100+ Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Photoshop is an exceptional design software used by almost every designer in the world. The software has so many tools and features, however, the best way to use all of them productively is by knowing their short keys.
This post combines all the keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop into a single list that you can bookmark. So whenever you forget a certain Photoshop short key, you can refer to this list.
Selection Tools
| Select between | macOS Shortcut | Windows Shortcut |
| Hidden (non-visible) tools | Option + tool | Alt + tool |
| Path Selection and Direct Selection tools | Shift + A | Shift + A |
| Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, and Mixer Brush tools | Shift + B | Shift + B |
| Crop, Slice, Slice Select, and Perspective Crop tools | Shift + C | Shift + C |
| Default Foreground and Background colors | Shift + D | Shift + D |
| Eraser, Background Eraser, and Magic Eraser tools | Shift + E | Shift + E |
| Gradient and Paint Bucket tools | Shift + G | Shift + G |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, and Note tools | Shift + I | Shift + I |
| Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red Eye, Content-Aware Move tools | Shift + J | Shift + J |
| Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, and Magnetic Lasso tools | Shift + L | Shift + L |
| Rectangular Marquee and Elliptical Marquee tools | Shift + M | Shift + M |
| Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools | Shift + O | Shift + O |
| Pen and Freeform Pen tools | Shift + P | Shift + P |
| Switch Standard/Quick Mask modes | Shift + Q | Shift + Q |
| Rotate View tool | R | R |
| Clone Stamp and Pattern Stamp tools | Shift + S | Shift + S |
| Horizontal Type, Vertical Type, Horizontal Type mask, and Vertical Type mask tools | Shift + T | Shift + T |
| Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape tools | Shift + U | Shift + U |
| Move and Artboard tools | Shift + V | Shift + V |
| Magic Wand and Quick Selection tools | Shift + W | Shift + W |
| Foreground and Background colors | Shift + X | Shift + X |
| History Brush and Art History Brush tools | Shift + Y | Shift + Y |
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Previous Brush | , | , |
| Next Brush | . | . |
| Switch Preserve Transparency | / | / |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
| First Brush | < | < |
| Last Brush | &rt; | &rt; |
Camera Raw Dialog Box
| macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut | |
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| White Balance tool | I | I |
| Color Sampler tool | S | S |
| Crop tool | C | C |
| Straighten tool | A | A |
| Spot Removal tool | B | B |
| Red Eye Removal tool | E | E |
| Basic panel | Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Cmd + Option + 1 |
| Tone Curve panel | Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Cmd + Option + 2 |
| Detail panel | Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Cmd + Option + 3 |
| HSL/Grayscale panel | Ctrl + Alt + 4 | Cmd + Option + 4 |
| Split Toning panel | Ctrl + Alt + 5 | Cmd + Option + 5 |
| Lens Corrections panel | Ctrl + Alt + 6 | Cmd + Option + 6 |
| Camera Calibration panel | Ctrl + Alt + 7 | Cmd + Option + 7 |
| Presets panel | Ctrl + Alt + 9 | Cmd + Option + 9 |
| Open Snapshots panel | Ctrl + Alt + 9 | Cmd + Option + 9 |
| Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T | Cmd + Option + Shift + T |
| Hue Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H | Cmd + Option + Shift + H |
| Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | Cmd + Option + Shift + S |
| Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L | Cmd + Option + Shift + L |
| Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G | Cmd + Option + Shift + G |
| Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool | T | T |
| Adjustment Brush tool | K | K |
| Graduated Filter tool | G | G |
| Increase / decrease brush size | ] / [ | ] / [ |
| Increase / decrease brush feather | Shift + ] / Shift + [ | Shift + ] / Shift + [ |
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Increase / decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow (In increments of 10) |
= / – | = / – |
| Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or vice versa | Alt | Option |
| Increase / decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size | Alt + ] / Alt + [ | Option + ] / Option + [ |
| Increase / decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather | Alt + Shift + ] / Alt + Shift + [ | Option + Shift + ] / Option + Shift + [ |
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Increase / decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow (In increments of 10) |
