Affinity Photo keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

This page provides a visual cheat sheet for Affinity Photo keyboard shortcuts, including shortcut combinations for various editing operations, tool usage, layer operations, 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
Switch between Stroke/Fill Color Picker	X
Swap Stroke/Fill Color Picker	Shift + X
Set No Fill on Stroke/Fill Color Picker	/
Switch between Crop Tool Overlays	O
Flip Golden Spiral Overlay (Crop Tool enabled)	Shift + O
Cancel resizing, moving, or creating operation	Esc
Move items	(arrows)
Move items by 10 measurement units	Shift + (arrows)

Vector Graphics

Action	Shortcut
Edit curves while drawing with Node Editing (from Pen)	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 documents are open	Cmd + W
Switch Document/View	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
Painting Tool Cycle	B
Erase Tool Cycle	E
Marquee Selection Tool Cycle	M
Freehand Selection Tool	L

Tools (Liquify Persona)

Action	Shortcut
Liquify Push Tool	P
Liquify Left Push 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)

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

Tools (Export Persona)

Action	Shortcut
Slice Tool	S
Layer Selection Tool	L

Tools (Panorama Persona)

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

Tools (Tone Mapping Persona)

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

General Editing

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	Cmd + ]
Move to Back	Cmd + Shift + [
Move Backward	Cmd + [
New Layer	Cmd + Shift + N
Merge Down	Cmd + E
Merge Selected	Cmd + Shift + E
Merge Visible	Cmd + Shift + Alt + E
Switch between Frequency Separation Layers	F
Edit Live Projection	Cmd + Alt + P

Brushes

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

Text

Action	Shortcut
Larger Text	Cmd + >
Smaller Text	Cmd + <
Precise Larger Text	Cmd + Alt + >
Precise 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 Characters	Cmd + T
Show Typography	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 Increase Leading	Cmd" + Shift+Up`
Precise Paragraph Decrease Leading	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`
Pan (with Hotkey)	`Space"
Zoom In (with Hotkey)	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/Freehand only)	`Cmd"
Subtract from Selection	`Alt"
Expand or Contract	Cmd" + B`
Feather	Shift" + F6`
Refine Edge	Cmd" + Alt+R`
Move Selection in 1-pixel Increments	(arrows)
Move Selection in 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

Action	Shortcut
Mask All	Cmd" + D`
Invert Mask	Cmd" + I`
Clear Mask	Cmd" + A`

Miscellaneous

Action	Shortcut
Preferences	Cmd" + ,`
Liquify Persona	Cmd" + Alt+L`
Export Persona	Cmd" + Alt+E`
Develop Persona	Cmd" + Alt+R`
Hide Others (Applications)	Cmd" + Alt+H`
Media Browser	Cmd" + Alt+M`