Blender keyboard shortcuts
Modeling, selection, animation, and navigation keys for the free 3D suite.
85 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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9 actions and 9 key variants match.
- Blender Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Open a file Anywhere | Windows CtrlO | Source |
| Save the file Anywhere | Windows CtrlS | Source |
| Open the file context menu Anywhere | Windows F4 | Source |
| Open your quick favorites Anywhere | Windows Q | Source |
| Open the mode switching pie menu 3D Viewport | Windows CtrlTab | Source |
| Open the view navigation pie menu 3D Viewport | Windows ` | Source |
| Open preferences Anywhere | Mac Cmd, | Source |
| Open quick favorites in the industry keymap Industry compatible keymap | Windows ShiftTab | Source |
| Open the insert keyframe menu Industry compatible keymap | Windows ShiftS | Source |
About Blender and its shortcuts
Blender's keyboard is famous, and for a reason: it is not an accessory to the interface, it is the interface. Commands depend on which editor your pointer is hovering over, and the core transform operations read almost like a language, with a key for the operation and then an axis to constrain it.
Hover context matters more in Blender than anywhere else here, so the same key does different things in the viewport, the timeline and the outliner. Keymaps are fully configurable and Blender ships more than one, including an industry compatible set.
Where the Blender keys came from
Read from 3 documentation pages published by the makers of Blender. Report a key that is wrong
- Default Keymap - Blender 2.80 Manual
- Industry Compatible Keymap - Blender 2.80 Manual
- Common Shortcuts - Blender 2.80 Manual
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Blender, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task