Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS

Keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop on Mac. Covers tool switching, layer management, and selection tools on macOS.

Free Transform: Cmd+T
Decrease Brush Size: [
Increase Brush Size: ]
Decrease Brush Hardness: Shift+[
Increase Brush Hardness: Shift+]
Default Foreground/Background colors: D
Switch Foreground/Background colors: X
New layer via copy: Cmd+J
New layer via cut: Cmd+Shift+J
Add to a selection: Shift+Any selection tool+Drag
Delete brush or swatch: Opt+Click brush or swatch

Toggle auto-select with move tool: Cmd+Click
Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace): Esc
Navigate between fields: Tab
Navigate between fields in opposite direction: Shift+Tab
Change Cancel to Reset: Opt
Zoom 2x (temporary): X
Zoom in: Cmd+Shift+=
Zoom out: Cmd+-
Fit in view: Cmd+0 zero
or
Double-click Hand tool
Zoom to center at 100%: Double-click Zoom tool

Start Help: Help
Undo/Redo: F1
Cut: F2
Copy: F3
Paste: F4
Show/Hide Brush panel: F5
Show/Hide Color panel: F6

Show/Hide Layers panel: F7
Show/Hide Info panel: F8
Show/Hide Actions panel: Opt+F9
Revert: F12
Fill: Shift+F5
Feather Selection: Shift+F6
Inverse Selection: Cmd+Shift+I

Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key: Shift+Press shortcut key
Cycle through hidden tools: Opt+Click+Tool
Move tool: V
Rectangular Marquee tool / Elliptical Marquee tool: M
Lasso tool / Polygonal Lasso tool / Magnetic Lasso tool: L
Magic Wand tool / Quick Selection tool: W
Crop tool / Slice tool / Slice Select tool: C
Eyedropper tool / Color Sampler tool / Ruler tool / Note tool: I
Spot Healing Brush tool / Healing Brush tool / Patch tool / Red Eye tool: J
Brush tool / Pencil tool / Color Replacement tool / Mixer Brush tool: B
Clone Stamp tool / Pattern Stamp tool: S
History Brush tool / Art History Brush tool: Y
Eraser tool / Background Eraser tool / Magic Eraser tool: E
Gradient tool / Paint Bucket tool: G
Dodge tool / Burn tool / Sponge tool: O
Pen tool / Freeform Pen tool: P
Horizontal Type tool / Vertical Type tool / Horizontal Type mask tool / Vertical Type mask tool: T
Path Selection tool / Direct Selection tool: A

Rectangle tool / Rounded Rectangle tool / Ellipse tool / Polygon tool / Line tool / Custom Shape tool: U
Hand tool: H
Rotate View tool: R
Zoom tool: Z
Default Foreground/Background colors: D
Switch Foreground/Background colors: X
Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes: Q
Content-Aware Move tool: J
Perspective Crop tool: C
Artboard tool: V
Rotate View tool: R
Toggle Preserve Transparency: /
Decrease Brush Hardness: Shift+[
Increase Brush Hardness: Shift+]
Previous Brush: ,
Next Brush: .
First Brush: Shift+,
Last Brush: Shift+.

Cycle through open documents: Ctrl+Tab
Switch to previous document: Cmd+Shift+`
Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode: F
Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode: Shift+F
Toggle (forward) canvas color: Space+F
Toggle (backward) canvas color: Shift+Space+F
Fit image in window: Double-click Hand tool
Magnify 100%: Double-click Zoom tool
or
Cmd+1
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode): Space
Simultaneously pan multiple documents with Hand tool: Shift+Drag

Switch to Zoom In tool: Cmd+Space
Switch to Zoom Out tool: Opt+Space
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool: Space+Drag
Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active: Shift+Return
Zoom in on specified area of an image: Cmd+Drag over preview in Navigator panel
Temporarily zoom into an image: Hold down H and,Click in the image and hold down the mouse button
Scroll image with Hand tool: Space+Drag
or
Drag view area box in Navigator panel
Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner: Home
or
End
Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected): \

Open the Refine Edge dialog box: Cmd+Opt+R
Cycle (forward) through preview modes: F
Cycle (backward) through preview modes: Shift+F
Toggle between original image and selection preview: X

Toggle between original selection and refined version: P
Toggle radius preview on and off: J
Toggle between Refine Radius and Erase Refinements tools: Shift+E

