Use these shortcuts on Mac, or on iPad and iPhone when an external keyboard is connected. Some shortcuts only work in the mode or selection state listed in the section heading.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Delete | Delete selected items |
| ⌘X | Cut |
| ⌘C | Copy |
| ⌘V | Paste |
| ⌘D | Duplicate |
| ⌘A | Select all |
| Escape | Cancel current action or deselect |
| ⌘Z | Undo |
| ⌘⇧Z | Redo |
| ⌘⌥⇧V | Paste and match style |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘G | Create group |
| ⌘⇧G | Leave Group |
| ⌘⇧L | Lock/Unlock |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⇧H | Flip horizontal |
| ⇧V | Flip vertical |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌥A | Align left |
| ⌥D | Align right |
| ⌥W | Align top |
| ⌥S | Align bottom |
| ⌥H | Align center horizontal |
| ⌥V | Align center vertical |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘⌥D | Distribute horizontal |
| ⌘⌥⇧D | Distribute vertical |
| ⌘⌥T | Tidy up |
| ⌘⌥P | Pack |
| ⌘⌥E | Equalize sizes |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌥Up | Bring forward |
| ⌥Down | Send backward |
| ⌥⇧Up | Bring to front |
| ⌥⇧Down | Send to back |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘0 | Zoom to fit |
| ⌘= | Zoom in |
| Command— | Zoom out |
| ⌘Up | Go to gallery |
| ⌘⌥S | Toggle hierarchy sidebar or sheet |
| ⌘⇧P | View Mode |
| ⌘Y | Grayscale Preview |
| ⌘⌥F | Keep on Top (Mac) |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘T | Add text |
| ⌘L | Add Link |
| ⌘K | Crop selected image |
| ⌘⇧S | Board settings |
| ⌘E | Export |
| ⌘⇧E | Export current frame |
| ⌘⇧R | Rename board |
| T | ToolBox |
| ⌘S | ToolBox snapshot |
| I | Eyedropper |
| D | Annotation Mode |
| ⌘⇧C | Item color |
These shortcuts are active only while Annotation Mode is open (press D to enter, or use the Annotation Mode menu command).
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| B | Brush |
| H | Highlighter |
| E | Eraser |
| S | Shapes |
| L | Lasso |
| R | Toggle ruler |
| Return | Done: save and exit Annotation Mode |
| Escape | Cancel: discard unsaved strokes and exit Annotation Mode |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘B | Bold |
| ⌘I | Italic |
| ⌘U | Underline |
| ⌘⇧X | Strikethrough |
| ⌘⌥L | Align left |
| ⌘⌥C | Align center |
| ⌘⌥R | Align right |
| ⌘] | Increase font size |
| ⌘[ | Decrease font size |
| ⌘⇧8 | Bullet list |
| ⌘⇧7 | Numbered list |
| ⌘⇧9 | Dash list |
| ⌘⇧T | Formatting panel |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Space | Play / pause |
| L | Loop |
| Left / Right | Step one frame back / forward |
| Hold Left / Right | Scrub: accelerates from slow (frame-accurate) to fast, settles on release |
| ⇧Left / ⇧Right | Jump several frames (≈½ s of video / 10 GIF frames) |
| M | Mute / unmute (video) |
| F | Fullscreen (video) |
| O | Toggle onion skin |
| ⇧O | Onion skin settings |
Stepping a playing item pauses it first. Jump is a fixed step every press — count presses to land a known offset.
Escape is context-sensitive — it cancels the most immediate action first, working through a priority chain from innermost to outermost:
- Active Annotation Mode tool operation (cancel current stroke) → exit Annotation Mode
- Eyedropper (cancel eyedropper, keep selection)
- Crop mode (cancel crop)
- Text editing (stop editing, keep item selected)
- In-progress import or export
- Active selection (deselect all)
- In the gallery — clear active filters
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘N | New board |
| ⌘⇧D | Duplicate selected board |
| ⌘⇧I | Import board |
| ⌘R | Rename selected board |
| ⌘⇧B | Manage labels |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘1 | Carousel view |
| ⌘2 | Grid view |
| ⌘⇧F | Toggle Favorites filter |
Use these keys to navigate and act on boards without the pointer.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Left / Right | Previous / next board |
| Up / Down | Up / down a grid row |
| ⌘Left / ⌘Right | Jump to first / last board |
| ⌘Up / ⌘Down | Jump to first / last in column (grid) |
| Return | Open selected board |
| Delete | Delete selected board |
| Escape | Clear active filters |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| ⌘, | Open app settings |
| ⌘1 through ⌘2 | Switch settings tab |
