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Krita

Close the current image

CtrlW

Windows Desktop app Krita default shortcuts

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Press Ctrl + W to close the current image in Krita. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Image open

Where this comes from

Krita default action files - KDE Krita repository

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 document Inkscape Cmd + 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 Krita shortcuts

Quit Krita Ctrl + Q
Undo the last stroke or change Ctrl + Z
Redo the last undone change Ctrl + Shift + Z
Cut the selection Ctrl + X
Copy the selection Ctrl + C
Copy from every visible layer Ctrl + Shift + C
Paste from the clipboard Ctrl + V
Paste at the cursor position Ctrl + Alt + V

See every Krita shortcut

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