - Creative island panel support creator

Fortnite (PC) - Camera height down. In third person view, adjust distance

Gears 5 - Lock a target

Grand Theft Auto V - Cover

Grand Theft Auto V - Take cover

Grand Theft Auto V - Radio Wheel

Grand Theft Auto V - Parachute Break Left

Grand Theft Auto V - (hold) Trim audio or text start

Grand Theft Auto V - Adjust height

Grid (2019) - Gear up

Hunt: Showdown - Switch to next weapon

Kenshi (PC) - Rotate camera left

Kerbal Space Program - Roll adjustment (counter clockwise)

Kerbal Space Program - Roll adjustment

Kerbal Space Program - Jet rotate left

Kerbal Space Program - Rotate part counterclockwise

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Block

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Tertiary minigame action

L. A. Noire - Grapple / Pick up found weapon

League of Legends - Use champion's 1st ability. For abilities that target a champion, you must follow this by either left-clicking the champion or pressing F1 - F5 to target a team member. Same for W, E, and R keys

Madden NFL 19 - Dive

Madden NFL 19 - Pass to receiver

Madden NFL 19 - Quiet crowd

Madden NFL 19 - RAC catch (offense)

Madden NFL 19 - Swat ball (defense)

Madden NFL 19 - Pass rush power mode

Madden NFL 19 - Reach tackle - player movement

Madden NFL 19 - Tackle

Magic: The Gathering Online - Hold to Zoom

Metro Exodus (PC) - Medkit

Minecraft Bedrock Edition - Drop item

Minecraft Java Edition - Drop item

Miscreated - Lean left

Mordhau - Feint (cancel attack)

MudRunner - Lock differential

MudRunner - Lower

Need For Speed Payback - Look back

Need For Speed Payback - Look back

NetHack - Drink

Nier: Automata - Lock on

No Man's Sky - Swim down

No Man's Sky - Melee

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Show ability wheel

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Previous page

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Leaderboard cycle left

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Live sign in

Outer Wilds - Exit pilot seat / Exit ship computer

Outer Worlds (PC) - Tactical time dilution

Overwatch - Ability 3

Path of Exile - Use first skill

Payday 2 (PC) - Weapon gadget on/off

Phoenix Point (PC) - Rotate camera counterclockwise

Planet Zoo - Lower camera

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - Lean

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - Switch to left shoulder

Portal 2 - Gesture menu

Rage (PC) - Change weapon

Rage 2 (PC) - Change weapon

Remnant: From The Ashes (PC) - Heal (Dragon Heart)

RimWorld - Rotate object

Ring of Elysium - Mark a point on the map

Satisfactory - Buildings

Sea of Thieves - Item Wheel

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Rotate camera

Spintires (PC) - Lock differential

Spintires (PC) - Lower

StarCraft 2 - Quit

StarCraft 2 - Queen

Stoneshard (PC) - Quests

Strike Commander - Select previous weapon

Subnautica - Deconstruct

Subnautica - Rotate item left

Subnautica - Deconstruct

Subnautica - Rotate item left

Team Fortress 2 - Last weapon used

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth - Use single item (pill / card)

The Crew 2 (PC) - Turn left

The Crew 2 (PC) - Lean Left

The Forest - Walky talky

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Lean left

Total War: Attila - Rotate left

Total War: Attila (Mac) - Rotate left

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - Move down

Unturned - Lean left

Unturned - Ascend

Unturned - Tool 1

Valorant - Use / Equip Ability: 1

War Thunder (Tank) - Tank transmission / cruise control down

Warframe - Gear Wheel

World of Tanks - When at platoon, activate chat function

World of Warcraft - Strafe left

X4: Foundations - Roll ship left

Zombie Army 4: Dead War - Radial menu

Social & Messaging

Buffer - Assign to self

Discourse - Quote post

Gitter - Quote selected text

Zimbra Web Client - Show snippets

Zimbra Web Client - Create quick appointment

Productivity

Ableton Live 10 - Toggle Hot-Swap Mode

Ableton Live 10 (Mac) - Toggle Hot-Swap Mode

Aegisub - Play 500 ms before selection

Bluebeam Revu - Callout

Edius Pro 9 - Go to In Point

For Honor - Execute button 1

For Honor - Cycle to previous ally

Front (macOS) - Take the lead (assign selected conversations to yourself)

Huggle - Revert and warn

iSpring QuizMaker 8 - Import Questions

K-9 Mail - Up-to folder list

Nuendo 10 - Quantize

Nuendo 10 (macOS) - Quantize

REAPER - Quantize...

REAPER - Quantize...

REAPER - Quantize...

Rekordbox 6 - Deck 1: BEAT SYNC

Rekordbox 6 - Deck 1: Reverse

Rekordbox 6 (macOS) - Deck 1: BEAT SYNC

Rekordbox 6 (macOS) - Deck 1: Reverse

Steinberg Cubase 10.5 - Quantize

Sumatra PDF - Quit program

Todoist - Add task

Tracktion T7 DAW (Windows) - Toggle snapping

Traktor Pro 3 - (hold) Cue (Deck A)

Trello - Toggle my cards filter

Xactimate - Rotate Clockwise

Scientific

eUnity - Toggle Series Repositioning Mode

[email protected] 3D Visualization - Quit application or popup

KiCad 5.0.2 - Add no connect flag

KiCad 5.0.2 - Custom Track/Via Size

Maple - Θ or θ

Onshape 1.98 - Reorient secondary axis

Onshape 1.98 - Reorient secondary axis

Onshape 1.98 - Toggle construction

Originlab Origin 2020 - Add a frame

Originlab Origin 2020 (Mac keyboard) - Add a frame

Hardware

BlackBerry Classic - Switch between Normal and Silent notifications modes

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