All Starfield Controls for PC and Xbox

• Starfield Xbox Game Pad Controls
• Starfield Mouse and Keyboard Bindings

From terrestrial combat to space flight, outpost building, and spacecraft construction, I’ve included all of the Starfield controls below. They’re categorized by controller inputs and mouse and keyboard bindings. Even if some overlap, there are so many that it’s almost mind-boggling. I’ve actually referenced this guide several times while playing, so I hope you find it useful, as well.

Related: How to Change Weapons in Starfield

Xbox (Gamepad) Controls

• Main Gameplay
• Spaceship (Flight)
• Spaceship (Docked/Grounded)
• Menu Navigation
• Quick Container
• Outpost
• Terminal
• Photo Mode
• Security
• Scope
• Star Map
• Star Map (System Inspect)
• Surface Map
• Ship Builder (Color)
• Ship Builder (Flight Check)
• Ship Builder (Exit Confirm)
• Ship Builder (Upgrade)
• Ship Builder
• Ship Info

Main Gameplay

• Primary attack: RT
• Secondary attack: LT
• Melee: RS (press)
• Throw Grenade: RB
• Activate: A
• Reload/sheathe weapon: X
• Power: LB+RB
• Hand Scanner/Flashlight: LB
• Open Data Menu: Pause
• Toggle POV: View
• Jump: Y
• Spring: LS (press)
• Sneak: B
• Quick-key Up: D-Pad Up
• Quick-key Down: D-Pad Down
• Quick-key Left: D-pad Left
• Quick-key Right: D-pad Right

Spaceship (Flight)

• Fire Boosters: Left Stick (press)
• Switch flight modes: RB
• Toggle POV: View
• Fire weapon 0: RT
• Fire Weapon 1: LT
• Fire Weapon 2: Y
• Ship Action 1: X
• Select target: A
• Cancel: B
• Increase System Power: D-pad Up
• Decrease System Power: D-pad Down
• Previous System: D-pad Left
• Next System: D-pad Righ
• Open Scanner: LB
• Repair: Right Stick (press)

Spaceship (Docked/Grounded)

• Undock/take-off ship: Y
• Get up: B
• Exit ship from cockpit: X
• Zoom camera in: LT
• Zoom camera out: RT

Menu Navigation

• Accept: A
• Cancel: B
• Up: D-pad Up
• Down: D-pad Down
• Left: D-pad Left
• Right: D-pad Right
• Previous Tab: LB
• Next Tab: RB
• UI Action 1: X
• UI Action 2: Y
• UI Action 3: View
• UI Action 4: LS (press)
• UI Action 5: RS (press)
• Zoom model in: RT
• Zoom model out: LT

Quick Container

• Up: D-pad Up
• Down: D-pad Down
• Take item: A
• Open transfer menu: X
• Perk Action 1: Y
• Perk Action 2: B

Outpost

• Build/confirm/edit: A
• Cancel: B
• Up: D-pad Up
• Down: D-pad Down
• Previous variant: D-pad left
• Next variant: D-pad Right
• Rotate Object Left: LT
• Rotate Object Right/Create connection: RT
• Delete/replace object: X
• Change color/previous category: LB
• Repair object/next category: RB
• Toggle view: View

Terminal

• Switch view: X
• Left: LB
• Right: RB

Photo Mode

• Snapshot: A
• Exit: B
• Reset Settings: View
• Toggle UI: Y
• Next Mode: X
• Move camera up: RT
• Move camera down: LT
• Previous category: LB
• Next category: RB
• Up: D-pad Up
• Down: D-pad Down
• Left: D-pad Left
• Right: D-pad Right
• Toggle headtracking: RS (press)
• Toggle helmet: LS (press)

Security

• Rotate Left: D-pad Left
• Rotate Right: D-pad Right
• Cancel pick: X
• Eliminate unused keys: RS (press)

Scope

• Steady: LS (press)

Starmap

• Open Mission Menu: View
• Show Me: Y
• Zoom in: RT
• Zoom out: LT
• Surface Map: RB
• Set Route Destination: X
• Open resource view: LB
• Pan Up: D-pad Up
• Pan Down: D-pad Down
• Pan Left: D-pad Left
• Pan Right: D-pad Right

Star Map (System Inspect)

• Reset Camera: RS (press)

Surface Map

• Fast travel to ship: Y

Ship Builder (Color)

