Inkscape keyboard shortcuts
Drawing tools, paths, objects, zoom, and dialogs in the free vector editor.
99 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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35 actions and 35 key variants match.
- Inkscape Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Choose the selector tool Canvas | Mac S | Source |
| Cut the selection Anywhere | Mac CmdX | Source |
| Copy the selection Anywhere | Mac CmdC | Source |
| Duplicate the selection Object selected | Mac CmdD | Source |
| Clone the selection Object selected | Mac OptionD | Source |
| Delete the selection Object selected | Mac Delete | Source |
| Select everything in the layer Canvas | Mac CmdA | Source |
| Select everything in every layer Canvas | Mac CmdOptionA | Source |
| Deselect Canvas | Mac Esc | Source |
| Zoom to the selection Canvas | Mac 3 | Source |
| Group the selection Objects selected | Mac CmdG | Source |
| Ungroup the selection Group selected | Mac CmdShiftG | Source |
| Apply a clipping path Objects selected | Mac CmdM | Source |
| Release the clipping path Clipped object selected | Mac OptionM | Source |
| Raise the selection to the top Object selected | Mac Home | Source |
| Raise the selection one step Object selected | Mac Page Up | Source |
| Lower the selection one step Object selected | Mac Page Down | Source |
| Lower the selection to the bottom Object selected | Mac End | Source |
| Flip the selection horizontally Object selected | Mac H | Source |
| Flip the selection vertically Object selected | Mac V | Source |
| Turn the object into a path Object selected | Mac CmdShiftC | Source |
| Turn the stroke into a path Object selected | Mac CmdOptionC | Source |
| Subtract one path from another Two paths selected | Mac Cmd- | Source |
| Keep where paths overlap Paths selected | Mac Cmd* | Source |
| Keep where paths do not overlap Paths selected | Mac Cmd^ | Source |
| Divide one path by another Two paths selected | Mac Cmd/ | Source |
| Combine paths Paths selected | Mac CmdK | Source |
| Break a path apart Path selected | Mac CmdShiftK | Source |
| Simplify the path Path selected | Mac CmdL | Source |
| Shrink the path inwards Path selected | Mac Cmd9 | Source |
About Inkscape and its shortcuts
Inkscape is free vector drawing, and its keyboard is deeper than most people expect: tools on single keys, precise object transforms, node editing, alignment and the XML editor. The transform commands are what make it usable for technical drawing rather than only illustration.
Inkscape exposes its full keyboard configuration and ships alternative sets that imitate other vector tools. Version 1.x moved several commands, so an older installation can disagree.
Where the Inkscape keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Inkscape. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Inkscape, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task