🔥 GIMP Popular Shortcuts
Master key GIMP shortcuts to accelerate professional-level image editing and dramatically improve your workflow.
TOP 1
Ctrl+Z
Undo
Undoes the last action.
🎯 Revert the last action to instantly correct mistakes.
💡 Hint: Z
TOP 2
Ctrl+S
Save
Saves the current image.
🎯 Instantly save your work to prevent data loss.
💡 Hint: Save
TOP 3
Ctrl+O
Open/Import...
Opens the file open dialog.
🎯 Quickly open existing images to start editing.
💡 Hint: Open
TOP 4
Ctrl+MouseWheel
Zoom with Mouse Wheel
Zooms in/out using Ctrl + mouse wheel.
🎯 Use Ctrl + mouse wheel to zoom in/out for quick detail inspection or overview.
💡 Hint: Wheel + Ctrl
TOP 5
R
Rectangular Select Tool
Selects rectangular regions in the image.
🎯 Quickly select rectangular regions for efficient cropping and editing.
💡 Hint: Rectangle
TOP 6
M
Move Tool
Moves layers or selections.
🎯 Instantly move layers or selections to fine-tune your layout.
💡 Hint: Move
TOP 7
P
Paintbrush Tool
Draws soft-edge lines.
🎯 Perform intuitive painting with a soft-edged brush.
💡 Hint: Paint
TOP 8
Shift+B
Bucket Fill Tool
Fills regions with the foreground color.
🎯 Fill regions with a single click to quickly set backgrounds or color tones.
💡 Hint: Bucket
TOP 9
Shift+C
Crop Tool
Crops the image.
🎯 Crop out unwanted areas to trim your image.
💡 Hint: Crop