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⤢ GIMP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 52 ESSENTIAL 1 Zoom 1:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q ⌘ Quit W ⌘ Close Do… E Ellipse … R Rectangl… T Text Y ⌘ Redo U Fuzzy Se… I ⌘ Invert S… O ⌘ Open Ima… P Paintbru… A ⌘ Select A… S ⌘ Save (na… D ⇧ Dodge / … F Free Sel… G ⌘ Gradient… H Heal J ⌘ ⇧ Fit Imag… K Ink L Gradient… Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Paths N ⌘ New Image M Move MORE SHORTCUTS Crop ⇧ C Bucket Fill ⇧ B Eraser ⇧ E Clone C Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Export As ⌘ ⇧ E Select None ⌘ ⇧ A Zoom In + Zoom Out − Select by Col… ⇧ O Color Picker O Rotate ⇧ R Scale ⇧ T Pencil N Swap FG / BG … X Fill with FG … ⌘ , Fill with BG … ⌘ . Toggle Fullsc… F11 Merge Visible… ⌘ M Repeat Last F… ⌘ F Layers Dialog ⌘ L Shear ⇧ S Perspective ⇧ P Flip ⇧ F Airbrush A shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GIMP · MAC
GIMP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 52 ESSENTIAL 1 Zoom 1:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A ⌘ Select A… Z ⌘ Undo E Ellipse … R Rectangl… T Text Y ⌘ Redo U Fuzzy Se… I ⌘ Invert S… O ⌘ Open Ima… P Paintbru… Q ⌘ Quit S ⌘ Save (na… D ⇧ Dodge / … F Free Sel… G ⌘ Gradient… H Heal J ⌘ ⇧ Fit Imag… K Ink L Gradient… M Move W ⌘ Close Do… X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Paths N ⌘ New Image MORE SHORTCUTS Crop ⇧ C Bucket Fill ⇧ B Eraser ⇧ E Clone C Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Export As ⌘ ⇧ E Select None ⌘ ⇧ A Zoom In + Zoom Out − Select by Col… ⇧ O Color Picker O Rotate ⇧ R Scale ⇧ T Pencil N Swap FG / BG … X Fill with FG … ⌘ , Fill with BG … ⌘ . Toggle Fullsc… F11 Merge Visible… ⌘ M Repeat Last F… ⌘ F Layers Dialog ⌘ L Shear ⇧ S Perspective ⇧ P Flip ⇧ F Airbrush A shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GIMP · MAC
⤢ FILE New Image ⌘ N Open Image ⌘ O Save (native XCF) ⌘ S Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Export As ⌘ ⇧ E Quit ⌘ Q Open as Layers ⌘ ⌥ O SELECT Select All ⌘ A Select None ⌘ ⇧ A Invert Selection ⌘ I Float Selection ⌘ ⇧ L Toggle Quick Mask ⌘ ⇧ Q Toggle Selection Visibility ⌘ T LAYERS Merge Visible Layers ⌘ M Select Layer Above ⇞ Select Layer Below ⇟ Anchor Layer ⌘ H Select First Layer ↖ Select Last Layer ↘ HELP Help F1 Context Help ⇧ F1 TOOLS Rectangle Select R Move M Text T Paintbrush P Ellipse Select E Free Select (Lasso) F Fuzzy Select (Magic Wand) U Paths B Crop ⇧ C Bucket Fill ⇧ B Eraser ⇧ E Clone C Select by Color ⇧ O Color Picker O Rotate ⇧ R Scale ⇧ T Gradient (Blend) L Pencil N Heal H Swap FG / BG Colors X Shear ⇧ S Perspective ⇧ P Flip ⇧ F Airbrush A Smudge S Blur / Sharpen ⇧ U Dodge / Burn ⇧ D Default FG / BG Colors D Ink K EDIT Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Copy ⌘ C Cut ⌘ X Paste ⌘ V Fill with FG Color ⌘ , Fill with BG Color ⌘ . VIEW Zoom In + Zoom Out − Fit Image in Window ⌘ ⇧ J Zoom 1:1 1 Toggle Fullscreen F11 Close Document Window ⌘ W Shrink Wrap to Image ⌘ J Toggle Rulers ⌘ ⇧ R Toggle Guides ⌘ ⇧ T Main Menu F10 FILTERS Repeat Last Filter ⌘ F Reshow Last