GIMP keyboard shortcuts
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 |
