Want to speed things up in Photoshop? To get you on your way to super efficiency, you’ll need to learn as many quick keyboard commands as possible.
Here’s our comprehensive list of handy shortcuts of tools, file, select, filter, channel, analysis, edit, layer, 3D, image, blending modes, view, navigation, painting, pen tool…..which will help you to fasten up your designing.
Tools
| Add Mode (Shape Tools) | + |
| Subtract mode (Shape Tools) | – |
| Lock transparency pixels (on/off) | / |
| Decrease brush size | [ |
| Increase brush size | ] |
| Decrease brush hardness by 25% | Shift + [ |
| Increase brush hardness by 25% | Shift + ] |
| Previous brush | , |
| Next brush | . |
| First brush | Shift + , |
| Last brush | Shift + . |
| Tool opacity 10% → 100% | 1 → 0 |
| Flow 10% → 100% | Shift + 1 → 0 |
| Path / Direct Selection Tools | A |
| Brush / Pencil / Colour Replacement Tools | B |
| Crop / Slice / Slice selection Tools | C |
| Default Foreground and Background Colours | D |
| Eraser / Background Eraser / Magic Eraser | E |
| Gradient / Paint Bucket tools | G |
| Hand tool (bird’s eye view) | H |
| Eyedropper / Sampler / Ruler / Note / Count | I |
| Spot Healing / Healing / Patch / Red Eye | J |
| 3D Rotate / Roll / Pan / Slide / Scale tools | K |
| Lasso / Polygonal Lasso / Magnetic Lasso | L |
| Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee tools | M |
| 3D Orbit tools (Roll View / Pan View / etc.) | N |
| Dodge / Burn / Sponge tools | O |
| Pen / freedom Pen tools | P |
| Edit in Quick Mask Mode (on/off) | Q |
| Rotate View tool | R |
| Clone / Pattern Stamp tools | S |
| Type tools (Horiz / Vert / Horiz Mask / Vert Mask) | T |
| Shape tools (Rect / Round Rect / Ellipse / etc.) | U |
| Move tool | V |
| Quick selection / Magic Wand tools | W |
| Switch Foreground and Background Colours | X |
| History / Art History Brush tools | Y |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Hand toll (toggle) | Space |
| Zoom in (toggle) | cmd + space |
| Zoom Out (toggle) | Opt + space |
| Cycle Path / Direct Selection tools | Shift + A |
| Cycle brush / Pencil / Colour Replacement tools | Shift + B |
| Cycle Crop / Slice / Slice Selection tools | Shift + C |
| Crop eraser tools | Shift + E |
| Cycle Gradient / Paint Bucker tools | Shift + G |
| Cycle eyedropper / Sampler / ruler / Note / Count | Shift + I |
| Cycle Spot / Healing / Patch / Red Eye tools | Shift + J |
| Cycle 3D Rotate / Roll / Pan / Slide / Scale | Shift + K |
| Cycle Lasso tools | Shift + L |
| Cycle Rectangular / Elliptical Marquee tools | Shift + M |
| Cycle 3D Orbit tools (Roll view / Pan View / etc.) | Shift + N |
| Cycle Dodge / Burn / Sponge tools | Shift + O |
| Cycle Pen / Freedom Pen tools | Shift + P |
| Cycle Clone / Pattern Stamp tools | Shift + S |
| Cycle Type tools | Shift + T |
| Cycle shape tools (rect / Round rect / etc.) | Shift + U |
| Cycle Quick Selection / Magic Wand tools | Shift + W |
| Cycle History / art History Brush tools | Shift + Y |
| Airbrush (with Brush tools selected) | Opt + Shift + P |
Miscellaneous
| Accept operation | Return |
| Apply zoom and keep zoom field active | Shift + Return |
| Cancel operation | Esc / Cmd + |
| Don’t snap object edge while moving | Hold Ctrl while dragging |
| Highlight Fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools) | Return |
| Move Crop Marquee while creating | Hold Space while drawing |
| Play action | Cmd + Opt + |
| Switch between open documents | Cmd + ~ |
| Reset Dialog Box | Opt + Cancel (Reset)+Click |
| Undo or Redo operation beyond last one | Cmd + Opt +Z/ + Shift +Z |
| Snap Guide to Ruler ticks | Hold Shift while dragging |
File
| Browse (launch Adobe Bridge) | Cmd + Opt + O |
| Close | Cmd + W |
| Close All | Cmd + Opt + W |
