Affinity Photo Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Editing
Resize document
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- I
Resize canvas
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- C
Reset selection box
- .
Toggle snapping
- ;
Erase with pixel tool on current layer
- Ctrl
Switch between Stroke/Fill color selectors
- X
Swap Stroke/Fill colour selectors
- Shift
- +
- X
Set no fill on Stroke/Fill color selectors
- /
Toggle between crop tool overlays
- O
Flip golden spiral overlay (crop tool enabled)
- Shift
- +
- O
Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation
- Esc
Move item
- (arrows)
Move item in 10x measurement units
- Shift
- +
- (arrows)
Vector Graphics
Edit curves as you draw using node editing (from pen)
- Ctrl
Convert to curves
- Ctrl
- +
- Enter
Files
New document
- Ctrl
- +
- N
New from clipboard
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- N
Open document
- Ctrl
- +
- O
Close document, or close app when no documents are open
- Ctrl
- +
- W
Switch document/view
- Ctrl
- +
- Tab
Save
- Ctrl
- +
- S
Save as
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- S
Export
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- S
- Ctrl
- +
- P
Tools
Flood fill tool/gradient cycle
- G
View tool
- H
Move tool
- V
Crop tool
- C
Selection tools cycle
- W
Pen and node tool cycle
- P
Zoom tool
- Z
Clone tool
- S
Shape tools cycle
- U
Text tools cycle
- T
Dodge, burn, and sponge brush tool cycle
- O
Retouch tools cycle
- J
Painting tools cycle
- B
Erase tools cycle
- E
Marquee selection tools cycle
- M
Free hand selection tool
- L
Tools (Liquify Persona)
Liquify push forward tool
- P
Liquify push left tool
- L
Liquify twirl tool
- T
Liquify pinch tool
- U
Liquify turbulence tool
- B
Liquify mesh clone tool
- C
Liquify reconstruct tool
- R
Liquify freeze tool
- F
Liquify thaw tool
- W
Liquify zoom tool
- Z
Liquify view tool
- H
Tools (Develop Persona)
Sampler tool
- S
White balance tool
- W
Red eye removal tool
- R
Blemish removal tool
- L
Overlay paint tool
- B
Overlay erase tool
- E
Overlay gradient tool
- G
Crop tool
- C
Zoom tool
- Z
View tool
- H
Tools (Export Persona)
Slice tool
- S
Layer select tool
- L
Tools (Panorama Persona)
Transform source image tool
- A
Add to source image mask tool
- L
Erase from source image mask tool
- U
Tools (Tone Mapping Persona)
View tool
- H
Zoom tool
- Z
Overlay paint tool
- B
Overlay erase tool
- E
Overlay gradient tool
- G
Edit
Undo
- Ctrl
- +
- Z
Redo
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- Z
Copy merged
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- C
Paste style
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- V
Paste FX
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- V
Paste without format
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- V
Paste inside
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- V
Fill
- Shift
- +
- F5
Inpaint
- Alt
- +
- Tab
Layer Operations
Select all layers
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- A
Group
- Ctrl
- +
- G
Ungroup
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- G
Duplicate
- Ctrl
- +
- J
Invert
- Ctrl
- +
- I
Move to front
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- ]
Move forward one
- Ctrl
- +
- ]
Move to back
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- [
Move back one
- Ctrl
- +
- [
New layer
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- N
Merge down
- Ctrl
- +
- E
Merge selected
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- E
Merge visible
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- E
Toggle between frequency separation layers
- F
Edit live projection
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- P
Brush
Change selected layer content/brush tool’s opacity
- 0-9
Increase/decrease brush width
- [/]
Text
Bigger text
- Ctrl
- +
- >
Smaller text
- Ctrl
- +
- <
Precise bigger text
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- >
Precise smaller text
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- <
Tighten
- Alt
- +
- Left
Loosen
- Alt
- +
- Right
Tighten more
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Left
Loosen more
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Right
Bold
- Ctrl
- +
- B
Italic
- Ctrl
- +
- I
Underline
- Ctrl
- +
- U
Show character
- Ctrl
- +
- T
Show typography
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- T
Superscript
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- +
Subscript
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- –
Align left
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- L
Align right
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- R
Align center
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- C
Justify left
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- \
Increase paragraph leading
- Alt
- +
- Down
Decrease paragraph leading
- Alt
- +
- Up
Precise paragraph increase leading
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- Up
Precise paragraph decrease leading
