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⤢ INKSCAPE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 1 Zoom 1:1 2 3 Zoom to … 4 5 Zoom to … 6 7 8 9 0 Q ⌘ Quit Ink… W E Ellipse … R Rectangl… T Text tool Y U I ⌘ Import b… O ⌘ Open doc… P Pencil (… A ⌘ Select a… S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Duplicate F ⇧ ⌘ Fill and… G ⌘ Group ob… H Flip hor… J K ⌘ Combine … L ⇧ ⌘ Layers d… Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Bezier /… N Node edi… M MORE SHORTCUTS Selection tool F1 Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G New document ⌘ N Export to PNG ⇧ ⌘ E Align and Dis… ⇧ ⌘ A Object to path ⇧ ⌘ C Union ⌘ + Difference ⌘ − Zoom in + Zoom out − Save as ⇧ ⌘ S Paste in place ⌥ ⌘ V Delete select… ⌦ Raise to top ↖ Lower to bott… ↘ Flip vertical… V Stroke to path ⌥ ⌘ C XML editor ⇧ ⌘ X Simplify path ⌘ L Toggle fullsc… F11 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH INKSCAPE · MAC
INKSCAPE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 1 Zoom 1:1 2 3 Zoom to … 4 5 Zoom to … 6 7 8 9 0 A ⌘ Select a… Z ⌘ Undo E Ellipse … R Rectangl… T Text tool Y U I ⌘ Import b… O ⌘ Open doc… P Pencil (… Q ⌘ Quit Ink… S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Duplicate F ⇧ ⌘ Fill and… G ⌘ Group ob… H Flip hor… J K ⌘ Combine … L ⇧ ⌘ Layers d… M W X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Bezier /… N Node edi… MORE SHORTCUTS Selection tool F1 Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G New document ⌘ N Export to PNG ⇧ ⌘ E Align and Dis… ⇧ ⌘ A Object to path ⇧ ⌘ C Union ⌘ + Difference ⌘ − Zoom in + Zoom out − Save as ⇧ ⌘ S Paste in place ⌥ ⌘ V Delete select… ⌦ Raise to top ↖ Lower to bott… ↘ Flip vertical… V Stroke to path ⌥ ⌘ C XML editor ⇧ ⌘ X Simplify path ⌘ L Toggle fullsc… F11 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH INKSCAPE · MAC
⤢ FILE Save ⌘ S Open document ⌘ O New document ⌘ N Export to PNG ⇧ ⌘ E Save as ⇧ ⌘ S Import bitmap or SVG ⌘ I Quit Inkscape ⌘ Q PATH Object to path ⇧ ⌘ C Union ⌘ + Difference ⌘ − Stroke to path ⌥ ⌘ C Combine paths ⌘ K Simplify path ⌘ L VIEW XML editor ⇧ ⌘ X Layers dialog ⇧ ⌘ L Toggle fullscreen F11 EDIT Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Duplicate ⌘ D Select all in current layer ⌘ A Paste in place ⌥ ⌘ V Delete selection ⌦ ZOOM Zoom in + Zoom out − Zoom to page 5 Zoom to selection 3 Zoom 1:1 1 TOOLS Selection tool F1 Node editor tool N Rectangle tool R Ellipse / circle tool E Bezier / pen tool B Text tool T Pencil (freehand) tool P OBJECT Group objects ⌘ G Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G Fill and Stroke dialog ⇧ ⌘ F Align and Distribute dialog ⇧ ⌘ A Raise to top ↖ Lower to bottom ↘ Flip horizontally H Flip vertically V Inkscape KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH INKSCAPE · MAC ⤢ FILE 07 Save ⌘ S Open document ⌘ O New document ⌘ N Export to PNG ⇧ ⌘ E Save as ⇧ ⌘ S Import bitmap or SVG ⌘ I Quit Inkscape ⌘ Q PATH 06 Object to path ⇧ ⌘ C Union ⌘ + Difference ⌘ − Stroke to path ⌥ ⌘ C Combine paths ⌘ K Simplify path ⌘ L VIEW 03 XML editor ⇧ ⌘ X Layers dialog ⇧ ⌘ L Toggle fullscreen F11 EDIT 09 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Duplicate ⌘ D Select all in current la… ⌘ A Paste in place ⌥ ⌘ V Delete selection ⌦ ZOOM 05 Zoom in + Zoom out − Zoom to page 5 Zoom to selection 3 Zoom 1:1 1 TOOLS 07 Selection tool F1 Node editor tool N Rectangle tool R Ellipse / circle tool E Bezier / pen tool B Text tool T Pencil (freehand) tool P OBJECT 08 Group objects ⌘ G Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G Fill and Stroke dialog ⇧ ⌘ F Align and Distribute dia… ⇧ ⌘ A Raise to top ↖ Lower to bottom ↘ Flip horizontally H Flip vertically V Inkscape KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH INKSCAPE · MAC
