Adobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts
Adobe · 65 shortcuts65 Adobe Photoshop shortcuts grouped by task, with Windows and Mac keys side by side. Click any row for the full answer page.
Essentials
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| New document | Ctrl+NCtrlN | Cmd+N⌘N |
| Open | Ctrl+OCtrlO | Cmd+O⌘O |
| Close | Ctrl+WCtrlW | Cmd+W⌘W |
| Save | Ctrl+SCtrlS | Cmd+S⌘S |
| Save As | Ctrl+Shift+SCtrlShiftS | Cmd+Shift+S⌘⇧S |
| Ctrl+PCtrlP | Cmd+P⌘P | |
| Undo/Redo | Ctrl+ZCtrlZ | Cmd+Z⌘Z |
| Step Backward | Ctrl+Alt+ZCtrlAltZ | Cmd+Option+Z⌘⌥Z |
| Step Forward | Ctrl+Shift+ZCtrlShiftZ | Cmd+Shift+Z⌘⇧Z |
| Cut | Ctrl+XCtrlX | Cmd+X⌘X |
| Copy | Ctrl+CCtrlC | Cmd+C⌘C |
| Copy Merged | Ctrl+Shift+CCtrlShiftC | Cmd+Shift+C⌘⇧C |
| Paste | Ctrl+VCtrlV | Cmd+V⌘V |
| Preferences | Ctrl+KCtrlK | Cmd+K⌘K |
| Fill | Shift+F5ShiftF5 | Shift+F5⇧F5 |
| Free Transform | Ctrl+TCtrlT | Cmd+T⌘T |
Tools
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Move tool | VV | VV |
| Rectangular/Elliptical Marquee tool | MM | MM |
| Lasso tool | LL | LL |
| Quick Selection/Magic Wand tool | WW | WW |
| Crop tool | CC | CC |
| Eyedropper tool | II | II |
| Spot Healing Brush tool | JJ | JJ |
| Brush tool | BB | BB |
| Clone Stamp tool | SS | SS |
| History Brush tool | YY | YY |
| Eraser tool | EE | EE |
| Gradient/Paint Bucket tool | GG | GG |
| Dodge/Burn/Sponge tool | OO | OO |
| Pen tool | PP | PP |
| Type tool | TT | TT |
| Path Selection tool | AA | AA |
| Hand tool | HH | HH |
| Zoom tool | ZZ | ZZ |
| Default foreground/background colors | DD | DD |
| Switch foreground/background colors | XX | XX |
| Edit in Quick Mask Mode |
Selection
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Select All | Ctrl+ACtrlA | Cmd+A⌘A |
| Deselect | Ctrl+DCtrlD | Cmd+D⌘D |
| Reselect | Ctrl+Shift+DCtrlShiftD | Cmd+Shift+D⌘⇧D |
| Inverse Selection | Ctrl+Shift+ICtrlShiftI | Cmd+Shift+I⌘⇧I |
| Feather Selection | Shift+F6ShiftF6 | Shift+F6⇧F6 |
Layers
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| New Layer | Ctrl+Shift+NCtrlShiftN | Cmd+Shift+N⌘⇧N |
| New Layer via Copy | Ctrl+JCtrlJ | Cmd+J⌘J |
| New Layer via Cut | Ctrl+Shift+JCtrlShiftJ | Cmd+Shift+J⌘⇧J |
| Merge Layers | Ctrl+ECtrlE | Cmd+E⌘E |
| Merge Visible | Ctrl+Shift+ECtrlShiftE | Cmd+Shift+E⌘⇧E |
| Group Layers | Ctrl+GCtrlG | Cmd+G⌘G |
| Ungroup Layers | Ctrl+Shift+GCtrlShiftG | Cmd+Shift+G⌘⇧G |
| Create/Release Clipping Mask | Ctrl+Alt+GCtrlAltG | Cmd+Option+G⌘⌥G |
View & zoom
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom In | Ctrl+PlusCtrlPlus | Cmd+Plus⌘Plus |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl+MinusCtrlMinus | Cmd+Minus⌘Minus |
| Fit on Screen | Ctrl+0Ctrl0 | Cmd+0⌘0 |
| Actual Pixels (100%) | Ctrl+1Ctrl1 | Cmd+1⌘1 |
| Show/Hide Rulers | Ctrl+RCtrlR | Cmd+R⌘R |
| Show/Hide Extras | Ctrl+HCtrlH | Cmd+H⌘H |
| Show/Hide Grid | Ctrl+'Ctrl' | Cmd+'⌘' |
| Show/Hide Guides | Ctrl+;Ctrl; | Cmd+;⌘; |
| Toggle Full Screen Mode | FF | FF |
Painting
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Increase Brush Size | ]] | ]] |
| Decrease Brush Size | [[ | [[ |
| Increase Brush Hardness | Shift+]Shift] | Shift+]⇧] |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | Shift+[Shift[ | Shift+[⇧[ |
| Fill with foreground color | Alt+BackspaceAlt⌫ | Option+Delete⌥Delete |
| Fill with background color | Ctrl+BackspaceCtrl⌫ | Cmd+Delete⌘Delete |
Ask your agent
Prompt
Make me a one-page Adobe Photoshop cheat sheet from the 65 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/photoshop, 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. Mac: Cmd + Z.
Windows: Ctrl + S. Mac: Cmd + S.
Sources: helpx.adobe.com