Learn GIMP keyboard shortcuts

Practice GIMP 2025 keyboard shortcuts with timed drills. Memorize all 118 hotkeys and keybindings faster through interactive exercises.

Top shortcuts

  • F1 — Help
  • Shift+F1 — Context help
  • R — Rectangle select
  • E — Ellipse select
  • F — Free select
  • U — Fuzzy select
  • Shift+O — Select by color
  • I — Scissors
  • B — Paths
  • O — Color picker
  • M — Move
  • Shift+C — Crop and resize
  • Shift+R — Rotate
  • Shift+T — Scale
  • Shift+S — Shear
  • Shift+P — Perspective
  • Shift+F — Flip
  • T — Text
  • Shift+B — Bucket fill
  • L — Blend
  • N — Pencil
  • P — Paintbrush
  • Shift+E — Eraser
  • A — Airbrush
  • K — Ink
  • C — Clone
  • V — Convolve
  • S — Smudge
  • Shift+D — Dodge or burn
  • X — Swap colors

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  • Capture One shortcuts
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  • Corel Painter shortcuts
  • Darktable shortcuts

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  • GIMP shortcuts
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