| Close and Go To Bridge | Cmd + Shift + W |
| Exit | Cmd + Q |
| File Info | Cmd + Opt Shift + I |
| New Document | Cmd + N |
| New Document (last settings) | Cmd + Opt + N |
| Open | Cmd + O |
| Open Adobe Bridge | Cmd + Opt + O |
| Open As | Cmd+Opt+Shift+O |
| Page Setup | Cmd + Shift + P |
| Place | Cmd + Shift + O |
| Cmd + P | |
| Print One Copy | Cmd+Opt+Shift+P |
| Revert | F12 |
| Save | Cmd + S |
| Save As | Cmd + Shift + S |
| Save As Copy | Cmd + Opt + S |
| Save for Web & Devices | Cmd+Opt+Shift+S |
Select
| Add to a Selection | Shift |
| All | Cmd + A |
| All Layers | Cmd + Opt + A |
| Contract | Cmd + Opt + [ |
| Deselect | Cmd + D |
| Draw Marquee from Center | Opt + Marquee |
| Edit in Quick Mask Mode (on / off) | Q |
| Expand | Cmd + Opt + ] |
| Feather | Cmd + Opt + D |
| Intersection with a Selection | Shift + Opt |
| Inverse | Cmd + Shift + O |
| Make Copy of Selection / Move tool | Opt + Drag Selection |
| Make Copy of Selection when not in Move tool Selection | Cmd + Opt + Drag |
| Move Marquee while drawing selection | Hold Space + draw marquee |
| Move duplicate of selection 1 px | Cmd + ←, ↑, →, ↓ |
| Move duplicate of selection 10 px | Cmd + Opt + shift + ←, ↑, →, ↓ |
| Move selection 1 px | Cmd + ←, ↑, →, ↓ |
| Move selection 10 px | Cmd + Shift + ←, ↑, →, ↓ |
| Nudge selection outline 1 px | ←, ↑, →, ↓ |
| Nudge selection outline 10 px | Shift + ←, ↑, →, ↓ |
| Refine Edge | Cmd + Opt + R |
| Reposition selection outline | Space-drag |
| Reselect | Cmd + Shift + D |
| Subtract from a Selection | Opt |
Filter
| Add Noise | Cmd+Opt+Shift+Z |
| Gaussian Blur | Cmd+Opt+Shift+G |
| Last filter (reapply) | Cmd + F |
| Last filter ( show dialog) | Cmd + Opt + F |
| Lens Correction | Cmd+Opt+Shift+Y |
| Liquify | Cmd + Shift + X |
| Smart Sharpen | Cmd+Opt+Shift+W |
| Unsharp Mask | Cmd+Opt+Shift+U |
| Vanishing Point | Cmd + Opt +V |
Channels
| Add composite selection | Cmd+Opt+Shift+2 |
| Add layer mask selection | Cmd+Opt+Shift+\ |
| Add selection channel 1 → 7 | Cmd+Opt+Shift+3→9 |
| Alpha / composite channel (toggle) | ` |
| Layer mask as rubylith (on / off) | \ |
| Load composite as selection | Cmd + Opt + 2 |
| Load layer mask as selection | Cmd + Opt + \ |
| Load selection channel 1 → 7 | cmd + Opt + 3 → 9 |
| Select channel 1 → 7 | Cmd + 3 → 9 |
| Select composite channel | Cmd + 2 |
| Select layer mask (channel) | Cmd + \ |
Analysis
| Record Measurements | Cmd + Shift + M |
Edit
| Assign Profile | Cmd+Opt+Shift+[ |
| Convert to Profile | Cmd+Opt+Shift+] |
| Clear (selection) | Delete |
| Colour Settings | Cmd + Shift + K |
| Copy | Cmd + C |
| Copy Merged | Cmd + Shift + C |
| Cut | Cmd + X |
| Fade (last filter/adjustment) | Cmd + Shift + F |
| Fill (show dialog) | Shift + Delete |
| Fill from history | Cmd + Opt + Delete |
| Fill from history & preserve trans. | Cmd+Opt+Shift+ Delete |
| Fill w/background & preserve trans | Cmd+Shift+Delete |
| Fill w/ foreground & preserve trans | Opt + Shift + Delete |
| Fill with background colour | Cmd + Delete |
| Fill with foreground colour | Opt + Delete |
| Free Transform | Cmd + T |
| Free Transform with duplicate | Cmd + Opt + T |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Cmd+Opt+Shift+K |
| Menus | Cmd+Opt+Shift+M |
| Paste | Cmd + V |
| Paste Into (selection) | Cmd + Shift + V |
| Paste Outside (selection) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+V |
| Preferences (General) | Cmd + |
| Preferences (last used) | Cmd + Opt + K |
| Purge All | Cmd + Shift + ` |
| Purge All (no dialog) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+` |
| Step Backward (history) | Cmd + Opt + Z |
| Step Forward (history) | Cmd + Shift + Z |
| Transform Again | Cmd + Shift +T |
