GameMaker is YoYo Games' 2D-focused game engine and IDE. These keyboard shortcuts cover the core IDE workflow, taken straight from the official manual, and speed up everyday tasks like running and debugging games, navigating workspaces, editing code, and creating resources.
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All GameMaker keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
40 shortcuts
Code Editor 11
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Find & Replace (Find) | CtrlF |
| Project-wide search | CtrlShiftF |
| Comment line/selection | CtrlK |
| Code completion | CtrlSpace |
| Find & Replace (Replace) | CtrlH |
| Uncomment line/selection | CtrlShiftK |
| Duplicate line/selection | CtrlD |
| Search next | F3 |
| Quick Fixes menu | CtrlQ |
| Refactor identifier | CtrlR |
| Go to line | CtrlG |
General/Project 9
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Save project | CtrlS |
| Undo | CtrlZ |
| Open project | CtrlO |
| Redo | CtrlY |
| New project | CtrlN |
| Save as | CtrlShiftS |
| Open Preferences | CtrlShiftP |
| Open manual | F1 |
| Export as YYZ | CtrlE |
Running/Debug 8
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Run game | F5 |
| Continue in debugger | F6 |
| Toggle breakpoint | F9 |
| Step into | F11 |
| Step over | F10 |
| Clean build | CtrlF7 |
| Create executable | CtrlF8 |
| Step out | ShiftF11 |
Workspace/Navigation 7
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Go To window | CtrlT |
| Open Asset Browser | CtrlShiftB |
| Close active tab | CtrlW |
| Rename current item | F2 |
| Open Inspector | CtrlShiftI |
| Reset zoom | CtrlEnter |
| Toggle docked windows | F12 |
Resources 5
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create script asset | AltC |
| Create object asset | AltO |
| Create sprite asset | AltS |
| Create room asset | AltR |
| Create sound asset | AltU |
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