Filter ⌘ ⇧ F DIALOGS Layers Dialog ⌘ L Brushes Dialog ⌘ ⇧ B Gradients Dialog ⌘ G GIMP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 72 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GIMP · MAC ⤢ FILE 07 New Image ⌘ N Open Image ⌘ O Save (native XCF) ⌘ S Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Export As ⌘ ⇧ E Quit ⌘ Q Open as Layers ⌘ ⌥ O LAYERS 06 Merge Visible Layers ⌘ M Select Layer Above ⇞ Select Layer Below ⇟ Anchor Layer ⌘ H Select First Layer ↖ Select Last Layer ↘ HELP 02 Help F1 Context Help ⇧ F1 EDIT 07 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Copy ⌘ C Cut ⌘ X Paste ⌘ V Fill with FG Color ⌘ , Fill with BG Color ⌘ . FILTERS 02 Repeat Last Filter ⌘ F Reshow Last Filter ⌘ ⇧ F DIALOGS 03 Layers Dialog ⌘ L Brushes Dialog ⌘ ⇧ B Gradients Dialog ⌘ G SELECT 06 Select All ⌘ A Select None ⌘ ⇧ A Invert Selection ⌘ I Float Selection ⌘ ⇧ L Toggle Quick Mask ⌘ ⇧ Q Toggle Selection Vis… ⌘ T VIEW 10 Zoom In + Zoom Out − Fit Image in Window ⌘ ⇧ J Zoom 1:1 1 Toggle Fullscreen F11 Close Document Window ⌘ W Shrink Wrap to Image ⌘ J Toggle Rulers ⌘ ⇧ R Toggle Guides ⌘ ⇧ T Main Menu F10 TOOLS 29 Rectangle Select R Move M Text T Paintbrush P Ellipse Select E Free Select (Lasso) F Fuzzy Select (Magic … U Paths B Crop ⇧ C Bucket Fill ⇧ B Eraser ⇧ E Clone C Select by Color ⇧ O Color Picker O Rotate ⇧ R Scale ⇧ T Gradient (Blend) L Pencil N Heal H Swap FG / BG Colors X Shear ⇧ S Perspective ⇧ P Flip ⇧ F Airbrush A Smudge S Blur / Sharpen ⇧ U Dodge / Burn ⇧ D Default FG / BG Colo… D Ink K GIMP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 72 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GIMP · MAC
⤢ GIMP · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 9 SETS · No.01 GIMP TOTAL 72 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS EDIT 07 TOOLS 29 FILE 07 SELECT 06 VIEW 10 LAYERS 06 FILTERS 02 DIALOGS 03 HELP 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Copy ⌘ C Cut ⌘ X Paste ⌘ V Fill with FG Color ⌘ , Fill with BG Color ⌘ . Rectangle Select R Move M Text T Paintbrush P Ellipse Select E Free Select (Lasso) F Fuzzy Select (Magic Wand) U Paths B Crop ⇧ C Bucket Fill ⇧ B Eraser ⇧ E Clone C Select by Color ⇧ O Color Picker O Rotate ⇧ R Scale ⇧ T Gradient (Blend) L Pencil N Heal H Swap FG / BG Colors X Shear ⇧ S Perspective ⇧ P Flip ⇧ F Airbrush A Smudge S Blur / Sharpen ⇧ U Dodge / Burn ⇧ D Default FG / BG Colors D Ink K New Image ⌘ N Open Image ⌘ O Save (native XCF) ⌘ S Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Export As ⌘ ⇧ E Quit ⌘ Q Open as Layers ⌘ ⌥ O Select All ⌘ A Select None ⌘ ⇧ A Invert Selection ⌘ I Float Selection ⌘ ⇧ L Toggle Quick Mask ⌘ ⇧ Q Toggle Selection Visibility ⌘ T Zoom In + Zoom Out − Fit Image in Window ⌘ ⇧ J Zoom 1:1 1 Toggle Fullscreen F11 Close Document Window ⌘ W Shrink Wrap to Image ⌘ J Toggle Rulers ⌘ ⇧ R Toggle Guides ⌘ ⇧ T Main Menu F10 Merge Visible Layers ⌘ M Select Layer Above ⇞ Select Layer Below ⇟ Anchor Layer ⌘ H Select First Layer ↖ Select Last Layer ↘ Repeat Last Filter ⌘ F Reshow Last Filter ⌘ ⇧ F Layers Dialog ⌘ L Brushes Dialog ⌘ ⇧ B Gradients Dialog ⌘ G Help F1 Context Help ⇧ F1
