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Close the document

CmdW

Mac Desktop app Inkscape default keymap

Practice this

Press Ctrl + W to close the document in Inkscape. On a Mac, press Cmd + W instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdW`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlW`

Where this comes from

inkscape.xml - Inkscape default keyboard shortcuts

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

The same task in other apps

Close the current document Adobe Acrobat Cmd + F4
Close the project Audacity Ctrl + W
Close the active editor DBeaver Cmd + W
Close the editor Eclipse IDE Ctrl + F4
Close workbook Microsoft Excel Ctrl + W
Close the current image Krita Ctrl + W
Close the document Notepad++ Ctrl + W
Close the document Sketch Cmd + W
Close the current document SQL Server Management Studio Ctrl + F4
Close document Microsoft Word Ctrl + W

More Inkscape shortcuts

Quit Inkscape Cmd + Q
Undo Cmd + Z
Redo Cmd + Shift + Z
Cut the selection Cmd + X
Copy the selection Cmd + C
Paste Cmd + V
Paste only the style Cmd + Shift + V
Paste in the original position Cmd + Option + V

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