The ship and SRV controls are almost entirely keyboard with the mouse just for headlook and camera. The on foot controls are optimized for my 20-year plus experience with first-person shooters .
Note that I play Odyssey exclusively now so while I try to keep the Horizons controls in sync with any changes from Odyssey, this is not guaranteed.
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Place in C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings
Note that the game won't recognize the new controls if it's already running, so do this before you start the game or restart it if it's already running.
As of Odyssey, controls are split into four top level categories:
General controls
Ship controls
SRV controls
On foot controls
Note that each category can be assigned a different control scheme.
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
UI panel up
W
UI panel down
S
UI panel left
A
UI panel right
D
UI panel select
Space
UI back
Z
UI nested toggle¹
T
Next panel tab
E
Previous panel tab
Q
Next page
→ Right arrow
Previous page
← Left arrow
¹ The main use for this seems to be to toggle ship details in the Odyssey shipyard.
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Pitch up
T
Pitch down
G
Yaw left
Q
Yaw right
E
Translate forward
W
Translate backward
S
Translate left
A
Translate right
D
Translate up
R
Translate down
F
Zoom in
Z
Zoom out
X
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Toggle camera suite
F11
Previous camera
Page up
Next camera
Page down
Enter free camera
C
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Toggle HUD
H
Increase speed
Z
Decrease speed
X
Move forwards
↑ Up arrow
Move backwards
↓ Down arrow
Move left
← Left arrow
Move right
→ Right arrow
Move up
R
Move down
F
Pitch up
S
Pitch down
W
Yaw left
Q
Yaw right
E
Roll left
A
Roll right
D
Stabilizer on/off toggle
Numpad 0
Ship/camera controls toggle
V
Attach/detach camera
B
Exit free camera
C
Zoom/blur toggle
Backspace
Increase zoom/focus
= (beside Backspace)
+ 🖱 Mouse z-axis (scroll forwards)
Decrease zoom/focus
- (beside Backspace)
- 🖱 Mouse z-axis (scroll backwards)
Increase blur
Home
Decrease blur
End
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Undo
Page up
Redo
Page down
Toggle mouse rotation
🖱 Mouse 2
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Play / Pause
Ctrl + Backspace
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Hold to rotate
🖱 Mouse 2
Zoom in
= (beside Backspace)
Zoom out
- (beside Backspace)
Store toggle
P
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Pitch up
S
Pitch down
W
Roll left
A
Roll right
D
Yaw left
Q
Yaw right
E
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Thrust left
← Left arrow
Thrust right
→ Right arrow
Thrust up
R
Thrust down
F
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Increase throttle
↑ Up arrow
🖱 Mouse scroll up
Decrease throttle
↓ Down arrow
🖱 Mouse scroll down
Set speed to 0%
X
Set speed to 50%
5
Set speed to 75%
7
Set speed to 100%
0
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Thrust left
← Left arrow
Thrust right
→ Right arrow
Thrust forward
↑ Up arrow
Thrust backward
↓ Down arrow
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Toggle flight assist
Numpad 0
Engine boost
Delete
🖱 Mouse 5
Toggle frame shift drive
J
Supercruise
I
Toggle orbit lines
O
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Select target ahead
T
Cycle next target
G
Select highest threat
H
Cycle next hostile target
Tab
Cycle previous hostile target
Right shift
Select teammate 1
Numpad 1
Select teammate 2
Numpad 2
Select teammate 3
Numpad 3
Select teammate's target
Y
Cycle next subsystem
.
Cycle previous subsystem
,
Target next system in route
K
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Primary fire
Space
🖱 Mouse 1
Secondary fire
Left shift
🖱 Mouse 2
Cycle next fire group
V
Deploy hardpoints
U
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Silent running
Numpad -
Deploy heatsink
Numpad enter
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Ship lights
Insert
Increase sensor zoom
Page up
Decrease sensor zoom
Page down
Divert power to engines
Numpad 8
Divert power to weapons
Numpad 6
Divert power to systems
Numpad 4
Balance power distribution
Numpad 5
Cargo scoop
Home
Landing gear
L
Use shield cell
Z
Use chaff launder
C
Night vision
End
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
External panel
1
Comms panel
2
Quick comms
Enter
Role panel
3
Internal panel
4
Open galaxy map
N
Open system map
M
Headlook (toggle)
🖱 Mouse 4
Open discovery
Right ctrl
Switch cockpit mode
Right alt
Enter FSS mode
P
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Mode toggle
Z
Primary fire
Space
🖱 Mouse 1
Secondary fire
Left shift
🖱 Mouse 2
Primary utility fire
R
Secondary utility fire
F
Third-person field of view out
🖱 Mouse 5
Third-person field of view in
🖱 Mouse 4
Cycle cockpit UI forwards
↑ Up arrow
Cycle cockpit UI backwards
↓ Down arrow
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Recall fighter
[
Attack target
` (backtick, under ESC)
Open orders
Backspace
Full spectrum system scanner (FSS)
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Zoom in to target
W
Zoom out
S
Stepped zoom in
+ 🖱 Mouse z-axis (scroll forwards)
Stepped zoom out
- 🖱 Mouse z-axis (scroll backwards)
Tuning left
A
Tuning right
D
Discovery scan (honk)
Space
Leave FSS
X
Target current signal
T
Show help
H
Detailed surface scanner (DSS)
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Toggle front/back view
F
Exit DSS
X
Next filter
E
Previous filter
Q
Field of view in
+ 🖱 Mouse z-axis (scroll forwards)
Field of view out
- 🖱 Mouse z-axis (scroll backwards)
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Drive assist
Numpad 0
Steering left
A
Steering right
D
Roll left
← Left arrow
Roll right
→ Right arrow
Pitch up
↑ Up arrow
Pitch down
↓ Down arrow
Vertical thrusters
R
Primary fire
Space
🖱 Mouse 1
Secondary fire
Left shift
Handbrake
X
Headlights
Insert
Toggle turret
Z
Cycle next fire group
V
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Select target ahead
T
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Accelerate
W
Decelerate
S
Power distribution and cargo scoop same as Ship controls/Miscellaneous section above.
Same as Ship controls/Mode switches section above.
On foot controls
On foot
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Move forward
W
Move backward
S
Strafe left
A
Strafe right
D
Sprint
T (hold)
Walk
Space (toggle)
Crouch
Shift (hold)
Jump
🖱 Mouse 2
Interact
E
Secondary interact
Left ctrl + E
Open item wheel
Q (hold)
Open emote wheel
Tab
Fire weapon/use tool
🖱 Mouse 1
Throw grenade
G
Reload
R
Select primary weapon
1
Select secondary weapon
2
Holster weapon
🖱 Mouse 5
Toggle flashlight
F
Toggle night vision
V
End
Toggle shields
X
Select EMP grenade
C
Select shield grenade
` (backtick, under ESC)
Select Energylink
3
Select Profile Analyser
5
Select suit specific tool
4
Toggle tool mode
R
Toggle help
H
On foot mode switches
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Open galaxy map
N
Open system map
M
Comms panel
Enter
Open Insight Hub
Z
Open conflict zone stats
On foot emotes
These are primarly set up for use in the camera suite, and not during usual gameplay - though you're welcome to try.
Action
Primary bind
Secondary bind
Point
P
Wave
U
Agree
Y
Disagree
J
Go
K
Stop
I
Applaud
L
Salute
O