Alt + = / Alt + – | Option + = / Option + – |
| Change to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter | N | N |
| Switch Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool | M | M |
| Switch Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool | Y | Y |
| Switch pins for Adjustment Brush tool | V | V |
| Switch overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool. | V | V |
| Rotate image left / right | L / Ctrl + ] | L / Cmd + ] |
| Rotate image right | R / Ctrl + [ | R / Cmd + [ |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + + | Cmd + + |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + – | Cmd + – |
| Temporarily change to Zoom In tool | Ctrl | Cmd |
| Temporarily change to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset. | Alt | Option |
| Switch preview | P | P |
| Full screen mode | F | F |
| Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object. | Shift | Shift |
| Choose multiple points in Curves panel | Click the first point, Shift + click additional points | Click the first point, Shift + click additional points |
| Add point to curve in Curves panel | Ctrl + click in preview | Cmd + click in preview |
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Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit) |
Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
|
Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) |
Shift + arrow key | Shift + arrow key |
| Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge | Ctrl + R | Cmd + R |
| Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box | Shift + double-click image | Shift + double-click image |
| Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview | Alt + drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders | Option + drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders |
| Highlight clipping warning | O | O |
| Shadows clipping warning | U | U |
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Add 1 – 5 star rating (Filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl + 1 … 5 | Cmd + 1 … 5 |
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Increase / decrease rating (Filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl + . / Ctrl + , | Cmd + . / Cmd + , |
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Add red label (Filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl + 6 | Cmd + 6 |
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Add yellow label (Filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl + 7 | Cmd + 7 |
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Add green label (Filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl + 8 | Cmd + 8 |
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Add blue label (Filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl + 9 | Cmd + 9 |
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Add purple label (Filmstrip mode) |
Ctrl + Shift + 0 | Cmd + Shift + 0 |
| Camera Raw preferences | Ctrl + K | Cmd + K |
| Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences |
Ctrl + Al (on open) |
Option + Shift (on open) |
Move and copy selections
| macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut | |
| Reposition marquee while selecting |
*Any marquee tool + spacebar + drag *(except single column and single row) |
*Any marquee tool + spacebar + drag *(except single column and single row) |
| Add to a selection | Any selection tool + Shift + drag | Any selection tool + Shift + drag |
| Subtract from a selection | Any selection tool + Alt + drag | Any selection tool + Option + drag |
| Intersect a selection |
*Any selection tool + Shift + Alt + drag *(except Quick Selection tool) |
*Any selection tool + Shift + Option + drag *(except Quick Selection tool) |
| Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active) | Shift + drag | Shift + drag |
| Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active) | Alt + drag | Option + drag |
| Constrain shape and draw marquee from center | Shift + Altdrag | Shift + Option + drag |
| Change to Move tool |
Ctrl (except when Hand, Path, any Pen, Shape, or Slice tool is selected) |
Cmd (except when Hand, Path, any Pen, Shape, or Slice tool is selected) |
| Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool | Alt + drag | Option + drag |
| Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool | Alt + click | Option + click |
| Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso | Enter / Esc or Ctrl + . | Return / Esc or Cmd + . |
| Move copy of selection | Move tool + Alt + drag selection | Move tool + Option + drag selection |
| Move selection area 1 pixel | Any selection + Arrow | Any selection + Arrow |
