Keyboard Shortcuts

Press ? in the Designer (or click the keyboard icon in the header) to open the in-app shortcuts reference.

Tools

Shortcut	Action
V	Select tool
H	Hand (pan) tool
R	Rectangle
O	Circle
E	Ellipse
L	Line
A	Arrow
S	Star
P	Polygon
G	Triangle
U	Curved Rectangle
T	Text

The Image Variable, QR Code, and Barcode tools are added from the toolbar — they don’t have keyboard shortcuts.

Edit

Shortcut	Action
⌘Z / Ctrl+Z	Undo
⌘⇧Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
⌘C / Ctrl+C	Copy
⌘V / Ctrl+V	Paste
⌘X / Ctrl+X	Cut
⌘D / Ctrl+D	Duplicate
Delete / Backspace	Delete selected element(s)
⌘A / Ctrl+A	Select all
Escape	Deselect

Layer order

Shortcut	Action
⌘⇧] / Ctrl+Shift+]	Bring to Front
⌘] / Ctrl+]	Bring Forward
⌘[ / Ctrl+[	Send Backward
⌘⇧[ / Ctrl+Shift+[	Send to Back

These layer-order shortcuts apply only when a single element is selected. For multiple elements, use the Order control in the floating selection menu.

Grouping

Shortcut	Action
⌘G / Ctrl+G	Group selected elements
⌘⇧G / Ctrl+Shift+G	Ungroup

Align & distribute

Available when 2+ elements are selected (hold ⌥/Alt).

Shortcut	Action
⌥A / Alt+A	Align left
⌥H / Alt+H	Align center (horizontal)
⌥D / Alt+D	Align right
⌥W / Alt+W	Align top
⌥V / Alt+V	Align center (vertical)
⌥S / Alt+S	Align bottom
⌥⇧H / Alt+Shift+H	Distribute horizontally (3+ elements)
⌥⇧V / Alt+Shift+V	Distribute vertically (3+ elements)

Zoom & navigation

Shortcut	Action
⌘+ / Ctrl++	Zoom in
⌘- / Ctrl+-	Zoom out
⌘0 / Ctrl+0	Reset zoom to 100%
Mouse wheel + ⌘/Ctrl	Zoom in/out
Middle mouse drag	Pan

File

Shortcut	Action
⌘O / Ctrl+O	Open project
⌘S / Ctrl+S	Save template
?	Open keyboard shortcuts