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Inkscape

Go to the previous document tab

CtrlShiftTab

Windows Desktop app Inkscape default keymap

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Shift + Tab to go to the previous document tab in Inkscape. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: Several documents open

Inkscape's file writes Control rather than its primary key here, so a Mac also uses Control.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app CtrlShiftTab
Windows Desktop app CtrlShiftTab

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.

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