Apply a new filter on top of selected: Opt+Click a filter
Reapply last-used filter: Cmd+Ctrl+F
Open/close all disclosure triangles: Opt+Click a disclosure triangle
Change Cancel button to Default: Cmd

Change Cancel button to Reset: Opt
Undo/Redo: Cmd+Z
Step forward: Cmd+Shift+Z
Step backward: Cmd+Opt+Z

Forward Warp tool: W
Reconstruct tool: R
Twirl Clockwise tool: C
Pucker tool: S
Bloat tool: B
Push Left tool: O
Mirror tool: M
Turbulence tool: T
Freeze Mask tool: F

Thaw Mask tool: D
Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, Push Left, and Mirror tools: Opt+Tool
Continually sample the distortion: Opt+Drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1: UpDown
Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1: LeftRight
Cycle through controls on right from top: Tab
Cycle through controls on right from bottom: Shift+Tab
Change Cancel to Reset: Opt

Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools): ]
Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools): [
Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools): Shift+]
Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools): Shift+[
Undo last action: Cmd+Z
Redo last action: Cmd+Shift+Z
Deselect all: Cmd+D
Hide selection and planes: Cmd+H
Move selection 1 pixel: UpDownLeftRight
Move selection 10 pixels: Shift+UpDownLeftRight

Copy: Cmd+C
Paste: Cmd+V
Repeat last duplicate and move: Cmd+Shift+T
Fill a selection with image under the pointer: Cmd+Drag
Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection: Cmd+Opt+Drag
Constrain selection to a 15° rotation: Opt+Shift+To rotate
Select a plane under another selected plane: Cmd+Click the plane
Create 90 degree plane off parent plane: Cmd+Drag
Delete last node while creating plane: Fwd Del
Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera: Double-click the Create Plane tool

Zoom tool: Z
Hand tool: H
White Balance tool: I
Color Sampler tool: S
Crop tool: C
Straighten tool: A
Spot Removal tool: B
Red Eye Removal tool: E
Basic panel: Cmd+Opt+1
Tone Curve panel: Cmd+Opt+2
Detail panel: Cmd+Opt+3
HSL/Grayscale panel: Cmd+Opt+4
Split Toning panel: Cmd+Opt+5
Lens Corrections panel: Cmd+Opt+6
Camera Calibration panel: Cmd+Opt+7
Presets panel: Cmd+Opt+9
Open Snapshots panel: Cmd+Opt+9
Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool: Cmd+Opt+Shift+T
Hue Targeted Adjustment tool: Cmd+Opt+Shift+H
Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool: Cmd+Opt+Shift+S
Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool: Cmd+Opt+Shift+L
Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool: Cmd+Opt+Shift+G
Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool: T
Adjustment Brush tool: K
Graduated Filter tool: G
Increase/decrease brush size: ]
or
[
Increase/decrease brush feather: Shift+]
or
Shift+[
Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10: =-+=
Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for theAdjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode: Opt
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size: Opt+]
or
Opt+[
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather: Opt+Shift+]
or
Opt+Shift+[
Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10: Opt+=
or
Opt+-

Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of theAdjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter: N
Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool: M
Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool: Y
Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool: V
Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool.: V
Rotate image left: L
or
Cmd+]
Rotate image right: R
or
Cmd+[
Zoom in: Cmd+Shift+=
Zoom out: Cmd+-
Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool: Cmd
Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.: Opt
Toggle preview: P
Full screen mode: F
Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object.: Shift
Select multiple points in Curves panel: Click the first point,Shift+Click additional points
Add point to curve in Curves panel: Cmd+Click in preview
Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit): UpDownLeftRight
Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units): Shift+Arrow
Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge: Cmd+R
Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box: Shift+Double-click image
Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview: Opt+Drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders
Highlight clipping warning: O
Shadows clipping warning: U
(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating: Cmd+1 - 5
(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating: Cmd+.
or
Cmd+,
(Filmstrip mode) Add red label: Cmd+6
(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label: Cmd+7
(Filmstrip mode) Add green label: Cmd+8
(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label: Cmd+9
(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label: Cmd+Shift+0
Camera Raw preferences: Cmd+K
Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences: Opt+Shift+(on open)

Open the Black-and-White dialog box: Cmd+Opt+Shift+B
Increase/decrease selected value by 1%: Up
or
Down

Increase/decrease selected value by 10%: Shift+Up
or
Down
Change the values of the closest color slider: Click-drag on the image

