GIMP keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet
GIMP ยท 58 shortcuts58 GIMP shortcuts grouped by task. Click any row for the full answer page.
Essentials
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| New image | Ctrl+NCtrlN |
| Open image | Ctrl+OCtrlO |
| Save as | Shift+Ctrl+SShiftCtrlS |
| Export as | Shift+Ctrl+EShiftCtrlE |
| Close image | Ctrl+WCtrlW |
| Close all images | Shift+Ctrl+WShiftCtrlW |
| Quit | Ctrl+QCtrlQ |
| Undo | Ctrl+ZCtrlZ |
| Redo | Ctrl+YCtrlY |
| Cut | Ctrl+XCtrlX |
| Copy | Ctrl+CCtrlC |
| Paste | Ctrl+VCtrlV |
| Paste as new image | Shift+Ctrl+VShiftCtrlV |
| Duplicate image | Ctrl+DCtrlD |
Edit and view
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Fill with foreground color | Ctrl+,Ctrl, |
| Fill with background color | Ctrl+.Ctrl. |
| Fill with pattern | Ctrl+;Ctrl; |
| Merge visible layers | Ctrl+MCtrlM |
| Anchor floating layer | Ctrl+HCtrlH |
| Toggle full screen | F11F11 |
| Fit image in window | Shift+Ctrl+JShiftCtrlJ |
| Show or hide selection | Ctrl+TCtrlT |
| Show or hide guides | Shift+Ctrl+TShiftCtrlT |
| Show or hide rulers | Shift+Ctrl+RShiftCtrlR |
Selection tools
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Rectangle select | RR |
| Ellipse select | EE |
| Free select | FF |
| Fuzzy select | UU |
| Select by color | Shift+OShiftO |
| Scissors select | II |
Paint tools
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Paintbrush | PP |
| Pencil | NN |
| Airbrush | AA |
| Eraser | Shift+EShiftE |
| Bucket fill | Shift+BShiftB |
| Gradient | GG |
| Ink | KK |
| MyPaint brush | YY |
| Clone | CC |
| Heal | HH |
| Blur or sharpen | Shift+UShiftU |
| Smudge | SS |
Transform tools
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Move | MM |
| Align | |
| Crop | Shift+CShiftC |
| Rotate | Shift+RShiftR |
| Scale | Shift+SShiftS |
| Shear | Shift+HShiftH |
| Perspective | Shift+PShiftP |
| Unified transform | Shift+TShiftT |
| Flip | Shift+FShiftF |
| Handle transform | Shift+LShiftL |
| Cage transform | Shift+GShiftG |
| Warp transform | WW |
| 3D transform | Shift+WShiftW |
Other tools
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Color picker | OO |
| Paths | BB |
| Text | TT |
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Prompt
Make me a one-page GIMP cheat sheet from the 58 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/gimp, ordered by what I'm most likely to use, and point out any that clash with my current keybindings.
Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.
Questions
Windows: Ctrl + Z.
Windows: Ctrl + Y.
Windows: Shift + Ctrl + S.
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