A visual cheat-sheet for the 97 keyboard shortcuts found in GIMP
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
F1 |
Help |
Shift F1 |
Context help |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
R |
Rectangle select |
E |
Ellipse select |
F |
Free select |
U |
Fuzzy select |
Shift O |
Select by color |
I |
Scissors |
B |
Paths |
O |
Color picker |
M |
Move |
Shift C |
Crop and resize |
Shift R |
Rotate |
Shift T |
Scale |
Shift S |
Shear |
Shift P |
Perspective |
Shift F |
Flip |
T |
Text |
Shift B |
Bucket fill |
L |
Blend |
N |
Pencil |
P |
Paintbrush |
Shift E |
Eraser |
A |
Airbrush |
K |
Ink |
C |
Clone |
V |
Convolve |
S |
Smudge |
Shift D |
Dodge or burn |
X |
Swap colors |
D |
Default colors |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl N |
New image |
Ctrl O |
Open image |
Ctrl Alt N |
Open image as new layer |
Ctrl D |
Duplicate image |
Ctrl 1-0 |
Open recent image 1-10 |
Ctrl S |
Save image |
Ctrl S |
Save image under a new name |
Ctrl Q |
Quit |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl L |
Layers |
Ctrl Shift B |
Brushes |
Ctrl Shift P |
Patterns |
Ctrl G |
Gradients |
Ctrl Shift T |
Tool options |
Ctrl P |
Palettes |
Ctrl Shift I |
Info window |
Ctrl Shift N |
Navigation window |
Tab |
Jump to next widget |
Shift Tab |
Jump to previous widget |
Enter |
Set the new value |
Space |
Activate the current button or list |
Ctrl Alt PgUp |
In a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs |
Shift L |
Open location |
Alt Up |
Up folder |
Alt Down |
Down folder |
Alt Home |
Home folder |
Esc |
Close dialog |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
F10 |
Main menu |
Shift F10 |
Drop-down menu |
F11 |
Toggle fullscreen |
Shift Q |
Toggle quickmask |
Ctrl W |
Close document window |
+ |
Zoom in |
- |
Zoom out |
1 |
Zoom 1:1 |
Ctrl E |
Shrink wrap |
Ctrl Shift E |
Fit image in window |
Ctrl Shift R |
Toggle rulers |
Ctrl Shift T |
Toggle guides |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl Z |
Undo |
Ctrl Y |
Redo |
Ctrl C |
Copy selection |
Ctrl X |
Cut selection |
Ctrl Shift C |
Copy visible |
Ctrl Shift V |
Paste as new image |
Ctrl V |
Paste clipboard |
Ctrl K |
Clears selection |
Ctrl Shift C |
Named copy selection |
Ctrl Shift X |
Named cut selection |
Ctrl Shift V |
Named paste clipboard |
Ctrl , |
Fill with foreground color |
Ctrl . |
Fill with background color |
Ctrl ; |
Fill with pattern |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
PgUp |
Select the layer above |
PgDn |
Select the layer below |
Home |
Select the first layer |
End |
Select the last layer |
Ctrl M |
Merge visible layers |
Ctrl H |
Anchor layer |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl T |
Toggle selections |
Ctrl A |
Select all |
Ctrl Shift A |
Select none |
Ctrl I |
Invert selection |
Ctrl Shift L |
Float selection |
Shift V |
Path to selection |
| shortcuts | description |
|---|---|
Ctrl F |
Repeat last plug-in |
Ctrl Shift F |
Reshow last plug-in |