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Select everything in the layer

CtrlA

Windows Desktop app Inkscape default keymap

Practice this

In Inkscape, Ctrl + A will select everything in the layer. On a Mac, press Cmd + A instead.

Where it works: Canvas

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdA`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlA`

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

Select everything Adobe After Effects Cmd + A
Select everything Audacity Ctrl + A
Select all the text in the field Bitwarden Cmd + A
Select everything Blender A
Select everything on the page ChromeOS Ctrl + A
Select everything Eclipse IDE Ctrl + A
Select every note in the list Evernote Cmd + A
Select every clip Final Cut Pro Cmd + A
Select all Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + A
Select everything GarageBand Cmd + A
Select all visible items Google Drive Cmd + A
Select the whole image GIMP Ctrl + A

More Inkscape shortcuts

Select everything in every layer Cmd + Option + A
Deselect Esc
Zoom in +
Zoom out -
Zoom to actual size 1
Zoom to the selection 3
Zoom to the whole drawing 4
Zoom to the page 5

See every Inkscape shortcut

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