Affinity Photo Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

This page provides a visual cheat sheet for Affinity Photo keyboard shortcuts, including various editing operations, tool usage, layer actions, text editing, view control, and more.

Editing

Action	Shortcut
Resize document	Cmd + Alt + I
Resize canvas	Cmd + Alt + C
Reset selection box	.
Toggle snapping	；
Erase current layer using pixel tool	Cmd
Toggle Stroke/Fill color picker	X
Swap Stroke/Fill color picker	Shift + X
Set no fill on Stroke/Fill color picker	/
Cycle crop tool overlays	O
Flip Golden Spiral overlay (Crop tool active)	Shift + O
Cancel resizing, moving, or creation	Esc
Move items	(arrows)
Move items by 10x measurement units	Shift + (arrows)

Vector Graphics

Action	Shortcut
Edit curves while drawing (from Pen to Node edit)	Cmd
Convert to curves	Cmd + Enter

File

Action	Shortcut
New document	Cmd + N
New from clipboard	Cmd + Shift + Alt + N
Open document	Cmd + O
Close document, or close application if no document is open	Cmd + W
Switch between documents/views	Cmd + Tab
Save	Cmd + S
Save As	Cmd + Shift + S
Export	Cmd + Shift + Alt + S
Print	Cmd + P

Tools

Action	Shortcut
Fill Tool / Gradient Cycle	G
View Tool	H
Move Tool	V
Crop Tool	C
Selection Tool Cycle	W
Pen and Node Tool Cycle	P
Zoom Tool	Z
Clone Tool	S
Shape Tool Cycle	U
Text Tool Cycle	T
Dodge, Burn, and Sponge Brush Tool Cycle	O
Retouch Tool Cycle	J
Paint Tool Cycle	B
Erase Tool Cycle	E
Marquee Selection Tool Cycle	M
Freehand Selection Tool	L

Liquify Persona Tools

Action	Shortcut
Liquify Push Tool	P
Liquify Push Left Tool	L
Liquify Twirl Tool	T
Liquify Pinch Tool	U
Liquify Turbulence Tool	B
Liquify Mesh Clone Tool	C
Liquify Reconstruct Tool	R
Liquify Freeze Tool	F
Liquify Thaw Tool	W
Liquify Zoom Tool	Z
Liquify View Tool	H

Develop Persona Tools

Action	Shortcut
Sampler Tool	S
White Balance Tool	W
Red Eye Removal Tool	R
Blemish Removal Tool	L
Overlay Paint Tool	B
Overlay Erase Tool	E
Overlay Gradient Tool	G
Crop Tool	C
Zoom Tool	Z
View Tool	H

Export Persona Tools

Action	Shortcut
Slice Tool	S
Layer Selection Tool	L

Panorama Persona Tools

Action	Shortcut
Transform Source Image Tool	A
Add Source Image Mask Tool	L
Erase from Source Image Mask Tool	U

Tone Mapping Persona Tools

Action	Shortcut
View Tool	H
Zoom Tool	Z
Overlay Paint Tool	B
Overlay Erase Tool	E
Overlay Gradient Tool	G

Editing (General)

Action	Shortcut
Undo	Cmd + Z
Redo	Cmd + Shift + Z
Copy Merged	Cmd + Shift + C
Paste Style	Cmd + Shift + V
Paste FX	Cmd + Alt + V
Paste Without Formatting	Cmd + Shift + Alt + V
Paste Inside	Cmd + Alt + V
Fill	Shift + F5
Repair	Alt + Tab

Layer Operations

Action	Shortcut
Select all layers	Cmd + Alt + A
Group	Cmd + G
Ungroup	Cmd + Shift + G
Duplicate	Cmd + J
Invert	Cmd + I
Move to Front	Cmd + Shift + ]
Move Forward One	Cmd + ]
Move to Back	Cmd + Shift + [
Move Backward One	Cmd + [
New Layer	Cmd + Shift + N
Merge Down	Cmd + E
Merge Selected	Cmd + Shift + E
Merge Visible	Cmd + Shift + Alt + E
Toggle between Frequency Separation layers	F
Edit Live Projection	Cmd + Alt + P

