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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

The Long Dark - Rotate left

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 3ds Max 2021 - Smart Select

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - Use Select Tool

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - Freeform Mode

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - Select Tool

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - Select

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - Accelerate Toggle

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - Select Object

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

Autodesk Maya 2019 - Scene Authoring Toggle

Autodesk Mudbox 2022 - Activate/Deactivate stencil

Autodesk Mudbox 2022 (macOS) - Activate/Deactivate stencil

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

Daz Studio 4.15 - Move up

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

Fusion 360 - Press Pull

Glimpse 0.1.2 - Align

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Abort selection in geometry creation mode

InVision (macOS) - Insert Layer or Add Component

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Insert Layer or Add Component

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

Mari 4.6 - Squish

Mari 4.6 (macOS) - Squish

Marmoset Hexels - Quick Erase

Marmoset Toolbag 4 - Fps navigation

Marmoset Toolbag 4 - Select

Modo 12.1 - Drop active tool

Moho 13 - Select shape

Nuke - Show Overlays

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

Nuke - Toggle overlays

Nuke - Show named script info

OpenToonz 1.4 - Drawing substitution backward

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

Tahoma2D 1.1 - Drawing substitution backward

Wings 3D - Tumble/Track toggle

System tools

NerdTree 6.9.10 - Close program window

tmux - Quit mode

Developer tools

Amazon Lumberyard - Move up in the viewport

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

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Cue

GitHub - Request a reviewer

Haltech ESP - Performs Quick Tune Function on the cell currently used by the ECU. Only available when a Wideband O2 Sensor is enabled

IDA Pro 7.4 - Hexadecimal

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

Roblox Studio - Down

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Open pull requests

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Open queries

TestRail - Toggles the three-pane view (if previously active)

TestRail - Toggles the three-pane view (if previously active)

Unity - Pan

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Select mode

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Deactivate tool

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Straighten connection(s)

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Down

Virtual Key Codes - 0x51

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

Popcorn Time - Toggle quailty

PotPlayer 1.7 - Disable / Last used color controls

QLab 4 - Edit Cue Name

Winamp - ... to P: Decrease EQ bands

Games

911 Operator (PC) - Zoom in

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

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Row 1 column 1

AI War Classic - No Zoom

AI War Classic - Display ModeMy Ships

Albion Online (PC) - Main Hand Spell Slot 1

American Fugitive (PC) - Quick weapon select

Among Us (PC) - Kill

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

BeamNG - Change Shifter mode (automatic, full manual, manual with auto clutch)

BFME 2 - Select All Fighting Units

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - Pill/Card

Biomutant (PC) - Parry

Black Desert Online - Block, crouch

Blacksad: Under the Skin - Zoom out

Blood: Fresh Supply - Previous inventory item

Bloxburg build mode (PC) - Turn the screen

Bugsnax (PC) - Select tool

Bugsnax (PC) - Journal left

Bus Simulator 18 - Left turn signal

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Special ability

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

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PC) - Tactical equipment

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PC) - Secondary attack

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PC) - Navigate to previous tab

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - Zoom in

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit screen

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Rotate camera

City Car Driving - All-wheel drive

Civilization VI (PC) - Toggle resource icons

Code Vein (PC) - Lock on / Reset camera

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - Queued unit movement (Red Altert only)

Command & Conquer: Generals - Select all combatants

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Structures tab

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Lookout

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Dive back

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Stun

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Stun

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Stun

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Stun

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Stun

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Stun

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Stun

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Stun

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Cycle weapons

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Stun

Control (PC) - Shield

CoSpaces Edu - Move up

Crusader Kings II - Terrain

Cyberpunk 2077 - Rewind braindance

Cyberpunk 2077 - Quick attack

Cyberpunk 2077 - Cycle camera

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Look around

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Return objects to normal

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Select student

Darkest Dungeon - Cycle selected hero left

Dauntless - Special Action

Dawn of Man - Rotate camera left

Days Gone (PC) - (hold) Survival wheel

Days Gone (PC) - Menu previous tab

DayZ - Lean Left (double-tap to toggle)

DayZ - Shift Down One Gear

Deep Rock Galactic (PC) - Previous item

Destiny 2 - Grenade

Destroy All Humans remake (PC) - Tab left

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

Doom Eternal (PC) - Switch weapon / (hold) Weapon wheel

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)

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PC) - Mineral radar

Dwarf Fortress - Holster/Unholster held weapons or items

Dwarf Fortress - Set Building Tasks/Prefs

Dying Light - Survival sense (scan the area)

