============================== KiCad 5.0.2 keyboard shortcuts ============================== First published at 2/16/2019 on https://defkey.com/kicad-shortcuts KiCad is an electronic design automation software. It provides schematic designs for electronic circuits and for PCB design conversions. KiCad is a free software suite and consists of five main parts. KiCad 5.0.2 has 209 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. EE Schema --------- ? Help F1 Zoom in F2 Zoom out F3 Zoom redraw F4 Zoom center Home Fit on screen Del Delete item Insert Repeat last item Tab Move block > Drag block M Move schematic item C Duplicate component or label G Drag item A Add component P Add power R Rotate item X Mirror X Component Y Mirror Y Component N Orient normal component E Edit item V Edit value U Edit reference F Edit footprint Ctrl + E Edit with Symbol Editor W Begin wire B Begin bus K End line wire bus L Add label H Add hierarchical label Ctrl + H Add global label J Add junction Q Add no connect flag S Add sheet Z Add wire entry / Add bus entry Enter Left click End Double click Ctrl + F Find item F5 Find next item Shift + F5 Find next DRC marker Ctrl + Alt + F Find and replace I Add graphic PolyLine T Add Graphic Text F8 Update PCB from Schematic O Autoplace fields Alt + Backspace Leave sheet Backspace Delete node Ctrl + B Highlight connection Pcbnew ------ Ctrl + O Open Ctrl + S Save Ctrl + Shift + S Save As Ctrl + P Print Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + F1 Help (this window) F1 Zoom in F2 Zoom out F3 Zoom Redraw F4 Zoom center Home Zoom Auto Ctrl + F5 Zoom to Selection Alt + 3 3D Viewer Ctrl + U Switch Units Space Reset Local Coordinates S Set Grid Origin Z Reset Grid Origin Enter Mouse Left Click End Mouse Left Double Click } Increment Layer Transparency (Modern Toolset only) { Decrement Layer Transparency (Modern Toolset only) Ctrl + Shift + X Toggle Cursor Display (Modern Toolset only) Ctrl + Shift + M Measure Distance (Modern Toolset only) P Place Item O Add Footprint Ctrl + Shift + V Add Vias Ctrl + Shift + Z Add Filled Zone Ctrl + Shift + K Add Keepout Area C Add a Zone Cutout Ctrl + Shift + . Add a Similar Zone Ctrl + Shift + L Draw Line Ctrl + Shift + C Draw Circle Ctrl + Shift + A Draw Arc Ctrl + Shift + P Draw Graphic Polygon Ctrl + Shift + T Add Text Ctrl + Shift + H Add Dimension Ctrl + Shift + F Place DXF X Add New Track / Switch Track Posture D Drag Track Keep Slope V Add Through Via Alt + Shift + V Add Blind/Buried Via Ctrl + V Add MicroVia 6 Route Differential Pair (Modern Toolset only) 7 Tune Single Track (Modern Toolset only) 8 Tune Differential Pair Length (Modern Toolset only) 9 Tune Differential Pair Skew (Modern Toolset only) Ctrl + , Routing Options Ctrl + L Length Tuning Settings (Modern Toolset only) 1 Increase meander spacing by one step. 2 Decrease meander spacing by one step. 3 Increase meander amplitude by one step. 4 Decrease meander amplitude by one step. Ctrl + Shift + R Differential Pair Dimensions B Fill or Refill All Zones Ctrl + B Remove Filled Areas in All Zones U Select Trivial Connection I Select Copper Connection ` Toggle Highlight of Selected Net (Modern Toolset only) K Track Display Mode Q Custom Track/Via Size W Switch Track Width To Next Ctrl + W Switch Track Width To Previous ' Increase Via Size \ Decrease Via Size Del Delete Track or Footprint Back Delete Track Segment G Drag Item C Copy Item M Move Item T Get and Move Footprint Ctrl + M Move Item Exactly Ctrl + R Position Item Relative F Flip Item R Rotate item Shift + R Rotate Item Clockwise (Modern Toolset only) < Select Layer and Add Through Via Alt + < Select Layer and Add Blind/Buried Via Ctrl + D Duplicate Item Ctrl + Shift + D Duplicate Item and Increment Ctrl + T Create Array L Lock/Unlock Footprint Ctrl + F Find item E Edit Item Ctrl + E Edit with Footprint Editor Page Up Switch to Component (F.Cu) layer Page Down Switch to Copper (B.Cu) layer F5 Switch to Inner layer 1 F6 Switch to Inner layer 2 F7 Switch to Inner layer 3 F8 Switch to Inner layer 4 Shift + F5 Switch to Inner layer 5 Shift + F6 Switch to Inner layer 6 + Switch to Next Layer - Switch to Previous Layer Alt + 1 Switch Grid To Fast Grid1 Alt + 2 Switch Grid To Fast Grid2 N Switch Grid To Next Shift + N Switch Grid To Previous H Toggle High Contrast Mode F9 Switch to Legacy Toolset (not all features will be available) F12 Switch to Modern Toolset with software graphics (fall-back) F11 Switch to Modern Toolset with hardware-accelerated graphics (recommended) KiCad Manager ------------- Ctrl + N New project Ctrl + T New project from template Ctrl + O Open project Ctrl + R Refresh project tree Ctrl + F1 Help (this window) Ctrl + E Run Eeeschema Ctrl + L Run LibEdit Ctrl + P Run Pcbnew Ctrl + F Run FpEditor Ctrl + G Run Gerbview Ctrl + B Run Bitmap2Component Ctrl + A Run PcbCalculator Ctrl + Y Run PIEditor GerbView -------- Ctrl + F1 Help (this window) F1 Zoom in F2 Zoom out F3 Zoom redraw F4 Zoom center Home Zoom Auto Ctrl + F5 Zoom to Selection U Switch units Space Reset Local Coordinates L Gbr lines display mode F Gbr flashed display mode P Gbr polygons display mode D DCodes display mode N Gbr negative obj display mode + Switch to next layer - Switch to previous layer F9 Switch to legacy toolset F11 Switch to modern toolset with hardware-accelerated graphics (recommended) F12 Switch to modern toolset with software graphics (fall-back) Ctrl + Shift + M Measure distance (modern toolset only) Page Layout Editor ------------------ Ctrl + N New Ctrl + O Open Ctrl + S Save Ctrl + Shift + S Save As Ctrl + P Print Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo F1 Zoom in F2 Zoom out F3 Zoom redraw F4 Zoom center Home Zoom Auto Ctrl + F5 Zoom to Selection Space Reset Local Coordinates Ctrl + F1 Help (this window) Enter Left click End Double click M Move Item S Move start point E Move end point P Place Item Del Delete item Last modified on (UTC): Friday, July 17, 2020 Defkey © All rights reserved.