Tools
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F1,S | Selector | |
| Space | Selector (temporary) | |
| F2,N | Node tool | |
| F3,Z | Zoom tool | |
| F4,R | Ractangle tool | |
| F5,E | Ellipse/arc tool | |
| F6,F | Freehand tool | |
| Shift+F6,B | Bezier tool | |
| Command+F6,B | Calligraphic tool | |
| Command+F1,G | Gradient tool | |
| F7,D | Dropper tool | |
| F8,T | Text tool | |
| F9,I | Spiral tool | |
| Shift+F9 | Star tool | |
| Command+F2,O | Connector tool |
Dialogs
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Command+F | Fill and Stroke | |
| Shift+Command+W | Swatches | |
| Shift+Command+T | Text and font | |
| Shift+Command+M | Transform | |
| Shift+Command+L | Layers | |
| Shift+Command+A | Align and Distribute | |
| Shift+Command+O | Object Properties | |
| Shift+Command+H | Undo history | |
| Shift+Command+X | XML editor | |
| Shift+Command+D | Document preferences | |
| Shift+Command+P | Inkscape preferences | |
| Shift+Command+E | Export to PNG | |
| Command+F | Find | |
| Shift+Option+B | Trace bitmap | |
| F12 | Toggle dialogs | |
| Esc | Return to the canvas | |
| Command+F4/Command+W | Close the dialog | |
| Tab | Jump to the next widget | |
| Shift+Tab | Jump to previous widget | |
| Enter | Set the new value | |
| Command+Enter | In XML editor, set the attribute value | |
| Space/Enter | Activate current button or list | |
| Command+Page Up/Command+Page Down | In a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs |
Controls bar
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Option+X | Jump to the first editable filed | |
| Tab | Jump to next field | |
| Shift+Tab | Jump to previous field | |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Change value by 0.1 | |
| Page Up/Page Down | Change value by 5.0 | |
| Enter | Accept the new value | |
| Esc | Cancel changes, return to canvas | |
| Command+Z | Cancel changes |
Canvas
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| =/plus | Zoom in | |
| - | Zoom out | |
| Middle click/Command+Right click | Zoom in | |
| Command+Mouse wheel | Zoom in or out | |
| Shift+Middle button drag | Zoom into the area | |
| Option+Z | Activate zoon field | |
| 1 | Zoom 1:1 | |
| 2 | Zoom 1:2 | |
| 3 | Zoom to selection | |
| 4 | Zoom to drawing | |
| 5 | Zoom to page | |
| Command+E/6 | Zoom to page width | |
| ' | Perevious zoom | |
| Shift+' | Next zoom | |
| Command+arrows | Scroll canvas | |
| MIddle button drag | Pan canvas | |
| Shift+right button drag/Command+right button drag | Pan canvas | |
| Mouse wheel | Scroll canvas vertically | |
| Shift+Mouse wheel | Scroll canvas horizontally | |
| Mouse drag | Drag off a ruler to create guide | |
| |/Shift+\ | Toggle guides and snapping to guides | |
| #/Shift+3 | Toggle grids and snapping to grids | |
| % | Toggle snapping on and off | |
| Command+Keypad 5 | Toggle normal/outline mode |
Palette
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Click | Set fill color on selection | |
| Shift+Click | Set stroke color on selection | |
| RIght click | Set stroke color on selection | |
| Mouse Drag | Drag fill color to objects | |
| Shift+Mouse drag | Drag stroke color to objects |
FIle
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+N | Create new document | |
| Command+O | Open an SVG document | |
| Shift+Command+E | Export to PNG | |
| Command+I | Import bitmap or SVG | |
| Command+P | Print document | |
| Command+S | Save document | |
| Shift+Command+S | Save under a new name | |
| Shift+Command+Option+S | Save a copy | |
| Command+Q | Exit inkscape |
Window
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+R | Toggle rulers | |
| Command+B | Toggle scrollbars | |
| F11 | Toggle fullscreen | |
| F10 | Main menu | |
| Shift+F10/Right click | Drop-down menu | |
| Command+F4/Command+W | Close document window | |
| Command+Tab | Next document window | |
| Shift+Command+Tab | Previous document window |
Layers
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Page Up | Move to layer above | |