| Transform Again with duplicate | Cmd+Opt+Shift+T |
| Undo / Redo | Cmd + Z |
Layer
| Add-select layers to bottom layer | Opt + Shift + , |
| Add-select layers to top layer | Opt + Shift + . |
| Add-select next layer | Opt + Shift + ] |
| Add-select previous layer | Opt + Shift + [ |
| Blending Options | Cmd + Opt + / |
| Bring Forward | Cmd + ] |
| Bring to Front | Cmd + Shift + ] |
| Change to a specific blend mode | (w/Move tool) Shift +Opt+letter(ie: N=Normal, etc.) |
| Clone layer as you move it | Option-Drag |
| Convert to Smart Object | Cmd+Opt+Shift+D |
| Create / Release Clipping Mask | Cmd + Opt + G |
| Cycle down or up through blend modes | Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(-) |
| Delete Layers (Groups) | Delete |
| Duplicate Layers (Groups) | Cmd + Shift + / |
| Duplicate Layers (Groups) (no dialog) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+/ |
| Find/Select layer containing object | Ctrl-click on object w/Move tool |
| Flatten image | Cmd+Opt+shift+F |
| Group Layers | Cmd + G |
| Layer (Group) Properties | F2 / Cmd + / |
| Layer Opacity 10% → 100% | 1 → O |
| Merge Layers | Cmd + E |
| Merge Visible | Cmd + Shift + E |
| New Layer | Cmd + Shift + N |
| New Layer (no dialog) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+N |
| New Layer via copy | Cmd + J |
| New Layer via Copy (show dialog) | Cmd + Opt + J |
| New Layer via Cut | Cmd + Shift + J |
| New Layer via Cut (show dialog) | Cmd+Opt+shift+J |
| Select bottom layer | Opt + , |
| Select next layer | Opt + ] |
| Select previous layer | Opt + [ |
| Select top layer | Opt + . |
| Send Backward | Cmd + [ |
| Send to Back | Cmd + Shift + [ |
| Stamp Down | Cmd + Opt + E |
| Stamp Visible | Cmd+Opt+Shift+E |
| Ungroup Layers | Cmd + Shift + G |
| Select non-contiguous layers | Cmd-Click layers |
| Select contiguous layers | Click layer, Shift-Click other layer |
| Switch to layer below/above current layer | Opt + [ or Opt – ] |
| Temporarily turn off layer mask | Shift-Click layer mask icon |
| View contents of layer mask | Opt-Click layer mask icon |
Image
| 8 Bits/Channel mode | Cmd + Opt + , |
| Arbitrary (Image Rotation) | Cmd+Opt+shift+R |
| Auto Colour | cmd + Shift + B |
| Auto Contrast | Cmd+Opt+Shift+L |
| Auto Levels | Cmd + Shift + L |
| Black & White | Cmd+Opt+Shift+B |
| Brightness/Contrast | Cmd + Opt + – |
| Brightness/Contrast (last settings) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+- |
| Canvas Size | Cmd + Opt + C |
| Colour Balance | Cmd + B |
| Colour Balance (last settings) | Cmd + Opt + B |
| Content-Aware Scale | Cmd+Opt+Shift+C |
| Crop | Cmd+Opt+Shift+H |
| Curves | Cmd+M |
| Curves (last settings) | Cmd + Opt + M |
| Desaturate | Cmd + Shift + U |
| Duplicate | Cmd + Shift + A |
| duplicate (no dialog) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+A |
| Hue/Saturation | Cmd + U |
| Huge/Saturation (last settings) | Cmd + Opt + U |
| Image Size | Cmd + Opt + I |
| Invert | Cmd + I |
| Levels | Cmd + L |
| Levels (last settings) | Cmd + Opt + L |
| Reveal All | Cmd + Shift + R |
| RGB mode | Cmd + , |
| Shadow / Highlight | Cmd + Shift + Q |
| Shadow / Highlight (last settings) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+Q |
| Trim | Cmd + Opt + Y |
| Vibrance | Cmd + Opt + + |
| Vibrance (last settings) | Cmd+Opt+Shift++ |
Blending Modes
| Cycle blending modes forward | Shift + + |
| Cycle blending modes backward | shift + – |
| Behind (brush tool) | Opt + Shift + Q |
| Clear (Brush tool) | Opt + Shift + R |
| Colour | Opt + Shift + C |
| Colour Burn | Opt + Shift + B |
| Colour Dodge | Opt + Shift + D |
| Darken | Opt + Shift + K |
| Difference | Opt + Shift + E |
| Dissolve | Opt + Shift + I |
| Exclusion | Opt + Shift + X |
