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Krita

Select the whole image

CtrlA

Windows Desktop app Krita default shortcuts

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In Krita, Ctrl + A will select the whole image. 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

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 Krita shortcuts

Drop the current selection Ctrl + Shift + A
Bring back the last selection Ctrl + Shift + D
Feather the selection edge Shift + F6
Show or hide the selection outline Ctrl + H
Apply the last filter again Ctrl + F
Open the Krita handbook F1
Show the colour selector Shift + I
Show the colour history H

See every Krita shortcut

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