GIMP keyboard shortcuts

Toolbox

Switch tools from the keyboard, then continue editing with the active tool instead of returning to the toolbox.

Action	Windows	Linux
Open Help	`F1`	`F1`
Open Context Help	`ShiftF1`	`ShiftF1`
Rectangle Select	`R`	`R`
Ellipse Select	`E`	`E`
Free Select	`F`	`F`
Fuzzy Select	`U`	`U`
Select by Color	`ShiftO`	`ShiftO`
Scissors Select	`I`	`I`
Paths	`B`	`B`
Color Picker	`O`	`O`
Move	`M`	`M`
Crop or Resize	`ShiftC`	`ShiftC`
Rotate	`ShiftR`	`ShiftR`
Scale	`ShiftT`	`ShiftT`
Shear	`ShiftS`	`ShiftS`
Perspective	`ShiftP`	`ShiftP`
Flip	`ShiftF`	`ShiftF`
Text	`T`	`T`
Bucket Fill	`ShiftB`	`ShiftB`
Blend	`G`	`G`
Pencil	`N`	`N`
Paintbrush	`P`	`P`
Eraser	`ShiftE`	`ShiftE`
Airbrush	`A`	`A`
Ink	`K`	`K`
Clone	`C`	`C`
Blur or Sharpen	`ShiftU`	`ShiftU`
Smudge	`S`	`S`
Dodge or Burn	`ShiftD`	`ShiftD`
Swap foreground and background colors	`X`	`X`
Restore default colors	`D`	`D`

Create, open, save, duplicate, and export images using the file commands in GIMP's quick reference.

Open commonly used docks, move through dialog controls, and change the GIMP window view from the keyboard.