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Updated 20 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Keyboard Shortcuts ​

Every menu item does what its button does. When an item isn't available, it's greyed out and its tooltip says why. Help ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts lists every key inside Aro.

Space, the arrow keys, Home and End go to a focused text field, slider or button first.

File ​

ActionShortcut
Open…⌘O
Combine Files…⇧⌘O
Close File (go home)⌘W
Save Combined File…⇧⌘S
Decode… / Convert…⌘E
Show in Finder⇧⌘R
Settings…⌘,

View ​

ActionShortcut
Sphere⌘1
Map⌘2
Speakers⌘3
Head⌘4
Mixer⌘5
Show / Hide Configuration Sidebar⌥⌘S
Enter Full Screen⌃⌘F

Transport ​

ActionShortcut
Play / PauseSpace
Stop (and go to start)⌘.
Go to Start⌘← or Home
Go to End⌘→ or End
Skip back / forward 5 seconds← / →
Skip back / forward 30 seconds⇧← / ⇧→
Loop⌘L

Monitor ​

ActionShortcut
Stereo⌥⌘1
Orbit Binaural⌥⌘2
Speakers⌥⌘3
Reset Orientation⌥⌘0

Monitor ▸ Layout lists every layout.

Help ​

ActionShortcut
Aro Help (these docs)⌘?

Elsewhere ​

  • Escape closes the top-most panel: Preferences, the layout picker, a sidebar or a question.
  • 1 and 2 pick an answer on a question screen.
  • ←, →, Home and End move between the view tabs when one has the focus.
  • Arrow keys, Page Up and Page Down move a focused slider or fader.

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