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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts let you work faster by keeping your hands on the keyboard instead of reaching for menus. This page is a complete reference of every shortcut in Piko, organized by category.

Tool selection

Press a single key to switch to that tool instantly. Some tools are mode-dependent and only available in vector mode or pixel art mode.

Key	Tool	Notes
`V`	Select
`R`	Rectangle
`O`	Ellipse
`F`	Frame
`P`	Pen
`N`	Pencil / Pixel-Pencil	Mode-dependent
`L`	Line / Pixel-Line	Mode-dependent
`Y`	Polygon	Vector mode only
`S`	Star	Vector mode only
`U`	Pixel-Rectangle	Pixel art mode only
`J`	Pixel-Ellipse	Pixel art mode only
`B`	Brush
`E`	Eraser
`G`	Fill
`I`	Eyedropper
`T`	Text

File operations

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl` + `N`	New Document
`Ctrl` + `O`	Open Document
`Ctrl` + `S`	Save
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `S`	Save As
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `K`	Place Image
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`	Export Selected

Edit operations

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl` + `Z`	Undo
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`	Redo
`Ctrl` + `Y`	Redo (alternative)
`Ctrl` + `X`	Cut
`Ctrl` + `C`	Copy
`Ctrl` + `V`	Paste (also supports pasting images)
`Ctrl` + `D`	Duplicate
`Ctrl` + `A`	Select All (or Select All Points in path edit mode)
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `A`	Select None
`Delete` / `Backspace`	Delete selection (or Delete Point in path edit mode)
`X`	Swap foreground/background colors

View and zoom

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl` + `=`	Zoom In
`Ctrl` + `-`	Zoom Out
`Ctrl` + `1`	Zoom to Fit
`Ctrl` + `0`	Zoom to 100%
`Ctrl` + `‘`	Toggle Grid Visibility

Object and layer operations

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl` + `G`	Group
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `G`	Ungroup
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `G`	Frame Selection
`Ctrl` + `]`	Bring Forward
`Ctrl` + `[`	Send Backward
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `]`	Bring to Front
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `[`	Send to Back

Boolean operations

Boolean operations combine two or more selected shapes into a new compound shape.

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `U`	Union
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `S`	Subtract
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `I`	Intersect
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `X`	Exclude

Path editing

These shortcuts are active only when you are editing a vector path (double-click a path to enter edit mode).

Shortcut	Action
`1`	Convert selected point to Corner
`2`	Convert selected point to Symmetric
`3`	Convert selected point to Smooth
`4`	Convert selected point to Free
`Delete` / `Backspace`	Delete selected points
`Shift` + `B`	Break path at selected point
`J`	Join two selected endpoints

Nudge

Shortcut	Action
`←` `↑` `→` `↓`	Nudge selection by 1px
`Shift` + `←` `↑` `→` `↓`	Nudge selection by 10px

Input	Action
`Space` + Left-drag	Pan canvas
Middle-click + drag	Pan canvas
`Ctrl` + Scroll wheel	Zoom (centered on cursor)
Scroll wheel (no modifier)	Pan vertically
Trackpad pinch	Zoom
`Escape`	Exit path/container editing, finish pen path
`Enter`	Finish pen tool path

Printable cheat sheet

A condensed reference of the most frequently used shortcuts.

Category	Action	Shortcut
Tools	Select	`V`
	Rectangle	`R`
	Ellipse	`O`
	Pen	`P`
	Brush	`B`
	Eraser	`E`
	Text	`T`
	Eyedropper	`I`
File	Save	`Ctrl` + `S`
	Export Selected	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`
	Place Image	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `K`
Edit	Undo	`Ctrl` + `Z`
	Redo	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`
	Copy	`Ctrl` + `C`
	Paste	`Ctrl` + `V`
	Duplicate	`Ctrl` + `D`
	Select All	`Ctrl` + `A`
	Delete	`Delete`
View	Zoom In	`Ctrl` + `=`
	Zoom Out	`Ctrl` + `-`
	Zoom to Fit	`Ctrl` + `1`
	Zoom to 100%	`Ctrl` + `0`
	Toggle Grid	`Ctrl` + `‘`
Layers	Group	`Ctrl` + `G`
	Ungroup	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `G`
	Bring Forward	`Ctrl` + `]`
	Send Backward	`Ctrl` + `[`
Boolean	Union	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `U`
	Subtract	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `S`
Nudge	Move 1px	Arrow keys
	Move 10px	`Shift` + Arrow keys
Navigation	Pan	`Space` + drag
	Zoom	`Ctrl` + scroll