📷 Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Note that holding Shift plus any of these will toggle through their associated tool options.
Cmd+F produces a nifty find window that lets you search for any command or layer by name.
The number keys (on the top of the keyboard and the numpad) adjust opacity. If a tool with opacity control is selected, they adjust the tool’s opacity. If not then they adjust the opacity of the selected layer. Hold shift and tap any of the numbers to specify fill (layers) or flow (brushes).
Use the interactive keyboard database below to learn my recommended set of keyboard shortcuts. Priority indicates how essential they are to know (1 being highest priority). The table will default to sort by 1st priority shortcuts, but feel free to use the search feature to find a specific shortcut or filter the table in any way you’d like. You can print the results (or save them to an eco-friendly PDF) as well.
⌃Control ⇧Shift ⌥Alt ⌘Cmd ⇕Scroll MMB (Middle Mouse Button) *Fenn Custom Key
Type | Operation | Keys | Notes | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show/hide layer (layer visibility) | ⌘, | Finally a Photoshop default though strange that they picked a Mac OS "preferences" shortcut. | ||
| Un-full-screen | ⇧F | |||
| Create new layer under current | ⌘Click | |||
| Commits a pen tool selection as a rasterized selection! | ⌘ Return | |||
| Create copy of a layer mask while simultaneously inverting the mask | ⌥⇧Drag | |||
| Change between brush presets | , and . | |||
| Refine Layer Mask | ⌘⌥R | |||
| *F2 = Rename Layer | ||||
| Cmd+Space Bar = temp quick zoom | ||||
| Alt+Shift+Cmd+K = keyboard shortcuts | ||||
| Shift+Arrow up/down changes field values by 10% | ||||
| Cmd+Alt+Ctrl+Shift+H = Show/Hide Slices | ||||
| Decreasing and Increasing Leading (Option + Up or Down Arrow), Tracking (Option + Left or Right Arrow), and Kerning (Option + Shift + Up or Down Arrow).,.,.,.,bb | ||||
| Shift+Alt+Drag Selection for intersect mode! | ||||
| **Alt+Shift+Cmd+0 = new window of same document | ||||
| Cmd+Enter works as a confirmation when you don’t want to click ok. Exit transform mode. | ||||
| *Ctrl+Alt+Cmd+C = New Curves Adjustment Layer (BTT) | ||||
| *Ctrl+Alt+Cmd+C = New Curves Adjustment Layer (BTT) | ||||
| Alt+Shift+N = normal overlay mode (m for multiply s for screen etc) | ||||
| Layer Masks: | ||||
| Alt+Shift click layer mask gives you ‘rubylith’ editing. | ||||
| *Alt+Cmd+, = New Layer Mask ("Reveal All" AKA White) | ||||
| *Alt+Cmd+. = New layer mask “Reveal Selection” | ||||
| Alt+Cmd+/ = “Reveal Selection”: Make selection layer mask | ||||
| ------------- =Make selection inverted layer mask | ||||
| Alt+Cmd+’ = Disable current layer mask | ||||
| Alt+Cmd+Shift+’ = Delete current layer mask | ||||
| Alt+Cmd+(U,L,M) - Quick editing hue/sat, curves, levels | ||||
| Cmd+’ and ; show and hide grids and ruler stuff | ||||
| Cmd+[/] = move layer order | ||||
| Alt+[/] = select prev/next layer | ||||
| cmd + j = paste w/out offset | ||||
| Double click layer image in layers panel for easy opening of blending options | ||||
| Cmd+G= group layers | ||||
| cmd+opt+j = duplicate layer w/ dialog (for renaming) | ||||
| Alt+Drag a mask to copy to another layer | ||||
| cmd+shift+f = fade filter | ||||
| Cmd+Shift+>/< = change text size | ||||
| Gradient Tool: | ||||
| . and , will cycle between gradients and brushes | ||||
| [ and ] will cycle gradient modes | ||||
| Shift + +/- will change transfer modes | ||||
| Shift+Delete = Content Aware Fill | ||||
| Cmd+Shift+Opt+E = Create new layer of all merged | ||||
| Cmd+E = Merge Up (Merge selected, even non-contiguous layers. Will take on name and location of highest layer.) | ||||
| F12=revert | ||||
| Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+Click = HUD color picker | ||||
| Change UI brightness | ⇧F1 or F2 | |||
| Temporary canvas rotation | R | |||
| Show/Hide Layers Panel | F7 | |||
| CreateRelease a clipping mask | ⌘⌥G | |||
| Make snapshot by alt clicking in history panel | ⌥Click History | ⌘⌥Delete will paste it into a newly created layer | ||
| Make all caps | ⌘⇧K | Also U will underline, B will bold | ||
| Adjust Text Leading | ⌥↑↓ | |||
| Adjust Text Tracking | ⌥←→ | |||
| Adjust Text Kerning | ⌥⇧↑↓ | |||
| Cmd+Shift+N = Create new layer | ||||
| Cmd+D = Deselect | ||||
| Cmd+Shift+I = Invert Selection | ||||
| Cmd+0 will fill the current image to your screen size. Cmd+1 will give you a 1:1 pixel view. | ||||
| Move | V | |||
| Brush | B | |||
| Text | T | |||
| Eye dropper | I | |||
| Pen | P | |||
| Clone | S | |||
| Healing brush | J | |||
| Lasso (hold alt to temporarily toggle polygonal vs freehand) | L | |||
| Zoom (works as a toggle) | Z | |||
| Crop (which tool also has a nifty guide for straightening layers) | C | |||
| Marquee | M | |||
| Temporary 'hand tool' toggle | Space |