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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










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

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