GIMP
A free high-function image editing software achieving professional-level image processing with features comparable to Photoshop
Editing efficiency shortcuts that significantly improve editing work speed and precision using selection, copy, paste, and transformation operations
R
Rectangular Select Tool
Selects rectangular regions in the image.
💡 Hint: Rectangle
🎯 Quickly select rectangular regions for accurate area specification and efficient editing
E
Ellipse Select Tool
Selects elliptical regions in the image.
💡 Hint: Ellipse
🎯 Instantly select circular or elliptical regions to streamline natural shape editing
F
Free Select Tool
Selects regions of arbitrary shape.
💡 Hint: Free
🎯 Create free-form selections to streamline complex subject extraction
U
Fuzzy Select Tool
Selects contiguous regions based on color similarity.
💡 Hint: Uzzy
🎯 Select similar color regions in bulk for efficient editing of same-colored areas
Ctrl+X
Cut
Cuts the selection to the clipboard.
💡 Hint: X
🎯 Cut selections for movement preparation to streamline layout adjustments
Shift+Ctrl+C
Copy Visible
Copies all visible layers.
💡 Hint: Shift + C
🎯 Copy all visible layers as merged to streamline composite image creation
Ctrl+,
Fill with FG Color
Fills the selection with the foreground color.
💡 Hint: Comma (,)
🎯 Instantly fill with foreground color to accelerate base color setting and corrections
Ctrl+.
Fill with BG Color
Fills the selection with the background color.
💡 Hint: Period (.)
🎯 Fill areas with background color to streamline clean background creation
Ctrl+I
Invert Selection
Inverts the current selection.
💡 Hint: Invert
🎯 Invert selection to streamline operations on non-target areas
M
Move Tool
Moves layers or selections.
💡 Hint: Move
🎯 Freely move elements to streamline layout fine-tuning and positioning