Krita keyboard shortcuts
Brushes, colours, layers, selections, tools, and the canvas in the free painting app.
97 shortcuts Windows checked September 14, 2026
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This app has a Windows catalog in Shortivo. No other operating system is published for it yet.
- Krita Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new image Anywhere | Windows CtrlN | Source |
| Open an image Anywhere | Windows CtrlO | Source |
| Save the image Image open | Windows CtrlS | Source |
| Save the image under a new name Image open | Windows CtrlShiftS | Source |
| Save an incremental version Image open | Windows CtrlAltS | Source |
| Save an incremental backup Image open | Windows F4 | Source |
| Close every open image Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftW | Source |
| Close the current image Image open | Windows CtrlW | Source |
| Quit Krita Anywhere | Windows CtrlQ | Source |
| Undo the last stroke or change Image open | Windows CtrlZ | Source |
| Redo the last undone change Image open | Windows CtrlShiftZ | Source |
| Cut the selection Selection active | Windows CtrlX | Source |
| Copy the selection Selection active | Windows CtrlC | Source |
| Copy from every visible layer Selection active | Windows CtrlShiftC | Source |
| Paste from the clipboard Image open | Windows CtrlV | Source |
| Paste at the cursor position Image open | Windows CtrlAltV | Source |
| Paste into the active layer Image open | Windows CtrlShiftV | Source |
| Paste as a new image Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftN | Source |
| Paste as a reference image Image open | Windows CtrlShiftR | Source |
| Fill the selection with the foreground colour Image open | Windows ShiftBackspace | Source |
| Show only the canvas Image open | Windows Tab | Source |
| Switch full screen mode on or off Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftF | Source |
| Switch wraparound mode on or off Image open | Windows ShiftW | Source |
| Switch instant preview on or off Image open | Windows ShiftL | Source |
| Switch soft proofing on or off Image open | Windows CtrlY | Source |
| Mirror the view Image open | Windows M | Source |
| Zoom to actual pixels Image open | Windows Ctrl0 | Source |
| Zoom in on the canvas Image open | Windows Ctrl= | Source |
| Zoom out of the canvas Image open | Windows Ctrl- | Source |
| Rotate the canvas to the right Image open | Windows Ctrl] | Source |
About Krita and its shortcuts
Krita is a painting program, and its keyboard reflects what a painter repeats: brush size and opacity, switching between brush presets, rotating and mirroring the canvas, and layer work. The canvas navigation commands matter more here than in a photo editor, because you are constantly turning the drawing.
Krita ships alternative shortcut schemes that imitate other painting software, and every binding is editable. Shortivo publishes the Windows list.
Where the Krita keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Krita. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Krita, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task