Open the Curves dialog box: Cmd+M
Select next point on the curve: =
Select the previous point on the curve: -
Select multiple points on the curve: Shift+Click the points
Deselect a point: Cmd+D
To delete a point on the curve: Select a point and press Delete

Move the selected point 1 unit: UpDownLeftRight
Move the selected point 10 units: Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Display highlights and shadows that will be clipped: Opt+Drag black/white point sliders
Set a point to the composite curve: Cmd+Click the image
Set a point to the channel curves: Cmd+Shift+Click the image
Toggle grid size: Opt+Click the field

Reposition marquee while selecting: Any marquee tool+Space+Drag
Add to a selection: Shift+Any selection tool+Drag
Subtract from a selection: Opt+Any selection tool+Drag
Intersect a selection: Opt+Shift+Any selection tool+Drag
Constrain marquee to square or circle (if no other selections are active): Shift+Drag
Draw marquee from center (if no other selections are active): Opt+Drag
Constrain shape and draw marquee from center: Opt+Shift+Drag
Switch to Move tool: Cmd
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to Lasso tool: Opt+Drag
Switch from Magnetic Lasso tool to polygonal Lasso tool: Opt+Click

Move copy of selection: Opt+Move tool+Drag selection
Move selection area 1 pixel: Any selection+Right
or
Left
or
Up
or
Down
Move selection 1 pixel: Move tool+Right
or
Left
or
Up
or
Down
Move layer 1 pixel when nothing selected on layer: Cmd+Right
or
Left
or
Up
or
Down
Increase/decrease detection width: Magnetic Lasso tool+[
or
]
Accept cropping or exit cropping: Crop tool+Return
or
Esc
Toggle crop shield off and on: /
Make protractor: Opt+Ruler tool+Drag end point
Snap guide to ruler ticks (except when View > Snap is unchecked): Shift+Drag guide
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide: Opt+Drag guide

Transform from center or reflect: Opt
Constrain: Shift
Distort: Cmd
Apply: Return

Cancel: Cmd+.
or
Esc
Free transform with duplicate data: Cmd+Opt+T
Transform again with duplicate data: Cmd+Opt+Shift+T

Select multiple anchor points: Shift+Direct selection tool+Click
Select entire path: Opt+Direct selection tool+Click
Duplicate a path: Cmd+Opt+Pen , Path Selection or Direct Selection tool+Drag
Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or Convert Point tools to Direct Selection tool: Cmd

Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point: Opt
Close path: Magnetic Pen tool-double-click
Close path with straight-line segment: Opt+Magnetic Pen tool+Double-click

Select foreground color from color picker: Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+Any painting tool+And drag
Select foreground color from image with Eyedropper tool: Opt+Any painting tool+Or any shape tool
Select background color: Opt+Eyedropper tool+Click
Color sampler tool: Shift+Eyedropper tool
Deletes color sampler: Opt+Color sampler tool+Click
Sets opacity, tolerance, strength, or exposure for painting mode: Any painting or editing tool+[number keys],5 in quick succession = 45%)
Sets flow for painting mode: Shift+Any painting or editing tool+[number keys],5 in quick succession = 45%)
Mixer Brush changes Mix setting: Opt+Shift+Number
Mixer Brush changes Wet setting: [number keys]

Mixer Brush changes Wet and Mix to zero: 0
Cycle through blending modes: Shift+=
or
-
Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer: Fwd Del
or
Shift+Fwd Del
Fill with foreground or background color: Opt+Fwd Del
or
Cmd+Fwd Del
Fill from history: Cmd+Opt+Fwd Del
Displays Fill dialog box: Shift+Fwd Del
Lock transparent pixels on/off: /
Connects points with a straight line: Shift+Any painting tool+Click

Cycle through blending modes: Shift+=
or
-
Normal: Opt+Shift+N
Dissolve: Opt+Shift+I
Behind (Brush tool only): Opt+Shift+Q
Clear (Brush tool only): Opt+Shift+R
Darken: Opt+Shift+K
Multiply: Opt+Shift+M
Color Burn: Opt+Shift+B
Linear Burn: Opt+Shift+A
Lighten: Opt+Shift+G
Screen: Opt+Shift+S
Color Dodge: Opt+Shift+D
Linear Dodge: Opt+Shift+W
Overlay: Opt+Shift+O
Soft Light: Opt+Shift+F
Hard Light: Opt+Shift+H

