GIMP Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Cheat sheet for 97 keyboard shortcuts in GIMP.

Help

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Help	`F1`	`F1`
Context Help	`Shift` + `F1`	`Shift` + `F1`

Toolbox

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Rectangle Select	`R`	`R`
Ellipse Select	`E`	`E`
Free Select	`F`	`F`
Fuzzy Select	`U`	`U`
Select by Color	`Shift` + `O`	`Shift` + `O`
Scissors	`I`	`I`
Path	`B`	`B`
Eyedropper	`O`	`O`
Move	`M`	`M`
Crop and Resize	`Shift` + `C`	`Shift` + `C`
Rotate	`Shift` + `R`	`Shift` + `R`
Scale	`Shift` + `T`	`Shift` + `T`
Shear	`Shift` + `S`	`Shift` + `S`
Perspective	`Shift` + `P`	`Shift` + `P`
Flip	`Shift` + `F`	`Shift` + `F`
Text	`T`	`T`
Bucket Fill	`Shift` + `B`	`Shift` + `B`
Blend	`L`	`L`
Pencil	`N`	`N`
Paintbrush	`P`	`P`
Eraser	`Shift` + `E`	`Shift` + `E`
Airbrush	`A`	`A`
Ink	`K`	`K`
Clone	`C`	`C`
Convolution	`V`	`V`
Smudge	`S`	`S`
Dodge or Burn	`Shift` + `D`	`Shift` + `D`
Exchange Colors	`X`	`X`
Default Colors	`D`	`D`

File

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
New Image	`Cmd` + `N`	`Ctrl` + `N`
Open Image	`Cmd` + `O`	`Ctrl` + `O`
Open Image as New Layer	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `N`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `N`
Duplicate Image	`Cmd` + `D`	`Ctrl` + `D`
Open Recent Image 1-10	`Cmd` + `1-0`	`Ctrl` + `1-0`
Save Image	`Cmd` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `S`
Save Image with New Name	`Cmd` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `S`
Quit	`Cmd` + `Q`	`Ctrl` + `Q`

Dialogs

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Layers	`Cmd` + `L`	`Ctrl` + `L`
Brushes	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `B`
Patterns	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`
Gradients	`Cmd` + `G`	`Ctrl` + `G`
Tool Options	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `T`
Palettes	`Cmd` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `P`
Information Window	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `I`
Navigation Window	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `N`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `N`
Jump to Next Widget	`Tab`	`Tab`
Jump to Previous Widget	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`
Set New Value	`Enter`	`Enter`
Activate Current Button or List	`Space`	`Space`
Switch Tabs in Multi-tab Dialog	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `PgUp`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `PgUp`
Open Location	`Shift` + `L`	`Shift` + `L`
Parent Folder	`Alt` + `Up`	`Alt` + `Up`
Folder Down	`Alt` + `Down`	`Alt` + `Down`
Home Folder	`Alt` + `Home`	`Alt` + `Home`
Close Dialog	`Esc`	`Esc`

View

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Main Menu	`F10`	`F10`
Drop-down Menu	`Shift` + `F10`	`Shift` + `F10`
Toggle Full Screen	`F11`	`F11`
Toggle Quick Mask	`Shift` + `Q`	`Shift` + `Q`
Close Document Window	`Cmd` + `W`	`Ctrl` + `W`
Zoom In	`+`	`+`
Zoom Out	`-`	`-`
Zoom 1:1	`1`	`1`
Shrink Wrap	`Cmd` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `E`
Fit Image in Window	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`
Toggle Rulers	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `R`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `R`
Toggle Guides	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `T`

Edit

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Undo	`Cmd` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Redo	`Cmd` + `Y`	`Ctrl` + `Y`
Copy Selection	`Cmd` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `C`
Cut Selection	`Cmd` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `X`
Copy Visible	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C`
Paste as New Image	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`
Paste Clipboard	`Cmd` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `V`
Clear Selection	`Cmd` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Named Copy Selection	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C`
Named Cut Selection	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `X`
Named Paste Clipboard	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`
Fill with FG Color	`Cmd` + `,`	`Ctrl` + `,`
Fill with BG Color	`Cmd` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `.`
Fill with Pattern	`Cmd` + `;`	`Ctrl` + `;`

Layers

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Select Layer Above	`PgUp`	`PgUp`
Select Layer Below	`PgDn`	`PgDn`
Select First Layer	`Home`	`Home`
Select Last Layer	`End`	`End`
Merge Visible Layers	`Cmd` + `M`	`Ctrl` + `M`
Anchor Layer	`Cmd` + `H`	`Ctrl` + `H`

Select

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Toggle Selection	`Cmd` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `T`
Select All	`Cmd` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `A`
Select None	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `A`
Invert Selection	`Cmd` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Float Selection	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `L`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `L`
Path to Selection	`Shift` + `V`	`Shift` + `V`

Plugins

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Repeat Last Plugin	`Cmd` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `F`
Reshow Last Plugin	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F`