Shortcuts

List of available mouse and keyboard shortcuts.

Many UI elements have shortcut hints. Put your pointer to a required element to see it.

Shortcut Common
Main functions
F1 Open/hide the list of available shortcuts
F2 Go to the settings page or go back
Ctrl+S Go to the settings page or go back
Ctrl+Z Cancel the latest action related with objects
Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y Cancel undo action
Hold Mouse Wheel To move an image frame (for example, while drawing)
Player
F Go to the next frame
D Go to the previous frame
V Go forward with a step
C Go backward with a step
Right Search the next frame that satisfies to the filters
or next frame which contain any objects
Left Search the previous frame that satisfies to the filters
or previous frame which contain any objects
Space Start/stop automatic changing frames
` or ~ Focus on the element to change the current frame
Modes
N Repeat the latest procedure of drawing with the same parameters
M Activate or deactivate mode to merging shapes
Alt+M Activate or deactivate mode to splitting shapes
G Activate or deactivate mode to grouping shapes
Shift+G Reset group for selected shapes (in group mode)
Esc Cancel any active canvas mode
Image operations
Ctrl+R Change image angle (add 90 degrees)
Ctrl+Shift+R Change image angle (subtract 90 degrees)
Shift+B+= Increase brightness level for the image
Shift+B+- Decrease brightness level for the image
Shift+C+= Increase contrast level for the image
Shift+C+- Decrease contrast level for the image
Shift+S+= Increase saturation level for the image
Shift+S+- Increase contrast level for the image
Shift+G+= Make the grid more visible
Shift+G+- Make the grid less visible
Shift+G+Enter Set another color for the image grid
Operations with objects
Ctrl Switch automatic bordering for polygons and polylines during drawing/editing
Hold Ctrl When the shape is active and fix it
Alt+Click on point Deleting a point (used when hovering over a point of polygon, polyline, points)
Shift+Click on point Editing a shape (used when hovering over a point of polygon, polyline or points)
Right-Click on shape Display of an object element from objects sidebar
T+L Change locked state for all objects in the sidebar
L Change locked state for an active object
T+H Change hidden state for objects in the sidebar
H Change hidden state for an active object
Q or / Change occluded property for an active object
Del or Shift+Del Delete an active object. Use shift to force delete of locked objects
- or _ Put an active object “farther” from the user (decrease z axis value)
+ or = Put an active object “closer” to the user (increase z axis value)
Ctrl+C Copy shape to CVAT internal clipboard
Ctrl+V Paste a shape from internal CVAT clipboard
Hold Ctrl while pasting When pasting shape from the buffer for multiple pasting.
Ctrl+B Make a copy of the object on the following frames
Ctrl+(0..9) Changes a label for an activated object or for the next drawn object if no objects are activated
Operations are available only for track
K Change keyframe property for an active track
O Change outside property for an active track
R Go to the next keyframe of an active track
E Go to the previous keyframe of an active track
Attribute annotation mode
Up Arrow Go to the next attribute (up)
Down Arrow Go to the next attribute (down)
Tab Go to the next annotated object in current frame
Shift+Tab Go to the previous annotated object in current frame
<number> Assign a corresponding value to the current attribute
Standard 3d mode
Shift+arrrowup Increases camera roll angle
Shift+arrrowdown Decreases camera roll angle
Shift+arrrowleft Decreases camera pitch angle
Shift+arrrowright Increases camera pitch angle
Alt+O Move the camera up
Alt+U Move the camera down
Alt+J Move the camera left
Alt+L Move the camera right
Alt+I Performs zoom in
Alt+K Performs zoom out