A fast lightweight photo viewer for Windows
Since Version 1.3, these shortcuts are all editable in the Settings File.
| Shortcut | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Ctrl+O |
Open | |
Ctrl+S |
Save | Overwrites current file without warning (with new rotation, if changed) |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Save As | Saves copy of image (with new rotation, if changed) |
Ctrl+R |
Rename | Renames file as-is (does not save custom rotation) |
Ctrl+N |
New Window | Opens a new window (even in single-instance mode) |
Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 |
Close Window | |
Delete |
Delete File (Recycle Bin) | |
Shift+Delete |
Delete File (Permanent) | |
F5 |
Reload | |
Ctrl+C |
Copy Image to Clipboard | |
Ctrl+X |
Copy File Path | |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
Copy as DataURI | DataURI at Wikipedia |
Ctrl+V |
Paste | Load image from clipboard |
Ctrl+E |
Show in Folder | |
Ctrl+P, Alt+Enter |
Show File Properties | |
Tab |
Toggle Status Bar | |
Left, A, PageUp, P |
Previous Image | Within the current image's folder |
Right, D, PageDown, N |
Next Image | Within the current image's folder |
Alt+Left, Backspace |
Back | Previous image in viewing history |
Alt+Right |
Forward | Next image in viewing history |
R, Ctrl+Shift+Plus |
Rotate +90° | Clockwise |
Shift+R, Ctrl+Shift+Minus |
Rotate -90° | Counter-clockwise |
Plus, Ctrl+Plus |
Zoom In | |
Minus, Ctrl+Minus |
Zoom Out | |
0, Ctrl+0 |
Zoom 100% | |
F |
Zoom Fit | |
F11, Ctrl+F |
Toggle Fullscreen | |
Space |
Pause/Resume | When viewing animated GIF |
Space |
Start/Stop Slideshow | When in fullscreen |
[ |
Slow Down GIF/Slideshow | |
] |
Speed Up GIF/Slideshow | |
Ctrl+B |
Set Background Color | Window color (cancel dialog for default) |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
Set Fullscreen Color | Fullscreen color (cancel dialog for default) |
Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9 |
Open With | Launch an external program (up to 9 shortcuts) |
Ctrl+Shift+O |
Open With Browse | Launch image in selected program (and add to list) |
Ctrl+Shift+M |
Toggle Single Instance | |
Ctrl+Comma |
Edit Settings File | Closes window and launches settings file |
F1 |
About | Also checks for newer versions online |
Commandline: You can launch Photon as:
photon — open a blank window
photon <file> — open a specific file
photon --paste — load from the clipboard
Mouse: You can zoom in and out by holding Ctrl and scrolling the scrollwheel. You can pan a zoomed-in image by click-and-dragging the Left mouse button or Middle/scrollwheel.
Right-click menu: Every menu item is now also available as a keyboard shortcut, see table above.
Shift + Right-click to only show "Open With" external programs.
Settings File: Some rarely-changed options can be edited in the settings file (which is only a hotkey away, see table above):
| Setting | Allowed Values |
|---|---|
DisableUpdateCheck |
1 to disable the online update check in the About window (otherwise 0) |
DisableSmartShrink |
1 to disable 'smart' image memory reduction (otherwise 0) |
LimitToWindowSize |
1 to ensure image always fits in visible window (otherwise 0) |
FillAllDisplays |
1 to blank out all displays when in fullscreen (otherwise 0) |
SlideshowMS |
the millisecond delay (an integer) between images in fullscreen slideshow (default 3000) |
InvertWheelScroll |
1 to invert the scrollwheel scroll direction (otherwise 0) |
InvertWheelZoom |
1 to invert the Ctrl+scrollwheel zoom direction (otherwise 0) |
EnableModifiedCheck |
1 to monitor the current image's File Modified time and auto-reload (otherwise 0) |
CopyTextInQuotes |
1 to copy file paths and DataURIs in "double quotes" (otherwise 0) |
LoadWEBPViaDWEBP |
1 to enable using external converter dwebp (not included!) to load WEBP files (otherwise 0) |