Vivid Light: Opt+Shift+V
Linear Light: Opt+Shift+J
Pin Light: Opt+Shift+Z
Hard Mix: Opt+Shift+L
Difference: Opt+Shift+E
Exclusion: Opt+Shift+X
Hue: Opt+Shift+U
Saturation: Opt+Shift+T
Color: Opt+Shift+C
Luminosity: Opt+Shift+Y
Desaturate: Opt+Shift+Sponge tool+D
Saturate: Opt+Shift+Sponge tool+S
Dodge/burn shadows: Opt+Shift+Dodge tool/Burn tool+S
Dodge/burn midtones: Opt+Shift+Dodge tool/Burn tool+M
Dodge/burn highlights: Opt+Shift+Dodge tool/Burn tool+H
Set blending mode to Threshold for bitmap images, Normal for all other images: Opt+Shift+N

Move type in image: Cmd+Drag type when Type layer is selected
Select 1 character left/right or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right: Shift+Left
or
Right
or
Down
or
Up
or
Cmd+Shift+Left
or
Right
Select characters from insertion point to mouse click point: Shift+Click
Move 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right: Left
or
Right
or
Down
or
Up
or
Cmd+Left
or
Right
Create a new text layer, when a text layer is selected in the Layers panel: Shift+Click

Select a word, line, paragraph, or story: Double-click
or
Triple-click
or
Quadruple-click
or
Quintuple-click
Show/Hide selection on selected type: Cmd+H
Display the bounding box for transforming text when editing text, or activate Move tool if cursor is inside the bounding box: Cmd
Scale text within a bounding box when resizing the bounding box: Cmd+Drag a bounding box handle
Move text box while creating text box: Space+Drag

Align left, center, or right: Cmd+Shift+Horizontal Type tool+L
or
Cmd+Shift+Horizontal Type tool+C
or
Cmd+Shift+Horizontal Type tool+R
Align top, center, or bottom: Cmd+Shift+Vertical Type tool+L
or
Cmd+Shift+Vertical Type tool+C
or
Cmd+Shift+Vertical Type tool+R
Choose 100% horizontal scale: Cmd+Shift+X
Choose 100% vertical scale: Cmd+Opt+Shift+X
Choose Auto leading: Cmd+Opt+Shift+A
Choose 0 for tracking: Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns last line: Cmd+Shift+J

Justify paragraph, justifies all: Cmd+Shift+F
Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off: Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+Shift+H
Toggle single/every-line composer on/off: Cmd+Opt+Shift+T
Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 points or pixels: Cmd+Shift+,
or
Cmd+Shift+.
Decrease or increase leading 2 points or pixels: Opt+Down
or
Up
Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 points or pixels: Opt+Shift+Down
or
Up
Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems: Opt+Left
or
Right

Set options for new items (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes, Tool Presets, and Layer Comps panels): Opt+Click New button
Delete without confirmation (except for the Brush panel): Opt+Click Delete button
Apply value and keep text box active: Shift+Return
Show/Hide all panels: Tab

Show/Hide all panels except the toolbox and options bar: Shift+Tab
Highlight options bar: Select tool and press Return
Increase/decrease selected values by 10: Shift+Up
or
Down

Choose specific channel for adjustment: Opt+Shift+=45+3 (red), 4 (green), 5 (blue)
Choose composite channel for adjustment: Opt+2

Delete adjustment layer: Fwd Del
Define Auto options for Levels or Curves: Opt+Click Auto button

Delete brush: Opt+Click brush
Rename brush: Double-click brush
Change brush size: Ctrl+Opt+LeftRight
Decrease/increase brush softness/hardness: Ctrl+Opt+UpDown

Select previous/next brush size: ,.+,
Select first/last brush: Shift+=.+,
Display precise cross hair for brushes: CapsLock
Toggle airbrush option: Opt+Shift+P

Show Clone Source (overlays image): Opt+Shift
Nudge Clone Source: Opt+Shift+UpDownLeftRight

Rotate Clone Source: Opt+Shift+,
or
Opt+Shift+.
Scale (increase or reduce size) Clone Source: Opt+Shift+[
or
Opt+Shift+]

Select background color: Opt+Click color in color bar
Display Color Bar menu: Ctrl+Click color bar

Cycle through color choices: Shift+Click color bar

Create a new snapshot: Opt+New Snapshot
Rename snapshot: Double-click snapshot name
Step forward through image states: Cmd+Shift+Z

Step backward through image states: Cmd+Opt+Z
Duplicate any image state, except the current state: Opt+Click the image state
Permanently clear history (no Undo): Opt+Clear History