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- Down
Raise baseline
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Up
Lower baseline
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Down
Precise raise baseline
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Up
Precise lower baseline
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Down
Special characters
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- Space
Line break
- Ctrl
- +
- Enter
Non-breaking space
- Alt
- +
- Space
En dash
- Alt
- +
- –
Em dash
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- –
Spelling options
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- ;
View
Zoom in
- Ctrl
- +
- +
Zoom out
- Ctrl
- +
- –
Zoom to fit
- Ctrl
- +
- 0
Zoom to 100%
- Ctrl
- +
- 1
Zoom to 200%
- Ctrl
- +
- 2
Zoom to 400%
- Ctrl
- +
- 3
Zoom to 800%
- Ctrl
- +
- 4
Zoom to actual size
- Ctrl
- +
- 8
Zoom to pixel size
- Ctrl
- +
- 9
Hot key panning
- Space
Hot key zoom in
- Ctrl
- +
- Space
View tool
- H
Switch between views
- Ctrl
- +
- Tab
Show rulers
- Ctrl
- +
- R
Show guides
- Ctrl
- +
- ;
Show grid
- Ctrl
- +
- ‘
Pixel Selection / Mask
Select all
- Ctrl
- +
- A
Deselect
- Ctrl
- +
- D
Invert pixel selection
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- I
Add to selection (marquee or free hand selection tools only)
- Ctrl
Remove from selection
- Alt
Grow or shrink
- Ctrl
- +
- B
Feather
- Shift
- +
- F6
Refine edges
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- R
Move selection in 1 pixel increments
- (arrows)
Move selection in 10 pixel increments
- Shift
- +
- (arrows)
Quick mask
- Q
Invert mask
- Ctrl
- +
- I
Workspace
Show or hide studio panels
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- H
Show or hide toolbar
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- T
Toggle UI
- Tab
Hide workspace
- Ctrl
- +
- H
Adjustment and Filter
Levels adjustment
- Ctrl
- +
- L
HSL adjustment
- Ctrl
- +
- U
Invert adjustment
- Ctrl
- +
- I
Curves adjustment
- Ctrl
- +
- M
Black and white adjustment
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- B
Repeat filter
- Ctrl
- +
- F
Liquify Persona
Mask all
- Ctrl
- +
- D
Invert mask
- Ctrl
- +
- I
Clear mask
- Ctrl
- +
- A
Misc
Preferences
- Ctrl
- +
- ,
Liquify persona
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- L
Export persona
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- E
Develop persona
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- R
Hide others (applications)
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- H
Media browser
- Ctrl
- +
- Alt
- +
- M
Affinity Photo Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
Editing
Resize document
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- I
Resize canvas
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- C
Reset selection box
- .
Toggle snapping
- ;
Erase with pixel tool on current layer
- Cmd
Switch between Stroke/Fill color selectors
- X
Swap Stroke/Fill colour selectors
- Shift
- +
- X
Set no fill on Stroke/Fill color selectors
- /
Toggle between crop tool overlays
- O
Flip golden spiral overlay (crop tool enabled)
- Shift
- +
- O
Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation
- Esc
Move item
- (arrows)
Move item in 10x measurement units
- Shift
- +
- (arrows)
Vector Graphics
Edit curves as you draw using node editing (from pen)
- Cmd
Convert to curves
- Cmd
- +
- Enter
Files
New document
- Cmd
- +
- N
New from clipboard
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- N
Open document
- Cmd
- +
- O
Close document, or close app when no documents are open
- Cmd
- +
- W
Switch document/view
- Cmd
- +
- Tab
Save
- Cmd
- +
- S
Save as
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- S
Export
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- S
- Cmd
- +
- P
Tools
Flood fill tool/gradient cycle
- G
View tool
- H
Move tool
- V
Crop tool
- C
Selection tools cycle
- W
Pen and node tool cycle
- P
Zoom tool
- Z
Clone tool
- S
Shape tools cycle
- U
Text tools cycle
- T
Dodge, burn, and sponge brush tool cycle
- O
Retouch tools cycle
- J
Painting tools cycle
- B
Erase tools cycle
- E
Marquee selection tools cycle
- M
Free hand selection tool
- L
Tools (Liquify Persona)
Liquify push forward tool
- P
Liquify push left tool
- L
Liquify twirl tool
- T
Liquify pinch tool
- U
Liquify turbulence tool
- B
Liquify mesh clone tool
- C
Liquify reconstruct tool
- R
Liquify freeze tool
- F
Liquify thaw tool
- W
Liquify zoom tool
- Z
Liquify view tool
- H
Tools (Develop Persona)
Sampler tool
- S
White balance tool
- W
Red eye removal tool
- R
Blemish removal tool
- L
Overlay paint tool
- B
Overlay erase tool
- E
Overlay gradient tool
- G
Crop tool
- C
Zoom tool
- Z
View tool
- H
Tools (Export Persona)
Slice tool
- S
Layer select tool
- L
Tools (Panorama Persona)
Transform source image tool
- A
Add to source image mask tool
- L
Erase from source image mask tool
- U
Tools (Tone Mapping Persona)
View tool
- H
Zoom tool
- Z
Overlay paint tool
- B
Overlay erase tool
- E
Overlay gradient tool
- G
Edit
Undo
- Cmd
- +
- Z