| Move selection 1 pixel | Move tool + Arrow | Move tool + Arrow |
| Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer | Ctrl + Arrow | Cmd + Arrow |
| Increase / decrease detection width | Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] | Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] |
| Accept cropping or exit cropping | Crop tool + Enter or Esc | Crop tool + Return or Esc |
| Switch crop shield off and on | / | / |
| Make protractor | Ruler tool + Alt + drag end point | Ruler tool + Option + drag end point |
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Snap guide to ruler ticks (except Quick Selection tool) |
Shift + rag guide | Shift + drag guide |
| Convert between horizontal and vertical guide | Alt + drag guide | Option + drag guide |
Painting
| macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut | |
| Choose foreground color with Eyedropper | Any painting tool + Shift + Alt + right-click and drag | Any painting tool + Ctrl + Option + Cmd and drag |
| Choose foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool |
Any painting / shape tool + Alt (except when Paths option is selected) |
Any painting / shape tool + Option (except when Paths option is selected) |
| Choose background color | Eyedropper tool + Alt + click | Eyedropper tool + Option + click |
| Color sampler tool | Eyedropper tool + Shift | Eyedropper tool + Shift |
| Deletes color sampler | Color sampler tool + Alt + click | Color sampler tool + Option + click |
| Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode | Any painting / editing tool + number keys | Any painting / editing tool + number keys |
| Sets flow for painting mode | Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys | Any painting or editing tool + Shift + number keys |
| Mixer Brush changes Mix setting | Alt + Shift + number keys | Option + Shift + number keys |
| Mixer Brush changes Wet setting | Number keys | Number keys |
| Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero | 0 | 0 |
| Cycle through blending modes | Shift + + / — | Shift + + / — |
| Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer |
Backspace, or Shift + Backspace |
Delete, or Shift + Delete |
| Fill with foreground or background color |
Alt + Backspace, or Ctrl + Backspace |
Option + Delete, or Cmd + Delete |
| Fill from history | Ctrl + Alt + Backspace | Cmd + Option + Delete |
| Displays Fill dialog box | Shift + Backspace | Shift + Delete |
| Lock transparent pixels on/off | / | / |
| Connects points with a straight line | Any painting tool + Shift + click | Any painting tool + Shift + click |
Text
| macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut | |
| Move type in image | Ctrl + drag type when Type layer is selected | Cmd + drag type when Type layer is selected |
| Choose 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | Shift + ←/→ or ↓/↑ / Ctrl + Shift + ←/→ | Shift + ←/→ or ↓/↑ / Cmd + Shift + ←/→ |
| Choose characters from insertion point to mouse click point | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right | ←/→, ↓/↑, or Ctrl + ←/→ | ←/→, or Cmd + ←/→ |
| Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Choose a word, line, paragraph, or story | Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click | Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click |
| Show/Hide selection on selected type | Ctrl + H | Cmd + H |
| Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box | Ctrl | Cmd |
| Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box | Ctrl + drag a bounding box handle | Cmd + drag a bounding box handle |
| Move text box while creating text box | Spacebar + drag | Spacebar + drag |
Brush Panel
| macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut | |
| Delete brush | Alt + click brush | Option + click brush |
| Rename brush | Double-click brush | Double-click brush |
| Change brush size | Alt + right-click + drag left or right | Ctrl + Option + drag left or right |
| Increase/decrease brush softness/hardness | Alt + right-click + drag up or down | Ctrl + Option + drag up or down |
| Choose previous/next brush size | , / . | , / . |
| Choose first/last brush |
Shift + ,, or Shift + . |
Shift + ,, or Shift + . |
| Display precise cross hair for brushes |
Caps Lock, or Shift + Caps Lock |
Caps Lock |
| Switch airbrush option | Shift + Alt + P | Shift + Option + P |
Layers Panel
| macOS Shorcut | Windows Shorcut | |
| Load layer transparency as a selection | Ctrl + click layer thumbnail | Cmd + click layer thumbnail |
| Add to present selection | Ctrl + Shift + click layer thumbnail | Cmd + Shift + click layer thumbnail |
| Subtract from present selection | Ctrl + Alt + click layer thumbnail | Cmd + Option + click layer thumbnail |
