Keyboard shortcuts
On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where this page says ⌘, and Alt for ⌥. In the app, press ? to see this list.
File and edit
| ⌘N | New blank project |
| ⌘S / ⇧⌘S | Save / Save as |
| ⇧⌘E | Export |
| ⌘, | Preferences |
| ⌘W / ⌘Q | Close window / Quit (desktop app; asks to save changes) |
| ⌘O | Open |
| ⌘I | Import images |
| ⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z or ⌘Y | Undo / Redo |
| ? | Show shortcuts |
Tools
| V | Selection |
| A | Subselection (anchors and handles) |
| P / Y | Pen / Pencil |
| R / O / U / N | Rectangle / Ellipse / Polygon and star / Line |
| T | Text |
| F | Gradient transform |
| I / K | Eyedropper / Paint bucket (⇧-click: stroke) |
| H, or hold Space | Hand (pan) |
Objects
| ⌘C / ⌘X / ⌘V | Copy / Cut / Paste (also between projects; pastes text and images from other apps) |
| ⇧⌘V | Paste in place |
| ⌘A | Select all |
| Esc | Deselect; leave symbol editing |
| Delete | Delete (with the subselection tool: delete anchors) |
| Arrow keys (⇧ = 10 px) | Nudge |
| ⌘D | Duplicate |
| ⌘B | Convert to path |
| ⌘] / ⌘[ (with ⇧: to front / back) | Bring forward / Send backward |
| F8 | Convert to symbol |
| ⌘E or double-click | Edit symbol in place |
Timeline
| Enter | Play / pause. While playing, the keyboard goes to the movie; Esc stops. |
| , / . | Previous / next frame |
| Home / End | First / last frame |
| F5 / ⇧F5 | Insert / remove frame |
| F6 / ⇧F6 | Insert / clear keyframe |
| F7 | Blank keyframe |
View
| ⌘= / ⌘− | Zoom in / out |
| ⌘0 / ⌘1 | Fit / 100% |
| ⌘' (with ⇧: snap) | Show grid / Snap to grid |
| ⌘ + scroll, or pinch | Zoom at the pointer |
| Scroll | Pan |
Drawing modifiers
| ⇧ while drawing | Square, circle, 45° lines |
| ⌥ while drawing or scaling | From the center |
| ⇧ while scaling / rotating / moving | Keep proportions / 15° steps / lock to an axis |
| ⌥-click a segment (subselection) | Add an anchor |