• Accept: A
• Previous color: LB
• Next color: RB
• Next control: D-pad Down
• Previous control: D-pad Up
• Next value: D-pad Right
• Previous value: D-pad Left
• Default: X

Ship Builder (Flight Check)

• Accept: A
• Cancel: B
• Rename: X
• Exit: Pause
• Previous category: LB
• Next category: RB

Ship Builder (Exit Confirm)

• Accept: A
• Exit: X

Ship Builder (Upgrade)

• Accept: A
• Exit: B
• Previous category: LB
• Next Category: RB
• Zoom in: RT
• Zoom out: LT

Ship Builder

• Floow Up: D-pad Up
• Floor Down: D-pad Down
• Right shoulder: RB
• Left shoulder: LB
• Add/edit/confirm: A
• Cancel: B
• Delete: X
• Duplicate/flip: Y
• Undo/previous variant: D-pad Left
• Redo/next variant: D-pad Right
• Flight Check: Pause
• Color: LS (press)

Ship Info

• Repair: A
• Remove: LS (press)
• Cargo Hold: X
• Crew: Y
• Previous ship: LB
• Next ship: RB
• Exit: B
• Inspect: RS (press)
• Home ship: Pause
• Register ship: View

Related: Best Starfield Console Commands

PC Controls (Mouse & Keyboard)

• Main Gameplay
• Spaceship (Flight)
• Spaceship (Docked/Grounded)
• Menu Navigation
• Quick Container
• Outpost
• Terminal
• Photo Mode
• Security
• Scope
• Data Menu
• Star Map
• Star Map (System Inspect)
• Surface Map
• Spaceship Editor
• Ship Builder (Empty)
• Ship Builder (Add)
• Ship Builder (Edit)
• Ship Builder (Color)
• Ship Builder (Flight Check)
• Ship Builder (Exit Confirm)
• Ship Builder (Selection)
• Ship Builder (Upgrade)
• Ship Info
• Ship Info (Transaction)
• Ship Info (Modification)

Main Gameplay

• W: Forward
• S: Back
• A: Strafe left
• D: Strafe right
• Mouse 1 (LMB): Primary attack
• Mouse 2 (RMB): Secondary attack
• V: Melee
• G (or Mouse 4): Throw grenade
• E: Activate
• R: Reload/sheathe weapon
• Z: Power
• F: Hand Scanner/Flashlight
• Tab: Open Data Menu
• Mouse 3: Toggle POV
• Mouse Wheel Up: Camera zoom in
• Mouse Wheel Down: Camera zoom out
• Space: Jump
• L-Shift: Sprint
• L-CTRL: Sneak
• Caps Lock: Toggle always-run
• Numlock: Automove
• Q: Open quick-keys
• 1: Quick-key 1
• 2: Quick-key 2
• 3: Quick-key 3
• 4: Quick-key 4
• 5: Quick-key 5
• 6: Quick-key 6
• 7: Quick-key 7
• 8: Quick-key 8
• 9: Quick-key 9
• 0: Quick-key 10
• Left Bracket [ : Quick-key 11
• Right Bracket ]: Quick-key 12
• F5: Quick-save
• F9: Quick-load
• ESC: Pause
• P: Quick-skills
• I: Quick-inventory
• L: Quick-mission
• M: Quick-map
• H: Quick-ship
• K: Quick-powers
• Unbound: Hold to run

Spaceship (Flight)

• L-Shift: Fire boosters
• Space: Switch flight modes
• Q (or Mouse 3): Toggle POV
• LMB (Mouse 1): Fire weapon 0
• RMB (Mouse 2): Fire weapon 1
• G (or Mouse 4): Fire weapon 2
• R: Ship action 1
• E: Select target
• Up (or V): Increase system power
• Down (or C): Decrease system power
• Left (or Z): Previous system
• Right (or X): Next system
• F: Open Scanner
• O: Repair
• L-ALT: Ship alternate control hold
• ESC: Cancel

Spaceship (Docked/Grounded)

• Space: Undock/take-off
• E: Get up
• X: Exit ship from cockpit
• LMB (Mouse 1): Zoom camera in
• RMB (Mouse 2): Zoom camera out

Menu Navigation

• E (or Enter): Accept
• Tab (or ESC): Cancel
• Up (or W): Up
• Down (or S): Down
• Left (or A): Left
• Right (D): Right
• Q: Previous tab
• T: Next tab
• R: UI Action 1
• B: UI Action 2
• V: UI Action 3
• Z: UI Action 4
• X: UI Action 5
• RMB (Mouse 2): Rotate model
• Mouse wheel up: Zoom model in
• Mouse wheel down: Zoom model out

