# Mac app shortcuts > Discover the full list of Sketch keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow. Start optimizing your time to do better work, faster. **URL:** https://www.sketch.com/docs/shortcuts/mac/ | **Last updated:** 2026-04-07 --- Listed shortcuts are for the **US English** keyboard layout. If you’re using a different layout, macOS may adapt some shortcuts. If the listed shortcut doesn’t work with your layout, find the corresponding action in the menus — it will show the shortcut for your layout. ## General | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Open the [Command Bar](/docs/interface-and-settings/the-mac-app-interface/the-command-bar/)¹ | S or ⌘K | | Open [Settings](/docs/interface-and-settings/mac-app-settings/) | ⌘, | | Open [Document Settings](/docs/interface-and-settings/document-settings/) | ⇧⌘, | | Open the [Prototype Preview](/docs/prototyping/previewing-prototypes/) window | ⌘P | | Run script | ⌃⇧K | | Run the last plugin | ⌃⇧R | | Open app in Safe Mode (plugins disabled) | Hold ⇧ on launch | > **Note:** 1. You can change ⌘K to another shortcut in [Settings > General](/docs/interface-and-settings/mac-app-settings/general/). ### Document | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | New document | ⌘N | | Open workspace document¹ | ⌘O | | Open local document¹ | ⇧⌘O | | Close document | ⌘W | | Show next tab | ⌃⇥ | | Show previous tab | ⌃⇧⇥ | | Save new or local document² | ⌘S | | Create a version of workspace document | ⌃⌘S | | Line break on the description field | ⌥⏎ | | Duplicate current document² | ⇧⌘S | | Save As | ⌥⇧⌘S | | Go to previous/next page | fn↑ ↓ | | Copy link to page or frame³ | ⇧⌘C | > **Note:** 1. Setting **[Open & Save](/docs/interface-and-settings/mac-app-settings/general/)** to "Your Mac" swaps the **Open…** shortcuts. 1. Disabling **[Auto Save](/docs/interface-and-settings/mac-app-settings/general/)** replaces **Duplicate** with **Save As** in the menu. 1. Copies a link to the current page. If you have a single top-level frame selected, it copies a link to that frame instead. ### Interface | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Switch to Canvas View | ⌃1 | | Switch to [Components View](#components-view) | ⌃2 | | Toggle interface | ⌘. | | Toggle full screen | ⌃⌘F | ### Canvas | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Zoom in | ⌘+ | | Zoom out | ⌘- | | Zoom to 100% | ⌘0 | | Zoom to fit all layers in the canvas | ⌘1 | | Zoom to fit selection | ⌘2 | | Center selection in the canvas | ⌘3 | | Zoom to fit top-level frame | ⌘4 | | Temporarily zoom out to 100% | Hold ~
(or § on some keyboards) | | Pan canvas | Hold Space and drag
Middle mouse button and drag | | Hide selection highlights, handles, grids and guides | Hold Space | | Show/hide minimap | ⌃M | | Show/hide rulers | ⌃R | | Show/hide pixels on zoom | ⌃P | | Show/hide pixel grid | ⌃X | | Show/hide grid | ⌃G | | Grid settings | ⌃⌘G | | Show/hide layout grid | ⌃L | | Layout grid settings | ⌃⌘L | ### Comments | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Insert comment | N | | Submit comment | ⌘⏎ | | Show/hide comments | ⌃N | | Show/hide resolved comments | ⌃⇧N | ## Layers ### Insert | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Frame | F Graphic | When inserting a layer: | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Draw layer from the center | ⌥ while drawing | | Draw layer with square aspect ratio | ⇧ while drawing | | Move layer before placing it | Space-drag | ### Select | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Marquee | X | | Select all children of container | ⏎ | | Select parent container | Esc | | Select root symbol | ⇧Esc | | Clear selection | ⌃Esc | | Select all layers, except hidden/locked | ⌘A | | Select all layers, including hidden and locked layers | ⌃⌘A | | Select all top-level frames and graphics | ⇧⌘A | | Find layer | ⌥⌘F | | Reveal selection in Layer List | ⇧⌘J | | Select next/previous layer in container | ⇥ / ⇧⇥ | | Select previous/next top-level frame | fn← → | | Open the Select Layer menu | ⇧-secondary-click | When [selecting](/docs/designing/layer-basics/selecting-layers/) via click: | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Deep select | ⌘ while selecting | | Add/remove layer from selection | ⇧ while selecting | When [selecting](/docs/designing/layer-basics/selecting-layers/) via marquee: | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Deep