GIMP
A free high-function image editing software achieving professional-level image processing with features comparable to Photoshop
R
Rectangular Select Tool
Selects rectangular regions in the image.
💡 Hint: Rectangle
E
Ellipse Select Tool
Selects elliptical regions in the image.
💡 Hint: Ellipse
F
Free Select Tool
Selects regions of arbitrary shape.
💡 Hint: Free
U
Fuzzy Select Tool
Selects contiguous regions based on color similarity.
💡 Hint: Uzzy
Shift+O
Select by Color Tool
Selects all regions of the same color in the image.
💡 Hint: Out-of-range
I
Intelligent Scissors Tool
Creates paths by snapping to edges.
💡 Hint: Intelligent
B
Paths Tool
Creates Bézier paths.
💡 Hint: Bézier
O
Color Picker Tool
Picks the color at the clicked point.
💡 Hint: O (Pick)
Shift+M
Measure Tool
Measures distances and angles.
💡 Hint: Measure
M
Move Tool
Moves layers or selections.
💡 Hint: Move
Q
Align Tool
Aligns objects.
💡 Hint: Qualign
Shift+C
Crop Tool
Crops the image.
💡 Hint: Crop
Shift+R
Rotate Tool
Rotates layers or selections.
💡 Hint: Rotate
Shift+T
Scale Tool
Scales layers or selections.
💡 Hint: Transform
Shift+S
Shear Tool
Shears layers or selections.
💡 Hint: Shear
Shift+P
Perspective Tool
Applies perspective transformation.
💡 Hint: Perspective
Shift+F
Flip Tool
Flips layers horizontally or vertically.
💡 Hint: Flip
T
Text Tool
Inserts text into the image.
💡 Hint: Text
Shift+B
Bucket Fill Tool
Fills regions with the foreground color.
💡 Hint: Bucket
L
Blend Tool
Fills regions with a gradient.
💡 Hint: Linear
N
Pencil Tool
Draws hard-edge lines.
💡 Hint: Nib
P
Paintbrush Tool
Draws soft-edge lines.
💡 Hint: Paint
Shift+E
Eraser Tool
Erases pixels.
💡 Hint: Erase
A
Airbrush Tool
Simulates airbrush painting.
💡 Hint: Airbrush
K
Ink Tool
Draws with an ink pen effect.
💡 Hint: Kink
C
Clone Tool
Copies image regions like a stamp.
💡 Hint: Clone
H
Heal Tool
Repairs using surrounding pixels.
💡 Hint: Heal
Shift+U
Blur/Sharpen Tool
Blurs or sharpens image areas.
💡 Hint: Unsharp
S
Smudge Tool
Smudges pixels.
💡 Hint: Smudge
Shift+D
Dodge/Burn Tool
Lightens or darkens areas.
💡 Hint: Dodge
X
Swap FG/BG Colors
Swaps the foreground and background colors.
💡 Hint: X
D
Reset FG/BG Colors
Resets the foreground and background colors.
💡 Hint: Default
Shift+G
Cage Transform Tool
Creates a cage for free-form transformation.
💡 Hint: Grid
Ctrl+MouseWheel
Zoom with Mouse Wheel
Zooms in/out using Ctrl + mouse wheel.
💡 Hint: Wheel + Ctrl
Shift+MouseWheel
Horizontal Scroll
Scrolls horizontally using Shift + mouse wheel.
💡 Hint: Wheel + Shift
Shift+Ctrl+MouseWheel
Change Brush with Wheel
Changes brush type with Shift+Ctrl + mouse wheel.
💡 Hint: Wheel + Shift+Ctrl
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+MouseWheel
Change Font with Wheel
Changes font with Shift+Ctrl+Alt + mouse wheel.
💡 Hint: Wheel + Shift+Ctrl+Alt
Shift+Alt+MouseWheel
Change Pattern with Wheel
Changes pattern with Shift+Alt + mouse wheel.
💡 Hint: Wheel + Shift+Alt
Ctrl+Alt+MouseWheel
Change Gradient with Wheel
Changes gradient with Ctrl+Alt + mouse wheel.
💡 Hint: Wheel + Ctrl+Alt
Ctrl+N
New Image...
Creates a new image.
💡 Hint: New
Shift+Ctrl+V
New from Clipboard
Creates a new image from the clipboard.
💡 Hint: V (Clipboard)
Ctrl+O
Open/Import...
Opens the file open dialog.
💡 Hint: Open
Ctrl+Alt+O
Open as Layer...
Opens image as a new layer.
💡 Hint: Open layer
Ctrl+S
Save
Saves the current image.
💡 Hint: Save
Shift+Ctrl+S
Save As...
Saves the image under a new name.
💡 Hint: Shift + Save As
Ctrl+E
Export Overwrite
Exports overwriting the existing file.
💡 Hint: Export
Shift+Ctrl+E
Export As...
Exports the image under a new name.
💡 Hint: Shift + Export As
Ctrl+P
Print...
Prints the image.
💡 Hint: Print
Ctrl+W
Close
Closes the current image.
💡 Hint: W
Shift+Ctrl+W
Close All
Closes all open images.
💡 Hint: Shift + W
Ctrl+Q
Quit
Quits GIMP.
