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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Installation

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.

Controls

As of Odyssey, controls are split into four top level categories:

1. General controls

2. Ship controls

3. SRV controls

4. On foot controls

Note that each category can be assigned a different control scheme.

General controls

Interface mode

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.

Galaxy map

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

Camera suite

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Toggle camera suite	F11
Previous camera	Page up
Next camera	Page down
Enter free camera	C

Free camera

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

Holo-me

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Undo	Page up
Redo	Page down
Toggle mouse rotation	🖱 Mouse 2

Playlist

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Play / Pause	Ctrl + Backspace

Store camera

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Hold to rotate	🖱 Mouse 2
Zoom in	= (beside Backspace)
Zoom out	- (beside Backspace)
Store toggle	P

Ship controls

Flight rotation

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Pitch up	S
Pitch down	W
Roll left	A
Roll right	D
Yaw left	Q
Yaw right	E

Flight thrust

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Thrust left	← Left arrow
Thrust right	→ Right arrow
Thrust up	R
Thrust down	F

Flight throttle

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

Flight landing overrides

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Thrust left	← Left arrow
Thrust right	→ Right arrow
Thrust forward	↑ Up arrow
Thrust backward	↓ Down arrow

Flight miscellaneous

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

Targeting

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

Weapons

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Primary fire	Space	🖱 Mouse 1
Secondary fire	Left shift	🖱 Mouse 2
Cycle next fire group	V
Deploy hardpoints	U

Cooling

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Silent running	Numpad -
Deploy heatsink	Numpad enter

Miscellaneous

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

Mode switches

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

Multi-crew

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

Fighter orders

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)

SRV controls

Driving

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

Driving targeting

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Select target ahead	T

Driving throttle

Action	Primary bind	Secondary bind
Accelerate	W
Decelerate	S

Driving miscellaneous

Power distribution and cargo scoop same as Ship controls/Miscellaneous section above.

Driving mode switches

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