Blender Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A visual cheat sheet for 187 keyboard shortcuts in Blender.

General

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Cancel Blender function without making changes	`Esc`	`Esc`
Open Toolbox	`Space`	`Space`
Enter or exit Edit Mode	`Tab`	`Tab`
Load Blender file, change window to file window	`F1`	`F1`
Append parts from other files, or load as library data	`Shift` + `F1`	`Shift` + `F1`
Write Blender file, change window to file window	`F2`	`F2`
Export scene as DXF file	`Shift` + `F2`	`Shift` + `F2`
Export scene as VRML1 file	`Cmd` + `F2`	`Ctrl` + `F2`
Write picture if rendered, and file format as shown in Show button	`F3`	`F3`
Save screen dump of the active window	`Cmd` + `F3`	`Ctrl` + `F3`
Save screen dump of the entire Blender screen	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `F3`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `F3`
Show Logic context	`F4`	`F4`
Show Shading context, light, material or world sub-context	`F5`	`F5`
Show Shading context and texture sub-context	`F6`	`F6`
Show Object context	`F7`	`F7`
Show Shading context and world sub-context	`F8`	`F8`
Show Editing context	`F9`	`F9`
Show Scene background	`F10`	`F10`
Hide or Show render window	`F11`	`F11`
Start rendering from the active camera	`F12`	`F12`
Go to previous frame	`Left`	`Left`
Go to first frame	`Shift` + `Left`	`Shift` + `Left`
Go to next frame	`Right`	`Right`
Go to last frame	`Shift` + `Right`	`Shift` + `Right`
Forward 10 frames	`Up`	`Up`
Backward 10 frames	`Down`	`Down`
Change current Blender window to animation playback mode	`Alt` + `A`	`Alt` + `A`
Change current window and all 3D windows to animation playback mode	`Alt` + `Shift` + `A`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `A`
Insert key menu	`I`	`I`
Toggle render buffer	`J`	`J`
Open last saved file	`Cmd` + `O`	`Ctrl` + `O`
Exit Blender	`Q`	`Q`
Timer menu	`Cmd` + `Alt` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `T`
Save user defaults	`Cmd` + `U`	`Ctrl` + `U`
Write file without opening file window	`Cmd` + `W`	`Ctrl` + `W`
Write videoscape file	`Alt` + `W`	`Alt` + `W`
Erase all except render buffer, reload default scene	`Cmd` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `X`
Redo	`Cmd` + `Y`	`Ctrl` + `Y`
Undo	`Cmd` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Redo	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`