| Intersect with present selection | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + click layer thumbnail | Cmd + Shift + Option + click layer thumbnail |
| Load filter mask as a selection | Ctrl + click filter mask thumbnail | Cmd + click filter mask thumbnail |
| New layer | Ctrl + Shift + N | Cmd + Shift + N |
| New layer via copy | Ctrl + J | Cmd + J |
| New layer via cut | Shift + Ctrl + J | Shift + Cmd + J |
| Group layers | Ctrl + G | Cmd + G |
| Ungroup layers | Ctrl + Shift + G | Cmd + Shift + G |
| Create/release clipping mask | Ctrl + Alt + G | Cmd + Option + G |
| Choose all layers | Ctrl + Alt + A | Cmd + Option + A |
| Merge visible layers | Ctrl + Shift + E | Cmd + Shift + E |
| Create new empty layer with dialog box | Alt + click New Layer button | Option + click New Layer button |
| Create new layer below target layer | Ctrl + click New Layer button | Cmd + click New Layer button |
| Choose top layer | Alt + . | Option + . |
| Choose bottom layer | Alt + , | Option + , |
| Add to layer selection in Layers panel | Shift + Alt + [ or ] | Shift + Option + [ or ] |
| Choose next layer down/up | Alt + [ or ] | Option + [ or ] |
| Move target layer down/up | Ctrl + [ or ] | Cmd + [ or ] |
| Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E | Cmd + Shift + Option + E |
| Merge layers | Highlight layers you want to merge, then Ctrl + E | Highlight the layers you want to merge, then Cmd + E |
| Move layer to bottom or top | Ctrl + Shift + [ or ] | Cmd + Shift + [ or ] |
| Copy present layer to layer below | Alt + Merge Down command from the Panel pop-up menu | Option + Merge Down command from the Panel pop-up menu |
| Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the presently selected layer | Alt + Merge Visible command from the Panel pop-up menu | Option + Merge Visible command from the Panel pop-up menu |
| Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups | Right-click the eye icon | Ctrl + click the eye icon |
| Show/hide all other presently visible layers | Alt + click the eye icon | Option + click the eye icon |
| Switch lock transparency for target layer, or last applied Lock | / | / |
| Edit layer effect/style, options | Double-click layer effect/style | Double-click layer effect/style |
| Hide layer effect/style | Alt + double-click layer effect/style | Option + double-click layer effect/style |
| Edit layer style | Double-click layer | Double-click layer |
| Disable/enable vector mask | Shift + click vector mask thumbnail | Shift + click vector mask thumbnail |
| Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box | Double-click layer mask thumbnail | Double-click layer mask thumbnail |
| Switch layer mask on/off | Shift + click layer mask thumbnail | Shift + click layer mask thumbnail |
| Switch filter mask on/off | Shift + click filter mask thumbnail | Shift + click filter mask thumbnail |
| Switch between layer mask/composite image | Alt + click layer mask thumbnail | Option + click layer mask thumbnail |
| Switch between filter mask/composite image | Alt + click filter mask thumbnail | Option + click filter mask thumbnail |
| Switch rubylith mode for layer mask on/off | \ or Shift + Alt + click | \ or Shift + Option + click |
| Choose all type; temporarily select Type tool | Double-click type layer thumbnail | Double-click type layer thumbnail |
| Create a clipping mask | Alt + click the line dividing two layers | Option + click the line dividing two layers |
| Rename layer | Double-click the layer name | Double-click the layer name |
| Edit filter settings | Double-click the filter effect | Double-click the filter effect |
| Edit the Filter Blending options | Double-click the Filter Blending icon | Double-click the Filter Blending icon |
| Create new layer group below present layer/layer set | Ctrl + click New Group button | Cmd + click New Group button |
| Create new layer group with dialog box | Alt + click New Group button | Option + click New Group button |
| Create layer mask that hides all/selection | Alt + click Add Layer Mask button | Option + click Add Layer Mask button |
| Create vector mask that reveals all/path area | Ctrl + click Add Layer Mask button | Cmd + click Add Layer Mask button |
| Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area | Ctrl + Alt + click Add Layer Mask button | Cmd + Option + click Add Layer Mask button |
| Display layer group properties | Right-click layer group and choose Group Properties, or double-click group | Ctrl + click the layer group and choose Group Properties, or double-click group |
| Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers | Shift + click | Shift + click |
| Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers | Ctrl + click | Cmd + click |