⤢ INKSCAPE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 INKSCAPE TOTAL 45 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS FILE 07 EDIT 09 TOOLS 07 OBJECT 08 PATH 06 ZOOM 05 VIEW 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Save ⌘ S Open document ⌘ O New document ⌘ N Export to PNG ⇧ ⌘ E Save as ⇧ ⌘ S Import bitmap or SVG ⌘ I Quit Inkscape ⌘ Q Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Duplicate ⌘ D Select all in current layer ⌘ A Paste in place ⌥ ⌘ V Delete selection ⌦ Selection tool F1 Node editor tool N Rectangle tool R Ellipse / circle tool E Bezier / pen tool B Text tool T Pencil (freehand) tool P Group objects ⌘ G Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G Fill and Stroke dialog ⇧ ⌘ F Align and Distribute dialog ⇧ ⌘ A Raise to top ↖ Lower to bottom ↘ Flip horizontally H Flip vertically V Object to path ⇧ ⌘ C Union ⌘ + Difference ⌘ − Stroke to path ⌥ ⌘ C Combine paths ⌘ K Simplify path ⌘ L Zoom in + Zoom out − Zoom to page 5 Zoom to selection 3 Zoom 1:1 1 XML editor ⇧ ⌘ X Layers dialog ⇧ ⌘ L Toggle fullscreen F11
INKSCAPE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Ellipse … R Rectangl… T Y U I O ⌘ Open doc… P A S ⌘ Save D F ⇧ ⌘ Fill and… G ⌘ Group ob… H J K L Z ⌘ Undo X C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Bezier /… N Node edi… M MORE SHORTCUTS Selection tool F1 Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH INKSCAPE · MAC Keyboard map EDIT Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V OBJECT Group objects ⌘ G Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G Fill and Stroke dialog ⇧ ⌘ F FILE Save ⌘ S Open document ⌘ O TOOLS Selection tool F1 Node editor tool N Rectangle tool R Ellipse / circle tool E Bezier / pen tool B Inkscape KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH INKSCAPE · MAC Isometric EDIT 04 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V OBJECT 03 Group objects ⌘ G Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G Fill and Stroke dialog ⇧ ⌘ F FILE 02 Save ⌘ S Open document ⌘ O TOOLS 05 Selection tool F1 Node editor tool N Rectangle tool R Ellipse / circle tool E Bezier / pen tool B Inkscape KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH INKSCAPE · MAC Typewriter INKSCAPE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 4 SETS · No.01 INKSCAPE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS FILE 02 EDIT 04 TOOLS 05 OBJECT 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Save ⌘ S Open document ⌘ O Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Selection tool F1 Node editor tool N Rectangle tool R Ellipse / circle tool E Bezier / pen tool B Group objects ⌘ G Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G Fill and Stroke dialog ⇧ ⌘ F Editorial Inkscape is a free, open-source vector graphics editor for creating scalable illustrations, logos, and diagrams using SVG. Mastering its shortcuts lets you switch tools, edit nodes, and transform objects without constant trips to the menus.
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All Inkscape keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 5 more controls in the table below
+ 5 more controls in the table below
9 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Duplicate ⌘ D Select all in current layer ⌘ A Paste in place ⌥ ⌘ V Delete selection ⌦
8 Action Shortcut Group objects ⌘ G Ungroup ⇧ ⌘ G Fill and Stroke dialog ⇧ ⌘ F Align and Distribute dialog ⇧ ⌘ A Raise to top ↖ Lower to bottom ↘ Flip horizontally H Flip vertically V
7 Action Shortcut Selection tool F1 Node editor tool N Rectangle tool R Ellipse / circle tool E Bezier / pen tool B Text tool T Pencil (freehand) tool P
7 Action Shortcut Save ⌘ S Open document ⌘ O New document ⌘ N Export to PNG ⇧ ⌘ E Save as ⇧ ⌘ S Import bitmap or SVG ⌘ I Quit Inkscape ⌘ Q
6 Action Shortcut Object to path ⇧ ⌘ C Union ⌘ + Difference ⌘ − Stroke to path ⌥ ⌘ C Combine paths ⌘ K Simplify path ⌘ L
5 Action Shortcut Zoom in + Zoom out − Zoom to page 5 Zoom to selection 3 Zoom 1:1 1
3 Action Shortcut XML editor ⇧ ⌘ X Layers dialog ⇧ ⌘ L Toggle fullscreen F11
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Inkscape shortcut? Inkscape has 45 keyboard shortcuts in total — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell separate Mac and Windows editions so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
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