Krita keyboard shortcuts

Krita's default menu, selection, layer, canvas, brush, and text-editor shortcuts keep drawing work close to the keyboard.

Windows, macOS, Linux · 61 shortcuts

Files and application

Create, open, save, close, and quit Krita documents with the default file-menu commands.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Create a new documentCtrlNCtrlNCtrlN
Open a documentCtrlOCtrlOCtrlO
Save the current documentCtrlSCtrlSCtrlS
Save an incremental versionCtrlAltSCtrlAltSCtrlAltS
Save an incremental backupF4F4F4
Close the current documentCtrlWCtrlWCtrlW
Close all documentsCtrlShiftWCtrlShiftWCtrlShiftW
Quit KritaCtrlQCtrlQCtrlQ

Selection and clipboard

Copy, cut, paste, and manage selections. The selection source documents Insert and Delete as alternatives where provided.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Copy the selectionCtrlCorCtrlInsCtrlCorCtrlInsCtrlCorCtrlIns
Paste the clipboardCtrlVorShiftInsCtrlVorShiftInsCtrlVorShiftIns
Cut the selectionCtrlXorShiftDelCtrlXorShiftDelCtrlXorShiftDel
Copy from all layersCtrlShiftCCtrlShiftCCtrlShiftC
Copy the selection to a new layerCtrlAltJCtrlAltJCtrlAltJ
Cut the selection to a new layerCtrlShiftJCtrlShiftJCtrlShiftJ
Show or hide the selectionCtrlHCtrlHCtrlH
Select allCtrlACtrlACtrlA
Deselect allCtrlShiftACtrlShiftACtrlShiftA

Layers

Create, group, duplicate, and merge layers from the default Krita layer commands.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Duplicate the selected layerCtrlJCtrlJCtrlJ
Merge with the layer belowCtrlECtrlECtrlE
Flatten the imageCtrlShiftECtrlShiftECtrlShiftE
Insert a new paint layerInsInsIns
Create a layer groupCtrlGCtrlGCtrlG

Canvas and brush

Change the canvas view, brush state, colors, and common image adjustments while painting.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Show canvas-only modeTabTabTab
Enter or exit full-screen modeCtrlShiftFCtrlShiftFCtrlShiftF
Toggle instant previewShiftLShiftLShiftL
Activate soft proofingCtrlYCtrlYCtrlY
Toggle out-of-gamut warningsCtrlShiftYCtrlShiftYCtrlShiftY
Mirror the canvas viewMMM
Show or hide the gridCtrlShift'CtrlShift'CtrlShift'
Zoom in+++
Zoom out---
Set zoom to 100 percent111
Fit the document in the canvas222
Fit the document width in the canvas333
Toggle eraser modeEEE
Switch between the last two presets///
Make the active color darkerKKK
Make the active color lighterLLL
Decrease brush opacityIII
Increase brush opacityOOO
Reset foreground and background colorsDDD
Swap foreground and background colorsXXX
Open Levels adjustmentCtrlLCtrlLCtrlL
Open Curves adjustmentCtrlMCtrlMCtrlM
Open Color Balance adjustmentCtrlBCtrlBCtrlB
Invert colorsCtrlICtrlICtrlI

Text editor

When the vector text editor is active, use its documented editing, find, zoom, and text-formatting commands.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Save text editsCtrlSCtrlSCtrlS
Close the text editorCtrlWCtrlWCtrlW
Undo the last text editCtrlZCtrlZCtrlZ
Redo the last text editCtrlShiftZCtrlShiftZCtrlShiftZ
Find textCtrlFCtrlFCtrlF
Find the next matchF3F3F3
Find the previous matchShiftF3ShiftF3ShiftF3
Find and replace textCtrlRCtrlRCtrlR
Zoom out textCtrl-Ctrl-Ctrl-
Zoom in textCtrl+Ctrl+Ctrl+
Bold selected textCtrlBCtrlBCtrlB
Italicize selected textCtrlICtrlICtrlI
Underline selected textCtrlUCtrlUCtrlU
Apply superscriptCtrlShiftPCtrlShiftPCtrlShiftP
Apply subscriptCtrlShiftBCtrlShiftBCtrlShiftB

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