Keyboard shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts can be used to quickly execute commands by pressing or holding the given key combination.Hint: Instead of Ctrl + Alt you can use the key Alt GR!
Almost all shortcuts can be modified in the preferences.
Brush commands
| Previous Brush Frame | 7 |
| Next Brush Frame | 8 |
| AnimBrush Settings | A |
| Halve Brush X and Y | H |
| Outline | O |
| Mirror horizontal | X |
| Mirror vertical | Y |
| Rotate 90° CCW | Z |
| Single Pixel Brush | . |
| Animated Brush Playback: Stop | Alt+0 |
| Animated Brush Playback: Play forward | Alt+9 |
| Brush Grip: Center | Alt+C |
| Brush Grip: Set custom Position | Alt+H |
| Outline Invert | Alt+O |
| Brush Grip: Top left | Alt+X |
| Brush Grip: Lower right | Alt+Y |
| Rotate 90° CW | Alt+Z |
| Grab Frame as Brush | Ctrl+A |
| Shrink | Ctrl+O |
| Play PingPong | Shift+0 |
| Play backward | Shift+9 |
| Restore to last captured Brush | Shift+B |
| Make single Color | Shift+D |
| Halve Brush Size X and Y | Shift+H |
| Double Size X | Shift+X |
| Double Size Y | Shift+Y |
| Resize | Shift+Z |
| Decrease Brush Size | Shift+- |
| Increase Brush Size | Shift++ |
Paint Modes
| Paint | F2 |
| Brighten | F3 |
| Darken | F4 |
| Tint | F5 |
| Inc/Dec Hue | F6 |
| Inc/Dec Saturation | F7 |
| Invert | F8 |
| Difference | F9 |
| Color Cycle | Tab |
| Halftone | Alt+F1 |
| Paint single Color | Alt+F2 |
| Formula | Alt+F3 |
| Settings Dialog | Ctrl+T |
| Emboss II | Ctrl+F2 |
| Shade | Ctrl+F5 |
| Replace | Ctrl+F7 |
| Smear | Ctrl+F8 |
| Blend | Ctrl+F9 |
| Erase | Ctrl+F10 |
| Selection | Ctrl+F11 |
| Translucent | Shift+F1 |
| Dither | Shift+F2 |
| Gray | Shift+F3 |
| High Pass | Shift+F4 |
| Soften | Shift+F5 |
| Soften more | Shift+F6 |
| Light Edges SE | Shift+F7 |
| Light Edges NW | Shift+F8 |
| Emboss I | Shift+F9 |
| Multi Shade | Ctrl+Alt+F9 |
Toolbox Commands
| Pick up rectangular Brush / Cycle Pick up Mode | B |
| Circle | C |
| Paint Continous | D |
| Flood Fill | F |
| Lock Grid | G |
| Symmetry | Shift+G |
| Clear | K |
| Light Table On | L |
| Edit Palette... | P |
| Edit current Gradient... | Q |
| Rectangle | R |
| Paint Single Dots | S |
| Create Text | T |
| Line | V |
| Pipette | , |
| Anti Alias | Alt+A |
| Freehand Brush Pick up | Alt+B |
| Background fixed | Alt+F |
| Rotated Elipse | Alt+I |
| Mask on/off | Alt+M |
| Move Canvas | Alt+N |
| Temporary Pipette | Ctrl |
| Redo All | Ctrl+I |
| Magic Wand Brush Pickup | Ctrl+M |
| Undo All | Ctrl+U |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Filled Circle | Shift+C |
| Clear Settings Requester | Shift+K |
| Filled Rectangle | Shift+R |
| Crop | Shift+W |
| Filled Rotated Elipse | Ctrl+Alt+I |
| Adjust Light Table... | Ctrl+Alt+L |
Animation Control
| Previous Frame | 1 |
| Next Frame | 2 |
| Loop Forward | 4 |
| Play Forward | 5 |
| Play PingPong | 6 |
| Set Animation Start | 9 |
| Set Animation End | 0 |
| Stop | ESC |
| Previous Key Frame | Alt+1 |
| Next Key Frame | Alt+2 |
| Main Key Frame | Alt+3 |
| Toggle Key Frame | Alt+4 |
| Speed setting | Ctrl+F |
| First Frame | Shift+1 |
| Last Frame | Shift+2 |
| Loop Backward | Shift+4 |
| Play Backward | Shift+5 |
Navigation
| Zoom Out | - |
| Zoom | M |
| Center area under mouse cursor | N |
| Swap Zoom Level | W |
| Zoom In | + |
| Move zoom area | Cursorkeys |
| Jump To Right Border | End |
| Jump To Left Border | Home |
| Temporary Canvas Mover | Space |
| Show Zoom Grid | Alt+G |
| Zoom 1 | Ctrl+0 |
| Zoom 2 | Ctrl+1 |
| Zoom 3 | Ctrl+2 |
| Zoom 4 | Ctrl+3 |
| Zoom 5 | Ctrl+4 |
| Zoom 6 | Ctrl+5 |
| Zoom 7 | Ctrl+6 |
| Zoom 8 | Ctrl+7 |
| Zoom 9 | Ctrl+8 |
| Zoom 10 | Ctrl+9 |
| Move zoom area pagewise | Shift+Cursorkeys |
| Jump To Top Border | Shift+Home |
| Jump To Bottom Border | Shift+End |
| Toggle Zoom Grid 1 | Ctrl+Alt+F1 |
| Toggle Zoom Grid 2 | Ctrl+Alt+F2 |
| Toggle Zoom Grid 3 | Ctrl+Alt+F3 |
| Toggle Zoom Grid 4 | Ctrl+Alt+F4 |
| Toggle Zoom Grid 5 | Ctrl+Alt+F5 |
| Toggle Zoom Grid 6 | Ctrl+Alt+F6 |
| Toggle Zoom Grid 7 | Ctrl+Alt+F7 |
| Toggle Zoom Grid 8 | Ctrl+Alt+F8 |
Layering
| Select Layer | Shift+T |
| Toggle Visibility of Alpha Plane | Ctrl+Alt+A |
