| Tools |
|---|
| Select tool | S/F1 |
| Node tool | N/F2 |
| Zoom tool | Z/F5 |
| Rectangle tool | R/F4 |
| Ellipse tool | E/F5 |
| Pen / Bezier tool | B/F6 |
| Pencil / freehand tool | P |
| Text tool | T/F8 |
| Fill & stroke (eyedropper) | F7 |
| Gradient tool | G/F11 |
| Pan / hand tool | Space(hold) |
| Pen tool: Make the last segment straight | ⇧L |
| Pen tool: Make the last segment curved | ⇧U |
| Dialogs: Open text and font settings | ⌘⇧T |
| Tools: Activate Shape Builder | X |
| Tools: Activate the star tool | ⇧8 |
| Tools: Activate the 3D box tool | ⇧F4 |
| Tools: Activate the spiral tool | I |
| Tools: Activate the calligraphy tool | C |
| Tools: Activate the paint bucket | U |
| Tools: Activate the tweak tool | W |
| Tools: Activate the spray tool | A |
| Tools: Activate the eraser tool | ⇧E |
| Tools: Activate the connector tool | O |
| Tools: Activate the measuring tool | M |
| Text tool: Flow text into a frame | ⌥W |
| Text tool: Remove text flow from its frame | ⌥⇧W |
| Node tool: Select the next node | Tab |
| Node tool: Select the previous node | ⇧Tab |
| Node tool: Invert node selection in the current subpaths | ⇧1 |
| Node tool: Invert node selection across the path | ⌥⇧1 |
| Node tool: Clear the node selection | Esc |
| Node tool: Expand the selected nodes by one scale step | . |
| Node tool: Contract the selected nodes by one scale step | , |
| Node tool: Flip the selected nodes horizontally | H |
| Node tool: Flip the selected nodes vertically | V |
| Node tool: Straighten the selected segments | ⇧L |
| Node tool: Curve the selected segments | ⇧U |
| Node tool: Make selected nodes corners | ⇧C |
| Node tool: Make selected nodes smooth | ⇧S |
| Node tool: Make selected nodes symmetric | ⇧Y |
| Node tool: Automatically smooth selected nodes | ⇧A |
| Node tool: Join the selected end nodes | ⇧J |
| Node tool: Connect end nodes with a new segment | ⌥J |
| Node tool: Break the path at selected nodes | ⇧B |
| Node tool: Insert nodes into selected segments | ⇧I |
| Node tool: Duplicate the selected nodes | ⇧D |
| Node tool: Reverse the path direction | ⇧R |
| Pen tool: Finish the current path | Enter |
| Pen tool: Finish and close the current path | ⇧Enter |
| Pen tool: Cancel the path being drawn | Esc |
| Text tool: Start a new text line or paragraph | Enter |
| Gradient tool: Select the next gradient handle | Tab |
| Gradient tool: Select the previous gradient handle | ⇧Tab |
| Gradient tool: Clear the gradient handle selection | Esc |
| Gradient tool: Insert gradient stops | ⇧I |
| Gradient tool: Reverse the gradient | ⇧R |
| Mesh tool: Switch selected sides between curves and lines | ⌥B |
| Mesh tool: Shape the selected sides into ellipses | ⌥C |
| Mesh tool: Subdivide between selected mesh corners | ⇧I |
| Mesh tool: Show or hide tensor points for selected patches | ⌥G |
| Mesh tool: Sample underlying colors at selected corners | ⌥K |
| Tweak tool: Choose object movement mode | ⇧M |
| Tweak tool: Choose movement toward or away from the cursor | ⇧I |
| Tweak tool: Choose randomized object movement | ⇧Z |
| Tweak tool: Choose object duplication or deletion mode | ⇧D |
| Tweak tool: Choose path pushing mode | ⇧P |
| Tweak tool: Choose path shrinking or growing mode | ⇧S |
| Tweak tool: Choose path attraction or repulsion mode | ⇧A |
| Tweak tool: Choose path roughening mode | ⇧R |
| Tweak tool: Choose color painting mode | ⇧C |
| Tweak tool: Choose randomized color mode | ⇧J |
| Tweak tool: Choose object blurring mode | ⇧B |
| Spray tool: Spray independent object copies | ⇧J |
| Spray tool: Spray linked object clones | ⇧K |
| Spray tool: Spray into a single path | ⇧L |
| Editing |
|---|
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Redo | ⌘Y |
| Cut | ⌘X |
| Copy | ⌘C |
| Paste | ⌘V |
| Paste in place | ⌘⌥V |
| Duplicate | ⌘D |
| Clone object | ⌥D |
| Delete | ⌫ |
| Select all | ⌘A |
| Group | ⌘G |
| Ungroup | ⌘⇧G |
| Dialogs: Find or replace content | ⌘F |
| Dialogs: Open path effects | ⌘⇧7 |
| Dialogs: Open object properties | ⌘⇧O |
| Dialogs: Open selectors and CSS | ⌘⇧Q |
| Dialogs: Check the spelling | ⌘⌥K |
| Dialogs: Open color swatches | ⌘⇧W |
| Dialogs: Open the symbols library | ⌘⇧Y |
| Dialogs: Open bitmap tracing | ⌥⇧B |
| Dialogs: Inspect the undo history | ⌘⇧H |
| Object: Paste only the copied style | ⌘⇧V |
| Object: Duplicate and apply the previous transform | ⌘⌥D |
| Object: Detach a clone from its original | ⌥⇧D |
| Object: Select the original of a clone | ⇧D |
| Object: Create a bitmap copy of the selection | ⌥B |
