
Edit Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Undo | |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo | |
| Ctrl+X | Cut | |
| Ctrl+C | Copy | |
| Shift+Ctrl+C | Copy Visible | |
| Ctrl+V | Paste | |
| Shift+Ctrl+V | Past as New Image | |
| Delete | Clear | |
| Ctrl+, | Fill with FG Color | |
| Ctrl+. | Fill with BG Color | |
| Ctrl+; | Fill with Pattern |
View Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+E | Shrink Wrap - Reduce image window to size of image | |
| F11 | Toggle Fullscreen View | |
| Ctrl+T | Show Selection | |
| Shift+Ctrl+T | Show Guides | |
| Shift+Ctrl+R | Show Rulers |
File operations
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | New Image | |
| Shift+Ctrl+V | Create a new Image from Clipboard | |
| Ctrl+O | Open Image | |
| Ctrl+Alt+O | Open as Layers | |
| Ctrl+S | Save Image | |
| Shift+Ctrl+S | Save As | |
| Ctrl+P | ||
| Ctrl+W | Close | |
| Shift+Ctrl+W | Close All | |
| Ctrl+Q | Quit |
Layer Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Ctrl+N | New Layer | |
| Shift+Ctrl+D | Duplicate Layer | |
| Ctrl+H | Anchor Layer | |
| Page Up/Page Down | Select Previous/Next Layer | |
| Home/End | Select Top/Bottom Layer |
Select Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select All | |
| Shift+Ctrl+A | Select None | |
| Ctrl+I | Invert Selection | |
| Shift+Ctrl+L | Create a Floating Selection | |
| Shift+O | Select by Color | |
| Shift+V | Select from Path | |
| Shift+Q | Toggle Quick Mask |
Image Operations
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate Image | |
| Ctrl+M | Merge Visible Layers | |
| Alt+Return | Display Image Properties |
Selection Tools
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| R | Rectangle Select | |
| E | Ellipse Select | |
| F | Free Select | |
| U | Fuzzy Select | |
| Shift+O | Select by Color | |
| I | Intelligent Scissors |
Paint Tools
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+B | Bucket Fill | |
| L | Blend | |
| N | Pencil | |
| P | Paintbrush | |
| Shift+E | Eraser | |
| A | Airbrush | |
| K | Ink | |
| C | Clone | |
| H | Heal | |
| Shift+U | Blur / Sharpen | |
| S | Smudge | |
| Shift+D | Dodge / Burn |
Transfrom Tools
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Q | Align | |
| M | Move | |
| Shift+C | Crop | |
| Shift+R | Rotate | |
| Shift+T | Scale | |
| Shift+S | Shear | |
| Shift+P | Perspective | |
| Shift+F | Flip |
General
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| B | Paths | |
| O | Color Picker | |
| Z | Zoom | |
| Shift+M | Measure | |
| T | Text | |
| Ctrl+B | Toolbox | |
| D | Default Colors (Sets foreground to black and background to white) | |
| X | Swap Colors |
Dockable Dialogs
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+L | Layers | |
| Shift+Ctrl+B | Brushes | |
| Shift+Ctrl+P | Patterns | |
| Ctrl+G | Gradients | |
| Ctrl+B | Toolbox |
Help Menu
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Help | |
| Shift+F1 | Context Sensitive Help |
PlugIn Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+F | Repeat Last PlgIn | |
| Shift+Ctrl+F | Plug In |
Selection Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select All | |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Select None | |
| Ctrl+I | Invert Selection | |
| Ctrl+T | Toggle Selection | |
| Shift+V | Path to selection | |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Float Selection |