Brushes

Action	Shortcut
Change opacity of selected layer content / brush tool	0-9
Increase/Decrease brush width	[/]

Text

Action	Shortcut
Larger text	Cmd + >
Smaller text	Cmd + <
Precisely larger text	Cmd + Alt + >
Precisely smaller text	Cmd + Alt + <
Tighten (Kerning)	Alt + Left
Loosen (Kerning)	Alt + Right
Tighten further	Alt + Shift + Left
Loosen further	Alt + Shift + Right
Bold	Cmd + B
Italic	Cmd + I
Underline	Cmd + U
Show Character	Cmd + T
Show Font	Cmd + Shift + T
Superscript	Cmd + Alt + +
Subscript	Cmd + Alt + -
Align Left	Cmd + Alt + L
Align Right	Cmd + Alt + R
Align Center	Cmd + Alt + C
Justify Left	Cmd + Alt + Shift + \
Increase paragraph leading	Alt + Down
Decrease paragraph leading	Alt + Up
Precise paragraph leading increase	Cmd + Shift + Up
Precise paragraph leading decrease	Cmd + Shift + Down
Raise Baseline	Alt + Shift + Up
Lower Baseline	Alt + Shift + Down
Precise baseline raise	Cmd + Alt + Shift + Up
Precise baseline lower	Cmd + Alt + Shift + Down
Special characters	Cmd + Alt + Space
Line break	Cmd + Enter
Non-breaking space	Alt + Space
En dash	Alt + -
Em dash	Alt + Shift + -
Spelling options	Cmd + Shift + ;

View

Action	Shortcut
Zoom In	Cmd + +
Zoom Out	Cmd + -
Zoom to Fit	Cmd + 0
Zoom to 100%	Cmd + 1
Zoom to 200%	Cmd + 2
Zoom to 400%	Cmd + 3
Zoom to 800%	Cmd + 4
Zoom to Actual Size	Cmd + 8
Zoom to Pixel Size	Cmd + 9
Hotkey Panning	Space
Hotkey Zoom In	Cmd + Space
View Tool	H
Switch between views	Cmd + Tab
Show Rulers	Cmd + R
Show Guides	Cmd + ；
Show Grid	Cmd + ‘

Pixel Selection / Mask

Action	Shortcut
Select All	Cmd + A
Deselect	Cmd + D
Invert Pixel Selection	Cmd + Shift + I
Add to selection (Marquee or Freehand only)	Cmd
Remove from selection	Alt
Grow or Shrink	Cmd + B
Feather	Shift + F6
Refine Edge	Cmd + Alt + R
Move selection by 1 pixel increments	(arrows)
Move selection by 10 pixel increments	Shift + (arrows)
Quick Mask	Q
Invert Mask	Cmd + I

Workspace

Action	Shortcut
Show or hide Studio panels	Cmd + Shift + H
Show or hide Toolbar	Cmd + Alt + T
Toggle User Interface	Tab
Hide workspace	Cmd + H

Adjustments and Filters

Action	Shortcut
Levels Adjustment	Cmd + L
HSL Adjustment	Cmd + U
Invert Adjustment	Cmd + I
Curves Adjustment	Cmd + M
Black and White Adjustment	Cmd + Shift + Alt + B
Repeat Filter	Cmd + F

Liquify Persona (Actions)

Action	Shortcut
Unmask All	Cmd + D
Invert Mask	Cmd + I
Mask All	Cmd + A

Miscellaneous

Action	Shortcut
Preferences	Cmd + ,
Liquify Persona (Switch)	Cmd + Alt + L
Export Persona (Switch)	Cmd + Alt + E
Tone Mapping Persona (Switch)	Cmd + Alt + R
Hide Others (Applications)	Cmd + Alt + H
Media Browser	Cmd + Alt + M