Gimp is a powerful alternative to Adobe’s Photoshop. Here are some useful GIMP keyboard shortcuts to help you edit like a pro:
Tool Keyboard Shortcuts:
- Move Tool: M
- Rectangle Select Tool: R
- Ellipse Select Tool: E
- Free Select Tool: F
- Scissors Select Tool: I
- Fuzzy Select Tool: U
- Select by Color Tool: Shift + O
- Crop Tool: Shift + C
- Bucket Fill: Shift + B
- Gradient: G
- Paintbrush: P
- MyPaint Brush: Y
- Clone: C
- Heal: H
- Paths: B
- Text: T
- Color Picker: O
Workflow Keyboard Shortcuts:
- Undo: Ctrl + Z / Command + Z
- Redo: Ctrl + Y / Command + Y
- Copy: Ctrl + C / Command + C
- Paste: Ctrl + V / Command + V
- Paste in Place: Ctrl + Shift + V / Command + Shift + V
- Increase Brush Size: ]
- Decrease Brush Size: [
- Default Foreground / Background Colors: D
- Swap Foreground / Background Colors: X
- New Layer: Ctrl + Shift + N / Command + Shift + N
- Duplicate Layer: Ctrl + Shift + D / Command + Shift + D
- Select All: Ctrl + A / Command + A
- Select None: Ctrl + Shift + A / Command + Shift + A
- Invert Selection: Ctrl + I / Command + I
- Float Selection: Ctrl + Shift + L / Command + Shift + L
- Anchor Selection: Ctrl + H / Command + H
- Show / Hide Selection: Ctrl + T / Command + T
Panel Keyboard Shortcuts:
- Toolbox Panel: Ctrl + B / Command + B
- Layers Panel: Ctrl + L / Command + L
Document Display Keyboard Shortcuts:
- Zoom In: Ctrl + + / Command + +
- Zoom Out: Ctrl + – / Command + –
- 100% Zoom: Ctrl + 1 / Command + 1
- 200% Zoom: Ctrl + 2 / Command + 2
- Scroll Up: Arrow Up
- Scroll Down: Arrow Down
- Scroll Left: Arrow Left
- Scroll Right: Arrow Right
- Center Image in Window: Ctrl + Shift + C / Command + Shift + C
Other
Fit Image in Window: Ctrl + Shift + E / Command + Shift + E
I hope you find these keyboard shortcuts useful.
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