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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
In Photoshop, brush sizes, layer moves and filters all sit one keystroke away. This list covers 187 shortcuts for the Mac version, including the modifier-heavy filter commands most cheat sheets skip.
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| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| 3D: Render | ⌥⇧⌘R |
| 3D: Reveal All Polygons | ⌥⇧⌘X |
| 3D: Show/Hide Polygons Within Selection | ⌥⌘X |
| Adaptive Wide Angle Filter | ⌥⇧⌘A |
| Adjust Black & White | ⌥⇧⌘B |
| Adjust Color Balance | ⌘B |
| Adjust Curvers | ⌘M |
| Adjust Hue/Saturation | ⌘U |
| Adjust Levels | ⌘L |
| Apply Last Filter | ⌘F |
| Auto Color | ⇧⌘B |
| Auto Contrast | ⌥⇧⌘L |
| Auto Tone | ⇧⌘L |
| Blending Mode: Behind | ⌥⇧Q |
| Blending Mode: Clear | ⌥⇧R |
| Blending Mode: Color | ⌥⇧C |
| Blending Mode: Color Burn | ⌥⇧B |
| Blending Mode: Color Dodge | ⌥⇧D |
| Blending Mode: Darken | ⌥⇧K |
| Blending Mode: Difference | ⌥⇧E |
| Blending Mode: Dissolve | ⌥⇧I |
| Blending Mode: Exclusion | ⌥⇧X |
| Blending Mode: Hard Light | ⌥⇧H |
| Blending Mode: Hard Mix | ⌥⇧L |
| Blending Mode: Hue | ⌥⇧U |
| Blending Mode: Lighten | ⌥⇧G |
| Blending Mode: Linear Burn | ⌥⇧A |
| Blending Mode: Linear Dodge | ⌥⇧W |
| Blending Mode: Linear Light | ⌥⇧J |
| Blending Mode: Luminosity | ⌥⇧Y |
| Blending Mode: Multiply | ⌥⇧M |
| Blending Mode: Normal | ⌥⇧N |
| Blending Mode: Overlay | ⌥⇧O |
| Blending Mode: Pin Light | ⌥⇧Z |
| Blending Mode: Saturation | ⌥⇧T |
| Blending Mode: Screen | ⌥⇧S |
| Blending Mode: Soft Light | ⌥⇧F |
| Blending Mode: Vivid Light | ⌥⇧V |
| Browse in Bridge | ⌥⌘O |
| Browse in Bridge | ⇧⌘O |
| Brush Tool | B |
| Camera Raw Filter | ⇧⌘A |
| Clone Stamp Tool | S |
| Close All File | ⌥⌘W |
| Close File | ⌘W |
| Close File and Go to Bridge | ⇧⌘W |
| Color Settings | ⇧⌘K |
| Content-Aware Scale | ⌥⇧⌘C |
| Copy | ⌘C |
| Copy | F3 |
| Copy Merged | ⇧⌘C |
| Create/Release Clipping Mask | ⌥⌘G |
| Crop Tool | C |
| Cut | F2 |
| Cut | ⌘X |
| Cycle Blending Modes | - |
| Cycle Blending Modes | ⇧+ |
| Cycle Brush Tools | ⇧B |
| Cycle canvas color | F |
| Cycle Crop and Slice Tools | ⇧C |
| Cycle Effect Brush Tools | ⇧O |
| Cycle Eraser Tools | ⇧E |
| Cycle Fill Tools | ⇧G |
| Cycle History Brush Tools | ⇧Y |
| Cycle Lasso Tools | ⇧L |
| Cycle Marquee Tools | ⇧M |
| Cycle Patch Tools | ⇧J |
| Cycle Path Selection Tools | ⇧A |
| Cycle Pen Tools | ⇧P |
| Cycle Quick Selection Tools | ⇧W |
| Cycle Shape Tools | ⇧U |
| Cycle Stamp Tools | ⇧S |
| Cycle through open documents | ⌃⇥ |
| Cycle Type Tools | ⇧T |
| Cycle Utility Tools | ⇧I |
| Default Foreground/Background Colors | D |
| Desaturate Image | ⇧⌘U |
| Deselect | ⌘D |
| Dodge Tool | O |
| Edit Canvas Size | ⌥⌘C |
| Edit Image Size | ⌥⌘I |
| Edit Keyboard Shortcuts | ⌥⇧⌘K |
| Edit Menus | ⌥⇧⌘M |
| Eraser Tool | E |
| Eyedropper Tool | I |
| Fade | ⇧⌘F |
| Feather Selection | ⇧F6 |
| File Info | ⌥⇧⌘I |
| Fill | ⇧F5 |
| Find Layers | ⌥⇧⌘F |
| First Brush | ⇧, |
| Free Transform | ⌘T |
| Gradient Tool | G |
| Group Layers | ⌘G |
| Hand Tool | H |
| Hide Others Windows | ⌥⌘H |
