Penpot Keyboard Shortcuts

88 keyboard shortcuts to help you design open source interfaces faster in Penpot

Penpot is a vector & UI design tool from Kaleidos that enables users to design open source interfaces. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.

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

With support for macOS, Windows, and Linux, Penpot reaches a wide range of users. This keyboard shortcuts guide covers the key combinations for each supported platform.

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Item Alignment 8 shortcuts

Align bottom

Opt +S Alt +S Alt +S

Align center horizontally

Opt +H Alt +H Alt +H

Align center vertically

Opt +V Alt +V Alt +V

Align left

Opt +A Alt +A Alt +A

Align right

Opt +D Alt +D Alt +D

Align top

Opt +W Alt +W Alt +W

Distribute horizontally

Opt +Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Alt +Shift +H Ctrl +Alt +Shift +H

Distribute vertically

Opt +Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Alt +Shift +V Ctrl +Alt +Shift +V

Edit 14 shortcuts

Cancel

Esc Esc Esc

Clear undo

Opt +Q Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q

Copy

Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C

Cut

Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X

Delete

⌫ Supr Supr

Duplicate

Cmd +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D

Paste

Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V

Redo

Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z

Start/Stop measurement

Opt +. Alt +. Alt +.

Start editing

Enter Enter Enter

Undo

Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z

Copy link to board

Opt +Shift +C Alt +Shift +C Alt +Shift +C

Copy properties

Opt +Cmd +C Ctrl +Alt +C Ctrl +Alt +C

Paste properties

Opt +Cmd +V Ctrl +Alt +V Ctrl +Alt +V

Main menu 13 shortcuts

Switch color theme

Opt +M Alt +M Alt +M

Export shapes

Shift +Cmd +E Ctrl +Shift +E Ctrl +Shift +E

Select all

Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A

Set thumbnails

Shift +T Shift +T Shift +T

Show/hide grid

Cmd +' Ctrl +' Ctrl +'

Show/hide pixel grid

Shift +, Shift +, Shift +,

Show/hide rulers

Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Shift +R Ctrl +Shift +R

Show/hide shortcuts

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Snap to grid

Shift +Cmd +' Ctrl +Shift +' Ctrl +Shift +'

Snap to guides

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

Snap to pixel grid

, , ,

Toggle dynamic alignment

Cmd +\ Ctrl +\ Ctrl +\

Toggle scale tool

K K K

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Modify layers 32 shortcuts

Bring forward

Cmd +↑ Ctrl +↑ Ctrl +↑

Bring to front

Shift +Cmd +↑ Ctrl +Shift +↑ Ctrl +Shift +↑

Create artboard from selection

Opt +Cmd +G Ctrl +Alt +G Ctrl +Alt +G

Create component / variant

Cmd +K Ctrl +K Ctrl +K

Detach component

Shift +Cmd +K Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +Shift +K

Flip horizontal

Cmd +H Ctrl +H Ctrl +H

Flip vertical

Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V

Group

Cmd +G Ctrl +G Ctrl +G

Mask

Cmd +M Ctrl +M Ctrl +M

Move down

↓ ↓ ↓

Move down fast

Shift +↓ Shift +↓ Shift +↓

Move left

← ← ←

Move left fast

Shift +← Shift +← Shift +←

Move right

→ → →

Move right fast

Shift +→ Shift +→ Shift +→

Move up

↑ ↑ ↑

Move up fast

Shift +↑ Shift +↑ Shift +↑

Rename selected layer

Opt +N Alt +N Alt +N

Send backwards

Cmd +↓ Ctrl +↓ Ctrl +↓

Send to back

Shift +Cmd +↓ Ctrl +Shift +↓ Ctrl +Shift +↓

Set opacity to 10%

1 1 1

Set opacity to 20%

2 2 2

Set opacity to 30%

3 3 3

Set opacity to 40%

4 4 4

Set opacity to 50%

5 5 5

Set opacity to 60%

6 6 6

Set opacity to 70%

7 7 7

Set opacity to 80%

8 8 8

Set opacity to 90%

9 9 9

Set opacity to 100%

0 0 0

Ungroup

Shift +G Shift +G Shift +G

Unmask

Shift +Cmd +M Ctrl +Shift +M Ctrl +Shift +M

Navigation 2 shortcuts

Go to dashboard

G +D G +D G +D

Go to view mode inspect section

G +H G +H G +H

Panels 5 shortcuts

Assets

Opt +I Alt +I Alt +I

Color palette

Opt +P Alt +P Alt +P

Layers

Opt +L Alt +L Alt +L

Show/hide UI

\ \ \

Text palette

Opt +T Alt +T Alt +T

Path editor 10 shortcuts

Add node

Shift ++ Shift ++ Shift ++

Delete node

⌫ Supr Supr

Draw Path

P P P

Join nodes

J J J

Make corner

X X X

Make curve

C C C

Merge nodes

Cmd +J Ctrl +J Ctrl +J

Move Nodes

M M M

Separate nodes

K K K

Snap to nodes

Cmd +' Ctrl +' Ctrl +'

Shapes 4 shortcuts

Boolean difference

Opt +Cmd +D Ctrl +Alt +D Ctrl +Alt +D

Boolean exclude

Opt +Cmd +E Ctrl +Alt +E Ctrl +Alt +E

Boolean intersection

Opt +Cmd +I Ctrl +Alt +I Ctrl +Alt +I

Boolean union

Opt +Cmd +U Ctrl +Alt +U Ctrl +Alt +U

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