In-game keyboard shortcuts - upsetdavid's osu! blog

These aren’t the easiest to find, but here’s some that are useful!
(Taken from the osu! wiki – page found here)
I frequently use…

Hotkeys below!

There are many shortcuts in osu! that can be utilized while in-game or while idle at any screen.
They are listed out with their functions below.

Note: some of these keys can be changed in the options!
However, the list below presents the default keys.

These shortcuts work anywhere:

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S: Reload current skin
- If playing or at the results screen, this will queue the command to be executed after returning to song selection.
Ctrl + F11: Toggle frame times
F7: Toggle frame rate limiter
- Pressing this will cycle through 120fps, 240fps, and Unlimited (gameplay) but not enable VSync.
F8: Toggle chat window
F9: Toggle extended chat window
F10: Toggle all mouse buttons (except for mouse wheel)
F12: Take a screenshot
Shift + F12: Take a screenshot and upload to the server for sharing
Insert: (Boss Key) Minimize the osu!client into the notification area
Shift + F1: Open osu!status (when connection error appears)

Alt + F4: Close the osu!client (no prompt or dialog)
Alt + Enter: Toggle fullscreen mode
Arrow Up: Increase volume
Arrow Down: Decrease volume
Esc: Go back one menu
- Close options, if open
- Go back to main menu, if in play menu
P: Play menu
P, then P: Solo
- alias: E, then P, then P
P, then M: Multi
- alias: E, then P, then M
P, then E: Edit mode
D: osu!direct (osu!supporters only)
O: Options
- alias: Ctrl + O
Q: Display exit dialog
- alias: Esc, when the options and play menu are closed

Note: Not all of these work in the multi mode’s song select screen.

Alt + Arrow Up: Increase volume
Alt + Arrow Down: Decrease volume
F1: Mod selection menu
F2: Randomly select a map
Shift + F2: Undo random map selection
F3: Beatmap options
F5: Reprocess beatmaps (may display a dialog)
Shift + Delete: Delete selected map
Ctrl + 1: Switch to osu!
Ctrl + 2: Switch to osu!taiko
Ctrl + 3: Switch to osu!catch
Ctrl + 4: Switch to osu!mania
Ctrl + Enter: Play current map with Auto mod
Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Play current map with Cinema mod
Ctrl + A: Toggle Auto mod
Ctrl + F3: Increase osu!mania speed (only in osu!mania mode)
- alias: Ctrl + +
Ctrl + F4: Decrease osu!mania speed (only in osu!mania mode)
- alias: Ctrl + -
Ctrl + Backspace: Delete last word (when using search)
Up: Move selector one beatmap up
Down: Move selector one beatmap down
Left: Change selected beatmapset one up
Right: Change selected beatmapset one down
Page Up: Scroll up
Page Down: Scroll down
Enter: Select selection or play selection
Shift + Left Arrow: Change selected group one up
Shift + Right Arrow: Change selected group one down
Shift + Enter: Toggle selected group

Notes:

A: Hard Rock
S: Sudden Death
S, then S: Perfect
D: Double Time
D, then D: Nightcore
F: Hidden (osu!standard, osu!taiko, and osu!catch)
- this will toggle Fade In for osu!mania
F, then F: Hidden (osu!mania only)
G: Flashlight

+ or -: Adjust local offset (hold Alt to change the precision)
Esc: Pause song (or quit if Auto or Cinema mod is used)
Space: Skip opening cut-scene
Tab: Toggle scoreboard
Shift + Tab: Toggle in-game interface
H: Toggle scoreboard and replay interface (only available when watching a replay or spectator stream)
F3 or F4: Adjust speed for osu!mania (only works near the beginning of playing)
Ctrl + R or ` (hold briefly): Quick retry the current map (autoskips the intro upon retry)