Keyboard shortcuts

File shortcuts

Action	Key
Save Document	S
Save Document as Copy	S
Export Document	S
Print Document	P
Resize Document	I

Tools shortcuts - General

Action	Key
Crop Tool	C
Move Tool	V
View Tool	H

Tools shortcuts - Photo Persona

Action	Key
Art Text Tool	T
Burn Brush Tool	O
Clone Brush Tool	S
Colour Picker Tool	I
Convert Document Tool	D
Erase Brush Tool	E
Frame Text Tool	F
Gradient Tool	G
Inpainting Brush Tool	J
Move Tool	V
Node Tool	A
Paint Brush Tool	B
Pen Tool	P
Pixel Brush Tool	X
Raster Crop Tool	C
Rectangle Tool	U
Rounded Rectangle Tool	Y

Tools shortcuts - Liquify Persona

Action	Key
Freeze Tool	Z
Mesh Clone Tool	M
Pinch Tool	I
Punch Tool	P
Push Forward Tool	F
Push Left Tool	L
Reconstruct Tool	R
Thaw Tool	W
Turbulence Tool	U
Twirl Tool	T
View Tool	H

Tools shortcuts - Develop Persona

Action	Key
Blemish Removal Tool	B
Crop Tool	C
Overlay Erase Tool	E
Overlay Gradient Tool	G
Overlay Paint Tool	P
Red Eye Tool	R
View Tool	H
White Balance Tool	W

Tools shortcuts - Panoramas

Action	Key
Brush Tool	L
Crop Tool	C
Erase Tool	U
Transform Tool	A
View Tool	H

Tools shortcuts - Tone Mapping Persona

Action	Key
Overlay Erase Tool	E
Overlay Gradient Tool	G
Overlay Paint Tool	P
View Tool	H

Edit shortcuts

Action	Key
Undo	Z
Redo	Z
Copy	C
Cut	X
Paste	V
Paste Filter Effect	V
Paste Inside	V
Paste Style	V

Layer operations shortcuts

Action	Key
Change opacity for selected layer	numeric keys (4=40%, 43=43%, etc.)
Duplicate Selection	J
Fade Last	F
Group	G
Ungroup	G
Live Stack Group	G
Merge Down	E
Merge Selected	E
Merge Visible	E
Move Back	[
Move Forward	]
Move To Back	[
Move To Front	]
Select Next	]
Select Previous	[
New Pixel Layer	N
Nudge (Move Tool)1	arrow keys
Nudge by modified distance (Move Tool)1	-arrow keys

¹ Nudge distances are customisable by selecting Preferences from Affinity's Home screen and then selecting Tools.

Painting shortcuts

Action	Key
Picks up a new brush colour	-drag
Change selected layer content/brush tool's opacity	numeric keys (4=40%, 43=43%, etc.)
Decrease/increase brush width	[ ]
Rotate brush nozzle anti-clockwise/clockwise
Decrease/increase brush width with on-screen readout	-drag (left/right)
Decrease/increase brush hardness with on-screen readout	-drag (up/down)
Paint a brush stroke along a straight line	Tap then -tap
Toggle brush properties (for width, hardness, shape/spacing or rotation):	+tap
Setting brush properties on page (after setting above toggle)	For nozzle shape: +drag (left/right) For nozzle spacing: +drag (up/down) For nozzle rotation: +drag (left/right)
Setting brush hardness and flow	For modifying hardness: +] and +[ to increase and decrease the setting in 10% increments, respectively For modifying flow (hardware-connected keyboard only): +numeric keys to set percentage, press numeric keys in quick succession to set precise value
Setting Strength (Paint Mixer Brush/Smudge Brush)	numeric keys (3=30%, 33=33%, etc.)

Text shortcuts

Action	Key
Bold	B
Italicise	I
Underline	U

View shortcuts

Action	Key
Clip to Canvas	\
Grid	'
Guides	;
Preview Mode	W
Zoom In	+
Zoom Out	-
Zoom to 100%	1
Zoom to 200%	2
Zoom to 400%	3
Zoom to 800%	4
Zoom to Actual Size	8
Zoom to Fit	0
Zoom to Pixel Size	9
Zoom to Selection	0 (or double-tap Layers panel thumbnail)
Zoom to Width	0

Selection shortcuts

Action	Key
Deselect	D
Grow/Shrink Selection	B
Invert Selection	I
Refine Selection	R
Select All	A
Selection From Layer	O
Vector Select All	A

Adjustment and Filter shortcuts

Action	Key
Black and White (Adjustment)	B
Curves (Adjustment)	M
HSL (Adjustment)	U
Invert (Adjustment)	I
Levels (Adjustment)	L
Fade	F

Blend mode shortcuts

Action	Key
Next Blend Mode	=
Previous Blend Mode	-
Normal	N
Darken	K
Multiply	M
Colour Burn	B
Linear Burn	A
Lighten	G
Screen	S
Colour Dodge	D
Add	W
Overlay	O
Soft Light	F
Hard Light	H
Vivid Light	V
Linear Light	J
Pin Light	Z
Hard Mix	L
Difference	E
Exclusion	X
Hue	U
Saturation	T
Colour	C
Luminosity	Y

Other blend modes do not have keyboard shortcuts by default but can be assigned them, if required.

Misc shortcuts

Minimise App	H
Minimise Document	W