PhotoRiyaThe Photoshop shortcuts you'll use every day
If you only learn a dozen, learn these. They cover undoing, selecting, transforming and layers, and they save more time than anything else.
All Photoshop shortcuts
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Tool shortcuts
Press a letter to pick a tool. Press it again to cycle through the tools that share the key.
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Brush Toolalso: Pencil Tool | B | B |
| Clone Stamp Tool | S | S |
| Crop Toolalso: Slice Tool, Slice Select Tool | C | C |
| Dodge Toolalso: Burn Tool, Sponge Tool | O | O |
| Eraser Toolalso: Background Eraser Tool, Magic Eraser Tool | E | E |
| Eyedropper Toolalso: Ruler Tool, Note Tool, Count Tool | I | I |
| Gradient Toolalso: Paint Bucket Tool | G | G |
| Hand Tool | H | H |
| History Brush Tool | Y | Y |
| Horizontal Type Tool | T | T |
| Lasso Toolalso: Polygonal Lasso Tool | L | L |
| Magic Wand Toolalso: Quick Selection Tool, Object Selection Tool | W | W |
| Move Tool | V | V |
| Path Selection Tool | A | A |
| Pen Tool | P | P |
| Rectangle Toolalso: Ellipse Tool, Triangle Tool, Polygon Tool, Line Tool, Custom Shape Tool | U | U |
| Rectangular Marquee Toolalso: Elliptical Marquee Tool | M | M |
| Spot Healing Brush Toolalso: Healing Brush Tool | J | J |
| Zoom Tool | Z | Z |
Painting and navigation keys
Held keys and number keys while a brush or other tool is active.
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Flow (or layer fill) 10% to 100% | Shift+1 … 0 | ⇧1 … 0 |
| Hand tool while held | Space | Space |
| Harder brush | Shift+] | ⇧] |
| Larger brush | ] | ] |
| Opacity 10% to 100% (brush, or the layer for other tools) | 1 … 0 | 1 … 0 |
| Smaller brush | [ | [ |
| Softer brush | Shift+[ | ⇧[ |
| Zoom In while held | Ctrl+Space | ⌘Space |
| Zoom Out while held | Ctrl+Alt+Space | ⌘⌥Space |
File menu shortcuts
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Close | Ctrl+W | ⌘W |
| Close All | Ctrl+Alt+W | ⌘⌥W |
| Close Others | Ctrl+Alt+P | ⌘⌥P |
| Exit | Ctrl+Q | ⌘Q |
| File Info… | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I | ⌘⌥⇧I |
| New… | Ctrl+N | ⌘N |
| Open As… | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O | ⌘⌥⇧O |
| Open… | Ctrl+O | ⌘O |
| Print One Copy | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P | ⌘⌥⇧P |
| Print… | Ctrl+P | ⌘P |
| Revert | F12 | F12 |
| Save | Ctrl+S | ⌘S |
| Save As… | Ctrl+Shift+S | ⌘⇧S |
| Save a Copy… | Ctrl+Alt+S | ⌘⌥S |
| Export As…Export | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W | ⌘⌥⇧W |
| Save for Web (Legacy)…Export | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S | ⌘⌥⇧S |
Edit menu shortcuts
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | Delete | ⌦ |
| Color Settings… | Ctrl+Shift+K | ⌘⇧K |
| Content-Aware Scale | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C | ⌘⌥⇧C |
| Copy | Ctrl+C | ⌘C |
| Copy Merged | Ctrl+Shift+C | ⌘⇧C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X | ⌘X |
| Fade… | Ctrl+Shift+F | ⌘⇧F |
| Fill… | Shift+F5 | ⇧F5 |
| Free Transform | Ctrl+T | ⌘T |
| Keyboard Shortcuts… | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K | ⌘⌥⇧K |
| Menus… | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M | ⌘⌥⇧M |
