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GIMP keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 4/26/2018 on https://defkey.com/gimp-shortcuts

GIMP is raster graphics editor for Linux, macOS, Windows and more. The
program provides a feature set similar to closed source programs like Adobe
Photoshop. GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program and is free, open-source.

GIMP has 107 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Help
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F1                      Help
Shift + F1              Context Help


Toolbox
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R                       Rect Select
E                       Ellipse Select
F                       Free Select
U                       Fuzzy Select
Shift + O               Select By Color
I                       Scissors
B                       Paths
O                       Color Picker
M                       Move
Shift + C               Crop and Resize
Shift + R               Rotate
Shift + T               Scale
Shift + S               Shear
Shift + P               Perspective
Shift + F               Flip
T                       Text
Shift + B               Bucket Fill
L                       Blend
N                       Pencil
P                       Paintbrush
Shift + E               Eraser
A                       Airbrush
K                       Ink
C                       Clone
V                       Convolve
S                       Smudge
Shift + D               Dodge/Burn
X                       Swap Colors
D                       Default Colors


File
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Ctrl + N                New image
Ctrl + O                Open image
Ctrl + Alt + O          Open image as new layer
Ctrl + D                Duplicate image
Ctrl + 1                Open recent image 01
Ctrl + 2                Open recent image 02
Ctrl + 3                Open recent image 03
Ctrl + 4                Open recent image 04
Ctrl + 5                Open recent image 05
Ctrl + 6                Open recent image 06
Ctrl + 7                Open recent image 07
Ctrl + 8                Open recent image 08
Ctrl + 9                Open recent image 09
Ctrl + 0                Open recent image 10
Ctrl + S                Save image
Shift + Ctrl + S        Save under a new name
Ctrl + Q                Quit


Dialogs
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Ctrl + L                Layers
Shift + Ctrl + B        Brushes
Shift + Ctrl + P        Patterns
Ctrl + G                Gradients
Shift + Ctrl + T        Tool-Options
Ctrl + P                Palettes
Shift + Ctrl + I        Info window
Shift + Ctrl + N        Navigation window
Alt + F4                Close the window
Tab                     Jump to next widget
Shift + Tab             Jump to previous widget
Enter                   Set the new value
Space                   Activate current button or list
Ctrl + Alt + Page Up    In a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs
Shift + L               Open Location
Alt + Up arrow          Up-Folder
Alt + Down arrow        Down-Folder
Alt + Home              Home-Folder
Esc                     Close Dialog


View
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F10                     Main Menu
Shift + F10             Drop-down Menu
F11                     Toggle fullscreen
Shift + Q               Toggle quickmask
Ctrl + W                Close document window
or Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in
or Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Zoom out
1                       Zoom 1:1
Ctrl + E                Shrink wrap
Shift + Ctrl + E        Fit image in window
Shift + Ctrl + R        Toggle rulers
Shift + Ctrl + T        Toggle guides
Ctrl + Z                Undo
Ctrl + Y                Redo
Ctrl + C                Copy selection
Ctrl + X                Cut selection
Ctrl + Shift + C        Copy visible
Ctrl + Shift + V        Paste as new image
Ctrl + V                Paste clipboard
Ctrl + K                Clears selection
Shift + Ctrl + C        Named copy selection
Shift + Ctrl + X        Named cut selection
Shift + Ctrl + V        Named paste clipboard
Ctrl + ,                Fill with FG Color
Ctrl + .                Fill with BG Color
Ctrl + :                Fill with Pattern


Layers
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Page Up                 Select the layer above
Page Down               Select the layer below
Home                    Select the first layer
End                     Select the last layer
Ctrl + M                Merge visible layers
Ctrl + H                Anchor layer


Selections
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Ctrl + T                Toggle selections
Ctrl + A                Select all
Shift + Ctrl + A        Select none
Ctrl + I                Invert selection
Shift + Ctrl + L        Float selection
Shift + V               Path to selection


Plugins
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Ctrl + F                Repeat last plug-in
Shift + Ctrl + F        Reshow last plug-in

Source: gimpusers.com


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