select | ⌘ while marqueeing | | Add/remove layer from marquee selection | ⇧ while marqueeing | | Only select layers completely within the marquee | ⌥ while marqueeing | > **Note:** You can combine click and marquee modifiers, e.g. ⇧⌘-click or ⇧⌥-marquee. ### Edit | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Undo | ⌘Z | | Redo | ⇧⌘Z | | Cut | ⌘X | | Copy | ⌘C | | Paste | ⌘V | | Paste over selection | ⇧⌘V | | Paste and replace selection | ⇧⌘R | | Duplicate | ⌘D | | Duplicate behind | ⇧⌘D | | Rename layer(s) | ⌘R | | Delete layer | ⌫ | | Edit frame, graphic, symbol, text, image, or shape/vector | ⌘⏎ | | Replace template, layer, symbol, or style | ⌥⌘R | | Hide/show layer | ⇧⌘H | | Lock/unlock layer | ⇧⌘L | | Rotate | ⌃⌘R | | Snap rotation to 15º increments | ⇧ while rotating | | Flip horizontally | ⇧H | | Flip vertically | ⇧V | | Use as mask | ⌃⌘M | | Refresh Data | ⌃⇧D | ### Style | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Copy style | ⌥⌘C | | Paste style | ⌥⌘V | | Paste style without corners¹ | ⌃⌥⌘V | | Update shared style | ⌃S | | Reset shared style | ⌃⌥S | | Toggle fills | ⇧F | | Toggle borders | ⇧B | | Swap fills and borders | ⇧X | | Pick color | ⌃C | | Pick Color Variable with eyedropper | ⇧-click | | Change opacity | 0-9 | When editing a gradient stop between two others: | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Place gradient stop between 0% and 100% | 0-9 | | Place gradient stop halfway between adjacent stops | = | > **Note:** Disabling **[Include corners](/docs/interface-and-settings/mac-app-settings/layers/)** turns this into **Paste Style With Corners**. ### Export | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Mark as exportable / Export selection | ⌘E | | Export all assets | ⇧⌘E | ### Move and resize | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Move without reparenting | Space while moving | | Move along X or Y axis | ⇧ while moving | | Move without snapping | ⌃ while moving | | Move by 1px¹ | ← → ↑ ↓ | | Move by 10px¹ | ⇧← → ↑ ↓ | | Move selection | ⌥⌘ while dragging _anywhere_ | | Duplicate² | ⌥ while moving | | Resize maintaining aspect ratio | ⇧ while resizing | | Resize from center | ⌥ while resizing | | Resize without snapping | ⌃ while resizing | | Resize by 1px¹ | ⌘← → ↑ ↓ | | Resize by 10px¹ | ⇧⌘← → ↑ ↓ | | Resize frame, graphic, or text layer to fit contents | ⇧⌘F
Double-click edge | | Resize layer in a stack to fill parent | ⌥-double-click edge | | Resize container, without adjusting contents | Hold ⌘ while resizing | | Resize container by 1px¹, without adjusting contents | ⌘⌥← → ↑ ↓ | | Resize container by 10px¹, without adjusting contents | ⇧⌘⌥← → ↑ ↓ | | Scale layer | K | | Round layer to pixel | ⇧⌘P | | Fit layers to pixel bounds | ⌃⌘X | > **Note:** 1. You can change these values in [Settings > Canvas](/docs/interface-and-settings/mac-app-settings/canvas/). 2. When duplicating with ⌥ you can additionally use Space⇧⌃. ### Organize and arrange | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Group in a frame | ⌘F | | Group in a group | ⌘G | | Ungroup container | ⇧⌘G | | Bring forward | ⌘] | | Bring to front | ⌥⌘] | | Send backward | ⌘[ | | Send to back | ⌥⌘[ | | Move up (out of parent container) | ⌥⇧⌘↑ | ### Align and layout | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Align left, right, top, bottom, horizontally, or vertically | ⌃⌘← → ↑ ↓ H V | | Align to top-level frame | ⌥-click alignment buttons | | Auto-pin | ⇧A | | Auto-pin all children of container | ⌥⇧A | | Add stack layout | ⌘L or ⇧S | | Remove stack layout | ⌥⌘L or ⌥⇧S | | Reorder layer in stack | ← → ↑ ↓ | | Move layer to start/end of stack | ⇧← → ↑ ↓ | | Ignore stack layout | ⇧⌘I
⌘ while moving into stack | | Measure distance to another layer | ⌥-hover layer | | Measure distance to baseline/cap of text layer | ⌃⌥-hover layer | ## Layer Types ### Shapes | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Transform shape | ⌃⌘T | | Add shapes | ⌥⌘A Union shapes | #### Vector editing Available when in [vector editing mode](/docs/designing/vector-editing/). | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Select next/previous point | ⇥ / ⇧⇥ | | Show all handle control points | Hold ⌥ Set point to Straight | | Switch point between Straight and Mirror angle and length | Double-click point | | Change Mirror angle and length/Mirror angle point to Independent | ⌘-drag control handle | | Move point along X or Y axis | ⇧ while