Rive is a real-time interactive design and animation tool for building motion graphics and state-machine-driven animations that run anywhere. These are its official editor keyboard shortcuts for picking tools, transforming objects, navigating the stage, and working in the timeline.
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All Rive keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 1 more control in the table below
+ 1 more control in the table below
36 shortcuts
Tools 11
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Freeze and origin tool | Y |
| Translate tool | Q |
| Rotate tool | W |
| Scale tool | E |
| Bone tool | B |
| Group tool | G |
| Select tool | V |
| Rectangle tool | R |
| Ellipse tool | O |
| Pen tool | P |
| Artboard tool | A |
Edit 9
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Convert to solo | ⌘L |
| Color picker | I |
| Select parent (hierarchy) | ⎋ |
| Ungroup selection | ⌘⇧G |
| Search | ⌘K |
| Rename hierarchy item | ⌘R |
| Switch mode (Design / Animate) | ⇥ |
| Group selection | ⌘G |
| Duplicate | ⌘D |
Transform 7
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Layer forward | ⌘] |
| Layer backward | ⌘[ |
| Layer to top | ⌘⌥] |
| Layer to bottom | ⌘⌥[ |
| Nudge object | ↑ |
| Constrain shape / angle | ⇧ |
| Edit vertices (path selected) | ↵ |
Timeline/Animate 5
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move selected keys | ⌥, |
| Reveal keys for selection | U |
| Skip to keys | ⌘, |
| Move timeline playhead | , |
| Play default state machine | ⇧␣ |
View/Zoom 4
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Marquee zoom (hold) | Z |
| Fit selection to screen | F |
| Zoom in / out (keyboard) | + |
| Pan stage | ␣ |
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