| Hide Photoshop | ⌃⌘H |
| History Brush Tool | Y |
| Horizontal Type Tool | T |
| Invert Image | ⌘I |
| Invert Selection | ⇧F7 |
| Invert Selection | ⇧⌘I |
| Lasso Tool | L |
| Last Brush | ⇧. |
| Lens Correction Filter | ⇧⌘R |
| Liquify Filter | ⇧⌘X |
| Magic Wand Tool | W |
| Marquee Tool | M |
| Merge Layers | ⌘E |
| Merge Visible | ⇧⌘E |
| Minimize Window | ⌃⌘M |
| Move Tool | V |
| Move view to lower right corner | End |
| Move view to upper-left corner | Home |
| New File | ⌘N |
| New Layer | ⇧⌘N |
| New Layer Via Copy | ⌘J |
| New Layer Via Cut | ⇧⌘J |
| Next Brush | . |
| Open File | ⌘O |
| Panel: Apply and keep text box active | ⇧⏎ |
| Paste | F4 |
| Paste | ⌘V |
| Paste in Place | ⇧⌘V |
| Paste Into | ⌥⇧⌘V |
| Path Selection Tool | A |
| Pen Tool | P |
| Preferences | ⌘K |
| Previous Brush | , |
| ⌘P | |
| Print One Copy | ⌥⇧⌘P |
| Quit Photoshop | ⌘Q |
| Record Measurements | ⇧⌘M |
| Rectangle Tool | U |
| Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
| Refine Mask | ⌥⌘R |
| Reselect | ⇧⌘D |
| Revert File | F12 |
| Rotate View Tool | R |
| Save | ⌘S |
| Save As | ⌥⌘S |
| Save As | ⇧⌘S |
| Save for Web | ⌥⇧⌘S |
| Scroll down 1 screen | Page Down |
| Scroll down 10 units | ⇧Page Down |
| Scroll up 1 screen | Page Up |
| Scroll up 10 units | ⇧Page Up |
| Select All | ⌘A |
| Select All Layers | ⌥⌘A |
| Show Guides | ⌘; |
| Show Rulers | ⌘R |
| Show Snap | ⇧⌘; |
| Show Target Path | ⇧⌘H |
| Show/Hide Actions Panel | ⌥F9 |
| Show/Hide all panels | ⇥ |
| Show/Hide all panels except... | ⇧⇥ |
| Show/Hide Brush Panel | F5 |
| Show/Hide Color Panel | F6 |
| Show/Hide Info Panel | F8 |
| Show/Hide Layers Panel | F7 |
| Spot Healing Brush Tool | J |
| Stamp Visible | ⌥⇧⌘E |
| Switch Foreground/Background Colors | X |
| Switch to Hand tool (Hold) | Space |
| Switch to previous document | ⇧⌘` |
| Switch to Zoom In tool (Hold) | ⌘Space |
| Switch to Zoom Out tool (Hold) | ⌥Space |
| Toggle layer mask on/off | \ |
| Toggle Preserve Transparency | / |
| Toggle Screen Modes | F |
| Toggle Standard/Quick Mask Modes | Q |
| Transform Again | ⇧⌘T |
| Undo | ⌥⌘Z |
| Undo/Redo Once | F1 |
| Undo/Redo Once | ⌘Z |
| Ungroup Layers | ⇧⌘G |
| Vanishing Point Filter | ⌥⌘V |
| View Extras | ⌘H |
| View Gamut Warning | ⇧⌘Y |
| View Lock Guides | ⌥⌘; |
| View Proof Colors | ⌘Y |
| Zoom 100% | ⌘1 |
| Zoom 100% | ⌥⌘0 |
| Zoom Fit on Screen | ⌘0 |
| Zoom In | ⌘= |
| Zoom Out | ⌘- |
| Zoom Tool | Z |
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FAQ
How many Adobe Photoshop keyboard shortcuts are there?
This guide lists 187 Adobe Photoshop shortcuts as they work on macOS, read from the app itself and kept up to date by Shortcut Flow.
Can I customize Photoshop keyboard shortcuts on Mac?
Yes. Open Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Option-Shift-Command-K) to remap almost any command. The list on this page shows the defaults.
What is the fastest way to learn Adobe Photoshop shortcuts?
Not by reading the full list. Shortcut Flow watches which commands you actually use in Adobe Photoshop and drills you on those first, one minute a day, so the shortcuts you need most stick within days.