dragging | | Move point without snapping | ⇧ while dragging | | Place new point without snapping | ⌃-click | | Place new point at a 45° angle | ⇧-click | | Place new point between existing points | ⇧-click segment | | Curve path segment between existing points | ⌘-click segment | | No pixel snapping | ⌥1 | | Snap to full pixels | ⌥2 | | Snap to half pixels | ⌥3 | | Snap to quarter pixels | ⌥4 | ### Text | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Paste as rich text | ⌥⇧⌘V | | Change typeface | ⌘T | | Bold | ⌘B | | Italic | ⌘I | | Underline | ⌘U | | Increase font size | ⌥⌘+ | | Decrease font size | ⌥⌘- | | Loosen character spacing | ⌃⌥L | | Tighten character spacing | ⌃⌥T | | Align left | ⇧⌘{ | | Align center | ⇧⌘| | | Align right | ⇧⌘} | | Convert to outlines | ⌥⌘O | ## Components | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Insert Symbol | Y | | Insert Text Style | ⌃T | | Replace symbol, style, or template | ⌥⌘R | ## Components View Available in the [Components View](/docs/interface-and-settings/the-mac-app-interface/the-components-view/). | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Find component | ⌥⌘F | | Symbols | ⌘1 | | Text Styles | ⌘2 | | Layer Styles | ⌘3 | | Color Variables | ⌘4 | | Color Variables | ⌘5 | | Graphic Templates | ⌘6 | ### Browse components Available when inserting or [replacing components](/docs/interface-and-settings/the-mac-app-interface/the-command-bar/#replacing-components) via the Command Bar or popover. | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Select component | ← → ↑ ↓ | | Choose component | ⏎ | | Open filter menu (only in Command Bar) | ⌘F | | Open filter menu at current location (only in Command Bar) | ⌘↓ | | Go to parent group | ⌘↑ | | Go to current library | ⌥⌘↑ | | Go to all components | ⌃⌥⌘↑ | | Preserve current Symbol dimensions (only when replacing) | ⌘P | ### Symbols | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Create Symbol | ⌘Y | | Detach from Symbol | ⇧⌘Y | | Detach all contents from Symbol | ⌥⇧⌘Y | | Go to Symbol Source | ⌘⏎ | ## More Tips ### Inspector fields Input fields in the Inspector support a variety of operators and shortcuts. #### Math operators Available in any numerical field. | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Add | `+` | | Subtract | `-` | | Multiply | `*` | | Divide | `/` | You can also use parenthesis to group operations, e.g. `(200+16)/2`. #### Numerical fields Available in any numerical field. | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Increase or decrease value by 1 | ↑ ↓ | | Increase or decrease value by 10 | ⇧↑ ↓ | | Increase or decrease value by 0.1 | ⌥↑ ↓ | | Adjust value by 1 | Drag label | | Adjust value by 10 | ⇧ while dragging label | | Adjust value by 0.1 | ⌥ while dragging label | #### Width and Height fields Available in the Width and Height fields, after a numerical value, e.g. `80r`. | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Adjust width from the left | `…l` | | Adjust width from the right | `…r` | | Adjust height from the top | `…t` | | Adjust height from the bottom | `…b` | | Adjust width/height from the center / middle | `…c` or `…m` | | Set size as a percentage of its parent container | `…%` | #### Export fields Available in the Size field of the Export panel. | Action | Shortcut | |--------|----------| | Scale multiplier, e.g. `2x`, `3x` | `…x` | | Specific width, e.g. `512w` | `…w` | | Specific height, e.g. `512h` | `…h` | ### Creating custom shortcuts You can change or add custom shortcuts for any item in the menu bar: 1. Open **System Settings** on your Mac. 1. Head to **Keyboard**, click **Keyboard Shortcuts…**, and select **App Shortcuts** on the left. 1. Press **+**, type the menu item for which you want a shortcut, then press the desired shortcut. When typing a menu item, you don’t need to include the menu name. For example, typing `Auto Link to Right Frame` is enough. In the rare case where multiple menu items share the same name, include the menu path to avoid ambiguity — for example, `Prototype->Interaction->Auto Link to Right Frame`. If a custom shortcut stops working after an update, check whether the menu item name changed. You can use the **Help** menu in the Mac app to search for the current command name, then update your shortcut in macOS to match it. For example, **Collapse Artboards and Groups** is now **Collapse All Groups**, and **Text > Align Left** is now **Text > Align > Left**.