Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts 2023 (Updated)
Table of contents
- Using This Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Guide
- Must-Know Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts!
- Number Pad Keyboard Shortcuts!
- Arrow & “Other Keys” Keyboard Shortcuts!
- Toolbar Shortcuts
- Painting Keyboard Shortcuts!
- Selection Keyboard Shortcuts!
- Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts for Type!
- Blend Mode Keyboard Shortcuts!
- Other Useful Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts!
- Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts For CS6 and Newer
- Layer Shortcuts!
- More Keyboard Shortcuts!
- Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Video Tutorials
Using This Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Guide
Although the pictured keyboard above is a Windows Keyboard, these Photoshop keyboard shortcuts will also work for macOS.
Simply make the following substitutions:
| macOS | Windows |
|---|---|
| Command | Ctrl |
| Option | Alt |
| Delete | Backspace |
| Control | Right-Click |
| Return | Enter |
Must-Know Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts!
These simple commands are pretty easy to pull off and will undoubtedly speed up your productivity and workflow.
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Save As | Command Shift S | Ctrl Shift S |
| Save for Web | Command Shift Option S | Ctrl Shift Alt S |
| Undo | Command Z | Ctrl Z |
| Step Back | Command Option Z | Ctrl Alt Z |
| Duplicate | Command J | Ctrl J |
| Duplicate all visible Layers | Command Shift Option E | Ctrl Shift Alt E |
| Hide Extras | Command H | Ctrl H |
| Full-screen | F | F |
| Default Colors | D (black and white) | D (black and white) |
| Flip Foreground and Background colors | X | X |
| Hand tool while in another tool | Hold Spacebar | Hold Spacebar |
| Fill with Background color | Command Delete | Ctrl Backspace |
| Fill with Foreground color | Option Delete | Alt Backspace |
| Decrease/Increase Brush Size | [ or ] | [ or ] |
| Deselect | D | D |
| Restore Last Selection | Shift Command D | Ctrl D |
| Move tool while in painting tool | Hold Command | Hold D |
| Eyedropper while in any paint tool | Hold Option | Hold Alt |
| Cross-Hair Cursor on any painting tool | Caps Lock | Caps Lock |
| Lock transparent pixels | / (backslash) | / (backslash) |
| Commit edits when typing | Command Return | Ctrl Enter |
| Open the Fill dialog box | Shift Delete | Shift Backspace |
| Commit edits when typing | Command Return | Ctrl Enter |
Number Pad Keyboard Shortcuts!
To quickly change the opacity of that layer, press any number on your keyboard.
This will work for both Windows and macOS.
| Number | Layer Opacity & Tool Opacity |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10% |
| 2 | 20% |
| 3 | 30% |
| 4 | 40% |
| 5 | 50% |
| 6 | 60% |
| 7 | 70% |
| 8 | 80% |
| 9 | 90% |
| 0 | 100% |
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Do a combination of number keys for a specific percentage. | (i.e. 1 and 2 for 12% opacity) | (i.e. 1 and 2 for 12% opacity) |
| Flow | Shift + (combination of number keys) | Shift + (combination of number keys) |
| Fit To Screen | Command 0 | Ctrl 0 |
| Actual Pixels (100%) | Command 1 | Ctrl 1 |
| Load Channel as a selection | Option Command 3 (red) 4 (green) 5 (blue) | Alt Ctrl 3 (red) 4 (green) 5 (blue) |
Arrow & “Other Keys” Keyboard Shortcuts!
You can find the Arrow & “other” keys between the “typewriter” keys and the numeric keypad. These Photoshop keyboard shortcuts are used primarily for moving objects or the screen to a different point.
When the Move tool is active, press any arrow keys to move 1 pixel in that direction. Hold Shift to move 10 pixels at a time.
If the Move tool is not active, hold Command (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows), tap on the arrow keys, and hold Shift to move 10 pixels simultaneously.