| Paste | Ctrl+V | ⌘V |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | ⌘⇧Z |
| Search… | Ctrl+K | ⌘K |
| Toggle Last State | Ctrl+Alt+Z | ⌘⌥Z |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | ⌘Z |
| Paste IntoPaste Special | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V | ⌘⌥⇧V |
| Paste in PlacePaste Special | Ctrl+Shift+V | ⌘⇧V |
| AgainTransform | Ctrl+Shift+T | ⌘⇧T |
Image menu shortcuts
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Auto Color | Ctrl+Shift+B | ⌘⇧B |
| Auto Contrast | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L | ⌘⌥⇧L |
| Auto Tone | Ctrl+Shift+L | ⌘⇧L |
| Canvas Size… | Ctrl+Alt+C | ⌘⌥C |
| Image Size… | Ctrl+Alt+I | ⌘⌥I |
| Black & White…Adjustments | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B | ⌘⌥⇧B |
| Color Balance…Adjustments | Ctrl+B | ⌘B |
| Curves…Adjustments | Ctrl+M | ⌘M |
| DesaturateAdjustments | Ctrl+Shift+U | ⌘⇧U |
| Hue/Saturation…Adjustments | Ctrl+U | ⌘U |
| InvertAdjustments | Ctrl+I | ⌘I |
| Levels…Adjustments | Ctrl+L | ⌘L |
Layer menu shortcuts
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Create Clipping Mask | Ctrl+Alt+G | ⌘⌥G |
| Export As… | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+' | ⌘⌥⇧' |
| Group Layers | Ctrl+G | ⌘G |
| Hide Layers | Ctrl+, | ⌘, |
| Merge Layers | Ctrl+E | ⌘E |
| Merge Visible | Ctrl+Shift+E | ⌘⇧E |
| Quick Export as PNG | Ctrl+Shift+' | ⌘⇧' |
| Ungroup Layers | Ctrl+Shift+G | ⌘⇧G |
| Bring ForwardArrange | Ctrl+] | ⌘] |
| Bring to FrontArrange | Ctrl+Shift+] | ⌘⇧] |
| Send BackwardArrange | Ctrl+[ | ⌘[ |
| Send to BackArrange | Ctrl+Shift+[ | ⌘⇧[ |
| Layer via CopyNew | Ctrl+J | ⌘J |
| Layer via CutNew | Ctrl+Shift+J | ⌘⇧J |
| Layer…New | Ctrl+Shift+N | ⌘⇧N |
Select menu shortcuts
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| All | Ctrl+A | ⌘A |
| All Layers | Ctrl+Alt+A | ⌘⌥A |
| Deselect | Ctrl+D | ⌘D |
| Edit in Quick Mask Mode | Q | Q |
| Find Layers | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F | ⌘⌥⇧F |
| Inverse | Ctrl+Shift+I | ⌘⇧I |
| Reselect | Ctrl+Shift+D | ⌘⇧D |
| Select and Mask… | Ctrl+Alt+R | ⌘⌥R |
| Feather…Modify | Shift+F6 | ⇧F6 |
Filter menu shortcuts
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Wide Angle… | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A | ⌘⌥⇧A |
| Camera Raw Filter… | Ctrl+Shift+A | ⌘⇧A |
| Last Filter | Ctrl+Alt+F | ⌘⌥F |
| Lens Correction… | Ctrl+Shift+R | ⌘⇧R |
| Liquify… | Ctrl+Shift+X | ⌘⇧X |
| Vanishing Point… | Ctrl+Alt+V | ⌘⌥V |
View menu shortcuts
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | Ctrl+1 | ⌘1 |
| Extras | Ctrl+H | ⌘H |
| Fit on Screen | Ctrl+0 | ⌘0 |
| Gamut Warning | Ctrl+Shift+Y | ⌘⇧Y |
| Lock Guides | Ctrl+Alt+; | ⌘⌥; |
| Proof Colors | Ctrl+Y | ⌘Y |
| Rulers | Ctrl+R | ⌘R |
| Snap | Ctrl+Shift+; | ⌘⇧; |
| Zoom In | Ctrl+= | ⌘= |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl+- | ⌘- |
| GridShow | Ctrl+' | ⌘' |
| GuidesShow | Ctrl+; | ⌘; |
| Target PathShow | Ctrl+Shift+H | ⌘⇧H |
Window menu shortcuts
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Actions | Alt+F9 | ⌥F9 |
| Brush Settings | F5 | F5 |
| Brush Settings | F5 | F5 |
| Color | F6 | F6 |
| Color | F6 | F6 |
| Info | F8 | F8 |
| Layers | F7 | F7 |
| Layers | F7 | F7 |
Layers, colours, fills and more
Shortcuts that aren't tied to a single menu.