Dying Light - Launch yourself at a target

Dyson Sphere Program (PC) - Sail Fly Left

Elder Scrolls Online (PC) - Use quick slot item

Elder Scrolls Online (PC) - (hold) Quick slot menu

Elex (PC) - Special move

Elite Dangerous (PC) - Thrust left

Empire of Sin (PC) - Rotate view left

Empyrion - Galactic Survival - Roll left

Enter the Gungeon - Use blank

Erzurum - Show objective / challenge

Europa Universalis IV - Primary mapmodes

Everspace (PC) - Roll left

Everspace 2 (PC) - Roll Left

Fairy Tail (PC) - Link hunt (field. Hold down to adjust enemies' strength)

Fairy Tail (PC) - Link part (guild. Hold down to adjust number of participants)

Fairy Tail (PC) - Escape

Fallout 76 - V.A.T.S

Farming Simulator 19 (PC) - Connect / Disconnect a tool

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

Forza Horizon 4 (PC) - Shift down

Frostpunk (PC) - Rotate left

Gears 5 - Lock a target

Gears Tactics - Rotate camera to the right

Genshin Impact (PC) - Elemental burst

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

Hades (PC) - Special

Haven (PC) - Fast forward

Haven (PC) - Rush mode

Hearts of Iron IV (PC) - Government window

Hitman 3 (PC) - Meele

Hunt: Showdown - Switch to next weapon

Immortals Fenyx Rising (PC) - Parry

Iron Harvest (PC) - Rotate counter-clockwise

It Takes Two (PC) - Cancel

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Switch between standard/higher Grenade Launcher angles. Higher angles enable you to launch grenades farther

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - W, A, S, D, E, Q are alternate keys for ARROWs, Enter, Backspace

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Quit game

Jurassic World Evolution - Rotate left

Jurassic World Evolution - Switch ammo - Up

Jurassic World Evolution - Turn left

Jurassic World Evolution - Strafe left

Jurassic World Evolution - Roll left

Jurassic World Evolution - Switch to previous vehicle/previous building camera

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

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PC) - Overclock

Little Nightmares II (PC) - Call

Live for Speed - Handbrake

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

Madden NFL 21 - Quiet crowd

Madden NFL 21 - Pass to receiver (tap for lob, hold for bullet pass, double tap for touch pass)

Madden NFL 21 - Dive

Madden NFL 21 - RAC catch

Madden NFL 21 - Aggressive dive / tackle

Madden NFL 21 - Swat ball

Mafia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Melee

Mafia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Interact

Mafia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Cancel equipment

Magic: The Gathering Online - Hold to Zoom

MapleStory (PC) - Quest

Medieval Dynasty (PC) - Choice menu % Seçim menüsü

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Use radio

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Map zoom out

Metro 2033 (PC) - Medkit

Metro Exodus (PC) - Medkit

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Cockpit Quickview Cycle

Middle Earth: Shadow of War - Throw daggers

Minecraft Bedrock Edition - Drop item

Minecraft Java Edition - Drop item

Miscreated - Lean left

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (PC) - Quick heal

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Change Page (Left)

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Take

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Focus Camera / Select Target / Toggle Slinger Aim

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Focus Camera / Select Target / Toggle Slinger Aim

Mordhau - Feint (cancel attack)

Mortal Shell (PC) - Use quick item

MotoGP 21 (PC) - Gear down

Mr. Prepper - Change weapon

MudRunner - Lock differential

MudRunner - Lower

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution - Summon support 1

Need for Speed Heat (PC) - Change car (at event)

Need For Speed Payback - Look back

Need For Speed Payback - Look back

Neon Abyss - Active item

NetHack - Drink

Nier: Automata - Lock on

No Man's Sky - Swim down

No Man's Sky - Melee

Oddworld: Soulstorm - Inventory

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

Outriders (PC) - Swap weapons

Overwatch - Ability 3

Path of Exile - Use first skill

Payday 2 (PC) - Weapon gadget on/off

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (PC) - Lock on (will not work in TPS mode)