Move duplicate of selection 1 px: Command Option (macOS) or
Ctrl Alt (Windows) and any of the four arrow keys
Move duplicate of selection 10 px: Command Option Shift (macOS)
or Ctrl Alt Shift (Windows) and any of the four arrow keys
“Other” Keys:
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Move view to upper-left corner | Home | Home |
| Move view to lower-right corner | End | End |
| Scroll up 1 screen | Page Up | Page Up |
| Scroll down 1 screen | Page Down | Page Down |
| Scroll left 1 screen | Ctrl Page Up | Ctrl Page Up |
| Scroll right 1 screen (Hold Shift in any of the four above to move by 10 units) | Ctrl Page Down | Ctrl Page Down |
Toolbar Shortcuts
| Move Tool | V |
| Lasso Tool | L |
| Crop Tool | C |
| Eyedropper Tool | J |
| Brush Tool | S |
| History Brush Tool | E |
| Gradient Tool | G |
| Dodge Tool | O |
| Horizontal Type Tool | T |
| Rectangle Tool | U |
| Zoom Tool | Z |
| Toggle FG & BG color | X |
| Quick Mask mode | Q |
| Rectangular Marquee Tool | M |
| Eyedropper Tool | I |
| Brush Tool | B |
| History Brush Tool | V |
| Gradient Tool | G |
| Dodge Tool | O |
| Text Tool | T |
| Rectangle Tool | U |
| Zoom Tool | Z |
| Restore Default Colors | D |
| Object Selection Tool | W |
| Frame Tool | K |
| Spot Healing Brush Tool | J |
| Clone Stamp Tool | S |
| Eraser Tool | E |
| Blur Tool | – |
| Pen Tool | P |
| Path Selection Tool | A |
| Hand Tool | H |
| Restore Default Colors | D |
| Toggle Screen mode | F |
Painting Keyboard Shortcuts!
The Painting Photoshop keyboard shortcuts work with any painting or brush tools.
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Fill with the background color | Command Delete (Shift Command Delete to fill only opaque pixels) | Ctrl Backspace (Shift Ctrl Backspace to fill only opaque pixels) |
| Fill with the foreground color | Option Delete (Shift Option Delete to fill only opaque pixels) | Alt Backspace (Shift Alt Backspace to fill only opaque pixels) |
| Open the fill dialog box (with the Objection Selection Tool active) | Shift Delete | Shift Backspace |
| Sample as background color | Option (w/ Eyedropper) | Alt (w/ Eyedropper) |
| Move tool while in any painting tool | hold Command | hold Ctrl |
| Eyedropper while in any paint tool | hold Option | hold Alt |
| Cross-Hair cursor | Caps Lock | Caps Lock |
| Decrease/Increase Brush Size | [ or ] | [ or ] |
| Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush | Shift [ or Shift ] | Shift [ or Shift ] |
| Switch between preset Brushes | < or > | < or > |
| Erase to History source state | Option Eraser Tool | Alt Eraser Tool |
| Cycle through blend modes | Shift + or Shift – | Shift + or Shift – |
| Expand/Collapse Preset Groups | Command click | Ctrl click |
| Rotate Brush | Tap → or ← | Tap → or ← |
| Rotate Brush in 15-degree Increments | Shift → or ← | Shift → or ← |
| Set Brush Blend Mode to Clear | Option Shift R | Alt Shift R |
| Use Current Brush to Erase (with the Brush Tool active) | hold the tilde key (~) and paint to erase | hold the tilde key (~) and paint to erase |
hold the tilde key (~) .
Selection Keyboard Shortcuts!
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Select All | Command A | Ctrl A |
| Select all Opaque Pixels | Command-click on Layer Thumbnail | Alt-click on Layer Thumbnail |
| Inverse | Shift Command I | Shift Ctrl I |
| Deselect | Command D | Ctrl D |
| Restore Last Selection | Command Shift D | Ctrl Shift D |
| Feather Selection | Shift F6 | Shift F6 |
| Draw Marquee from Center | Hold Option | Hold Alt |
| Add to a Selection | Shift | Shift |
| Subtract from a Selection | Option | Alt |
| Intersect with a Selection | Shift-Option | Shift-Alt |
| Move Selection (in 1-pixel Increments) | Arrow Keys | Arrow Keys |
| Move Selection (in 10-pixel Increments) | Shift Arrow Keys | Shift Arrow Keys |
| Move Marquee while drawing selection | Hold Space | Hold Space |
| Load the luminosity of an image as a selection | Command Option 2 | Ctrl Alt 2 |
Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts for Type!
