Photoshop Shortcuts

Time-saving Adobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts, with Windows and Mac keys, file and history, view and zoom, single-key tool selection, layers, and selections and editing.

The Adobe Photoshop shortcuts that speed up everyday editing, with Windows and macOS keys. Single-letter shortcuts select tools; press Shift+the letter to cycle through a tool group. On Mac, Cmd stands in for Ctrl and Option for Alt.

File & history

ActionWindowsMac
New / Open Ctrl+N / Ctrl+O Cmd+N / Cmd+O
Save / Save As Ctrl+S / Ctrl+Shift+S Cmd+S / Cmd+Shift+S
Export As Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W Cmd+Shift+Option+W
Undo / Redo Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z Cmd+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z
Step backward Ctrl+Alt+Z Cmd+Option+Z

View & zoom

ActionWindowsMac
Zoom in / out Ctrl+Plus / Ctrl+Minus Cmd+Plus / Cmd+Minus
Fit on screen Ctrl+0 Cmd+0
100% (actual pixels) Ctrl+1 Cmd+1
Hand tool (temporary) Hold Space Hold Space
Show / hide rulers Ctrl+R Cmd+R
Show / hide extras Ctrl+H Cmd+H

Tools (single keys)

ActionWindowsMac
Move V V
Marquee select M M
Lasso L L
Brush B B
Clone stamp S S
Eraser E E
Crop C C
Type T T
Default fg/bg colors D D
Swap fg/bg colors X X

Layers

ActionWindowsMac
New layer Ctrl+Shift+N Cmd+Shift+N
Duplicate layer Ctrl+J Cmd+J
Group layers Ctrl+G Cmd+G
Merge down Ctrl+E Cmd+E
Merge visible Ctrl+Shift+E Cmd+Shift+E
Create clipping mask Ctrl+Alt+G Cmd+Option+G
Move layer up / down Ctrl+] / Ctrl+[ Cmd+] / Cmd+[

Select & edit

ActionWindowsMac
Select all / Deselect Ctrl+A / Ctrl+D Cmd+A / Cmd+D
Reselect Ctrl+Shift+D Cmd+Shift+D
Inverse selection Ctrl+Shift+I Cmd+Shift+I
Free Transform Ctrl+T Cmd+T
Fill Shift+F5 Shift+F5
Brush size down / up [ / ] [ / ]
Brush hardness down / up Shift+[ / Shift+] Shift+[ / Shift+]

Hold Space at any time to pan with the Hand tool, then release to return to your previous tool. Tap Tab to hide every panel for a clean, full-screen view of your image, press it again to bring them back.

What this does

A Photoshop shortcuts reference lists time-saving keyboard shortcuts with Windows and Mac keys — file and history, view and zoom, tools, layers, and selections.

How to use it

  1. Browse by task.
  2. Find the Windows or Mac keys.
  3. Copy the shortcut with one tap.
  4. Use it in Photoshop.

Example

Press B for the Brush tool, V for the Move tool.

Sources & methodology

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Frequently asked questions

How do single-letter tool shortcuts work?

Press a letter to pick a tool (B for Brush, V for Move). Press Shift+the letter to cycle through the tools grouped under it.

How do I quickly pan around the image?

Hold the Space bar to temporarily switch to the Hand tool, drag to pan, then release to return to your previous tool.

How can I hide the panels for a clean view?

Press Tab to hide all panels and toolbars for a full-screen look at your image; press Tab again to bring them back.