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Open files as layers

CtrlAltO

Windows Desktop app GIMP default shortcuts

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In GIMP, Ctrl + Alt + O will open files as layers. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Image open

Where this comes from

GIMP default accelerators - GNOME/gimp source

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More GIMP shortcuts

Duplicate the image Ctrl + D
Save the image Ctrl + S
Save the image under a new name Ctrl + Shift + S
Export the image Ctrl + E
Export to a new name or format Ctrl + Shift + E
Close every image Ctrl + Shift + W
Close the current view Ctrl + W
Show the file in the file manager Ctrl + Alt + F

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