You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly accomplish many tasks in Pixelmator Pro. To use a keyboard shortcut, press all the keys in the shortcut at the same time.
While Pixelmator Pro comes with many pre-assigned keyboard shortcuts, you can also create some custom ones yourself to best suit your workflow. See Customize keyboard shortcuts to learn more.
Navigate an image |
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Zoom in | + |
Zoom out | + |
Temporarily turn on scrubby zoom | Press and hold | + on your keyboard, then click and drag on canvas
Zoom to fit | + |
View actual size | + + |
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Select the Zoom tool | |
Navigate using the Zoom tool | Click to zoom in, | – click to zoom out, drag over an area to zoom in to it
Scroll an image (use the Hand tool) | Press and hold | , then drag the image or press on your keyboard
Freely rotate the canvas | Press and hold | + , then click and drag to rotate the canvas
Select tools |
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Style | |
Arrange | |
Color Picker | |
Free Selection | (selects the last used selection tool) |
Rectangular Selection | |
Cycle through Free, Magnetic, and Polygonal selection tools | + |
Elliptical Selection | |
Color Selection | |
Quick Selection | |
Paint | |
Erase | |
Color Fill | |
Gradient Fill | |
Repair | |
Clone | |
Shape | (selects the last used Shape) |
Cycle through commonly used shape tools | + |
Pen | (selects the last used Pen tool) |
Cycle through Pen and Freeform Pen tools | + |
Type | |
Cycle through the Circular, Path, Freeform and the regular type tools | + |
Color Adjustments | |
Effects | |
Crop | |
Slice | or + + |
Zoom | |
Hand |
Open, save, and export images |
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Create a new image or template | + |
Create a new image using a mockup | + + + |
Create a new image from clipboard | + |
Open an image | + |
Save an image | + |
Duplicate an image | + + |
Save an existing image as a new image | + + + |
Export an image | + |
Export an image optimized for the web | + + |
Create a new image from your Photos library | + + |
Basic edits |
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Undo last action | + |
Redo last action | + + |
Cut | + |
Copy | + |
Copy Merged | + + + |
Paste | + |
Paste and match style | + + + |
Paste and match colors | + + + + |
Duplicate layer or selected area | + + |
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Cut and paste selected area | + + |
Duplicate a layer and move it by a pixel | Press | and an arrow key
Duplicate a layer and move it by 10 pixels | Press | + and an arrow key
Change the size of the image | + + |
Use Super Resolution to increase the resolution of an image | + + |
Remove background | + |
Change the size of the image canvas | + + |
Change the color profile of the image | + + |
Replace layer | + + |
Enter the color picker mode | Press and hold the | key and pick a color from an image
Work with layers |
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Create an empty new layer | + + |
Insert an image or video as a layer from Finder | + + |
Insert an image or video as a layer from Photos | + + |
Delete selected layer(s) or clear selections | key |
Select all layers | + + |
Merge selected layers | + + |
Merge all layers | + + + |
Group layers | + |
Ungroup layers | + + |
Lock or unlock layers | Forward slash | key
Toggle layer visibility on and off | + + Comma |
Copy layer mask | – drag a layer mask from one layer to another |
Temporarily disable layer mask | – click a layer mask |
Link or unlink a layer mask | Double–click the mask link line |
Create a layer mask from image, shape or text | – drag the image, shape or text onto a layer you'd like to mask |
Create clipping mask | + + |
– click between two layers in the Layers sidebar or press
Select next layer in layer list | + Right bracket |
Select previous layer in layer list | + Left bracket |
Select top layer in layer list | + Period |
Select bottom layer in layer list | + Comma |
Bring selected layer(s) forward | + Right Bracket |
Send selected layer(s) to the front | + + Right Bracket |
Bring selected layer(s) backward | + Left Bracket |
Send selected layer(s) to the back | + + Left Bracket |
Move a layer while any tool is active | – drag the layer |
Equally space objects horizontally | + + + |
Equally space objects vertically | + + + |
Style tool |
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Cycle through blend modes | + Plus or Minus |
Set layer opacity | Press a number key once or twice quickly in succession. Press the | key once for 100% and twice for 0%
Temporarily view original layer without styles applied | + |
