Godot Engine Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete Godot Engine keyboard shortcuts reference — 162 shortcuts across 13 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows, Linux & macOS.

General editor actions (30)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + F1	Open 2D Editor
Ctrl + F2	Open 3D Editor
Ctrl + F3	Open Script Editor
F1	Search Help
Ctrl + Shift + F11	Distraction Free Mode
Ctrl + Tab	Next Scene Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Previous Scene Tab
Ctrl + Alt + P	Filter Files
Ctrl + O	Open Scene
Ctrl + Shift + W	Close Scene
Ctrl + Shift + T	Reopen Closed Scene
Ctrl + S	Save Scene
Ctrl + Shift + S	Save Scene As
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S	Save All Scenes
Shift + Alt + O	Quick Open
Ctrl + Shift + O	Quick Open Scene
Ctrl + Alt + O	Quick Open Script
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + Shift + Z	Redo
Ctrl + Q	Quit
Ctrl + Shift + Q	Quit to Project List
Ctrl + F12	Take Screenshot
Shift + F11	Toggle Fullscreen
F5	Play
F7	Pause Scene
F8	Stop
F6	Play Scene
Ctrl + Shift + F5	Play Custom Scene
Shift + F12	Expand Bottom Panel
Ctrl + Shift + P	Command Palette

Bottom panels (7)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + J	Toggle Last Opened Panel
Alt + N	Toggle Animation Bottom Panel
Alt + A	Toggle Audio Bottom Panel
Alt + D	Toggle Debugger Bottom Panel
Alt + F	Toggle FileSystem Bottom Panel
Alt + O	Toggle Output Bottom Panel
Alt + S	Toggle Shader Editor Bottom Panel

2D / CanvasItem editor (22)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + =	Zoom
Ctrl + -	Zoom Out
Ctrl + 0	Zoom Reset
Space	Pan View
Q	Select Mode
W	Move Mode
E	Rotate Mode
S	Scale Mode
R	Ruler Mode
Shift + S	Use Smart Snap
Shift + G	Use Grid Snap
Num + *	Multiply grid step by 2
Num + /	Divide grid step by 2
G	Always Show Grid
H	Show Helpers
Y	Show Guides
F	Center Selection
Shift + F	Frame Selection
Ins	Insert Key
Ctrl + Ins	Insert Key (Existing Tracks)
Ctrl + Shift + B	Make Custom Bones from Nodes
Shift + K	Clear Pose

3D / Spatial editor (23)

Shortcut	Action
A	Freelook Left
D	Freelook Right
Shift	Freelook Speed Modifier
Alt	Freelook Slow Modifier
T	Use Local Space
PgDown	Snap Object to Floor
Num + 7	Top View
Alt + Num + 7	Bottom View
Num + 1	Front View
Alt + Num + 1	Rear View
Num + 3	Right View
Alt + Num + 3	Left View
Num + 5	Switch Perspective/Orthogonal View
K	Insert Animation Key
O	Focus Origin
Ctrl + Alt + M	Align Transform with View
Ctrl + Alt + F	Align Rotation with View
Ctrl + 1	1 Viewport
Ctrl + 2	2 Viewports
Ctrl + Alt + 2	2 Viewports (Alt)
Ctrl + 3	3 Viewports
Ctrl + Alt + 3	3 Viewports (Alt)
Ctrl + 4	4 Viewports

Text editor (37)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + A	Select All
Ctrl + F	Find
F3	Find Next
Shift + F3	Find Previous
Ctrl + Shift + F	Find in Files
Ctrl + R	Replace
Ctrl + Shift + R	Replace in Files
Ctrl + Y	Redo
Alt + Up	Move Up
Alt + Down	Move Down
Ctrl + Shift + K	Delete Line
Ctrl + K	Toggle Comment
Ctrl + Alt + Down	Duplicate Lines
Ctrl + Shift + D	Duplicate Selection
Ctrl + Shift + Down	Select Down
Ctrl + Shift + Up	Select Up
Ctrl + D	Select Next Occurrence
Ctrl + Space	Complete Symbol
Ctrl + Shift + E	Evaluate Selection
Ctrl + Alt + T	Trim Trailing Whitespace
Shift + F4	Uppercase
Shift + F5	Lowercase
Shift + F6	Capitalize
Ctrl + Shift + Y	Convert Indent to Spaces
Ctrl + Shift + I	Convert Indent to Tabs
Ctrl + I	Auto Indent
Ctrl + Alt + B	Toggle Bookmark
Ctrl + B	Go to Next Bookmark
Ctrl + L	Go to Line
F9	Toggle Breakpoint
Ctrl + Shift + F9	Remove All Breakpoints
Ctrl + .	Go to Next Breakpoint
Ctrl +	Go to Previous Breakpoint
Alt + F1	Contextual Help

Script editor (10)

Shortcut	Action
Shift + Alt + Up	Move Up
Shift + Alt + Down	Move Down
Ctrl + Shift + .	Next Script
Ctrl + Shift +	Previous Script
Ctrl + Alt + S	Save
Alt + Left	History Previous
Alt + Right	History Next
Ctrl + W	Close
Ctrl + Shift + X	Run
Ctrl + \	Toggle Scripts Panel

Debugger (3)

Shortcut	Action
F11	Step Into
F10	Step Over
F12	Continue

File dialog (6)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + H	Toggle Hidden Files
Alt + V	Toggle Mode
Ctrl + N	Create Folder
Del	Delete
Ctrl + Up	Move Favorite Up
Ctrl + Down	Move Favorite Down

Scene tree dock (2)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + Shift + C	Copy Node Path
Shift + Del	Force Delete

Animation track editor (2)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + Right	Go to Next Step
Ctrl + Left	Go to Previous Step

TileMap editor (8)

Shortcut	Action
Esc	Cancel
L	Line
B	Bucket
P	Picker
C	Flip Horizontally
V	Flip Vertically
Z	Rotate Left
X	Rotate Right

TileSet Editor (9)

Shortcut	Action
PgUp	Previous Coordinate
1	Region Mode
2	Collision Mode
3	Occlusion Mode
4	Navigation Mode
5	Bitmask Mode
6	Priority Mode
7	Icon Mode
8	Z Index Mode

Project manager (3)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + E	Edit Project
F2	Rename Project
Delete	Remove Project