Quick Container

• Mouse wheel up: Up
• Mouse wheel down: Down
• E: Take item
• R: Open transfer menu
• Space: Perk Action 1
• L-CTRL: Perk Action 2

Outpost

• E: Build/confirm/edit
• ESC: Cancel
• Up (or mouse wheel up): Up
• Down (or mouse wheel down): Down
• Q (or Left): Previous variant
• T (or Right): Next variant
• LMB (Mouse 1): Rotate object left
• RMB (Mouse 2): Rotate object right/create connection
• R: Delete/replace object
• Z: Change color/previous category
• C: Repair object/next category
• V (or Mouse 3): Toggle view
• TAB: Change mode

Terminal

• Q: Switch view

Photo Mode

• Space: Snapshot
• ESC: Exit
• V: Reset settings
• T: Toggle UI
• R: Next mode
• RMB (Mouse 2): Move camera up
• LMB (Mouse 1): Move camera down
• Q: Previous category
• E: Next category
• Up: Up
• Down: Down
• Left: Left
• Right: Right
• X: Toggle headtracking
• Z: Toggle helmet

Security

• A (or Mouse wheel up): Rotate left
• D (or Mouse wheel down): Rotate right
• R (or LMB/Mouse 2): Cancel pick
• X: Eliminate unused keys

Scope

• L-SHIFT: Steady

Data Menu

• F1: Open pause menu

Starmap

• L: Open mission menu
• V: Show me
• Mouse Wheel Up: Zoom in
• Mouse Wheel Down: Zoom out
• G: Surface map
• X: Set route destination
• R: Open resource view
• W (or Up): Pan up
• S (or Down): Pan down
• A (or Left): Pan left
• D (or Right): Pan right

Starmap System Inspect

• Q: Reset camera

Surface Map

• R: Fast travel to ship

Spaceship Editor

• RMB (Mouse 2): Rotate
• Mouse 3: Pan
• W (or Up): Pan up
• S (or Down): Pan down
• A (or Left): Pan left
• D (or Right) Pan right
• R: Floor up
• F: Floor down
• Mouse Wheel Up: Zoom in
• Mouse Wheel Down: Zoom out
• L-CTRL: Options

Ship Builder (Empty)

• Delete (or Backspace): Delete
• Z: Undo
• Y: Redo
• G: Add
• Space: Edit
• LMB (Mouse 1): Select
• TAB (or ESC): Exit
• C: Flight check
• J: Color

Ship Builder (Add)

• Z: Flip piece
• G: Change piece
• Left: Previous variant
• Right: Next variant
• Q: Previous category
• T: Next category
• W (or Up): Up
• S (or Down): Down

Ship Builder (Edit)

• Space (or Enter): Accept
• LMB (Mouse 1): Select piece
• Z: Flip piece
• Left: Previous variant
• Right: Next variant
• Delete (or Backspace): Delete piece

Ship Builder (Color)

• Enter (Accept
• Q: Previous color
• T: Next color
• S (or Down): Next control
• W (or Up): Previous control
• D (or Right): Next value
• A (or Left): Previous value
• X: Default

Ship Builder (Flight Check)

• ESC (or C): Cancel
• G: Rename
• E: Exit
• Q: Previous category
• T: Next category

Ship Builder (Exit Confirm)

• Enter (or Space): Accept
• X: Exit

Ship Builder (Selection)

• Space: Edit
• Z: Undo
• Y: Redo
• G: Add
• Delete (or Backspace): Delete
• LMB (Mouse 1): Select
• J: Color

Ship Builder (Upgrade)

• Enter: Accept
• TAB (or ESC): Exit
• A (or Left): Previous category
• D (or Right): Next category
• Mouse Wheel Up: Zoom in
• Mouse Wheel Down: Zoom out
• W (or Up): Up
• S (or Down): Down

Ship Info

• RMB (Mouse 2): Rotate
• R: Repair
• Delete: Remove
• F: Cargo hold
• C: Crew
• Q: Previous ship
• T: Next ship
• TAB (or ESC): Exit
• X: Inspect
• H: Home ship
• G: Register ship

Ship Info (Transaction)

• R: Switch Category
• Enter (or Space): Ship transaction
• TAB (or ESC): Exit

Ship Info (Modification)

• E: Upgrade Ship
• B: Open ship builder
• Tab (or ESC): Exit