| Hard Light | Opt + Shift + H |
| Hard Mix | Opt + Shift + L |
| Hue | Opt + Shift + U |
| Lighten | Opt + Shift + G |
| Linear Burn | Opt + Shift + A |
| Linear Dodge | Opt + Shift + W |
| Linear Light | Opt + Shift + J |
| Luminosity | Opt + Shift + Y |
| Multiply | Opt + Shift + M |
| Normal (Threshold) | Opt + Shift + N |
| Overlay | Opt + Shift + O |
| Pin Light | Opt + Shift + Z |
| Saturation | Opt + Shift + T |
| Screen | Opt + Shift + S |
| Soft Light | Opt + Shift + F |
| Vivid Light | Opt + Shift + V |
| Pass Through (groups) | Opt + Shift + P |
| Desaturate (Sponge tool) | Opt + Shift + D |
| Saturate (Sponge tool) | Opt + Shift + S |
| Highlights (Dodge & Burn tools) | Opt + Shift + H |
| Midtones (Dodge & Burn tools) | Opt + Shift + M |
| Shadows (Dodge & Burn tools) | Opt + Shift + S |
View
| Actual Pixel (view 100%) | Cmd+1/Cmd+Opt+0 |
| Clear Guides | Cmd+Opt+Shift+; |
| Cycle canvas colour forward | Space + F |
| Cycle canvas colour backward | Space + Shift + F |
| Cycle screen modes forward | F |
| Cycle screen modes backward | Shift + F |
| Extras (show/hide) | Cmd + H |
| Fit on Screen | Cmd + 0 |
| Gamut Warning (on / off) | Cmd + Shift + Y |
| Grid (show / hide) | Cmd + ‘ |
| Guides (lock / unlock) | Cmd + Opt + ; |
| Guides (show / hide) | Cmd + ; |
| Hide all tools and panels | Tab |
| Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar | Shift + Tab |
| Jump/Zoom to part of Image | Cmd + drag in Nav panel |
| New Guide | Cmd + Opt + ‘ |
| Proof Colours (on / off) | Cmd + Y |
| Rulers (show / /hide) | Cmd + R |
| Scroll image left or right in window | Cmd+Shift+Page Up/Down |
| Smart Guides (on / off) | Cmd + Opt + Q |
| Snap (on/off) | Cmd + Shift + ; |
| Target Path (show / hide) | Cmd + Shift + H |
| Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith | \ |
| Zoom in | Cmd++/Cmd+Space |
| Zoom in & resize window | Cmd + Opt + + |
| Zoom out | Cmd+-/Opt+Space |
| Zoom out & resize window | Cmd + Opt + – |
Adjustments panel
| Cycle blending modes forward | Opt + Shift + + |
| Cycle blending modes backward | Opt + Shift + – |
| Delete selected curve points | Delete |
| Deselect selected curve points | Cmd + D |
| Focus next entry field | Tab |
| Focus previous entry field | Shift + Tab |
| Move selected curve points 1 unit | ←, ↑, →, ↓ |
| Move selected curve points 10 units | Shift + ←, ↑, →, ↓ |
| Next curve point | + / = |
| Preview unadjusted document | \ (hold) |
| Previous curve point | – / Shift + – |
| Select channel 1 → 7 | Opt + 1 → 9 |
| Select composite | Opt + 2 |
Help
| Help | Help |
| About Photoshop | Shift + Help |
Type
| Align Center | Cmd + Shift + C |
| Align Left | Cmd + Shift + L |
| Align Right | Cmd + Shift + R |
| All Caps (on / off) | Cmd + Shift + K |
| Baseline +/- 10pt | Cmd+Opt+Shift+↑,↓ |
| Baseline +/- 2pt | Opt + Shift + ↑, ↓ |
| Bold / Faux Bold (on/off) | Cmd + Shift + B |
| Cancel changes | Esc |
| Commit changes | Ctrl + Return / Return (Keypad) |
| Cursor one word left / right | Cmd + ←, → |
| Cursor to end of line | End |
| Cursor to end of story | Cmd + End |
| Cursor to start of line | Home |
| Cursor to start of story | Cmd + Home |
| Hyphenation (on / off) | Cmd+Opt+Shift+H |
| Italic / Faux Italic (on / off) | Cmd + Shift + I |
| Justify Paragraph (Force Last Line) | Cmd + Shift + F |
| Justify Paragraph (Left Align Last Line) | Cmd + Shift + J |
| Kerning +/- 100/1000 em | Cmd + Opt + ←, → |
| Kerning +/- 20/1000 em | Opt + ←, → |
| Leading +/- 10pt | Cmd + Opt + ↑, ↓ |
| Leading +/- 2pt | Opt + ↑, ↓ |
| Previous / next paragraph | Cmd + ↑, ↓ |
| Regular (on / off) | Cmd + Shift + Y |
| Select one character to left / right | Shift + ←, → |
| Select one line (to end) up / down | Cmd + Shift + ↑, ↓ |
