GIMP
Photo retouching & composition
Selection Tools:
Rectangle select
R
Ellipse select
E
Free select
F
Fuzzy select
U
Select by color
Shift
O
Scissors
I
Select from Path
Shift
V
Color Picker
O
Selections:
Toggle selections
Ctrl
T
Select all
Ctrl
A
Select none
Shift
Ctrl
A
Invert selection
Ctrl
I
Float selection
Shift
Ctrl
L
Select from path
Shift
V
Editing:
Move
M
Crop and resize
Shift
C
Rotate
Shift
R
Scale
Shift
T
Shear
Shift
S
Perspective
Shift
P
Flip
Shift
F
Text
T
Bucket fill
Shift
B
Blend
L
Pencil
N
Paintbrush
P
Eraser
Shift
E
Airbrush
A
Ink
K
Clone
C
Smudge
S
Dodge / Burn
Shift
D
Swap colors
X
Default colors
D
File:
Open new file
Ctrl
N
Open image
Ctrl
O
Open image as new layer
Ctrl
Alt
O
Open recent image 1
Ctrl
1
Create a new image from Clipboard
Shift
Ctrl
V
Save under a new name
Shift
Ctrl
S
Close All
Shift
Ctrl
W
Quit
Ctrl
Q
View:
Main menu
F10
Drop-down menu
Shift
F10
Switch to full screen
F11
Toggle quickmask
Shift
Q
Close document window
Ctrl
W
Shrink wrap
Ctrl
E
Fit image in window
Shift
Ctrl
E
Toggle rulers
Shift
Ctrl
R
Toggle guides
Shift
Ctrl
T
Undo
Ctrl
Z
Redo
Ctrl
Y
Copy selection
Ctrl
C
Cut selection
Ctrl
X
Copy visible
Ctrl
Shift
C
Paste as new image
Ctrl
Shift
V
Paste clipboard
Ctrl
V
Clear selection
Ctrl
K
Named copy selection
Shift
Ctrl
C
Named cut selection
Shift
Ctrl
X
Named paste clipboard
Shift
Ctrl
V
Fill with FG color
Ctrl
,
Fill with BG color
Ctrl
.
Fill with pattern
Ctrl
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Dialogs:
Layers
Ctrl
L
Brushes
Shift
Ctrl
B
Patterns
Shift
Ctrl
P
Tool options
Shift
Ctrl
T
Palettes
Ctrl
P
Info window
Shift
Ctrl
I
Navigation window
Shift
Ctrl
N
Close the window
Alt
F4
Go to the next widget
Tab
Jump to the previous widget
Shift
Tab
Set new value
↵
Activate current button on the list
⎵
Switch tabs, when in a multi-tab dialog
Ctrl
Alt
PageUp
Open location
Shift
L
Down folder
Alt
↓
Up folder
Alt
↑
Home folder
Alt
Home
Close dialog
Esc
Layers:
New layer
Shift
Ctrl
N
Duplicate layer
Shift
Ctrl
D
Anchor layer
Ctrl
H
Select the above layer
PageUp
Select the layer below
PageDown
Select the first layer
Home
Select the last layer
End
Merge visible layers
Ctrl
M
Plug-ins:
Repeat last plug-in
Ctrl
F
Reshow last plug-in
Shift
Ctrl
F