This page documents every menu item available in the Piko editor, including keyboard shortcuts and context menus. Use it as a quick-reference when you need to find a specific command.
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| New Document | Ctrl + N | Create a new blank document. |
| Open… | Ctrl + O | Open a .pik file from disk. |
| Open Recent > | — | Submenu with the last 10 opened files. |
| Save | Ctrl + S | Save the current document. |
| Save As… | Ctrl + Shift + S | Save to a new file or location. |
| Place Image… | Ctrl + Shift + K | Import images as bitmap objects. |
| Export Selected | Ctrl + Shift + E | Export the selected objects using their export settings. |
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Undo the last action. |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo the last undone action. |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Cut the selection to the clipboard. |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Copy the selection to the clipboard. |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Paste from the clipboard. |
| Duplicate | Ctrl + D | Duplicate the selection in place with an offset. |
| Delete | Del | Delete the selected objects. |
| Select All | Ctrl + A | Select all objects on the current page. |
| Select None | Ctrl + Shift + A | Deselect everything. |
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Zoom In | Ctrl + = | Increase the zoom level. |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl + - | Decrease the zoom level. |
| Zoom to Fit | Ctrl + 1 | Fit all content into the viewport. |
| Zoom to 100% | Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom to actual pixels. |
| Show Grid | Ctrl + ‘ | Toggle the canvas grid overlay. |
| Snap to Grid | — | Toggle snapping to grid lines. |
| Snap to Objects | — | Toggle snapping to other objects’ edges and centers. |
| Snap to Pixels | — | Round object positions to whole pixels. |
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Group | Ctrl + G | Group the selected objects. |
| Ungroup | Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup the selected group. |
| Frame Selection | Ctrl + Alt + G | Wrap the selection in a new frame. |
| Bring Forward | Ctrl + ] | Move the selection one step forward in the layer order. |
| Send Backward | Ctrl + [ | Move the selection one step backward in the layer order. |
| Bring to Front | Ctrl + Shift + ] | Move the selection to the top of the layer order. |
| Send to Back | Ctrl + Shift + [ | Move the selection to the bottom of the layer order. |
Accessed via Object > Boolean Operations:
| Item | Description |
|---|
| Union | Merge all selected shapes into one combined shape. |
| Subtract | Remove the top shapes from the bottom shape. |
| Intersect | Keep only the area where all shapes overlap. |
| Exclude | Keep everything except the overlapping area. |
Additional boolean commands:
| Item | Description |
|---|
| Flatten Boolean | Bake the boolean result into a single editable path. |
| Convert to Path | Convert a shape primitive (rectangle, ellipse, polygon, etc.) into an editable path. |
Accessed via Object > Path when in path editing mode:
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Corner | 1 | Set the selected point to Corner type. |
| Symmetric | 2 | Set the selected point to Symmetric type. |
| Smooth | 3 | Set the selected point to Smooth type. |
| Free | 4 | Set the selected point to Free type. |
| Delete Point | Del | Remove the selected point from the path. |
| Break Path | Shift + B | Split the path at the selected point. |
| Join Endpoints | J | Connect two open endpoints into a continuous path. |
| Item | Description |
|---|
| Align Left | Align selected objects to the leftmost edge. |
| Align Center | Align selected objects to the horizontal center. |
| Align Right | Align selected objects to the rightmost edge. |
| Align Top | Align selected objects to the topmost edge. |
| Align Middle | Align selected objects to the vertical center. |
| Align Bottom | Align selected objects to the bottommost edge. |
| Distribute Horizontally | Space selected objects evenly along the horizontal axis. |
| Distribute Vertically | Space selected objects evenly along the vertical axis. |
| Tidy Up | Arrange selected objects into a clean grid layout. |
The Help menu exists in the menu bar but its items are not yet implemented.
Right-click on the canvas or in the Layers panel to open context-specific menus.
| Item |
|---|
| Paste |
| Place Image |
| Select All |
| Zoom to Fit |
| Zoom to 100% |
| Item |
|---|
| Cut |
| Copy |
| Paste |
| Duplicate |
| Delete |
| Group |
| Ungroup |
| Frame Selection |
| Bring Forward |
| Send Backward |
| Bring to Front |
| Send to Back |
| Item |
|---|
| Delete Point |
| Corner / Symmetric / Smooth / Free |
| Break Path |
| Join Endpoints |
| Open Path / Close Path |
| Add Point |
| Item |
|---|
| Rename |
| Duplicate |
| Delete |
| Group |
| Ungroup |
| Hide / Show |
| Lock / Unlock |
| Bring Forward |
| Send Backward |
| Bring to Front |
| Send to Back |
| Item |
|---|
| Rename |
| Add Page |
| Delete Page |
