All Shortcuts
Photoshop Shortcuts & Commands — Complete Cheat Sheet (69)
Complete Adobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts for tools, layers, selections, and editing. Essential reference for designers and photo editors.
All Photoshop Shortcuts
Essential Tools
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
| V | Move Tool | Move layers or selections. Most fundamental tool. |
| M | Marquee Tool | Select rectangular or elliptical areas. Hold Shift for square/circle. |
| L | Lasso Tool | Select freeform areas. Hold Alt for Polygonal Lasso. |
| W | Quick Selection | Automatically select similar colors and textures. Great for background removal. |
| Q | Quick Mask Mode | Edit selections with red overlay for precision. |
| C | Crop Tool | Crop image to desired size. Press Enter to apply. |
| I | Eyedropper | Sample colors from image. Hold Alt to sample background color. |
| J | Spot Healing Brush | Auto-remove small blemishes. Great for wrinkles and acne. |
| B | Brush Tool | Paint with brush. [ ] for size, Shift+[ ] for hardness. |
| S | Clone Stamp | Hold Alt to set source, then clone to another area. |
| Y | History Brush | Selectively restore to previous state. |
| E | Eraser Tool | Erase pixels. Layer masks are safer alternative. |
| G | Gradient Tool | Create smooth color transitions. Hold Shift for straight lines. |
| O | Dodge/Burn | Lighten (dodge) or darken (burn) areas. |
| R | Rotate View | Rotate canvas for comfortable drawing angle. Esc to reset. |
| T | Type Tool | Add text. Ctrl+T to transform. |
| P | Pen Tool | Draw precise paths. Perfect for logos and selections. |
| A | Path Selection | Select and edit existing paths. |
| U | Shape Tool | Draw vector shapes: rectangles, circles, polygons. |
| H | Hand Tool | Move canvas. Spacebar temporarily activates this. |
| Z | Zoom Tool | Zoom in/out. Hold Alt to zoom out. |
Layer Management
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
| Ctrl + J | Duplicate Layer | Duplicate selected layer. Essential for non-destructive editing. |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | New Layer | Create new layer with dialog for naming. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N | New Layer (Quick) | Create new layer instantly without dialog. |
| Ctrl + G | Group Layers | Group selected layers. Essential for organization. |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup | Ungroup layers. |
| Ctrl + E | Merge Down | Merge layer with layer below. |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Merge Visible | Merge all visible layers. Duplicate first to preserve originals. |
| Ctrl + Alt + E | Stamp Visible | Create new layer with all visible layers merged. Non-destructive. |
| Ctrl + [ | Send Backward | Move layer back one step. |
| Ctrl + ] | Bring Forward | Move layer forward one step. |
| Ctrl + Shift + [ | Send to Back | Move layer to bottom. |
| Ctrl + Shift + ] | Bring to Front | Move layer to top. |
| Alt + [ ] | Navigate Layers | Alt+[ for previous, Alt+] for next layer. |
| Ctrl + Alt + A | Select All Layers | Select all layers in document. |
Selection & Mask
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select All | Select entire canvas. |
| Ctrl + D | Deselect | Remove current selection. |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Reselect | Restore last deselected selection. |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Inverse Selection | Invert selection. Useful after background removal. |
| Alt + Ctrl + R | Select and Mask | Open workspace for refining selections. |
| Shift + F6 | Feather Selection | Soften selection edges. |
| Ctrl + Alt + D | Feather (Dialog) | Feather selection with specified radius. |
View & Navigation
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
| Ctrl + 0 | Fit on Screen | Zoom to fit entire image on screen. |
| Ctrl + 1 | 100% View | View image at actual size (100%). See exact pixels. |
| Ctrl + + | Zoom In | Zoom in on image. |
| Ctrl + - | Zoom Out | Zoom out from image. |
| Space + Drag | Hand Tool (Temp) | Hold Spacebar to temporarily use Hand tool. |
| F | Screen Mode | Cycle through: Standard → Full with Menu → Full screen. |
| Ctrl + R | Show/Hide Rulers | Toggle rulers for precise alignment. |
| Ctrl + ; | Show/Hide Guides | Toggle guide visibility. |
| Ctrl + ' | Show/Hide Grid | Toggle grid visibility. |
| Ctrl + H | Show/Hide Extras | Toggle all extras: selections, guides, grid. |
| Tab | Hide/Show Panels | Hide or show all panels. Maximize workspace. |
| Shift + Tab | Hide Panels (Keep Toolbox) | Hide all panels except toolbox. |
Color & Adjustments
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
| D | Default Colors | Reset foreground to black, background to white. |
| X | Swap Colors | Swap foreground and background colors. |
| Ctrl + L | Levels | Open Levels dialog for brightness/contrast. |
| Ctrl + M | Curves | Open Curves dialog for precise tonal control. |
| Ctrl + U | Hue/Saturation | Adjust hue, saturation, and lightness. |
| Ctrl + B | Color Balance | Adjust color balance. |
| Ctrl + I | Invert | Invert image colors. |
Workflow
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo | Undo last action. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo | Redo undone action. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Z | Step Backward | Step backward through multiple states. |
| Ctrl + N | New Document | Create new document. |
| Ctrl + O | Open | Open file dialog. |
| Ctrl + S | Save | Save current document. |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save As | Save with new name or format. |
| Ctrl + W | Close | Close current document. |
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