Arrange tool |
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Resize a layer | Drag a layer handle |
Duplicate a layer | – drag |
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Disable alignment guides while moving or resizing | – drag |
Resize a layer from the center | – drag a layer handle |
Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing a layer | – drag |
Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing a layer from the center | + – drag a layer handle |
Open the shortcut menu for the selected layer | – click the layer |
Rotate a layer | – drag a layer handle |
Rotate a layer in 15º steps | + – drag a layer handle |
Move a layer in a straight or diagonal line | – drag a layer |
Align multiple layers according to their edges | Press | + and an arrow key
Align multiple layers according to their centers | + + (for horizontal centers) or (for vertical centers) |
Crop tool |
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Turn on the Crop tool | |
Adjust the position of the crop | Press an arrow key |
Resize the crop box using constrained proportions | – drag a crop box handle |
Keep the center of the crop box fixed when resizing | – drag a crop box handle |
Reset the original image height | Double-click the top-middle crop handle. Press and hold the | key while double-clicking to reset the image height using constrained crop
Reset the original image width | Double-click the left or the right side handle. Press and hold the | key while double-clicking to reset the image width using constrained crop
Reveal hidden areas of an image | Double-click inside the crop box |
Crop to fit image contents | – click a crop box handle |
Switch from straightening to rotation | – drag outside the crop box |
Cycle through crop overlays | + |
Rotate the crop overlay | + + |
Free Transform |
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Turn on Free Transform | + |
Skew | Drag a transform handle while holding | +
Distort | Drag a transform handle while holding the | key
Perspective Transform | Drag a transform handle while holding | + +
Selection tools |
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Select the entire image | + |
Deselect an active selection | + |
Invert a selection | + + |
Load the outline of a layer as a selection | – click the thumbnail of a layer |
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Load grayscale selection | + + + |
Turn on Select and Mask | + + |
Turn on Smart Refine selection | + + + |
Select subject | + |
Copy a selected area | + |
Cut a selected area | + |
Paste a selected area | + |
Duplicate a selected area | + + |
Constrain selection to a circle or a square | Press and hold | after starting a selection
Add to a selection | Press and hold | before starting to select
Subtract from a selection | Press and hold the | key before starting to select
Intersect a selection | Press and hold the | and keys before starting to select
Paint and erase |
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Reset foreground and background colors to white and black | |
Switch between foreground and background color | |
Paint or erase a vertical or horizontal line | Press and hold the | key before starting to paint
Temporarily switch from painting to erasing | Press and hold | or on your keyboard
Navigate the brushes | Choose the next brush in the collection | or choose the previous brush
Stroke with brush | + + |
Increase or decrease brush size | Right bracket | or Left bracket
Increase or decrease brush softness | + Right bracket or + Left bracket |
Constrain gradient to 15º angle | – drag gradient |
Pick a color from an image | – click |
Fill layer with color | + + |
Fill layer with background color | + |
Fill layer with foreground color | + |
Set Paint tool opacity | Press a number key once or twice quickly in succession. Press the | key for 100%, or 00 for 0%
Cycle through blend modes | + Plus or Minus |
Clone tool |
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Choose the Clone tool | |
Set clone source | – click |
Draw shapes |
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Choose the Shape tool | |
Unite a shape with the selected shape | Press and hold the | key before starting to draw
Subtract a shape from the selected shape | Press and hold the | key before starting to draw
Intersect a shape with the selected shape | Press and hold | + before starting to draw
Move a shape on the canvas while using any shape tool | – drag a shape |
Select a different shape on the canvas while using any shape tool | – click a shape |
Select multiple shapes on the canvas while using any shape tool | Press and hold | + then click or drag to select shapes
