Excalidraw Keyboard Shortcuts

85 keyboard shortcuts to help you sketch diagrams quickly faster in Excalidraw

From Excalidraw Community, Excalidraw is purpose-built to sketch diagrams quickly. It is one of the leading applications in the collaboration & whiteboards category.

Efficient Excalidraw workflows rely heavily on keyboard shortcuts. Every second saved on navigation adds up over the course of a project.

Cross-platform availability on macOS, Windows, and Linux means Excalidraw shortcuts are relevant to a large and diverse user base.

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Tools 32 shortcuts

Hand (panning tool)

H H N/A

Selection

V V N/A

Selection

1 1 N/A

Rectangle

R R N/A

Rectangle

2 2 N/A

Diamond

D D N/A

Diamond

3 3 N/A

Ellipse

O O N/A

Ellipse

4 4 N/A

Curved arrow

A A N/A

Arrow

5 5 N/A

Curved line

L L N/A

Line

6 6 N/A

Draw

P P N/A

Draw

7 7 N/A

Text

T T N/A

Text

8 8 N/A

Insert image

9 9 N/A

Eraser

E E N/A

Eraser

0 0 N/A

Frame tool

F F N/A

Laser pointer

K K N/A

Pick a color from the canvas

I I N/A

Pick a color from the canvas

Shift +S Shift +S N/A

Pick a color from the canvas

Shift +G Shift +G N/A

Edit line/arrow points / Finish editing (text editor)

Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter

Edit text / add label / Keep the selected tool active after drawing

Enter Enter N/A

Keep the selected tool active after drawing

Shift +Enter Shift +Enter N/A

Finish editing (text editor)

Esc Esc N/A

Add a new line (text editor)

Q Q N/A

Prevent arrow binding

Cmd Ctrl Ctrl

Add/ Update link for a selected shape

Cmd +K Ctrl +K Ctrl +K

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Zoom in

Cmd ++ Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++

Zoom out

Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-

Reset zoom

Cmd +0 Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0

Zoom to fit all elements

Shift +1 Shift +1 N/A

Zoom to selection

Shift +2 Shift +2 N/A

Move page up/down

PageUp PageUp N/A

Move page up/down

PageDown PageDown N/A

Move page left/right

Shift +PageUp Shift +PageUp N/A

Move page left/right

Shift +PageDown Shift +PageDown N/A

Full screen

F F N/A

Zen mode

Opt +Z Alt +Z Alt +Z

Snap to objects

Opt +S Alt +S Alt +S

Show grid

Cmd +' Ctrl +' Ctrl +'

View mode

Opt +R Alt +R Alt +R

Toggle theme

Opt +Shift +D Alt +Shift +D Alt +Shift +D

Stats for nerds

Opt +/ Alt +/ Alt +/

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Editor 37 shortcuts

Move canvas

Space +Drag Space +Drag N/A

Move canvas

Wheel +Drag Wheel +Drag N/A

Reset the canvas

Cmd +Delete Ctrl +Delete Ctrl +Delete

Delete

Delete Delete N/A

Cut

Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X

Copy

Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C

Paste

Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V

Paste as plaintext

Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Shift +V Ctrl +Shift +V

Select all

Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A

Deep select within the box, and prevent dragging

Shift +Click Shift +Click N/A

Deep select

Cmd +Click Ctrl +Click Ctrl +Click

Deep select within box, and prevent dragging

Cmd +Drag Ctrl +Drag Ctrl +Drag

Copy to clipboard as PNG

Opt +Shift +C Alt +Shift +C N/A

Copy styles

Opt +Cmd +C Ctrl +Alt +C N/A

Paste styles

Opt +Cmd +V Ctrl +Alt +V N/A

Send to back

Opt +Cmd +[ Ctrl +Shift +[ Ctrl +Shift +[

Bring to front

Opt +Cmd +] Ctrl +Shift +] Ctrl +Shift +]

Send backward

Cmd +[ Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[

Bring forward

Cmd +] Ctrl +] Ctrl +]

Align top

Shift +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up

Align bottom

Shift +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down

Align left

Shift +Cmd +Left Ctrl +Shift +Left Ctrl +Shift +Left

Align right

Shift +Cmd +Right Ctrl +Shift +Right Ctrl +Shift +Right

Duplicate

Cmd +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D

Duplicate

Opt +Drag Alt +Drag N/A

Lock/unlock selection

Shift +Cmd +L Ctrl +Shift +L Ctrl +Shift +L

Undo

Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z

Redo

Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y

Redo

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z

Group selection

Cmd +G Ctrl +G Ctrl +G

Ungroup selection

Shift +Cmd +G Ctrl +Shift +G Ctrl +Shift +G

Flip horizontal

Shift +H Shift +H N/A

Flip vertical

Shift +V Shift +V N/A

Show stroke color picker

S S N/A

Show background color picker

G G N/A

Decrease font size

Shift +Cmd +< Ctrl +Shift +< Ctrl +Shift +<

Increase font size

Shift +Cmd +> Ctrl +Shift +> Ctrl +Shift +>

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