| Shift+Page Down | Move to layer below | |
| Shift+Command+Page Up | Raise layer | |
| Shift+Command+Page Down | Lower layer | |
| Shift+Command+Home | Raise layer to top | |
| Shift+Command+End | Lower layer to bottom |
Object
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Command+Y/Command+Z | Undo | |
| Shift+Command+Z,/Command+Y | Redo | |
| Command+C | Copy selection | |
| Command+X | Cut selection | |
| Command+V | Paste clipboard | |
| Command+Option+V | Paste in place | |
| Shift+Command+V | Paste style | |
| Command+7 | Paste path effect | |
| Command+D | Duplicate selection | |
| Option+D | Clone object | |
| Shift+Option+D | Unlink clone | |
| Shift+D | Select original | |
| Option+B | Create a bitmap copy | |
| Shift+Option+B | Trace bitmap | |
| Option+I | Object to pattern | |
| Shift+Option+I | Pattern to objects | |
| Shift+Command+U/Command+G | Group selected objects | |
| Shift+Command+G/Command+U | Ungroup selected objects | |
| Home | Raise selection to top | |
| End | Lower selection to bottom | |
| Page Up | Raise selection one step | |
| Page Down | Lower selection one step |
Dropper Tool
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Click | Pick fill color | |
| Shift+Click | Pick stroke color | |
| Mouse drag | Average fill color | |
| Shift+Mouse drag | Average stroke color | |
| Option+Click | Pink inverse color | |
| Command+C | Copy color |
Calligraphy tool
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Mouse drag | Draw a calligraphic line | |
| Shift+Mouse drag | Add to selected path | |
| Command+Mouse drag | Track a guide path | |
| Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Adjust pen width by 1 | |
| Home/End | Set pen width to 1 or 100 | |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Adjust pen angle | |
| Esc | Deselect |
Paint Bucket
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Click | Fill a bounded area | |
| Shift+Click | Add to selected path | |
| Mouse drag | Fill from each point | |
| Option+Mouse drag | Fill from each point same as initial point | |
| Command+Click | Set fill color | |
| Shift+Command+Click | Set stroke color |
Spiral Tool
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Mouse drag | Draw a spiral | |
| Command+Mouse drag | Snap spiral to angle steps | |
| Click | Click to select | |
| Option+Click/Command+Option+Click | Select under | |
| Shift+Click | Toggle selection | |
| Esc | Deselect | |
| Mouse drag | Roll/unroll from inside (inner handle) | |
| Option+Mouse drag | Converge/diverge (inner handle) | |
| Option+Click/Command+Option+Click | Reset divergence (inner handle) | |
| Shift+Click | Zero inner radius (inner handle) | |
| Mouse drag | Roll/unroll from outside (outer handle) | |
| Shift+Mouse drag | Scale/rotate (outer handle) | |
| Command+Mouse drag | Snap handles to angle steps |
Zoom Tool
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Click | Zoom in | |
| Shift+Click | Zoom out | |
| Mouse drag | Zoom into the area |
Pencil Tool
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Mouse drag | Draw a freehand line | |
| Shift+Mouse drag | Add to selected path/Temporarily disable snapping | |
| Command+Click | Create a dot | |
| Option+Command+Click | Create a random-sized dot | |
| Shift+Command+Click | Create a double-sized dot |
Tweak tool
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Mouse drag | Act on selected paths in the current mode | |
| Command+Mouse drag | Act temporarily switching to shrink mode | |
| Command+Shift+Mouse drag | Act temporarily switching to grow mode | |
| Shift+P | Push mode | |
| Shift+S | Shrink mode | |
| Shift+G | Grow mode | |
| Shift+A | Attract mode | |
| Shift+E | Repel mode | |
| Shift+R | Roughen mode | |
| Shift+C | Color paint mode | |
| Shift+J | Color jitter mode | |
| Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Adjust brush width by | |
| Home/End | Set brush width by 1 | |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Adjust tweaking force |
