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 (round)	.
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
Circle Brush 1	Ctrl+B
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+-
Single Pixel Brush (square)	Shift+.
Increase Brush Size	Shift++

Paint Modes

Paint	F2
Brighten	F3
Tint	F5
Inc/Dec Hue	F6
Inc/Dec Saturation	F7
Invert	F8
Difference	F9
Halftone	Alt+F1
Paint single Color	Alt+F2
Formula	Alt+F3
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
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
Color Cycle	Ctrl+Alt+F8
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 / Symmetry	G
Clear	K
Light Table On	L
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
Background fixed	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

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

Select next Color	AKUT
Select transparency as Background Color	Backspace
Select previous Color	ß
Pipette: Replace Color	Alt
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

Blacken	Backspace
Gray	G
Invert	I
Create Gradient from Color Selection	Q
Ramp RGB	R
Flip	X
Select all	Ctrl+A
Copy Colors	Ctrl+C
Select none	Ctrl+D
Paste Colors	Ctrl+V
Ramp HSB	Shift + R
Invert Selection	Shift+I

Palette Editor - RGB/HSB Tabs

Quick Copy	C
Quick Swap	S
Quick Ramp	R

Tile Mapping

Activate Tile Selection Tool	I
Show Tile Indexes	Alt+D
Previous Tile	Shift+F
Next Tile	Shift+V
Toggle Create Duplicates	Ctrl+Alt+7
Toggle Sync Mode	Ctrl+Alt+8
Toggle Modify/Create Workflow	Ctrl+Alt+9
Toggle Tile Map Edit Mode	Ctrl+Alt+0
Check Integrity	Shift+Ctrl+I

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

Second Color	3
Quick Selection	E
Swap Frame with Spare Frame	J
Simulate right Mouse Button	P
Full Screen	U
Decrease Paint Move Value
Delete Frame	Del
Insert Frame	Ins
Show Layers	F10
Show Animation Window	F11
Show Palette	F12
Lock Pressure	F4
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
Next Gradient	Shift+I
Load/append as single Images...	Shift+L
Create Animation...	Shift+M
Place Symmetry Center	Shift+P
Previous Gradient	Shift+U
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
Activate Dither/Halftone	Shift+F2

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

Related topics

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