Bear Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

This page provides a visual cheat sheet for Bear notes software shortcuts, including various editing operations, tool usage, layer operations, text editing, view control, and other functional shortcut combinations.

Editing

Operation	Shortcut
Resize Document	Cmd + Alt + I
Resize Canvas	Cmd + Alt + C
Reset Selection Box	.
Toggle Snapping	;
Erase Current Layer with Pixel Tool	Cmd
Toggle between Stroke/Fill Color Picker	X
Swap Stroke/Fill Color Picker	Shift + X
Set No Fill on Stroke/Fill Color Picker	/
Toggle between Crop Tool Overlays	O
Flip Golden Spiral Overlay (Crop Tool enabled)	Shift + O
Cancel Resize, Move, or Create Operation	Esc
Move Item	(arrows)
Move Item by 10x Measurement Unit	Shift + (arrows)

Vector Graphics

Operation	Shortcut
Edit curves while drawing with Node Edit (from Pen)	Cmd
Convert to Curves	Cmd + Enter

File

Operation	Shortcut
New Document	Cmd + N
New from Clipboard	Cmd + Shift + Alt + N
Open Document	Cmd + O
Close Document, or Exit App if no document open	Cmd + W
Toggle Document/View	Cmd + Tab
Save	Cmd + S
Save As	Cmd + Shift + S
Export	Cmd + Shift + Alt + S
Print	Cmd + P

Tools

Operation	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

Tools (Liquify Persona)

Operation	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

Tools (Develop Persona)

Operation	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

Tools (Export Persona)

Operation	Shortcut
Slice Tool	S
Layer Selection Tool	L

Tools (Panorama Persona)

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

Tools (Tone Mapping Persona)

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

Edit

Operation	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 Format	Cmd + Shift + Alt + V
Paste Inside	Cmd + Alt + V
Fill	Shift + F5
Inpaint	Alt + Tab

Layer Operations

Operation	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 One Step Forward	Cmd + ]
Move to Back	Cmd + Shift + [
Move One Step Backward	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

Operation	Shortcut
Change Opacity of Selected Layer Content/Brush Tool	0-9
Increase/Decrease Brush Width	[/]

Text

Operation	Shortcut
Larger Text	Cmd + >
Smaller Text	Cmd + <
Precise Larger Text	Cmd + Alt + >
Precise Smaller Text	Cmd + Alt + <
Tighten	Alt + Left
Loosen	Alt + Right
Tighten More	Alt + Shift + Left
Loosen More	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
Align Left (Justified)	Cmd + Alt + Shift + \
Increase Paragraph Leading	Alt + Down
Decrease Paragraph Leading	Alt + Up
Precise Increase Paragraph Leading	Cmd + Shift + Up
Precise Decrease Paragraph Leading	Cmd + Shift + Down
Raise Baseline	Alt + Shift + Up
Lower Baseline	Alt + Shift + Down
Precise Raise Baseline	Cmd + Alt + Shift + Up
Precise Lower Baseline	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

Operation	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 Pan	Space
Hotkey Zoom	Cmd + Space
View Tool	H
Toggle between Views	Cmd + Tab
Show Rulers	Cmd + R
Show Guides	Cmd + ;
Show Grid	Cmd + '

Pixel Selection / Masking

Operation	Shortcut
Select All	Cmd + A
Deselect	Cmd + D
Invert Pixel Selection	Cmd + Shift + I
Add to Selection (Marquee or Freehand tool only)	Cmd
Subtract from Selection	Alt
Expand or Contract	Cmd + B
Feather	Shift + F6
Refine Edge	Cmd + Alt + R
Move Selection Contents in 1 px Increments	(arrows)
Move Selection Contents in 10 px Increments	Shift + (arrows)
Quick Mask	Q
Invert Mask	Cmd + I

Workspace

Operation	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

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

Liquify Persona

Operation	Shortcut
Mask All	Cmd + D
Invert Mask	Cmd + I
Clear Mask	Cmd + A

Miscellaneous

Operation	Shortcut
Preferences	Cmd + ,
Liquify Persona	Cmd + Alt + L
Export Persona	Cmd + Alt + E
Develop Persona	Cmd + Alt + R
Hide Others (Apps)	Cmd + Alt + H
Media Browser	Cmd + Alt + M