Load layer transparency as a selection: Cmd+Click layer thumbnail
Add to current selection: Cmd+Shift+Click layer thumbnail
Subtract from current selection: Cmd+Opt+Click layer thumbnail
Intersect with current selection: Cmd+Opt+Shift+Click layer thumbnail
Load filter mask as a selection: Cmd+Click filter mask thumbnail
New layer: Cmd+Shift+N
New layer via copy: Cmd+J
New layer via cut: Cmd+Shift+J
Group layers: Cmd+G
Ungroup layers: Cmd+Shift+G
Create/release clipping mask: Cmd+Opt+G
Select all layers: Cmd+Opt+A
Merge visible layers: Cmd+Shift+E
Create new empty layer with dialog box: Opt+Click New Layer button
Create new layer below target layer: Cmd+Click New Layer button
Select top layer: Opt+.
Select bottom layer: Opt+,
Add to layer selection in Layers panel: Opt+Shift+[
or
Opt+Shift+]
Select next layer down/up: Opt+[
or
Opt+]
Move target layer down/up: Cmd+[
or
Cmd+]
Merge a copy of all visible layers into target layer: Cmd+Opt+Shift+E
Merge layers: Highlight the layers you want to merge,Cmd+E
Move layer to bottom or top: Cmd+Shift+[
or
Cmd+Shift+]
Copy current layer to layer below: Cmd+Opt+Merge Down+From the Panel pop-up menu
Merge all visible layers to a new layer above the currently selected layer: Cmd+Opt+Merge Visible+From the Panel pop-up menu
Show/hide this layer/layer group only or all layers/layer groups: Ctrl+Click the eye icon

Show/hide all other currently visible layers: Opt+Click the eye icon
Toggle lock transparency for target layer, or last applied lock: /
Edit layer effect/style, options: Double-click layer effect/style
Hide layer effect/style: Opt+Double-click layer effect/style
Edit layer style: Double-click layer
Disable/enable vector mask: Shift+Click vector mask thumbnail
Open Layer Mask Display Options dialog box: Double-click layer mask thumbnail
Toggle layer mask on/off: Shift+Click layer mask thumbnail
Toggle filter mask on/off: Shift+Click filter mask thumbnail
Toggle between layer mask/composite image: Opt+Click layer mask thumbnail
Toggle between filter mask/composite image: Opt+Click filter mask thumbnail
Toggle rubylith mode for layer mask on/off: \
or
Opt+Shift+Click
Select all type; temporarily select Type tool: Double-click type layer thumbnail
Create a clipping mask: Opt+Click the line dividing two layers
Rename layer: Double-click the layer name
Edit filter settings: Double-click the filter effect
Edit the Filter Blending options: Double-click the Filter Blending icon
Create new layer group below current layer/layer set: Cmd+Click New Group button
Create new layer group with dialog box: Opt+Click New Group button
Create layer mask that hides all/selection: Opt+Click Add Layer Mask button
Create vector mask that reveals all/path area: Cmd+Click Add Layer Mask button
Create vector mask that hides all or displays path area: Cmd+Opt+Click Add Layer Mask button
Display layer group properties: Ctrl+Click the layer group and choose Group Properties
or
Double-click group
Select/deselect multiple contiguous layers: Shift+Click
Select/deselect multiple discontiguous layers: Cmd+Click

Load path as selection: Cmd+Click pathname
Add path to selection: Cmd+Shift+Click pathname
Subtract path from selection: Cmd+Opt+Click pathname

Retain intersection of path as selection: Cmd+Opt+Shift+Click pathname
Hide path: Cmd+Shift+H
Set options for Fill Path with Foreground Color button, Stroke Path with Brush button, Load Path as a Selection button, Make Work Path from Selection button, and Create New Path button: Opt+Click button

Create new swatch from foreground color: Click in empty area of panel
Set swatch color as background color: Cmd+Click swatch

Delete swatch: Opt+Click swatch

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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS

Popular shortcuts

Function keys

Select tools

Images

Refine Edge

Filter Gallery

Liquify filter

Vanishing Point

Camera Raw dialog box

Black-and-White dialog box

Curves

Select and move objects

Transform selections, selection borders, and paths

Edit paths

Painting

Blending modes

Select and edit text

Format type

Panels

Adjustment layers

Brush panel

Clone Source panel

Color panel

History panel

Layers panel

Paths panel

Swatches panel