| Toggle Visibility of current Layer | Ctrl+Alt+B |
| Toggle Layer Effects of visible Layers | Ctrl+Alt+D |
| Toggle Layer Effects of current Layer | Ctrl+Alt+E |
| Toggle Light Table for visible Layers | Ctrl+Alt+F |
| Select previous Layer | Ctrl+Alt+N |
| Select next Layer | Ctrl+Alt+M |
| Toggle Visibility of Color Plane | Ctrl+Alt+S |
| Toggle Light Table Tint Mode | Ctrl+Alt+Z |
Colors
| Toggle Indicator Layer | I |
| Select next Color | AKUT |
| Select transparency as Background Color | Backspace |
| Select previous Color | ß |
| Pipette: Replace Color | Alt |
| Check for Errors (Color Tile Mapping) | Ctrl+D |
| Repair Errors | Ctrl+G |
| Fill with Background Color | Ctrl+Backspace |
| Pipette: select/unselect Color | Shift |
| Swap Foreground/Background Color | Shift+A |
| Flip Gradient Direction | Shift+Q |
Palette Editor - Edit Tab
| Flip | X |
| Gray | G |
| Invert | I |
| Blacken | Backspace |
| Ramp RGB | R |
| Ramp HSB | Shift + R |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Select none | Ctrl+D |
| Invert Selection | Shift+I |
| Select unused Colors | |
| Show unused Colors | |
| Copy Colors | Ctrl+C |
| Paste Colors | Ctrl+V |
| Create Gradient from Color Selection | Q |
| Sort by Brightness | |
| Sort by Hue | |
| Sort by Saturatiom | |
| Sort by Popularity | |
| Sort by Color | |
| Sort by Appearance |
Palette Editor - RGB/HSB Tabs
| Quick Copy | C |
| Quick Swap | S |
| Quick Ramp | R |
File I/O
| Load Animation... | Alt+L |
| Save Animation | Alt+S |
| Load Project... | Ctrl+L |
| Save Project | Ctrl+S |
| Save Image | Shift+S |
| Load Image... | Shift+Ctrl+L |
Clipboard
| Copy Frame to Clipboard | Ctrl+C |
| Paste Frame from Clipboard | Ctrl+V |
| Cut Frame to Clipboard | Ctrl+X |
| Insert Frame from Clipboard | Ctrl+Alt+V |
| Copy Brush to Clipboard | Shift+Ctrl+C |
| Get Brush from Clipboard | Shift+Ctrl+V |
Stereo Drawing
| Decrease Stereo Draw Delta | Alt+Q |
| Increase Stereo Draw Delta | Alt+W |
| Enable 3D Interlace View | Ctrl+Alt+G |
| Stereo Drawing Mode Smart Copy | Ctrl+Alt+H |
| Stereo Drawing Mode Clone | Ctrl+Alt+J |
| Enable 3D Red Cyan View | Ctrl+Alt+K |
| Stereo Drawing Mode Copy | Ctrl+Alt+U |
Others
| Quick Selection/Mask/Stencil | E |
| Swap Frame with Spare Frame | J |
| Full Screen | U |
| Decrease Paint Move Value | < |
| Delete Frame | Del |
| Insert Frame | Ins |
| Show Layers | F10 |
| Show Animation Window | F11 |
| Show Palette | F12 |
| Switch gradient cycling on/off | Numpad* |
| Next Project | PgDn |
| Previous Project | PgUp |
| Save Positions/Sizes (Alternative) | Alt+E |
| Copy Spare Frame to Frame | Alt+J |
| (Un)Center Animation Window | Alt+V |
| Restore Position/Sizes (Alternative) | Ctrl+E |
| Copy Frame to Spare Frame | Ctrl+J |
| New Project... | Ctrl+N |
| Delete Frames | Ctrl+Del |
| Close Project | Ctrl+F4 |
| Save Positions/Sizes | Shift+E |
| Previous Tile | Shift+F |
| Next Gradient | Shift+I |
| Load/append as single Images... | Shift+L |
| Create Animation... | Shift+M |
| Place Symmetry Center | Shift+P |
| Previous Gradient | Shift+U |
| Next Tile | Shift+V |
| Increase Paint Move Value | Shift+ < |
| Show Brush Container | Shift+F12 |
| Scroll Frame Data Down | Ctrl+Alt+4 |
| Open Project List | Ctrl+Alt+O |
| Single Pixel Cursor | Ctrl+Alt+P |
| Remove Pixel Column | Ctrl+Alt+X |
| Remove Pixel Row | Ctrl+Alt+Y |
| Restore Positions/Sizes | Shift+Ctrl+E |
| Save all modified Files | Shift+Ctrl+S |
| Insert Pixel Column | Shift+Ctrl+X |
| Insert Pixel Row | Shift+Ctrl+Y |
| Lock Pressure | F4 |
The Alt-key has certain meanings for different tools:
Pipette· by leftclicking on a pixel all pixels of this color will be replaced by the current foreground color
· when clicking with the right mouse button, the background color is used instead
Dotted/Continuous Painting/Line Tool
· starts AnimPainting where you advance through the frames while drawing
Circle/Rectangle
· switches between circle<>ellipse or square<>rectangle
Brush Resizing
· switches between proportional (keeping aspect ratio) and free stretching
Fill Tool
· all following animation frames are filled too
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Last modified: 17 March 2017