Adobe Photoshop Cheat Sheet: Master Tools & Shortcuts Instantly!
Discover the fastest way to elevate your Photoshop skills with our Top Quick Reference Cheat Sheet. Packed with essential shortcuts, tools, and tips, it’s designed to save you time and simplify your creative process.
Go-To Quick Reference Guide
Popular shortcuts
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Free Transform | Control + T | Command + T |
| Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush | Hold down ~ (tilde accent) | Hold down ~ (tilde accent) |
| Deselect selections | Control + D | Command + D |
| Undo last command | Control + Z | Command + Z |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ | [ |
| Increase Brush Size | ] | ] |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
| Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) |
| Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) |
| Default Foreground/Background colors | D | D |
| Switch Foreground/Background colors | X | X |
| Fit layer(s) to screen | Alt-click layer | Option-click layer |
| New layer via copy | Control + J | Command + J |
| New layer via cut | Shift + Control + J | Shift + Command + J |
| Add to a selection | Any selection tool + Shift-drag | Any selection tool + Shift-drag |
| Delete brush or swatch | Alt-click brush or swatch | Option-click brush or swatch |
| Toggle auto-select checkbox in the Options bar with Move tool selected | Control-click | Command-click (Hold the Command key) |
| Close all open documents other than the current document | Ctrl + Alt + P | Command + Option + P |
| Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Escape | Escape |
| Selects the first edit field of the toolbar | Enter | Return |
| Navigate between fields | Tab | Tab |
| Navigate between fields in the opposite direction | Tab + Shift | Tab + Shift |
| Change Cancel to Reset | Alt | Option |
Use function keys
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Start Help | F1 | Help key |
| Undo/Redo | F1 | |
| Cut | F2 | F2 |
| Copy | F3 | F3 |
| Paste | F4 | F4 |
| Show/Hide Brush panel | F5 | F5 |
| Show/Hide Color panel | F6 | F6 |
| Show/Hide Layers panel | F7 | F7 |
| Show/Hide Info panel | F8 | F8 |
| Show/Hide Actions panel | F9 | Option + F9 |
| Revert | F12 | F12 |
| Fill | Shift + F5 | Shift + F5 |
| Feather Selection | Shift + F6 | Shift + F6 |
| Inverse Selection | Shift + F7 | Shift + F7 |
Selection tools
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key | Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) | Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected) |
| Cycle through hidden tools | Alt-click + tool (except Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and Convert Point tools) | Option-click + tool (except Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and Convert Point tools) |
| Move tool Artboard tool | V | V |
| Rectangular Marquee tool† Elliptical Marquee tool | M | M |
| Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool | L | L |
| Object Selection tool Quick Selection tool Magic Wand tool | W | W |
| Crop tool Perspective Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool | C | C |
| Eyedropper tool† Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool | I | I |
| Frame tool | K | K |
| Eyedropper tool 3D Material Eyedropper tool (ADD) Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool Count tool | I | I |
| Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool Content-Aware Move tool Red Eye tool | J | J |
| Brush tool Pencil tool Color Replacement tool Mixer Brush tool | B | B |
| Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool | S | S |
| History Brush tool Art History Brush tool | Y | Y |
| Eraser tool† Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool | E | E |
| Gradient tool Paint Bucket tool 3D Material Drop tool | G | G |
| Dodge tool Burn tool Sponge tool | O | O |
| Pen tool Freeform Pen tool Curvature Pen tool | P | P |
| Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool | T | T |
| Path Selection tool Direct Selection tool | A | A |
| Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool | U | U |
| Hand tool† | H | H |
| Rotate View tool | R | R |
| Zoom tool† Liquify | Z | Z |
| Default Foreground/Background colors | D | D |
| Switch Foreground/Background colors | X | X |
| Toggle Standard/Quick Mask modes | Q | Q |
| Artboard tool | V | V |
| Toggle Preserve Transparency | / (forward slash) | / (forward slash) |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
| Previous Brush | , | , |
| Next Brush | . | . |
| First Brush | < | < |
| Last Brush | > | > |
View images
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle through open documents | Control + Tab | Control + Tab |
| Switch to previous document | Shift + Control + Tab | Shift + Command + `(grave accent) |
| Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge | Shift-Control-W | Shift-Command-W |
| Toggle between Standard mode and Quick Mask mode | Q | Q |
| Toggle (forward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode | F | F |
| Toggle (backward) between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode with menu bar, and Full screen mode | Shift + F | Shift + F |
| Toggle (forward) canvas color | Spacebar + F (or right-click canvas background and select color) | Spacebar + F (or Control-click canvas background and select color) |
| Toggle (backward) canvas color | Spacebar + Shift + F | Spacebar + Shift + F |
| Fit image in window | Double-click Hand tool | Double-click Hand tool |
| Magnify 100% | Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl + 1 | Double-click Zoom tool or Command + 1 |
| Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Simultaneously pan multiple documents with Hand tool | Shift-drag | Shift-drag |
| Switch to Zoom In tool | Control + spacebar | Command + spacebar |
| Switch to Zoom Out tool | Alt + spacebar | Option + spacebar |
| Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool | Spacebar-drag | Spacebar-drag |
| Apply zoom percentage, and keep zoom percentage box active | Shift + Enter in Navigator panel zoom percentage box | Shift + Return in Navigator panel zoom percentage box |
| Zoom in on specified area of an image | Control-drag over preview in Navigator panel | Command-drag over preview in Navigator panel |
| Temporarily zoom into an image | Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button | Hold down H and then click in the image and hold down the mouse button |
| Scroll image with Hand tool | Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel | Spacebar-drag, or drag view area box in Navigator panel |
| Scroll up or down 1 screen | Page Up or Page Down† | Page Up or Page Down† |
| Scroll up or down 10 units | Shift + Page Up or Page Down† | Shift + Page Up or Page Down† |
| Move view to upper-left corner or lower-right corner | Home or End | Home or End |
| Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith (layer mask must be selected) | \ (backslash) | \ (backslash) |
Use Puppet Warp
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Free Transform | Control + T | Command + T |
| Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush | Hold down ` (grave accent) | Hold down ` (grave accent) |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ | [ |
| Increase Brush Size | ] | ] |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
| Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) |
| Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) |
| Default Foreground/Background colors | D | D |
| Switch Foreground/Background colors | X | X |
| Fit layer(s) to screen | Alt-click layer | Option-click layer |
| New layer via copy | Control + J | Command + J |
| New layer via cut | Shift + Control + J | Shift + Command + J |
| Add to a selection | Any selection tool + Shift-drag | Any selection tool + Shift-drag |
| Delete brush or swatch | Alt-click brush or swatch | Option-click brush or swatch |
| Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected | Control-click | Command-click |
| Close all open documents other than the current document | Ctrl + Alt + P | Command + Option + P |
| Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Escape | Escape |
| Select the first edit field of the toolbar | Enter | Return |
| Navigate between fields | Tab | Tab |
| Navigate between fields in the opposite direction | Tab + Shift | Tab + Shift |
| Change Cancel to Reset | Alt | Option |
| Use the black-and-white adjustment | Shift + Control + Alt + B | Shift + Command + Option B |
| Select all pins | Control + A | Command + A |
| Deselect all pins | Control + D | Command + D |
| Select multiple pins | Shift-click on any pin | Shift-click on any pin |
| Hide pins | Hold down the H key to hide the pins and release to bring back the pins | Hold down the H key to hide the pins and release to bring back the pins |
| Delete pins | Alt-click a pin | Option-click a pin |
| Reveal a circle that allows you to rotate the pin | Alt near to, but not over a pin | Option near to, but not over a pin |
| Cancel distortions | Esc | Esc |
Use Select and Mask
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Free Transform | Control + T | Command + T |
| Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush | Hold down ` (grave accent) | Hold down ` (grave accent) |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ | [ |
| Increase Brush Size | ] | ] |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
| Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) |
| Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) |
| Default Foreground/Background colors | D | D |
| Switch Foreground/Background colors | X | X |
| Fit layer(s) to screen | Alt-click layer | Option-click layer |
| New layer via copy | Control + J | Command + J |
| New layer via cut | Shift + Control + J | Shift + Command + J |
| Add to a selection | Any selection tool + Shift-drag | Any selection tool + Shift-drag |
| Delete brush or swatch | Alt-click brush or swatch | Option-click brush or swatch |
| Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected | Control-click | Command-click |
| Close all open documents other than the current document | Ctrl + Alt + P | Command + Option + P |
| Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Escape | Escape |
| Select the first edit field of the toolbar | Enter | Return |
| Navigate between fields | Tab | Tab |
| Navigate between fields in the opposite direction | Tab + Shift | Tab + Shift |
| Change Cancel to Reset | Alt | Option |
| Select and mask | Control + Alt + R | Command + Option + R |
| Target the layer | Control + 2 | Command + 2 |
| Target the mask | Control + \ | \ |
| Disable the mask temporarily | Hold down Shift key and click mask | Hold down Shift key and click mask |
| Add a layer mask icon to automatically hide the content of the layer (or active selection) | Alt-click the layer mask icon | Option-click the layer mask icon |
| Invert a layer mask | Control + I | Command + I |
Use the Filter Gallery
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Free Transform | Control + T | Command + T |
| Toggle between painting and erasing with the same brush | Hold down ` (grave accent) | Hold down ` (grave accent) |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ | [ |
| Increase Brush Size | ] | ] |
| Decrease Brush Hardness | { | { |
| Increase Brush Hardness | } | } |
| Rotate the brush tip by 1 degree | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) | Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Right Arrow (clockwise) |
| Rotate the brush tip by 15 degrees | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) | Shift + Left Arrow (anti-clockwise), Shift + Right Arrow (clockwise) |
| Default Foreground/Background colors | D | D |
| Switch Foreground/Background colors | X | X |
| Fit layer(s) to screen | Alt-click layer | Option-click layer |
| New layer via copy | Control + J | Command + J |
| New layer via cut | Shift + Control + J | Shift + Command + J |
| Add to a selection | Any selection tool + Shift-drag | Any selection tool + Shift-drag |
| Delete brush or swatch | Alt-click brush or swatch | Option-click brush or swatch |
| Toggle auto-select checkbox in Options bar with Move tool selected | Control-click | Command-click |
| Close all open documents other than the current document | Ctrl + Alt + P | Command + Option + P |
| Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace) | Escape | Escape |
| Select the first edit field of the toolbar | Enter | Return |
| Navigate between fields | Tab | Tab |
| Navigate between fields in the opposite direction | Tab + Shift | Tab + Shift |
| Change Cancel to Reset | Alt | Option |
| Apply new filter on top of selected filter | Alt-click on filter | Option-click on filter |
| Change Cancel button to default | Control + click | Command + click |
| Step forward | Control + Shift + Z | Command + Shift + Z |
| Step backward | Control + Alt + Z | Command + Option + Z |
| Clear brushed areas | C | |
| Invert the brush mask | I | |
| Toggle between OK/Cancel buttons to Revert/Apply | Option | |
| Toggle the blur view visibility | P | |
| Take a snapshot, saving a copy of blurred image in the Layers Panel, layer stack | ' (apostrophe) | |
| Toggle from Add or Subtract blur brushes | "`" Grave key | |
| Toggle the quick mask rubylith overlay display if there is a selection | Shift + Q | |
| Invert the selection or command to hide the selection | Shift + Command + I | |
| OK - Applies the current effect and dismisses the dialog | Return | |
| Close dialog without saving | Esc | |
| Shortcut for panning | Spacebar | |
| Toggle view mode | Tab | |
| Zooming in/out | Command + and - | |
| Fit Screen, full screen, or 100% | Command + 0 and Command + 1 | |
| Zoom in and out | Command Spacebar Option Spacebar | |
| Increase/decrease brush radius | Open close brackets | |
| Change the brush hardness/softness | Shift [ and shift ] | |
| Bring up a brushes panel | Control click (on the image) | |
| Crosshair brush | Caps lock |
Use the Liquify filter
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Warp tool | W | W |
| Reconstruct tool | R | R |
| Twirl Clockwise tool | C | C |
| Pucker tool | S | S |
| Bloat tool | B | B |
| Push Left tool | O | O |
| Freeze Mask tool | F | F |
| Thaw Mask tool | D | D |
| Smooth tool | E | E |
| Face tool | A | A |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Liquify filter | Shift + Control + X | Shift + Command + X |
| Reverse direction for Bloat, Pucker, and Push Left tools | Alt + tool | Option + tool |
| Continually sample the distortion | Alt-drag in preview with Reconstruct tool, Displace, Amplitwist, or Affine mode selected | Option-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 | Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text box† | Down Arrow/Up Arrow in Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter text box† |
| Decrease/increase brush size by 2, or density, pressure, rate, or turbulent jitter by 1 | Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing† | Left Arrow/Right Arrow with Brush Size, Density, Pressure, Rate, or Turbulent Jitter slider showing† |
| Cycle through controls on right from top | Tab | Tab |
| Cycle through controls on right from bottom | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Change Cancel to Reset | Alt | Option |
Use Vanishing Point
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom 2x (temporary) | X | X |
| Zoom in | Control + + (plus) | Command + + (plus) |
| Zoom out | Control + - (hyphen) | Command + - (hyphen) |
| Fit in view | Control + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool | Command + 0 (zero), Double-click Hand tool |
| Zoom to the center at 100% | Double-click Zoom tool | Double-click Zoom tool |
| Increase brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | ] | ] |
| Decrease brush size (Brush, Stamp tools) | [ | [ |
| Increase brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | Shift + ] | Shift + ] |
| Decrease brush hardness (Brush, Stamp tools) | Shift + [ | Shift + [ |
| Undo last action | Control + Z | Command + Z |
| Redo last action | Control + Shift + Z | Command + Shift + Z |
| Deselect all | Control + D | Command + D |
| Hide selection and planes | Control + H | Command + H |
| Move selection 1 pixel | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
| Move selection 10 pixels | Shift + arrow keys | Shift + arrow keys |
| Copy | Control + C | Command + C |
| Paste | Control + V | Command + V |
| Repeat last duplicate and move | Control + Shift + T | Command + Shift + T |
| Create a floating selection from the current selection | Control + Alt + T | |
| Fill a selection with image under the pointer | Control-drag | Command-drag |
| Create a duplicate of the selection as a floating selection | Control + Alt-drag | Command + Option-drag |
