PhotoCraft keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Every default PhotoCraft 0.7.0 keyboard shortcut for menus and tools, taken from the app’s source code: File, Edit, Image, Layer, Select, View, Window and single-key tools.

Updated 2026-10-11 · PhotoCraft 0.7.0

PhotoCraft ships Photoshop-style default shortcuts. Everything below comes from the shortcuts defined in PhotoCraft's source code (the command registry, the menu table, and the tool table), as of the 0.7.0 code.

Notation: Cmd means ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl on Windows and Linux. Alt is ⌥ Option on a Mac. You can rebind any of these in Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts….

Menu commands

MenuCommandShortcut
FileNew…Cmd+N
FileOpen…Cmd+O
FileCloseCmd+W
FileClose AllCmd+Alt+W
FileSaveCmd+S
FileSave As…Cmd+Shift+S
FileExport As…Cmd+Alt+Shift+W
FileRevertF12
FilePrint…Cmd+P
EditUndoCmd+Z
EditRedoCmd+Shift+Z
EditToggle Last StateCmd+Alt+Z
EditCut / CopyCmd+X / Cmd+C
EditCopy MergedCmd+Shift+C
EditClearDelete
EditFree TransformCmd+T
EditFree Transform a CopyCmd+Alt+T
EditTransform › AgainCmd+Shift+T
EditSearch… (command palette)Cmd+F
EditKeyboard Shortcuts…Cmd+Alt+Shift+K
ImageLevels…Cmd+L
ImageCurves…Cmd+M
ImageHue/Saturation…Cmd+U
ImageColor Balance…Cmd+B
ImageBlack & White…Cmd+Alt+Shift+B
ImageInvertCmd+I
ImageDesaturateCmd+Shift+U
ImageAuto ToneCmd+Shift+L
ImageAuto ContrastCmd+Alt+Shift+L
ImageAuto ColorCmd+Shift+B
LayerNew Layer…Cmd+Shift+N
LayerLayer via CopyCmd+J
LayerLayer via CutCmd+Shift+J
LayerMerge LayersCmd+E
LayerMerge VisibleCmd+Shift+E
LayerBring Forward / Send BackwardCmd+] / Cmd+[
LayerBring to Front / Send to BackCmd+Shift+] / Cmd+Shift+[
LayerHide LayersCmd+,
SelectAllCmd+A
SelectDeselectCmd+D
SelectReselectCmd+Shift+D
SelectInverseCmd+Shift+I
SelectAll LayersCmd+Alt+A
SelectFind LayersCmd+Alt+Shift+F
SelectSelect and Mask…Cmd+Alt+R
SelectEdit in Quick Mask ModeQ
ViewZoom In / Zoom OutCmd+= / Cmd+-
ViewFit on ScreenCmd+0
View100%Cmd+1
ViewExtrasCmd+H
ViewRulersCmd+R
ViewShow › GridCmd+'
ViewShow › GuidesCmd+;
ViewLock GuidesCmd+Alt+;
ViewSnapCmd+Shift+;
ViewCycle Screen ModeF
WindowShow/Hide All PanelsTab
WindowShow/Hide PanelsShift+Tab
WindowBrush Settings / Color / LayersF5 / F6 / F7
WindowNext / Previous DocumentCtrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab
ToolsDefault colors / Swap colorsD / X
ToolsHand (hold)Space
ToolsZoom In (hold) / Zoom Out (hold)Cmd+Space / Alt+Space

The README also lists soft proofing (⌘Y) and Gamut Warning (⇧⌘Y).

Tools (single keys)

Press a tool's key to select it. If a key covers several tools, PhotoCraft brings back the one you used last in that group.

KeyTools
VMove, Artboard
MRectangular / Elliptical Marquee
LLasso, Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso
WMagic Wand, Quick Selection, Object Selection
CCrop, Perspective Crop, Slice, Slice Select
KFrame
IEyedropper, Ruler, Note, Count
JRemove, Spot Healing, Healing, Patch, Content-Aware Move, Red Eye
BBrush, Pencil, Mixer Brush, Color Replacement
SClone Stamp, Pattern Stamp
YHistory Brush
EEraser, Background Eraser, Magic Eraser
GGradient, Paint Bucket
ODodge, Burn, Sponge
PPen, Freeform Pen, Curvature Pen, Add/Delete Anchor Point
THorizontal / Vertical Type, Type Masks
APath Selection, Direct Selection
URectangle, Ellipse, Triangle, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape
HHand
RRotate View
ZZoom

The Blur, Sharpen and Smudge tools, and the Single Row and Single Column Marquee tools, have no default key.

Coming from Photoshop?

You can import your own Photoshop shortcut set (.kys) in Edit › Keyboard Shortcuts… with the Import Shortcuts… button. See the migration guide.

Sources

Every factual claim in this article is taken from these upstream files. If something here disagrees with them, the upstream source wins.

PhotoCraft Hub is an unofficial community site. PhotoCraft is made by the ArtCraft team; screenshots are from the PhotoCraft repository (MIT OR Apache-2.0) and show public-domain artwork.

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