Phasmophobia - Switch items

Phoenix Point (PC) - Rotate camera counterclockwise

Planet Zoo - Lower camera

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - Lean

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - Switch to left shoulder

PlayHome (Illusion) - Move camera to face

PlayHome (Illusion) - Axis operation display toggle

Portal 2 - Gesture menu

Prison Architect (PC) - Zoom In

Prison Architect (PC) - Previous Squad Member

RaceRoom - Adjust seat Up

Rage (PC) - Change weapon

Rage 2 (PC) - Change weapon

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

Resident Evil 7 (PC) - Switch tab left

Resident Evil 8 Village (PC) - Quick turn

Resident Evil 8 Village (PC) - Change category tabs left

Resident Evil 8 Village (PC) - Rotate left

RimWorld - Rotate object

Ring of Elysium - Mark a point on the map

Risk of Rain 2 - Activate equipment

Rogue Company (PC) - Ability

Rolling Line (PC) - Change train speed

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV (PC) - Rotate map camera left

Satisfactory - Buildings

Scavengers (PC) - Explorer ability

Sea of Thieves - Item Wheel

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - Crouch

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Rotate camera

Slime Rancher (PC) - Pulse wave

Sniper Elite 4 (PC) - Radial menu

Space Engineers (PC) - Roll left (ship / jetpack)

Spintires (PC) - Lock differential

Spintires (PC) - Lower

Splitgate - Shoot Left Portal

Splitgate - Move Down

Star Wars: Squadrons - Target my attacker

StarCraft 2 - Quit

StarCraft 2 - Queen

Stellaris (PC) - Go to

Stellaris (PC) - Go to

Stellaris (PC) - Go to

Stellaris (PC) - Camera Focus

Stellaris (PC) - Go To selected

Stoneshard (PC) - Quests

Stranded Deep (PC) - Drop item

Stranded Deep (PC) - Rotate object left

Stranded Deep (PC) - Raft sail left

Strike Commander - Select previous weapon

Subnautica - Deconstruct

Subnautica - Rotate item left

Subnautica - Deconstruct

Subnautica - Rotate item left

Surviving Mars (PC) - Rotate Camera 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

The Medium (PC) - Back / Exit

Titanfall 2 (PC) - Cloak

Titanfall 2 (PC) - Offensive ability

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint - Ping

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

Twin Mirror (PC) - Previous tab

Two Point Hospital (PC) - Rotate camera clockwise

Unto the End - Duck

Unto the End - (when moving) Roll

Unturned - Lean left

Unturned - Ascend

Unturned - Tool 1

Valheim (PC) - Auto-run

Valheim (PC) - Previous build item

Valorant - Use / Equip Ability: 1

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

Warframe - Gear Wheel

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Stop

Wasteland 3 (PC) - Rotate camera clockwise

Watch Dogs 2 (PC) - Hack

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - Last used weapon

World of Tanks - When at platoon, activate chat function

World of Warcraft - Strafe left

X4: Foundations - Roll ship left

X-Plane 11 - Rot left

Yooka-Laylee (PC) - Rotate camera left

Zombie Army 4: Dead War - Radial menu

Social & Messaging

Buffer - Assign to self

Discourse - Quote post

Gitter - Quote selected text

Irssi 1.2.3 - … to O (change_window) Change window

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

Dorico - Chord input

Dorico (macOS) - Chord input

Edius Pro 9 - Go to In Point

Finale 26 - Enter note on fret: 15

Finale 26 - Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): specify pitch, high C-B

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

MuseScore 3 - Half duration of previous note

MuseScore 3 (macOS) - Half duration of previous note

Nuendo 10 - Quantize

Nuendo 10 (macOS) - Quantize

Oxygen Light - Move object down

Oxygen Light - Uncross: Cross or uncross selected edges

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

Vegas Pro 18 - Looped playback

Vegas Pro 18 - Show / Hide all channel strips

Xactimate - Rotate Clockwise

Xero - All quotes

Xero - Add new quote

Scientific

Altium Designer - Toggle the measurement units for the current document between metric (mm) and imperial (mil)

Altium Designer - Toggle measurement units between metric and imperial - the displayed measurement values will update accordingly

Altium Designer - Toggle between the use of Imperial and Metric measurement units for the active Draftsman document

Altium Designer - Toggle between the use of Imperial and Metric measurement units for the active Multi-board document

Altium Designer - Obtain information with respect to a single selected object in the current document

ARCHICAD 24 - Force Snap Reference

Eplan Platform 2.9 - Quick snap on / off

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

Vectorworks 2020 - Snap to object

Vectorworks 2020 (macOS) - Snap to object

Hardware

BlackBerry Classic - Switch between Normal and Silent notifications modes

ZX Spectrum - (K edit mode) PLOT

ZX Spectrum - (E edit mode) SIN

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