THE SHORTCUT REFERENCE

Adobe Photoshop
keyboard shortcuts.

Keep one hand on your keyboard and the other on your canvas. These desktop Photoshop defaults cover core tools and editing tasks. Tool groups, text editing and custom workspaces can change which command runs.

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Defaults for desktop apps and US keyboard layouts. On some keyboards, function keys need Fn. Reviewed 2026-10-06. Search filters above apply to this reference too.

Files

New document

Create a blank document.

Windows
CtrlN
macOS
CmdN
Editing

Undo

Reverse the last operation.

Windows
CtrlZ
macOS
CmdZ
Editing

Free transform

Resize or rotate the selection.

Windows
CtrlT
macOS
CmdT
Selection

Select all

Select the entire canvas.

Windows
CtrlA
macOS
CmdA
Selection

Deselect

Clear the active selection.

Windows
CtrlD
macOS
CmdD
Selection

Invert selection

Select the opposite area.

Windows
CtrlShiftI
macOS
ShiftCmdI
Layers

New layer

Open the new-layer dialog.

Windows
CtrlShiftN
macOS
ShiftCmdN
Layers

Layer via copy

Copy selected pixels to a layer.

Windows
CtrlJ
macOS
CmdJ
Tools

Move tool

Position a layer or selection.

Windows
V
macOS
V
Tools

Brush tool

Paint with the current brush.

Windows
B
macOS
B
Tools

Crop tool

Reframe the canvas.

Windows
C
macOS
C
Tools

Hand tool

Pan around the canvas.

Windows
H
macOS
H
Tools

Reset colors

Restore black and white colors.

Windows
D
macOS
D
Tools

Swap colors

Exchange foreground and background.

Windows
X
macOS
X

When the keys do something else

The active tool, selection or input field matters. Check your app’s keyboard shortcut settings and the official Photoshop reference if a combination behaves differently. Customized shortcuts and extensions can override these defaults.

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