========================================== Aseprite 1.2.27 (macOS) keyboard shortcuts ========================================== First published at 7/4/2022 on https://defkey.com/aseprite-1-2-mac-shortcuts Aseprite is a image editor focused primarily for pixel art drawing and animation. It features various tools for image and animation editing such as layers, frames, tilemap support, command-line interface, Lua scripting, among others. Aseprite is developed by Igara Studio S.A.. Aseprite 1.2.27 (macOS) has 135 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Sprite Editor: Draw ------------------- Left click Draw with foreground color Right click Draw with background color X Swap foreground and background color + Increase brush size - Decrease brush size Cmd + Wheel up and wheel down Increase / Decrease brush size Sprite Editor: Editing ---------------------- Cmd + Z Undo Cmd + Y Redo Cmd + X Cut Cmd + C Copy Cmd + Y Paste Shift + Cmd + V Paste as new layer Del Clear Backspace Clear S Stroke selection F Fill selection Sprite Editor: Selection ------------------------ Cmd + A Select all Cmd + T Select cel bounds Cmd + D Deselect Shift + Cmd + D Reselect Shift + Cmd + I Invert selection Double click Select one grid tile Left click Replace selection Shift + Left click Add selection Option + Shift + Left click Subtract selection Option + Shift + Right click Subtract selection Cmd + Shift + Left click Intersect selection Sprite Editor: Transformation ----------------------------- Arrow keys Move selection by pixels Shift + Arrow keys Move selection by grid lines Shift + H Flip horizontally Shift + V Flip vertically Shift (when moving) Lock X/Y axis Option (when moving) Snap to grid Shift (when rotating) Angle snap Shift (when scaling) Square aspect Sprite Editor: Rectangles/Ellipses/Lines ---------------------------------------- Shift Square aspect/Angle snap Cmd From center Space Displace origin Option Rotate Sprite Editor: Tools -------------------- M Rectangular marquee Shift + M Elliptical marquee Q Lasso Shift + Q Polygonal lasso W Magic wand B Pencil Shift + B Spray E + Left click Eraser E + Right click Replace foreground and background I Eyedropper Z Zoom 1 Zoom 2 Zoom 3 Zoom 4 Zoom 5 Zoom 6 Zoom Wheel up and wheel down Zoom H Hand (pan/scroll) Middle click + Move the mouse Hand (pan/scroll) Space + Left click Hand (pan/scroll) Space + Arrow keys Hand (pan/scroll) V Move / Select layers Cmd + Left click Move / Select layers Shift + C Slice G Paint bucket Shift + G Gradient L Line Shift + L Curve U Rectangle Shift + U Ellipse D Contour Shift + D Polygon R Blur R then R Jumble T Insert text C Crop / Canvas size Color bar --------- X Switch foreground / background 9 Change foreground 0 Change foreground Option + Wheel up and wheel down Change foreground Option + Shift + Wheel up and wheel down Change background Timeline -------- Left click Select Layers/Frames/Cels Shift + Left click Add Layers/Frames/Cels to selection Cmd + Left click Select Layers/Frames/Cels content in canvas Option + Left click + Move the mouse Copy Selected Range of Layers/Frames/Cels in Timeline Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse Copy or move Selected Range of Layers/Frames/Cels in Timeline Right click Show popup menu Double click Show Layers/Frames/Cels properties F2 Set loop section F2 then F2 Create new tag F3 Switch onion skin Timeline: Animation control --------------------------- Enter Play / Stop animation Left arrow Previous frame Cmd + Shift + Wheel down Previous frame Right arrow Next frame Cmd + Shift + Wheel up Next frame Home Go to first frame End Go to last frame P Frame properties Option + N New frame Option + B New empty frame Option + D Duplicate cel Option + M Duplicate linked cel Option + C Delete frame Option + I Reverse frames Option + G Go to frame number by number / tag Timeline: Layers ---------------- Up arrow Select next layer Down arrow Select previous layer Shift + N New layer Space + Shift + N New layer below Option + Shift + N New group Cmd + J New layer via copy / cut Shift + Cmd + J New layer via copy / cut Timeline: View -------------- Tab Show / Hide timeline F4 Show / Hide palette editor F7 Preview window F8 Fullscreen preview Cmd + H Extras Cmd + F Advanced mode Shift + Z Center scroll Timeline: Grid -------------- Cmd + ' Show / Hide grid Shiift + Cmd + ' Show / Hide pixel grid Shift + S Snap to grid (on/off) Timeline: FXs ------------- Shift + O Outline Shift + R Replace color Cmd + U Hue / Saturation F9 Convolution matrix Cmd + M Color curve F10 Color curve Timeline: Layer visibility -------------------------- Shift + X Hide / Show layer Shift + 1 Change layer opacity %25 Shift + 2 Change layer opacity %50 Shift + 3 Change layer opacity %75 Shift + 4 Change layer opacity %100 Shift + E Expand / Collapse layer group Source: Aseprite Quick Reference / Cheat Sheet Last modified on (UTC): Monday, July 4, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.