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Make the tool smaller

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Windows Desktop app GIMP default shortcuts

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Press the Left bracket key to make the tool smaller in GIMP. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Canvas

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

Make the tool larger ]
Center the image in the window Shift + J
Fit the image in the window Ctrl + Shift + J
Go back to the previous zoom `
Shrink the window around the image Ctrl + J
Show or hide the selection outline Ctrl + T
Show or hide guides Ctrl + Shift + T
Show or hide rulers Ctrl + Shift + R

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