| Command | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Add Layer Above to Selection | Alt+Shift+] | ⌥⇧] |
| Add Layer Below to Selection | Alt+Shift+[ | ⌥⇧[ |
| Cycle Screen Mode | F | F |
| Default Foreground and Background Colors | D | D |
| Fill with Background Color | Ctrl+Backspace | ⌘⌫ |
| Fill with Background Color, Preserve Transparency | Ctrl+Shift+Backspace | ⌘⇧⌫ |
| Fill with Foreground Color | Alt+Backspace | ⌥⌫ |
| Fill with Foreground Color, Preserve Transparency | Alt+Shift+Backspace | ⌥⇧⌫ |
| Free Transform a Copy | Ctrl+Alt+T | ⌘⌥T |
| Make Selection from Path | Ctrl+Enter | ⌘↩ |
| Select Bottom Layer | Alt+, | ⌥, |
| Select Layer Above | Alt+] | ⌥] |
| Select Layer Below | Alt+[ | ⌥[ |
| Select Top Layer | Alt+. | ⌥. |
| Stamp Down | Ctrl+Alt+E | ⌘⌥E |
| Stamp Visible | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E | ⌘⌥⇧E |
| Switch Foreground and Background Colors | X | X |
| Target Channel 3 | Ctrl+3 | ⌘3 |
| Target Channel 4 | Ctrl+4 | ⌘4 |
| Target Channel 5 | Ctrl+5 | ⌘5 |
| Target Channel 6 | Ctrl+6 | ⌘6 |
| Target Channel 7 | Ctrl+7 | ⌘7 |
| Target Channel 8 | Ctrl+8 | ⌘8 |
| Target Channel 9 | Ctrl+9 | ⌘9 |
| Target Composite Channel | Ctrl+2 | ⌘2 |
| Transform Again on a Copy | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T | ⌘⌥⇧T |
How to learn shortcuts faster
- Learn one group at a time. Start with tools (single letters), then selections, then layers.
- Press a tool's letter again to cycle. Several tools share a key, for example M switches between the rectangular and elliptical marquee.
- Hold Space for the Hand tool while painting or selecting, so you never leave the tool you're using to move around.
- Use the number keys for opacity. 5 sets 50%, and typing two digits quickly, like 4 then 5, sets 45%.
- Search the menus. When you can't remember a shortcut, Ctrl+K (⌘K) opens command search in PhotoRiya.
Windows and Mac keys
Photoshop uses the same shortcuts on both systems with different key names. The tables show both. In short: Ctrl on Windows is Command (⌘) on a Mac, Alt is Option (⌥), Shift is ⇧ and Backspace is Delete (⌫). The switch at the top of the page hides the column you don't need.
Questions people ask
What is the shortcut for undo and redo in Photoshop?
Undo is Ctrl+Z on Windows and ⌘Z on a Mac. Redo is Ctrl+Shift+Z or ⌘⇧Z. Ctrl+Alt+Z toggles the last state.
How do I deselect in Photoshop?
Press Ctrl+D (⌘D on a Mac). To bring the selection back, press Ctrl+Shift+D to reselect, and Ctrl+Shift+I inverts a selection.
What is the shortcut for Free Transform?
Ctrl+T on Windows, ⌘T on a Mac. Ctrl+Shift+T repeats the last transform.
How do I duplicate a layer with a shortcut?
Press Ctrl+J (⌘J on a Mac). It makes a new layer from the active layer, or from the current selection if there is one.
How do I change the brush size with the keyboard?
Press ] for a larger brush and [ for a smaller one. Add Shift to make the brush harder or softer.
Are Photoshop shortcuts different on Mac and Windows?
They're the same keys with different names: the Mac's ⌘ Command is Ctrl on Windows, and ⌥ Option is Alt. Use the Windows and Mac switch above, or read the two columns in each table.
Can I change the shortcuts?
In Photoshop you can, with Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts. PhotoRiya has the same command in the same place, so you can remap any shortcut there.
Is this the complete list of Photoshop shortcuts?
It lists the default shortcuts of the commands, tools and painting keys that PhotoRiya implements, which follow Photoshop's defaults. Photoshop has a few more for panels and individual dialogs that aren't included.
Is the shortcut list free?
Yes, with no account, no ads and no limit. It runs in your browser and works on a phone as well as a computer.