Move multiple shapes on the canvas while using any shape tool | After selecting multiple shapes, press and hold the | key and drag the shapes
Edit shapes |
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Make a shape editable | key |
Adjust the corner radius of a rounded rectangle shape | – drag a corner radius handle |
Adjust the radius of a single corner of a rounded rectangle shape | + – drag a corner radius handle |
Break apart the direction lines of a smooth anchor point | – drag a direction point |
Rejoin the direction lines of a smooth anchor point | – drag the opposite direction point |
Select or deselect multiple anchor points | – drag to draw a selection over multiple anchor points |
– click an anchor point or
Delete the selected anchor point(s) | key |
Stop editing a shape | key |
Draw paths with the Pen tool |
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Add a sharp point | Click anywhere in the image |
Add a smooth point | Drag anywhere in the image |
Delete the most recently added anchor point | key |
Adjust the direction lines of a smooth anchor point after adding it | – drag a direction line |
Break apart the direction lines of a smooth anchor point while adding it | Press and hold the | key while dragging to add an anchor point
Break apart the direction lines of a smooth anchor point after adding it | – drag a direction point |
Adjust the direction lines of a smooth anchor point after adding it | – drag a direction line |
Finish drawing a path and close it | + key |
Finish drawing a path and leave it open | key |
Type tool |
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Insert a text layer | + + |
Insert a circular text layer | + + + |
Expand the text box to both directions | – drag a text box handle |
Move the text box along the path (when editing text on a path) | – drag a text box handle |
Continue typing text from a new line instead of a new paragraph | + |
Color Adjustments |
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Add a color adjustments layer | + + |
Automatically enhance the colors of an image (ML Enhance) | + + |
Remove camera noise and image compression artifacts (Denoise) | + + |
Remove color banding and compression artifacts from low-quality images (Deband) | + + |
Apply the Hue & Saturation adjustment | + |
Apply the Color Balance adjustment | + |
Apply the Levels adjustment | + |
Apply the Curves adjustment | + |
Invert colors destructively | + |
Temporarily view original layer without adjustments | + |
Enter the Split Comparison view | Press | + , – click the Show Original button, or force click the canvas
Enable color soft proofing | Press | +
Effects |
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Add an effects layer | + + |
Apply the Color Fill effect | + + |
Temporarily view original layer without effects | + |
Edit videos |
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Play or pause all videos | |
Play or pause selected video layers | + |
Move the video trimming bar without changing duration | – one of the trimming handles |
Templates browser |
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Open the templates browser | + |
Show a preview of the selected template | |
Show recent documents and templates | + |
Open the list of image size presets | + + |
Photo browser |
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Open the Photo browser | + + |
Show a preview of the selected image or video | |
Open image or video shortcut menu with more opening options | – click the image or video thumbnail |
Open original, unedited image | – click the Open button in the Photo browser |
Change the size of thumbnails in the Photo browser | + or + |
General |
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Show Pixelmator Pro welcome screen | + + |
Show Pixelmator Pro settings | + Comma |
Show Pixelmator Pro help | + |
Show guides | + + Semicolon |
Show rulers | + |
Show grid | + + Apostrophe |
Show colors | + + |
Show tool names | + |
View document info | + + + |
Show Info bar | + Forward slash |
Hide toolbar | + + |
Show or hide overlay | + + |
Show or hide interface | + |
Hide Tools sidebar | + |
Hide or show the Layers sidebar | + |
Switch Layers sidebar to List view | + + |
Switch Layers sidebar to Thumbnails view | + + |
Enter full screen | + or + + |
Close window | + + |
Close all windows | + + + |
Close tab | + |
Close other tabs | + + |
Show Next Tab | + |
Show Previous Tab | + + |
View All Tabs | + + Backslash |
Cycle through windows | + Grave |
Minimize window | + |
Minimize all windows | + + |
Hide Pixelmator Pro | + |
Hide others | + + |
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Quit Pixelmator Pro | + |
Quit Pixelmator Pro and keep windows | + + |