GIMP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Ellipse … R Rectangl… T Text Y ⌘ Redo U I O ⌘ Open Ima… P Paintbru… A ⌘ Select A… S ⌘ Save (na… D F G H J K L Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B N ⌘ New Image M Move shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GIMP · MAC Keyboard map EDIT Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Copy ⌘ C Cut ⌘ X Paste ⌘ V SELECT Select All ⌘ A TOOLS Rectangle Select R Move M Text T Paintbrush P Ellipse Select E FILE New Image ⌘ N Open Image ⌘ O Save (native XCF) ⌘ S GIMP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GIMP · MAC Isometric EDIT 05 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Copy ⌘ C Cut ⌘ X Paste ⌘ V SELECT 01 Select All ⌘ A TOOLS 05 Rectangle Select R Move M Text T Paintbrush P Ellipse Select E FILE 03 New Image ⌘ N Open Image ⌘ O Save (native XCF) ⌘ S GIMP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GIMP · MAC Typewriter GIMP · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 4 SETS · No.01 GIMP TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS EDIT 05 TOOLS 05 FILE 03 SELECT 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Copy ⌘ C Cut ⌘ X Paste ⌘ V Rectangle Select R Move M Text T Paintbrush P Ellipse Select E New Image ⌘ N Open Image ⌘ O Save (native XCF) ⌘ S Select All ⌘ A Editorial GIMP is a free, open-source raster image editor used for photo retouching, compositing, and creating original artwork. Mastering its keyboard shortcuts lets you swap brushes, toggle tools, and manage layers without breaking your creative flow.
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29 Action Shortcut Rectangle Select R Move M Text T Paintbrush P Ellipse Select E Free Select (Lasso) F Fuzzy Select (Magic Wand) U Paths B Crop ⇧ C Bucket Fill ⇧ B Eraser ⇧ E Clone C Select by Color ⇧ O Color Picker O Rotate ⇧ R Scale ⇧ T Gradient (Blend) L Pencil N Heal H Swap FG / BG Colors X Shear ⇧ S Perspective ⇧ P Flip ⇧ F Airbrush A Smudge S Blur / Sharpen ⇧ U Dodge / Burn ⇧ D Default FG / BG Colors D Ink K
10 Action Shortcut Zoom In + Zoom Out − Fit Image in Window ⌘ ⇧ J Zoom 1:1 1 Toggle Fullscreen F11 Close Document Window ⌘ W Shrink Wrap to Image ⌘ J Toggle Rulers ⌘ ⇧ R Toggle Guides ⌘ ⇧ T Main Menu F10
7 Action Shortcut New Image ⌘ N Open Image ⌘ O Save (native XCF) ⌘ S Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Export As ⌘ ⇧ E Quit ⌘ Q Open as Layers ⌘ ⌥ O
7 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Copy ⌘ C Cut ⌘ X Paste ⌘ V Fill with FG Color ⌘ , Fill with BG Color ⌘ .
6 Action Shortcut Select All ⌘ A Select None ⌘ ⇧ A Invert Selection ⌘ I Float Selection ⌘ ⇧ L Toggle Quick Mask ⌘ ⇧ Q Toggle Selection Visibility ⌘ T
6 Action Shortcut Merge Visible Layers ⌘ M Select Layer Above ⇞ Select Layer Below ⇟ Anchor Layer ⌘ H Select First Layer ↖ Select Last Layer ↘
3 Action Shortcut Layers Dialog ⌘ L Brushes Dialog ⌘ ⇧ B Gradients Dialog ⌘ G
2 Action Shortcut Repeat Last Filter ⌘ F Reshow Last Filter ⌘ ⇧ F
2 Action Shortcut Help F1 Context Help ⇧ F1
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