| Constrain selection to a 15° rotation | Alt + Shift to rotate | Option + Shift to rotate |
| Select a plane under another selected plane | Control-click the plane | Command-click the plane |
| Create 90° plane off parent plane | Control-drag | Command-drag |
| Delete last node while creating plane | Backspace | Delete |
| Make a full canvas plane, square to the camera | Double-click the Create Plane tool | Double-click the Create Plane tool |
Use the Camera Raw dialog box
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| White Balance tool | I | I |
| Color Sampler tool | S | S |
| Crop tool | C | C |
| Straighten tool | A | A |
| Spot Removal tool | B | B |
| Red Eye Removal tool | E | E |
| Basic panel | Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Command + Option + 1 |
| Tone Curve panel | Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Command + Option + 2 |
| Detail panel | Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Command + Option + 3 |
| HSL/Grayscale panel | Ctrl + Alt + 4 | Command + Option + 4 |
| Split Toning panel | Ctrl + Alt + 5 | Command + Option + 5 |
| Lens Corrections panel | Ctrl + Alt + 6 | Command + Option + 6 |
| Camera Calibration panel | Ctrl + Alt + 7 | Command + Option + 7 |
| Presets panel | Ctrl + Alt + 9 | Command + Option + 9 (macOS Universal Access zoom shortcut must be disabled in System Preferences) |
| Open Snapshots panel | Ctrl + Alt + 9 | Command + Option + 9 |
| Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T | Command + Option + Shift + T |
| Hue Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H | Command + Option + Shift + H |
| Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | Command + Option + Shift + S |
| Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L | Command + Option + Shift + L |
| Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G | Command + Option + Shift + G |
| Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool | T | T |
| Adjustment Brush tool | K | K |
| Graduated Filter tool | G | G |
| Increase/decrease brush size | ] / [ | ] / [ |
| Increase/decrease brush feather | Shift + ] / Shift + [ | Shift + ] / Shift + [ |
| Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 | = (equal sign) / - (hyphen) | = (equal sign) / - (hyphen) |
| Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for theAdjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode | Alt | Option |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size | Alt + ] / Alt + [ | Option + ] / Option + [ |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather | Alt + Shift + ] / Alt + Shift + [ | Option + Shift + ] / Option + Shift + [ |
| Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10 | Alt + = (equal sign) / Alt + - (hyphen) | Option = (equal sign) / Option + - (hyphen) |
| Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of theAdjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filte | N | N |
| Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool | M | M |
| Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool | Y | Y |
| Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool | V | V |
| Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool. | V | V |
| Rotate image left | L or Ctrl + ] | L or Command + ] |
| Rotate image right | R or Ctrl + [ | R or Command + [ |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + + (plus) | Command + + (plus) |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + - (hyphen) | Command + - (hyphen) |
| Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Doesn’t work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.) | Ctrl | Command |
| Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset. | Alt | Option |
| Toggle preview | P | P |
| Full screen mode | F | F |
| Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object. (Does not work if Crop tool is active) | Shift | Shift |
| Select multiple points in Curves panel | Click the first point; Shift-click additional points | Click the first point; Shift-click additional points |
| Add point to curve in Curves panel | Control-click in preview | Command-click in preview |
| Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit) | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
| Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units) | Shift-arrow | Shift-arrow |
| Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge | Ctrl + R | Command + R |
| Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box | Shift + double-click image | Shift + double-click image |
| Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview | Alt-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders | Option-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders |
| Highlight clipping warning | O | O |
| Shadows clipping warning | U | U |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating | Ctrl +1 - 5 | Command + 1 - 5 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating | Ctrl +. (period) / Ctrl+, (comma) | Command + . (period) / Command+, (comma) |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add red label | Ctrl + 6 | Command + 6 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label | Ctrl + 7 | Command + 7 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add green label | Ctrl + 8 | Command + 8 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add blue label | Ctrl + 9 | Command + 9 |
| (Filmstrip mode) Add purple label | Ctrl + Shift + 0 | Command + Shift + 0 |
| Camera Raw preferences | Ctrl + K | Command + K |
| Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences | Ctrl + Alt (on open) | Option + Shift (on open) |