Skip to content
Start making
Start makingLog in

Shortcuts

Keep your hands on the keys.

Classic pixel-editor keys for tools and frames, design-tool keys for navigation, and ⌘K for everything else. Look up any shortcut below.

Start making. It's free.Log in

Press any shortcut to see what it does. Or search the full list for the Hybrid and Classic keymaps.

Press a shortcutFocus here and press keys.
Platform

Browser shortcuts like ⌘W stay with your browser.

Keymap preset

Tools

CommandShortcut
Use brush slot⌥1/⌥2/⌥3/⌥4/⌥5/⌥6/⌥7/⌥8/⌥9Alt+1/Alt+2/Alt+3/Alt+4/Alt+5/Alt+6/Alt+7/Alt+8/Alt+9⌥1/⌥2/⌥3/⌥4/⌥5/⌥6/⌥7/⌥8/⌥9Alt+1/Alt+2/Alt+3/Alt+4/Alt+5/Alt+6/Alt+7/Alt+8/Alt+9
Move toolVVVV
Move pixels toolV VV VV VV V
Hand toolHHHH
Zoom toolZZZZ
Artboard toolAA⌥AAlt+A
Rectangular marquee toolMMMM
Elliptical marquee tool⇧MShift+M⇧MShift+M
Lasso toolQQQQ
Polygonal lasso tool⇧QShift+Q⇧QShift+Q
Magic wand toolWWWW
Pencil toolB/PB/PBB
Spray tool⇧BShift+B⇧BShift+B
Eraser toolEEEE
Eyedropper toolIIII
Paint bucket toolGGGG
Gradient tool⇧GShift+G⇧GShift+G
Line toolLLLL
Curve tool⇧LShift+L⇧LShift+L
Rectangle toolUUUU
Filled rectangle toolU UU UU UU U
Ellipse tool⇧UShift+U⇧UShift+U
Filled ellipse tool⇧U ⇧UShift+U Shift+U⇧U ⇧UShift+U Shift+U
Contour toolDDDD
Polygon tool⇧DShift+D⇧DShift+D
Text toolTTTT
Slice tool⇧CShift+C⇧CShift+C
Increase brush size=/+=/+=/+=/+
Decrease brush size−-−-
Pan (hold)SpaceSpaceSpaceSpace
Eyedropper (hold)⌥Alt⌥Alt
Move (hold)⌘Ctrl⌘Ctrl

Edit

CommandShortcut
Shift left⇧⌘←Ctrl+Shift+←⇧⌘←Ctrl+Shift+←
Shift right⇧⌘→Ctrl+Shift+→⇧⌘→Ctrl+Shift+→
Shift up⇧⌘↑Ctrl+Shift+↑⇧⌘↑Ctrl+Shift+↑
Shift down⇧⌘↓Ctrl+Shift+↓⇧⌘↓Ctrl+Shift+↓
Hue/Saturation…⌘UCtrl+U⌘UCtrl+U
New brush⌘BCtrl+B⌘BCtrl+B
Undo⌘ZCtrl+Z⌘ZCtrl+Z
Redo⇧⌘Z/⌃YCtrl+Shift+Z/Ctrl+Y⌘Y/⇧⌘ZCtrl+Y/Ctrl+Shift+Z
Cut⌘XCtrl+X⌘XCtrl+X
Copy⌘CCtrl+C⌘CCtrl+C
Copy merged⇧⌘CCtrl+Shift+C⇧⌘CCtrl+Shift+C
Paste⌘VCtrl+V⌘VCtrl+V
Paste as new layer⇧⌘VCtrl+Shift+V⇧⌘VCtrl+Shift+V
Delete⌦/⌫Del/Backspace⌦/⌫Del/Backspace
Erase selection⌦/⌫Del/Backspace⌦/⌫Del/Backspace
Fill selectionFFFF
Stroke selectionSSSS
Duplicate⌘DCtrl+D——
Transform⌥TAlt+T⌥TAlt+T
Flip horizontal⇧HShift+H⇧HShift+H
Flip vertical⇧VShift+V⇧VShift+V
Replace color…⇧RShift+R⇧RShift+R
Outline…⇧OShift+O⇧OShift+O
Keyboard shortcuts…⌥⇧⌘KCtrl+Alt+Shift+K⌥⇧⌘KCtrl+Alt+Shift+K
Preferences…⌘,Ctrl+,⌘,Ctrl+,

Selection

CommandShortcut
Select all⌘ACtrl+A⌘ACtrl+A
Deselect⌘DCtrl+D⌘DCtrl+D
Reselect⇧⌘DCtrl+Shift+D⇧⌘DCtrl+Shift+D
Inverse⇧⌘ICtrl+Shift+I⇧⌘ICtrl+Shift+I