| Object: Exchange fill and stroke styles | ⇧X |
| Selection: Select objects across all layers | ⌘⌥A |
| Selection: Select matching object types across layers | ⌥⇧A |
| Selection: Invert selection within the current layer | ⇧1 |
| Selection: Invert selection across visible unlocked layers | ⌥⇧1 |
| Selection: Clear the object selection | Esc |
| Object: Apply a clipping path | ⌘M |
| Object: Release the clipping path | ⌥M |
| Object: Turn objects into a pattern | ⌥I |
| Object: Extract objects from a pattern | ⌥⇧I |
| Object: Turn objects into guides | ⇧G |
| Path: Convert selected objects to paths | ⌘⇧C |
| Path: Convert the stroke outline to a path | ⌘⌥C |
| Path: Unite the selected paths | ⌘⇧= |
| Path: Subtract the upper path from the lower | ⌘- |
| Path: Keep the intersection of selected paths | ⌘⇧8 |
| Path: Combine paths into one object | ⌘K |
| Path: Separate the combined subpaths | ⌘⇧K |
| Path: Split paths while keeping holes with their objects | ⌘⌥⇧K |
| Path: Fracture paths into intersecting pieces | ⌥⇧F |
| Path: Keep only visible parts of overlapping objects | ⇧F |
| Path: Inset the path by the configured step | ⌘⇧9 |
| Path: Outset the path by the configured step | ⌘⇧0 |
| Path: Create a dynamic offset | ⌘J |
| Path: Create a linked offset | ⌘⌥J |
| Path: Simplify the selected paths | ⌘L |
| Path: Select the next editable effect parameter | 7 |
| Extensions: Repeat the last extension | ⌥Q |
| Extensions: Reopen the last extension's settings | ⌥⇧Q |
| Selector tool: Select the next object in stacking order | Tab |
| Selector tool: Select the previous object in stacking order | ⇧Tab |
| Arrange |
|---|
| Bring to top | Home |
| Send to bottom | End |
| Raise one step | PageUp |
| Lower one step | PageDown |
| Flip horizontal | ⌘⇧M |
| Align and distribute | ⌘⇧A |
| Dialogs: Open layers and objects | ⌘⇧L |
| Layers: Create a layer | ⌘⇧N |
| Layers: Select the previous layer | ⌘PageUp |
| Layers: Select the next layer | ⌘PageDown |
| Layers: Move selected objects to the layer above | ⇧PageUp |
| Layers: Move selected objects to the layer below | ⇧PageDown |
| Layers: Raise the layer to the top | ⌘⇧Home |
| Layers: Raise the layer one position | ⌘⇧PageUp |
| Layers: Lower the layer one position | ⌘⇧PageDown |
| Layers: Lower the layer to the bottom | ⌘⇧End |
| Object: Flip the selection vertically | V |
| Object: Remove the selected object's transforms | ⌥⇧T |
| Object: Apply the previous transform again | ⌘⌥T |
| Selector tool: Double the selection's size | ⌘. |
| Selector tool: Halve the selection's size | ⌘, |
| Selector tool: Increase size by the configured step | . |
| Selector tool: Decrease size by the configured step | , |
| Selector tool: Rotate the selection 90 degrees clockwise | ⌘] |
| Selector tool: Rotate the selection 90 degrees counterclockwise | ⌘[ |
| Selector tool: Switch between scaling and rotation handles | ⇧S |
| View |
|---|
| Zoom in | +/= |
| Zoom out | - |
| Zoom to fit page | 3 |
| Zoom to fit drawing | 5 |
| Zoom 1:1 | 1 |
| Toggle grid | # |
| Toggle guides | | |
| Toggle XML editor | ⌘⇧X |
| Open fill & stroke | ⌘⇧F |
| Canvas: Preview the drawing | F |
| Canvas: Use quick zoom | Q |
| Dialogs: Open application preferences | ⌘⇧P |
| Dialogs: Show or hide the dialogs | F12 |
| Canvas: Enable or disable snapping | ⇧5 |
| Canvas: Set zoom to one half | 2 |
| Canvas: Fit the page width in view | 6 |
| Canvas: Center the page without changing zoom | ⌘4 |
| Canvas: Return to the previous zoom | ` |
| Canvas: Advance to the next zoom | ⇧` |
| Canvas: Cycle the display mode | ⌘5 |
| Canvas: Switch the split view | ⌘6 |
| Canvas: Switch the X-ray view | ⌥6 |
| Canvas: Switch the grayscale preview | ⌥5 |
| Window: Show or hide rulers | ⌘R |
| Window: Show or hide scrollbars | ⌘B |
| Window: Show or hide the palette | ⌥⇧P |
| Canvas: Open the command palette | ⇧/ |
| Window: Switch to the next document window | ⌃Tab |
| Window: Use fullscreen with hidden interface panels | ⌘F11 |
| Window: Show or hide interface panels | ⇧F11 |
| Tool controls bar: Focus the first editable tool field | ⌥X |
| Canvas: Focus the zoom entry field | ⌥Z |
| File |
|---|
| New | ⌘N |
| Open | ⌘O |
| Save | ⌘S |
| Save as | ⌘⇧S |
| Export PNG | ⌘⇧E |
| Print | ⌘P |
| Dialogs: Open document properties | ⌘⇧D |
| File: Create a document from a template | ⌘⌥N |
| File: Save a separate document copy | ⌘⌥⇧S |
| File: Import a bitmap or vector file | ⌘I |
| File: Close the document window | ⌘W |
| File: Exit the application | ⌘Q |
| Document: Fit the page to the selection or drawing | ⌘⇧R |
