GIMP shortcuts can be a useful tool for speeding up your workflow while working with GIMP. It is not necessary for there to be a shortcut assigned to every tool or command. Learning these GIMP shortcut keys will be a good investment of your time.
I would advise you not to be afraid to try out different GIMP shortcuts. Below is a list of GIMP shortcuts for Windows & Mac users. You can use these shortcuts to better suit the way you want to work. Download the GIMP shortcuts for Windows as well as Mac users in PDF form.
File Operations Shortcuts Action GIMP Shortcuts Windows GIMP Shortcuts Mac New Image Ctrl + N Command + N Open Image Ctrl + O Command + O Open as Layers Ctrl + Alt + O Command + Option + O Create a new Image from Clipboard Ctrl + Shift + V Command + Shift + V Save Image Ctrl + S Command + S Save As Ctrl + Shift + S Command + Shift + S Print Ctrl + P Command + P Close Ctrl + W Command + W Close All Ctrl + Shift + W Command + Shift + W Quit Ctrl + Q Command + Q
Edit Shortcuts Action GIMP Cheat Sheet GIMP Cheat Sheet Undo Ctrl + Z Command + Z Redo Ctrl + Y Command + Y Cut Ctrl + X Command + X Copy Ctrl + C Command + C Copy Visible Ctrl + Shift + C Command + Shift + C Paste Ctrl + V Command + V Paste as New Image Ctrl + Shift + V Command + Shift + V Clear Delete Delete Fill with Foreground Color Ctrl + , Command + , Fill with Background Color Ctrl + . Command + . Fill with Pattern Ctrl + ; Command + ;
View Shortcuts Action GIMP Hotkeys Windows GIMP Hotkeys Mac Shrink Wrap Ctrl + E Command + E Toggle Fullscreen View F11 F11 Show Selection Ctrl + T Command + T Show Guides Ctrl + Shift + T Command + Shift + T Show Rulers Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R
Layers Shortcuts Action GIMP Cheat Sheet GIMP Cheat Sheet New Layer Ctrl + Shift + N Command + Shift + N Duplicate Layer Ctrl + Shift + D Command + Shift + D Anchor Layer Ctrl + H Command + H Select Previous Layer Page Up key Page Up key Select Next Layer Page Down key Page Down key Select Top Layer Home Home Select Bottom Layer End End
Select Shortcuts Action GIMP Shortcuts Windows GIMP Shortcuts Mac Select All Ctrl + A Command + A Select None Ctrl + Shift + A Command + Shift + A Invert Selection Ctrl + I Command + I Create a Floating Selection Ctrl + Shift + L Command + Shift + L Select by Color Shift + O Shift + O Select from Path Shift + V Shift + V Toggle Quick Mask Shift + Q Shift + Q
Paint Tools Shortcuts Action GIMP Shortcuts Windows GIMP Shortcuts Mac Bucket Fill Shift + B Shift + B Eraser Shift + E Shift + E Blur or Sharpen Shift + U Shift + U Dodge or Burn Shift + D Shift + D Blend L L Pencil N N Paintbrush P P Airbrush A A Ink K K Clone C C Heal H H Smudge S S
Transform Tools Shortcuts Action GIMP Shortcut keys Windows GIMP Shortcut keys Mac Align Q Q Move M M Crop 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
Image Operations Shortcuts Action GIMP Shortcut keys Windows GIMP Shortcuts Mac Duplicate Image Ctrl + D Command + D Merge Visible Layers Ctrl + M Command + M Display Image Properties Alt + Enter Option + Return
Selection Tools Shortcuts Action GIMP Shortcut keys Windows GIMP Shortcuts Mac Rectangle Select R R Ellipse Select E E Free Select F F Fuzzy Select U U Select by Color Shift + O Shift + O Intelligent Scissors I I
Dockable dialogs Shortcuts Action GIMP Shortcut keys Windows GIMP Shortcut keys Mac Layers Ctrl + L Command + L Brushes Ctrl + Shift + B Command + Shift + B Patterns Ctrl + Shift + P Command + Shift + P Gradients Ctrl + G Command + G Toolbox Ctrl + B Command + B
Others Shortcuts Action GIMP Shortcuts Windows GIMP Shortcuts Mac Help F1 F1 Context Sensitive Help Shift + F1 Shift + F1 Plug-In Ctrl + Shift + F Command + Shift + F Repeat the Last Plug-In Ctrl + F Command + F
GIMP is 100% free and can perform all the tasks that Photoshop software can. Take a look at Adobe Photoshop Shortcut keys . GIMP is particularly important for Linux users, as Photoshop is not supported on Linux devices.
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