| Select one line up /down | Shift + ↑, ↓ |
| Select one word to left / right | Cmd + Shift + ←, → |
| Select type to end of line | Shift + End |
| Select type to end of Story | Cmd + Shift + End |
| Select type to start of line | Shift + Home |
| Select type to start of story | Cmd + Shift + Home |
| Set Horizontal Scale to 100% | Cmd + Shift + X |
| Set Leading to Auto | Cmd+Opt+Shift+A |
| Set tracking to 0 | Cmd + Shift + Q |
| Set Vertical Scale to 100% | Cmd+Opt+Shift+A |
| Show / hide type | Cmd + H |
| Small Caps (on / off) | Cmd + Shift + H |
| Strikethrough (on / off) | Cmd + Shift + / |
| Subscript (on / off) | Cmd+Opt+Shift++ |
| Superscript (on / off) | Cmd + Shift + + |
| Toggle Single / Every-Line composer | Cmd+Opt+Shift+T |
| Type size +/- 10pt | Cmd+Opt+Shift+<,> |
| Type size +/- 2pt | Cmd + Shift + <,> |
| Underline (on / off) | Cmd + Shift + U |
Navigation
| Next Document | Ctrl + Tab |
| Previous Document | Ctrl + Shift +Tab |
| Pan / zoom multiple documents | Shift-drag |
| Scroll view down 10 px | Shift + Page Down |
| Scroll view down one page | Page Down |
| Scroll view left 10 px | Cmd+Shift+Page Up |
| Scroll view left one page | Cmd + Page Up |
| Scroll view right 10 px | Cmd+Shift+PageDown |
| Scroll view right one page | Cmd + Page Down |
| Scroll view up 10 px | Shift + Page Up |
| Scroll view up one page | Page Up |
| View top left of document | Home |
| View to bottom left of document | Opt + Home |
| View bottom right of document | End |
| View to top right of document | Opt + End |
Painting
| Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF) | Number keys |
| Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON) | Shift-Number keys |
| Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON) | Number keys |
| Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF) | Shift-Number keys |
| Change to a specific blend mode | Shift + Opt + letter |
| Create fixed color target from within a dialog box | Shift-Click in image window |
| Cross-Hair Cursor | Tool + turn Caps Lock on |
| Erase to History panel’s source state | Option-Eraser |
| Decrease/Increase Brush Size | [or] |
| Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush | Shift-[ or Shift-] |
| Open brushes pop-up panel | Ctrl-Click in Image window |
| Sample as background color | Opt + Click w/Eyedrop tool |
| Switch between present Brushes | < or > |
| To get Move tool | Tool + hold Cmd |
| To get Eyedropper with Paint tools | Option |
Pen Tool
| To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen | Cmd |
| To Select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool | Option-Click |
| Convert path to a selection | Cmd-Click on path name |
Window
| All panels (show / hide) | Tab |
| All panels except Tools panel (show / hide) | Shift + Tab |
| Action panel | Opt + F9 |
| Adjustment panel (show / hide) | F3 |
| Animation panel (show / hide) | Shift + F10 |
| Brushes panel (show / hide) | F5 |
| Channels panel (show / hide) | Shift + F7 |
| Clone Source panel (show / hide) | Shift + F5 |
| Colour panel (show / hide) | F6 |
| Consolidate All to Tabs | Cmd + Shift + 0 |
| Float All in Windows | Cmd+Opt+Shift+0 |
| Histogram panel (show / hide) | Shift + F8 |
| History panel (show / hide) | F10 |
| Info panel (show / hide) | F8 |
| Layer Comps panel (show / hide) | Shift + F11 |
| Layers panel (show / hide) | F7 |
| Masks panel (show / hide) | F4 |
| Navigation panel (show / hide) | Shift + F2 |
| Notes panel (show / hide) | F11 |
| Option bar (show) | Return |
| Styles panel (show / hide) | Shift + F9 |
| Swatches panel (show / hide) | Shift + F12 |
3D
| Hide Nearest Surface | Cmd + Opt + X |
| Reveal All Surfaces | Cmd+Opt+Shift+X |
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