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Align Center | Command Shift C | Ctrl Shift C |
| Align Left | Command Shift L | Ctrl Shift L |
| Align Right | Command Shift R | Ctrl Shift R |
| Justify par., left aligns last line | Command Shift J | Ctrl Shift J |
| Justify par., force the last line | Command Shift F | Ctrl Shift F |
| Justify paragraph | Command Shift F | Ctrl Shift F |
| Bold / Faux Bold | Command Shift B | Ctrl Shift B |
| Italic / Faux Italic | Command Shift I | Ctrl Shift I |
| Underline | Command Shift U | Ctrl Shift U |
| Small Caps | Command Shift H | Ctrl Shift H |
| Show Hide Selection | Command H | Ctrl H |
| Auto leading | Command Shift Option A | Ctrl Shift Alt A |
| 0 for tracking | Command Control Shift Q | Ctrl Right-Click Shift Q |
| All Caps (on/off) | Command Shift K | Ctrl Shift K |
| Hyphenation (on/off) | Command Option Shift H | Ctrl Alt Shift H |
Blend Mode Keyboard Shortcuts!
Blending Modes have shortcuts as well! You don’t have to memorize them all.
Just the ones you use most often.
| macOS | Windows | |
| Cycle through blending modes | Shift + or Shift – | Shift + or Shift – |
| Normal | Shift Option N | Shift Alt N |
| Dissolve | Shift Option I | Shift Alt I |
| Behind (Brush tool only) | Shift Option Q | Shift Alt Q |
| Clear (Brush tool only) | Shift Option R | Shift Alt R |
| Darken | Shift Option K | Shift Alt K |
| Multiply | Shift Option M | Shift Alt M |
| Color Burn | Shift Option B | Shift Alt B |
| Linear Burn | Shift Option A | Shift Alt A |
| Lighten | Shift Option G | Shift Alt G |
| Screen | Shift Option S | Shift Alt S |
| Color Dodge | Shift Option D | Shift Alt D |
| Linear Dodge | Shift Option W | Shift Alt W |
| Overlay | Shift Option O | Shift Alt O |
| Soft Light | Shift Option F | Shift Alt F |
| Hard Light | Shift Option H | Shift Alt H |
| Vivid Light | Shift Option V | Shift Alt V |
| Linear Light | Shift Option J | Shift Alt J |
| Pin Light | Shift Option Z | Shift Alt Z |
| Hard Mix | Shift Option L | Shift Alt L |
| Difference | Shift Option E | Shift Alt E |
| Exclusion | Shift Option X | Shift Alt X |
| Hue | Shift Option U | Shift Alt U |
| Saturation | Shift Option T | Shift Alt T |
| Color | Shift Option C | Shift Alt C |
| Luminosity | Shift Option Y | Shift Alt Y |
Other Useful Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts!
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Switch between open documents | Command Tab | Ctrl Tab |
| Redo Last Filter | Command F | Ctrl F |
| Opens Last Filter Dialog Box | Command Option F | Ctrl Alt F |
| Reset Dialog Box | Hold Option, Cancel turns into Reset | Hold Alt, Cancel turns into Reset |
| Repeat last Transformation: | Command Shift T | Ctrl Shift T |
| Highlight Fields in the Options bar | (n/a for all tools) Enter | (n/a for all tools) Enter |
| Canvas Size Dialog Box | Command Option C | Ctrl Alt C |
| Image Size Dialog Box | Command Option I | Ctrl Alt I |
| Show/hide panels and Toolbar | Tab | Tab |
| Show/hide panels | Shift Tab | Shift Tab |
| Don’t Snap object edge while moving | Hold Control | Hold Right-Click |
| Hide all other layers | Option-click on the visibility icon | Alt-click on the visibility icon |
| Change the range of the Dodge or Burn Tools (tools must be active) Shadows Midtones Highlights | Shift Option S Shift Option M Shift Option H | Shift Alt S Shift Alt M Shift Alt H |
| Desaturate Sponge tool | Shift Option D | Shift Alt D |
| Saturate Sponge tool | Shift Option S | Shift Alt S |
| Threshold for bitmap images | Shift Option N | Shift Alt N |
| Keyboard Shortcuts panel To check or set your own custom shortcuts | Command Option Shift K | Ctrl Alt Shift K |
Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts For CS6 and Newer
| macOS & Windows | |
|---|---|
| Blur Gallery (Field, Iris, Tilt-Shift) | |
| Temporarily hide on-canvas UI | H |
| Temporarily show blur mask | M |
| Liquify | |
| Load Last Mesh | M |
| Mirror Tool | X |
Crop Tool
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Commit crop | Return | Enter |
| Cancel crop | Esc | Esc |
| Switch crop box orientation (portrait or landscape) | X | X |
| Reset crop box | Delete | Backspace |
| Hide and show cropped area | / | / |
| Create a new crop box | Shift Drag | Shift Drag |
| Constrain proportions | Shift-drag corner handle | Shift-drag corner handle |
| Invoke Straighten tool | Command | Ctrl |
| Prevent crop box from shrinking | Command rotate | Ctrl rotate |
| Temporarily disable snap to edge | Command drag | Ctrl drag |
| Cycle overlay options | O | |
| Cycle overlay orientation | Shift O | Shift O |
| Front Image (Crop tool & Perspective Crop tool)(Creative Cloud only) | I | I |
Layer Shortcuts!
