Design Tools
Keyboard shortcuts for UI, vector, photo and creative design apps. ShortcutRef covers 22 Design Tools apps with 885 shortcuts in total. Compare OS shortcuts side by side. Search by action, copy keys, or print a PDF reference.
Common Design Tools shortcuts
Keys these apps share most often.
| Action | Windows · macOS |
|---|---|
| Undo · shared by 21 | CtrlZ ⌘Z |
| Redo · shared by 20 | CtrlY ⌘⇧Z |
| Zoom in · shared by 17 | Ctrl ⌘ |
| Zoom out · shared by 17 | Ctrl- ⌘- |
| Copy · shared by 16 | CtrlC ⌘C |
| Paste · shared by 16 | CtrlV ⌘V |
| Select all · shared by 14 | CtrlA ⌘A |
| Cut · shared by 10 | CtrlX ⌘X |
| Duplicate · shared by 10 | CtrlD ⌘D |
| Ungroup · shared by 10 | CtrlShiftG ⌘⇧G |
| Save · shared by 10 | CtrlS ⌘S |
| Bring to front · shared by 9 | CtrlShift] ⌘⇧] |
| Send to back · shared by 9 | CtrlShift[ ⌘⇧[ |
| Zoom tool · shared by 8 | Z Z |
| Text tool · shared by 7 | T T |
| Paste in place · shared by 7 | CtrlAltV ⌘⌥V |
| Delete · shared by 7 | Delete ⌫ |
| Group · shared by 7 | CtrlG ⌘G |
All Design Tools apps
Affinity Designer40 shortcutsAffinity Designer keyboard shortcuts for vector design, node editing and layer management.Affinity Photo36 shortcutsAffinity Photo keyboard shortcuts for photo editing, layers, retouching and export.After Effects32 shortcutsAfter Effects keyboard shortcuts for motion graphics, animation, layers and timeline editing.AutoCAD34 shortcutsAutoCAD keyboard shortcuts and command aliases for drawing, modifying, and function keys.Blender75 shortcutsBlender 3D keyboard shortcuts — viewport, modeling, animation, and more.Canva32 shortcutsCanva keyboard shortcuts for design editing, text, elements and presentation workflows.Clip Studio Paint34 shortcutsClip Studio Paint keyboard shortcuts for drawing, layers, selection and tool management.Excalidraw21 shortcutsExcalidraw keyboard shortcuts for tools, selection, the canvas and editing your whiteboard sketches.Figma55 shortcutsFigma keyboard shortcuts for UI design, prototyping and collaboration.GIMP55 shortcutsGIMP keyboard shortcuts for tools, layers, selections and image editing.Illustrator72 shortcutsAdobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts for vector design and illustration.InDesign32 shortcutsInDesign keyboard shortcuts for page layout, typography, objects and publishing workflows.Inkscape44 shortcutsInkscape keyboard shortcuts for vector editing, nodes, objects and view navigation.Krita32 shortcutsKrita keyboard shortcuts for digital painting, brushes, layers and canvas navigation.LibreOffice Draw21 shortcutsLibreOffice Draw keyboard shortcuts for drawing, arranging objects, editing and navigation.Lightroom Classic32 shortcutsLightroom Classic keyboard shortcuts for photo editing, library management and develop workflows.Maya31 shortcutsAutodesk Maya keyboard shortcuts for tools, transforms, display, navigation and editing.Miro31 shortcutsMiro keyboard shortcuts for whiteboard collaboration, shapes, sticky notes and navigation.Photoshop75 shortcutsAdobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts for retouching, compositing and design.Sketch46 shortcutsSketch keyboard shortcuts for vector design, artboards, symbols and prototyping.SketchUp29 shortcutsSketchUp keyboard shortcuts for drawing, modifying, navigation and the default tools.Webflow26 shortcutsWebflow keyboard shortcuts for the visual web designer — elements, styling, navigator and preview.