Object Mode

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Show all objects in visible layers centered in window	`Home`	`Home`
Select next object key	`PgUp`	`PgUp`
Add to selection next object key	`Shift` + `PgUp`	`Shift` + `PgUp`
Select previous object key	`PgDn`	`PgDn`
Add to selection previous object key	`Shift` + `PgDn`	`Shift` + `PgDn`
Select all layers	```	```
Restore previous layer setting	`Shift` + ```	`Shift` + ```
Start or stop Edit Mode	`Tab`	`Tab`
Select or deselect all	`A`	`A`
Apply size and rotation	`Cmd` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `A`
Border select	`B`	`B`
Render border (Camera view mode only)	`Shift` + `B`	`Shift` + `B`
Center view to 3D cursor	`C`	`C`
Convert menu	`Alt` + `C`	`Alt` + `C`
Copy menu	`Cmd` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `C`
Center zero view	`Shift` + `C`	`Shift` + `C`
Show draw mode menu	`D`	`D`
Duplicate selected objects	`Shift` + `D`	`Shift` + `D`
Add linked duplicate	`Alt` + `D`	`Alt` + `D`
Grab / Translate mode	`G`	`G`
Clear translation	`Alt` + `G`	`Alt` + `G`
Group select	`Shift` + `G`	`Shift` + `G`
Insert object key	`I`	`I`
Join objects	`Cmd` + `J`	`Ctrl` + `J`
Show key options	`K`	`K`
Show key selection menu	`Shift` + `K`	`Shift` + `K`
Make local	`L`	`L`
Link selected	`Cmd` + `L`	`Ctrl` + `L`
Select linked	`Shift` + `L`	`Shift` + `L`
Move to another layer	`M`	`M`
Mirror menu	`Cmd` + `M`	`Ctrl` + `M`
Transform properties panel	`N`	`N`
Clear origin	`Alt` + `O`	`Alt` + `O`
Toggle Sub-surface (Mesh objects)	`Shift` + `O`	`Shift` + `O`
Set parent	`Cmd` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `P`
Clear parent	`Alt` + `P`	`Alt` + `P`
Rotation mode	`R`	`R`
Clear rotation	`Alt` + `R`	`Alt` + `R`
Scale mode	`S`	`S`
Clear scale	`Alt` + `S`	`Alt` + `S`
Snap menu	`Shift` + `S`	`Shift` + `S`
Texture space mode	`T`	`T`
Track active object	`Cmd` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `T`
Clear old track	`Alt` + `T`	`Alt` + `T`
Make single user	`U`	`U`
Toggle vertex paint mode	`V`	`V`
Object image aspect	`Alt` + `V`	`Alt` + `V`
Object Boolean menu	`W`	`W`
Delete selected	`X`	`X`
Toggle solid mode	`Z`	`Z`
Toggle shaded mode	`Shift` + `Z`	`Shift` + `Z`
Toggle texture mode	`Alt` + `Z`	`Alt` + `Z`

Edit Mode - General

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Toggle Edit Mode	`Tab`	`Tab`
Switch between Vertex, Edge, and Face select modes	`Cmd` + `Tab`	`Ctrl` + `Tab`
Select or deselect all	`A`	`A`
Circle select	`B` + `B`	`B` + `B`
Create Hook (after selecting vertices)	`Cmd` + `H`	`Ctrl` + `H`
Properties panel	`N`	`N`
Toggle Proportional Editing	`O`	`O`
Switch between Smooth/Sharp Proportional Editing	`Shift` + `O`	`Shift` + `O`
Separate selected	`P`	`P`
Make vertex parent	`Cmd` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `P`
Shear	`Cmd` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `S`
Undo	`U`	`U`
Special popup menu	`W`	`W`
Warp	`Shift` + `W`	`Shift` + `W`

Edit Mode - Mesh

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Select more (connected vertices)	`Cmd` + `+`	`Ctrl` + `+`
Select less	`Cmd` + `-`	`Ctrl` + `-`
Extrude selected	`E`	`E`
Sub-surface edge crease	`Shift` + `E`	`Shift` + `E`
Mark LSCM seam	`Cmd` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `E`
Make Edge/Face	`F`	`F`
Fill	`Shift` + `F`	`Shift` + `F`
Beauty fill	`Alt` + `F`	`Alt` + `F`
Flip faces	`Cmd` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `F`
Hide selected	`H`	`H`
Hide unselected	`Shift` + `H`	`Shift` + `H`
Reveal all	`Alt` + `H`	`Alt` + `H`
Join faces to quads	`Alt` + `J`	`Alt` + `J`
Knife menu	`K`	`K`
Select linked	`L`	`L`
Mirror	`M`	`M`
Merge vertices	`Alt` + `M`	`Alt` + `M`
Calculate normals outside	`Cmd` + `N`	`Ctrl` + `N`
Calculate normals inside	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `N`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `N`
Scale each vertex along local normal	`Alt` + `S`	`Alt` + `S`
Triangulate faces	`Cmd` + `T`	`Ctrl` + `T`
Split	`Y`	`Y`

Vertex Paint

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Set all vertices to current color	`Shift` + `K`	`Shift` + `K`
Undo	`U`	`U`
Mix color across shared vertices	`W`	`W`

UV Editor

Action	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
LSCM Unwrap	`E`	`E`
Pin selected vertices	`P`	`P`
Unpin selected vertices	`Alt` + `P`	`Alt` + `P`