80 Krita Keyboard Shortcuts

The only intention of listing down Krita Shortcuts is very clear, to help you increase productivity and work as fast as possible. Krita is a 2D Paint application program. GIMP is an alternative to Krita hence we have listed GIMP shortcuts as well on our website.

Below listed are Krita Shortcuts for Windows users. Download Krita Shortcuts for Windows users in PDF form.

Most used Krita Shortcuts

ActionKrita shortcuts
OpenCtrl + O
NewCtrl + N
CopyCtrl + C
PasteCtrl + V
Copy mergedCtrl + Shift + C
CutCtrl + X
UndoCtrl + Z
RedoCtrl + Shift + Z
Select allCtrl + A
DeselectCtrl + Shift + D
SaveCtrl + S
Save asCtrl + Shift + S
Save incrementalCtrl + Alt + S
Save incremental backupF4
ExportF5
PrintCtrl + P
QuitCtrl + Q
CloseCtrl + W
HelpF1

Zoom Shortcuts

ActionKrita Shortcuts
Zoom inCtrl + +
Zoom outCtrl + –
Zoom 1:11
Zoom to fit2
Zoom to fit the width3

Colour Shortcuts

ActionKrita Shortcut keys
Increase opacityI
Decrease opacityD
Fill with the foreground colorShift + Backspace
Darken colourK
Brush toolB
Show common colorC
Lighten colourL
Color balanceCtrl + B
Swap foreground or background colorsX
Show color historyH

Painting Shortcuts

ActionKrita Hotkeys
Eraser modeE
New paint layerInsert key
ClearDelete
Fill with background-colourBackspace
Pick layerR
Activate next layerPage Up key
Activate the previous layerPage Down key
Gradient toolG
Move toolT
Multi brushQ
Colour pickP
Merge downCtrl + E
Rect. selectionCtrl + R
Transform toolCtrl + T
HSV or HSL adjustCtrl + U
InvertCtrl + I
Duplicate layerCtrl + D
LevelsCtrl + L
Display selectionCtrl + H
Wrap-around modeW
Switch to the previous preset/

Set or Reset Shortcuts

ActionKrita Hotkeys
PaletteF
Elliptical selectionJ
Increase brush size]
Decrease brush size[
Previous fav preset,
Next fav preset.
Switch to the previous preset/
Reset picker – BWD

Rotate Shortcuts

ActionKrita Hotkeys
Rotate rightCtrl + ]
Rotate leftCtrl + [
Rotate right6
Rotate left4
Rotate reset5
Reset canvas viewCtrl + ‘

Pan & Canvas Shortcuts

ActionKrita Shortcut keys
Pan leftLeft Arrow key
Pan rightRight Arrow key
Pan upUp Arrow key
Pan downDown Arrow key
Canvas only modeTab
Toggle fullscreenF11

Others Shortcuts

ActionKrita Shortcut keys
Colour selectorShift + I
Set mirror axisShift + R
Hide tip toolbarShift + H
Show dockersShift + B
Minimal shade selectorShift + N
Mypaint shade selectorShift + M
Undo polygon selection pointsShift + Z
What’s thisShift + F1
Flatten imageCtrl + Shift + E
Total refreshCtrl + Shift + R
Full-screen modeCtrl + Shift + F
DesaturateCtrl + Shift + U
Invert selectionCtrl + Shift + I
DeselectCtrl + Shift + A

All the above Krita shortcuts are used to enhance working efficiency and save some working time. Many consider Photoshop over Krita since Photoshop has more features. But Krita has tools that are relevant to digital printing. Hence, you must check out Photoshop Shortcut Keys as well.

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