💡 Hint: Quit
Ctrl+Z
Undo
Undoes the last action.
💡 Hint: Z
Ctrl+Y
Redo
Redoes the undone action.
💡 Hint: Y
Ctrl+X
Cut
Cuts the selection to the clipboard.
💡 Hint: X
Ctrl+C
Copy
Copies the selection to the clipboard.
💡 Hint: C
Shift+Ctrl+C
Copy Visible
Copies all visible layers.
💡 Hint: Shift + C
Ctrl+V
Paste
Pastes the clipboard content.
💡 Hint: V
Delete
Clear
Clears the selection.
💡 Hint: Delete
Ctrl+,
Fill with FG Color
Fills the selection with the foreground color.
💡 Hint: Comma (,)
Ctrl+.
Fill with BG Color
Fills the selection with the background color.
💡 Hint: Period (.)
Ctrl+;
Fill with Pattern
Fills the selection with a pattern.
💡 Hint: Semicolon (;)
Ctrl+A
Select All
Selects all elements.
💡 Hint: All
Shift+Ctrl+A
Select None
Deselects all elements.
💡 Hint: None
Ctrl+I
Invert Selection
Inverts the current selection.
💡 Hint: Invert
Shift+Ctrl+L
Float Selection
Floats the selection to a new layer.
💡 Hint: Float
Shift+O
Select by Color
Selects regions by color.
💡 Hint: Out-of-range
Shift+V
Path to Selection
Converts path to selection.
💡 Hint: Shift + V
Shift+Q
Toggle Quick Mask
Toggles Quick Mask mode.
💡 Hint: Quick
`
Reset Zoom
Resets zoom level to default.
💡 Hint: Backtick (`)
-
Zoom Out
Zooms out.
💡 Hint: - shrinks
+
Zoom In
Zooms in.
💡 Hint: + is zoom
Shift+Ctrl+J
Fit Image in Window
Fits the image to the window.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + J
5
Zoom 1600%
Sets zoom to 1600%.
💡 Hint: 5 (1600%)
4
Zoom 800%
Sets zoom to 800%.
💡 Hint: 4 (800%)
3
Zoom 400%
Sets zoom to 400%.
💡 Hint: 3 (400%)
2
Zoom 200%
Sets zoom to 200%.
💡 Hint: 2 (200%)
1
Zoom 100%
Sets zoom to 100%.
💡 Hint: 1 (100%)
Shift+2
Zoom 50%
Sets zoom to 50%.
💡 Hint: Shift + 2
Shift+3
Zoom 25%
Sets zoom to 25%.
💡 Hint: Shift + 3
Shift+4
Zoom 12.5%
Sets zoom to 12.5%.
💡 Hint: Shift + 4
Shift+5
Zoom 6.25%
Sets zoom to 6.25%.
💡 Hint: Shift + 5
Ctrl+J
Fit Window to Image
Adjusts the window size to the image.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + J
F11
Toggle Fullscreen
Toggles fullscreen mode.
💡 Hint: F11
Ctrl+T
Toggle Selection Boundary
Toggles display of the selection boundary.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + T
Shift+Ctrl+T
Toggle Guides
Toggles display of guides.
💡 Hint: Shift + Ctrl + T
Shift+Ctrl+R
Toggle Rulers
Toggles display of rulers.
💡 Hint: Shift + Ctrl + R
Ctrl+D
Duplicate Image
Duplicates the image.
💡 Hint: Duplicate
Alt+Return
Image Properties
Displays image properties.
💡 Hint: Properties
Shift+Ctrl+N
New Layer
Creates a new layer.
💡 Hint: New
Shift+Ctrl+D
Duplicate Layer
Duplicates the selected layer.
💡 Hint: Duplicate
Ctrl+H
Anchor Layer
Anchors a floating layer.
💡 Hint: Hold
Page_Up
Select Layer Above
Selects the layer above.
💡 Hint: Up
Page_Down
Select Layer Below
Selects the layer below.
💡 Hint: Down
Home
Select Top Layer
Selects the topmost layer.
💡 Hint: Home
End
Select Bottom Layer
Selects the bottommost layer.
💡 Hint: End
Shift+Ctrl+O
Offset Layer
Offsets the layer.
💡 Hint: Shift + O
Ctrl+M
Merge Visible Layers
Merges all visible layers.
💡 Hint: Merge
Ctrl+B
Toolbox Dialog
Shows the Toolbox dialog.
💡 Hint: Box
Ctrl+L
Layers Dialog
Shows the Layers dialog.
💡 Hint: Layers
Shift+Ctrl+B
Brushes Dialog
Shows the Brushes dialog.
💡 Hint: Shift + Brush
Shift+Ctrl+P
Patterns Dialog
Shows the Patterns dialog.
💡 Hint: Shift + Pattern
Ctrl+G
Gradients Dialog
Shows the Gradients dialog.
💡 Hint: Gradients
Ctrl+F
Repeat Last Filter
Repeats the last used filter.
💡 Hint: Filter
Shift+Ctrl+F
Show Last Filter Settings
Shows the settings for the last used filter.
💡 Hint: Shift + F
F1
Help
Shows the help documentation.
💡 Hint: F1
Shift+F1
Context-Sensitive Help
Shows context-sensitive help.
💡 Hint: Shift + F1