| macOS | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Activate Layer Below | Option [ | Alt [ |
| Activate Layer Above | Option ] | Alt ] |
| Add Layer Below to Active Layers | Option Shift [ | Alt Shift [ |
| Move Layer Up | Command ] | Ctrl ] |
| Move Layer Down | Command [ | Ctrl [ |
| Move Layer to Top | Command Shift ] | Ctrl Shift ] |
| Move Layer to Bottom | Command Shift [ | Ctrl Shift [ |
More Keyboard Shortcuts!
| macOS & Windows | |
|---|---|
| Revert Document | F12 |
| Clear print settings | hold the Spacebar while selecting File > Print |
| Adaptive Wide Angle Tool Shortcuts | |
| Constraint tool | C |
| Polygon Constraint tool | Y |
| Move tool | M |
| Hand tool | H |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Control Shortcuts | |
| Preview | P |
| Show Constraint | W |
| Show Mesh | E |
| Correction | T |
| Scale | S |
| Focal Length | F |
| Crop Factor | R |
| As Shot | A |
| Hidden shortcuts not visible in the interface | |
| Toggle transparent matte | L |
| Temporary zoom | X |
| Revert the last-added polygon corner | E |
Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Video Tutorials
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- 5 Must-Know Photoshop Brush Tool Shortcuts
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Agreed!
Nice one. That is so much better than a list of shortcuts.
I have 2 questions though:
1. Is there a typo on F1? Shouldn’t it be “Undo” instead of “Unod”?
2. Why is the Keyboard not getting bigger with higher resolutions? Even with 2560×1440 the Keyboard stays the same size in the center of the screen. I would love to have a bigger Keyboard. A vector graphic would be perfect 😀
Oooooh…! *downloads*
Great!
Thank you!
GREAT JOB
Thank you!
Superbbbbbbb….
Thank you!!!
Can you tell me what the shortcut is for closing out of an image after you’ve saved?
Command W / Ctrl W
nice
Thanks!
Great Job
Thank you!
What is the shortcut to select all / visible layers?
Thank you so much guys
great
Thank you!
Thanks
You’re welcome!
I use command 1 to resize to 100%, but what is the keystroke for getting to that area and typing in a percentage? It has left me and I can’t find it.
You’re really great man ??
Hi Jesus,
Can you pls demonstrate this shortcuts, No idea.
Hidden shortcuts not visible in the interface
Toggle transparent matte: L
Temporary zoom: X
Revert the last-added polygon corner: E
And i guess this shortcut should be control + drag instead of command
“Temporarily disable snap to edge: Command drag”
Fantastic!
What is the tool CTRL + SHIFT + Y? It changes the image but it does not appear to change from CMYK.. What could it be???
On Windows 10 the brush flow shortcuts posted don’t work. You have to use shift + the number keys above the letters instead of the numeric keypad. It’s quite an odd bug and I hope Adobe fixes it. It works perfectly fine on a Mac.
You done a great job I appreciate you ?%
WOW…Its amazing
In PS 23.3.2, there is no more stuff like Hide Extra … where is it? I want CMD + H so bad! Same with so many. I need help. Everything changed ?