Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete keyboard shortcut reference for all tools, commands, and actions. All shortcuts follow Photoshop conventions.
Tool Shortcuts
Single-letter keys activate tools. Press the key to switch to that tool.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| V | Move tool |
| M | Marquee (Rectangle / Ellipse) |
| L | Lasso (Freehand / Polygonal) |
| W | Magic Wand |
| C | Crop tool |
| I | Eyedropper |
| B | Brush |
| E | Eraser |
| S | Clone Stamp |
| G | Gradient / Paint Bucket |
| T | Text |
| P | Pen |
| U | Shape (Rectangle / Ellipse) |
| H | Hand (Pan) |
| Z | Zoom |
File Commands
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl+N | New Document |
| Ctrl+O | Open File |
| Ctrl+S | Save |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save As |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Export |
| Ctrl+W | Close Document |
Edit Commands
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo |
| Ctrl+X | Cut |
| Ctrl+C | Copy |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Ctrl+T | Free Transform |
| Shift+F5 | Fill dialog |
| Alt+Delete | Fill with foreground color |
| Ctrl+Delete | Fill with background color |
| Delete | Clear selected pixels |
Selection Commands
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select All |
| Ctrl+D | Deselect |
| Ctrl+Shift+I | Inverse Selection |
| Shift+Drag | Add to selection |
| Alt+Drag | Subtract from selection |
| Shift+Alt+Drag | Intersect with selection |
Layer Commands
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+N | New Layer |
| Ctrl+J | Duplicate Layer |
| Ctrl+G | Group Layers |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup Layers |
| Ctrl+E | Merge Down |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Merge Visible |
| Ctrl+] | Bring Layer Forward |
| Ctrl+[ | Send Layer Backward |
| Ctrl+Shift+] | Bring to Front |
| Ctrl+Shift+[ | Send to Back |
Adjustment Commands
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl+L | Levels |
| Ctrl+M | Curves |
| Ctrl+U | Hue/Saturation |
| Ctrl+B | Color Balance |
View Commands
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl+0 | Fit to screen |
| Ctrl+1 | Actual pixels (100%) |
| Ctrl++ | Zoom in |
| Ctrl+- | Zoom out |
| Ctrl+R | Toggle rulers |
| Ctrl+' | Toggle grid |
| Ctrl+; | Toggle guides |
| Space+Drag | Pan canvas |
Color Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| X | Swap foreground / background colors |
| D | Reset to default colors (black/white) |
Brush Controls
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| [ | Decrease brush size |
| ] | Increase brush size |
| Shift+[ | Decrease brush hardness |
| Shift+] | Increase brush hardness |
| 1-9, 0 | Set brush opacity (10%-90%, 100%) |
Transform & Crop
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Enter | Commit transform / crop |
| Escape | Cancel transform / crop |
Tip:On macOS, replace Ctrl with Cmd for all shortcuts. Alt maps to Option.