Redo
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- Z
Copy merged
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- C
Paste style
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- V
Paste FX
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- V
Paste without format
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- V
Paste inside
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- V
Fill
- Shift
- +
- F5
Inpaint
- Alt
- +
- Tab
Layer Operations
Select all layers
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- A
Group
- Cmd
- +
- G
Ungroup
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- G
Duplicate
- Cmd
- +
- J
Invert
- Cmd
- +
- I
Move to front
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- ]
Move forward one
- Cmd
- +
- ]
Move to back
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- [
Move back one
- Cmd
- +
- [
New layer
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- N
Merge down
- Cmd
- +
- E
Merge selected
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- E
Merge visible
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- E
Toggle between frequency separation layers
- F
Edit live projection
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- P
Brush
Change selected layer content/brush tool’s opacity
- 0-9
Increase/decrease brush width
- [/]
Text
Bigger text
- Cmd
- +
- >
Smaller text
- Cmd
- +
- <
Precise bigger text
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- >
Precise smaller text
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- <
Tighten
- Alt
- +
- Left
Loosen
- Alt
- +
- Right
Tighten more
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Left
Loosen more
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Right
Bold
- Cmd
- +
- B
Italic
- Cmd
- +
- I
Underline
- Cmd
- +
- U
Show character
- Cmd
- +
- T
Show typography
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- T
Superscript
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- +
Subscript
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- –
Align left
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- L
Align right
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- R
Align center
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- C
Justify left
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- \
Increase paragraph leading
- Alt
- +
- Down
Decrease paragraph leading
- Alt
- +
- Up
Precise paragraph increase leading
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- Up
Precise paragraph decrease leading
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- Down
Raise baseline
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Up
Lower baseline
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Down
Precise raise baseline
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Up
Precise lower baseline
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- Down
Special characters
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- Space
Line break
- Cmd
- +
- Enter
Non-breaking space
- Alt
- +
- Space
En dash
- Alt
- +
- –
Em dash
- Alt
- +
- Shift
- +
- –
Spelling options
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- ;
View
Zoom in
- Cmd
- +
- +
Zoom out
- Cmd
- +
- –
Zoom to fit
- Cmd
- +
- 0
Zoom to 100%
- Cmd
- +
- 1
Zoom to 200%
- Cmd
- +
- 2
Zoom to 400%
- Cmd
- +
- 3
Zoom to 800%
- Cmd
- +
- 4
Zoom to actual size
- Cmd
- +
- 8
Zoom to pixel size
- Cmd
- +
- 9
Hot key panning
- Space
Hot key zoom in
- Cmd
- +
- Space
View tool
- H
Switch between views
- Cmd
- +
- Tab
Show rulers
- Cmd
- +
- R
Show guides
- Cmd
- +
- ;
Show grid
- Cmd
- +
- ‘
Pixel Selection / Mask
Select all
- Cmd
- +
- A
Deselect
- Cmd
- +
- D
Invert pixel selection
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- I
Add to selection (marquee or free hand selection tools only)
- Cmd
Remove from selection
- Alt
Grow or shrink
- Cmd
- +
- B
Feather
- Shift
- +
- F6
Refine edges
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- R
Move selection in 1 pixel increments
- (arrows)
Move selection in 10 pixel increments
- Shift
- +
- (arrows)
Quick mask
- Q
Invert mask
- Cmd
- +
- I
Workspace
Show or hide studio panels
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- H
Show or hide toolbar
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- T
Toggle UI
- Tab
Hide workspace
- Cmd
- +
- H
Adjustment and Filter
Levels adjustment
- Cmd
- +
- L
HSL adjustment
- Cmd
- +
- U
Invert adjustment
- Cmd
- +
- I
Curves adjustment
- Cmd
- +
- M
Black and white adjustment
- Cmd
- +
- Shift
- +
- Alt
- +
- B
Repeat filter
- Cmd
- +
- F
Liquify Persona
Mask all
- Cmd
- +
- D
Invert mask
- Cmd
- +
- I
Clear mask
- Cmd
- +
- A
Misc
Preferences
- Cmd
- +
- ,
Liquify persona
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- L
Export persona
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- E
Develop persona
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- R
Hide others (applications)
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- H
Media browser
- Cmd
- +
- Alt
- +
- M