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GIMP hotkeys
In this list you can see most important hotkeys for the GIMP under Linux (most of them work on Windows as well). All keys can be individually assigned: File / Preferences / Interface / Hotkeys.
| Help | |
|---|---|
| Help | F1 |
| Context Help | Shift+F1 |
| Toolbox | |
| Rect Select | R |
| Ellipse Select | E |
| Free Select | F |
| Fuzzy Select | U |
| Select By Color | Shift+O |
| Scissors | I |
| Paths | B |
| Color Picker | O |
| Move | M |
| Crop and Resize | Shift+C |
| Rotate | Shift+R |
| Scale | Shift+T |
| Shear | Shift+S |
| Perspective | Shift+P |
| Flip | Shift+F |
| Text | T |
| Bucket Fill | Shift+B |
| Blend | L |
| Pencil | N |
| Paintbrush | P |
| Eraser | Shift+E |
| Airbrush | A |
| Ink | K |
| Clone | C |
| Convolve | V |
| Smudge | S |
| Dodge/Burn | Shift+D |
| Swap Colors | X |
| Default Colors | D |
| File | |
| New image | Ctrl+N |
| Open image | Ctrl+O |
| Open image as new layer | Ctrl+Alt+O |
| Duplicate image | Ctrl+D |
| Open recent image 01 | Ctrl+1 |
| Open recent image 02 | Ctrl+2 |
| Open recent image 03 | Ctrl+3 |
| Open recent image 04 | Ctrl+4 |
| Open recent image 05 | Ctrl+5 |
| Open recent image 06 | Ctrl+6 |
| Open recent image 07 | Ctrl+7 |
| Open recent image 08 | Ctrl+8 |
| Open recent image 09 | Ctrl+9 |
| Open recent image 10 | Ctrl+0 |
| Save image | Ctrl+S |
| Save under a new name | Shift+Ctrl+S |
| Quit | Ctrl+Q |
| Dialogs | |
| Layers | Ctrl+L |
| Brushes | Shift+Ctrl+B |
| Patterns | Shift+Ctrl+P |
| Gradients | Ctrl+G |
| Tool-Options | Shift+Ctrl+T |
| Palettes | Ctrl+P |
| Info window | Shift+Ctrl+I |
| Navigation window | Shift+Ctrl+N |
| Close the window | Alt+F4 |
| Jump to next widget | Tab |
| Jump to previous widget | Shift+Tab |
| Set the new value | Enter |
| Activate current button or list | Space |
| In a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs | Ctrl+Alt+PgUp |
| Open Location | Shift+L |
| Up-Folder | Alt+ up |
| Down-Folder | Alt+ down |
| Home-Folder | Alt+Home |
| Close Dialog | Esc |
| View | |
| Main Menu | F10 |
| Drop-down Menu | Shift+F10 |
| Toggle fullscreen | F11 |
| Toggle quickmask | Shift+Q |
| Close document window | Ctrl+W |
| Zoom in | + or Ctrl+Mousewheel |
| Zoom out | - or Ctrl+Mousewheel |
| Zoom 1:1 | 1 |
| Shrink wrap | Ctrl+E |
| Fit image in window | Shift+Ctrl+E |
| Toggle rulers | Shift+Ctrl+R |
| Toggle guides | Shift+Ctrl+T |
| Edit | |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Copy selection | Ctrl+C |
| Cut selection | Ctrl+X |
| Copy visible | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Paste as new image | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Paste clipboard | Ctrl+V |
| Clears selection | Ctrl+K |
| Named copy selection | Shift+Ctrl+C |
| Named cut selection | Shift+Ctrl+X |
| Named paste clipboard | Shift+Ctrl+V |
| Fill with FG Color | Ctrl+, |
| Fill with BG Color | Ctrl+. |
| Fill with Pattern | Ctrl+: |
| Layers | |
| Select the layer above | PgUp |
| Select the layer below | PgDn |
| Select the first layer | Home |
| Select the last layer | End |
| Merge visible layers | Ctrl+M |
| Anchar layer | Ctrl+H |
| Selections | |
| Toggle selections | Ctrl+T |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Select none | Shift+Ctrl+A |
| Invert selection | Ctrl+I |
| Float selection | Shift+Ctrl+L |
| Path to selection | Shift+V |
| Plug-ins | |
| Repeat last plug-in | Ctrl+F |
| Reshow last plug-in | Shift+Ctrl+F |