The most important Photoshop shortcuts for Windows and Mac OS
IONOS editorial team3 mins
Our overview shows a selection of the most important Photoshop shortcuts - in addition to the standard keyboard shortcuts, you can also define your own shortcuts, perfectly adapted to your own workflow and personal way of working, to improve your productivity in Adobe Photoshop. To define your own shortcuts, you have to select the menu under "Edit > Keyboard Commands" (the appropriate shortcut is Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K). The "Keyboard Commands and Menus" dialog box opens. There you can see the Photoshop default set and also create a new set for your own commands. Every user can define individual shortcuts for further application menus, control panel menus or tools.
File Photoshop shortcuts (PC/Mac)
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| New… | Ctrl + N | Cmd + N |
| Open… | Ctrl + O | Cmd + O |
| Browse in Bridge | Alt + Ctrl + O | Cmd + Option + O |
| Open As… | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + O | Cmd + Shift + Option + O |
| Close | Ctrl + W | Cmd + W |
| Close All… | Alt + Ctrl + W | Alt + Cmd + W |
| Close and Go to Bridge | Shift + Ctrl + W | Cmd + Shift + W |
| Save | Ctrl + S | Cmd + S |
| Save As… | Alt + Ctrl + S | Cmd + Shift + S |
| Save for Web… | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + S | Cmd + Option + Shift + S |
| Revert | F12 | F12 |
| File Info… | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + I | Cmd + Shift + Option + I |
| Print… | Ctrl + P | Cmd + P |
| Finish | Ctrl + Q | Cmd + Q |
Photoshop tricks for editing images
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z |
| Step Forward | Shift + Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Shift + Z |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Cmd + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Cmd + C |
| Copy Merged | Shift + Ctrl + C | Cmd + Shift + V |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Cmd + V |
| Paste in Place | Shift + Ctrl + V | Cmd + Shift + V |
| Paste Into | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + V | Cmd + Shift + Option + V |
| Fill… | Shift + F5 | Shift + F5 |
| Content-Aware Scale | Shift + Ctrl + Q | Cmd + Shift + Q |
| Free Transform | Ctrl + T | Cmd + T |
| Select All | Ctrl + A | Cmd + A |
| Invert Selection | Ctrl + Shift + I | Cmd + Shift + I |
| Select All Layers | Ctrl + Alt + A | Cmd + Shift + A |
| Deselect | Ctrl + D | Cmd + D |
Photoshop shortcuts for orientation
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Color Settings… | Shift + Ctrl + K | Cmd + Shift + K |
| Keyboard Shortcuts… | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K | Cmd + Shift + Option + K |
| Menus… | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + M | Cmd + Shift + Option + M |
| General Preferences… | Ctrl + K | Cmd + K |
Photoshop tricks for images
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Adjust Levels… | Ctrl + L | Cmd + L |
| Adjust Curves… | Ctrl + M | Cmd + M |
| Adjust Hue/Saturation… | Ctrl + U | Cmd + U |
| Adjust Color Balance… | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B |
| Black & White… | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B | Cmd + Shift + Option + B |
| Invert | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I |
| Desaturate | Shift + Ctrl+ U | Cmd + Shift + U |
| Auto Tone | Shift + Ctrl + L | Cmd + Shift + L |
| Auto Contrast | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + L | Cmd + Shift + Option + L |
| Auto Color | Shift + Ctrl + B | Cmd + Shift + B |
| Image Size… | Alt + Ctrl + I | Cmd + Option + I |
| Canvas Size… | Alt + Ctrl + C | Cmd + Option + C |
Photoshop shortcuts for layers
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| New Layer… | Shift + Ctrl + N | Cmd + Shift + N |
| New Layer via Copy | Ctrl + J | Cmd + J |
| New Layer via Cut | Shift + Ctrl + J | Cmd + Shift + J |
| Create/Release Clipping Mask | Alt + Ctrl + G | Cmd + Option + G |
| Group Layers | Ctrl + G | Cmd + G |
| Ungroup Layers | Shift + Ctrl + G | Cmd + Shift + G |
| Merge Visible Layers | Shift + Ctrl + E | Cmd + Shift + E |
Arrange Layers
| Result | Windows | Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
| Bring to Front | Shift + Ctrl + ] | Cmd + Shift + ] |
| Bring Forward | Ctrl + ] | Cmd + ] |
| Send Backward | Ctrl + [ | Cmd + [ |
| Send to Back | Shift + Ctrl + [ | Cmd + Shift + [ |