View

CommandShortcut
Actions…⌘K/⌘/Ctrl+K/Ctrl+/⌃SpaceCtrl+Space
Zoom to fit all⇧1Shift+1⌘0Ctrl+0
Zoom to selection⇧2Shift+2——
Zoom in⌘=Ctrl+=⌘=Ctrl+=
Zoom out⌘−Ctrl+-⌘−Ctrl+-
Zoom to 50%````
Zoom to 100%1/⇧01/Shift+011
Zoom to 200%2222
Zoom to 400%3333
Zoom to 800%4444
Zoom to 1600%5555
Zoom to 3200%6666
Grid⌘'Ctrl+'⌘'Ctrl+'
Pixel grid⇧⌘'Ctrl+Shift+'⇧⌘'Ctrl+Shift+'
Onion skinF3F3F3F3
TimelineTabTabTabTab
Preview windowF7F7F7F7
Hide UI⌘\Ctrl+\⌘FCtrl+F
Full screen⇧⌘FCtrl+Shift+F⇧⌘FCtrl+Shift+F

Layers

CommandShortcut
New layer⇧NShift+N⇧NShift+N
New group⌥⇧NAlt+Shift+N⌥⇧NAlt+Shift+N
Group selection⌘GCtrl+G——
New layer via copy⌘JCtrl+J⌘JCtrl+J
New layer via cut⇧⌘JCtrl+Shift+J⇧⌘JCtrl+Shift+J
Layer properties…⇧PShift+P⇧PShift+P
Visible⇧XShift+X⇧XShift+X
Open/close group⇧EShift+E⇧EShift+E
Merge down⌥⌘ECtrl+Alt+E——
Layer opacity 25%⌥⇧1Alt+Shift+1⇧1Shift+1
Layer opacity 50%⌥⇧2Alt+Shift+2⇧2Shift+2
Layer opacity 75%⌥⇧3Alt+Shift+3⇧3Shift+3
Layer opacity 100%⌥⇧4Alt+Shift+4⇧4Shift+4
Move layer up⌥↑Alt+↑⌥↑Alt+↑
Move layer down⌥↓Alt+↓⌥↓Alt+↓
Select layer above↑↑↑↑
Select layer below↓↓↓↓

Sprite

CommandShortcut
Sprite properties…⌘PCtrl+P⌘PCtrl+P
Sprite size…⌥⌘ICtrl+Alt+I⌥⌘ICtrl+Alt+I
Canvas size…CCCC
Crop⌥⌘CCtrl+Alt+C——

Frames

CommandShortcut
Timeline thumbnailsF6F6F6F6
Fullscreen previewF8F8F8F8
New frame⌥NAlt+N⌥NAlt+N
New empty frame⌥BAlt+B⌥BAlt+B
Duplicate cels⌥DAlt+D⌥DAlt+D
Duplicate linked cels⌥MAlt+M⌥MAlt+M
Delete frame⌥CAlt+C⌥CAlt+C
Reverse frames⌥IAlt+I⌥IAlt+I
Frame properties…⌥PAlt+PPP
Go to frame…⌥GAlt+G⌥GAlt+G
First frameHomeHomeHomeHome
Previous frame←←←←
Next frame→→→→
Last frameEndEndEndEnd
Previous frame in tag,,,,
Next frame in tag....
Play animation↵Enter↵Enter
Play in preview⇧↵Shift+Enter⇧↵Shift+Enter
Set loop sectionF2F2F2F2

Colour

CommandShortcut
Swap foreground and background coloursXXXX
Previous foreground colour[[[[
Next foreground colour]]]]
Previous background colour9999
Next background colour0000
Edit paletteF4F4F4/AF4/A

AI

CommandShortcut
Ask AI…⌘↵Ctrl+Enter⌘↵Ctrl+Enter

File

CommandShortcut
New artboard…⌥⌘NCtrl+Alt+N⌥⌘NCtrl+Alt+N
Import…⌘OCtrl+O⌘OCtrl+O
Import sprite sheet…⌘ICtrl+I⌘ICtrl+I
Export…⇧⌘ECtrl+Shift+E⌥⇧⌘SCtrl+Alt+Shift+S
Export sprite sheet…⌘ECtrl+E⌘ECtrl+E
Repeat last export⇧⌘XCtrl+Shift+X⇧⌘XCtrl+Shift+X
Save⌘SCtrl+S——
Download .pixelart file⇧⌘SCtrl+Shift+S⌘S/⇧⌘SCtrl+S/Ctrl+Shift+S

Help

CommandShortcut
Keyboard shortcuts????

Every one of these works in the editor. Start making →

⌘ is Ctrl on Windows and Linux, and ⌥ is Alt. Shortcuts follow key positions, not key labels, and never clash with your browser.

Borrow a tool for a second. Hold Space to pan, ⌥ to pick a colour, ⌘ to move pixels. Let go and you're back on the pencil.

Forgot one? Press ? A searchable sheet of every shortcut in your keymap opens right over the canvas.

Put your muscle memory to work. Signing up is free.

Start making. It's free.