Hotkeys and shortcuts for Paint.NET

(Total 139)

Space + Mouse movement
UI and Canvas Controls
Pan image
Page Up
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll up
Mouse wheel up
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll up
Page Down
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll down
Mouse wheel down
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll down
↑   Shift + Mouse wheel up
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll left
Shift + Page Up
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll left
Home
UI and Canvas Controls
(twice) Scroll image to top left of editing window
↑   Shift + Mouse wheel down
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll right
Shift + Page Down
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll right
End
UI and Canvas Controls
(twice) Scroll image to bottom right of editing window
Ctrl + Home
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll top left image to center screen
Ctrl + End
UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll bottom right image to center screen
Ctrl + Mouse wheel up and down
UI and Canvas Controls
Zoom in / out
Ctrl + -
View menu
Zoom out
Ctrl + +
View menu
Zoom in
Ctrl + 0
View menu
Actual size
Ctrl + B
View menu
Zoom to window
Space + Mouse left click
Options in the View menu
Pan canvas
Space + ← ↑ → ↓
Options in the View menu
Pan canvas
Space + Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓
Options in the View menu
Pan canvas x10
Ctrl + D
Edit menu
Deselect active selection
⤶ Enter
Edit menu
Deselect active selection
← ↑ → ↓
Shape tool
Move Shape by 1px
Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓
Shape tool
Move Shape by 10px
Alt
Options in the View menu
Show menu. Press underlined letter in menu to use menu hotkey
F5
Options in the View menu
Show / hide Tools window
F6
Options in the View menu
Show / hide History window
F7
Options in the View menu
Show / hide layers window
F8
Colors window
Toggle visibility of the window
Esc
Text tool
Commit text to layer
S
Magic Wand tool
(x4) Activate Magic Wand
F
Paint bucket
Activate Paint Bucket
B
Paint Brush
Activate Paintbrush tool
P
Pencil tool
Activate Pencil tool
L
Clone Stamp tool
Activate Clone Stamp tool
T
Text tool
Activate Text tool
O
Shape tool
(x2) Activate Shape tool
M
Move tools
(x2) Move Selection tool
Z
Zoom tool
Activate zoom tool
H
Pan tool
Activate Pan tool
G
Gradient tool
Activate Gradient tool
E
Eraser tool
Activate Eraser tool
K
Color picker
Activate color picker
R
Recolor tool
Activate Recolor tool
Ctrl + ⭾ Tab
Image list and image navigation
Next image
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Image list and image navigation
Previous image
Ctrl + 1
Image list and image navigation
... to <keybs>9</keybs>: Switch to image number pressed
Alt + 1
Image list and image navigation
... to <keybs>9</keybs>: Switch to image number pressed
[
Toolbar
Open File menu
]
Toolbar
New image
Ctrl + O
Toolbar
Open image
Ctrl + W
Toolbar
Close image
Ctrl + F4
Toolbar
Close image
Ctrl + S
Toolbar
Save image
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S
Toolbar
Save image as
Ctrl + P
Toolbar
Print
Alt + F4
Toolbar
Exit Paint.net
Alt + F
Toolbar
then <keybs>X</keybs>: Exit Paint.net
Alt + E
Edit menu
Open Edit menu
Ctrl + Z
Edit menu
Undo
Ctrl + Y
Edit menu
Redo
Ctrl + X
Edit menu
Cut
↑   Shift + Del
Edit menu
Cut
Ctrl + C
Edit menu
Kopyala
Ctrl + Insert
Edit menu
Kopyala
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C
Edit menu
Copy merged
Ctrl + V
Edit menu
Paste
↑   Shift + Insert
Edit menu
Paste
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V
Edit menu
Paste into new layer
Ctrl + Alt + V
Edit menu
Paste into new layer
Del
Edit menu
Erase selection
⬅ Backspace
Paint bucket
Fill area with primary color
Ctrl + I
Edit menu
Invert selection
Ctrl + A
Edit menu
Select all
Alt + V
View menu
Open view menu
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + B
View menu
Zoom to selection
Alt + I
Image menu
Open image menu
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + X
Image menu
Crop to selection
Ctrl + R
Image menu
Resize
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Image menu
Canvas size
Ctrl + H
Image menu
Rotate 90° (clockwise)
Ctrl + G
Image menu
Rotate 90° (counter-clockwise)
Ctrl + J
Image menu
Rotate 180°
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F
Image menu
Flatten
Alt + L
Layers menu
Open Layers menu
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N
Layers menu
Add new layer
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Del
Layers menu
Delete layer
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D
Layers menu
Duplicate layer
Ctrl + M
Layers menu
Merge layer down
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z
Layers menu
Rotate / zoom
F4
Layers menu
Layer properties
Ctrl + Mouse left click
Clone Stamp tool
Set source point
Alt + A
Adjustments menu
Open Adjustments menu
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + L
Adjustments menu
Auto-level
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G
Adjustments menu
Black&White
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T
Adjustments menu
Brightness / contrast
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + M
Adjustments menu
Curves
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + U
Adjustments menu
Hue / saturation
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + I
Adjustments menu
Invert colors
Ctrl + L
Adjustments menu
Levels
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P
Adjustments menu
Posterize
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + E
Adjustments menu
Sepia
Alt + C
Effects menu
Open Effects menu
Ctrl + F
Effects menu
Repeat last effect
Alt + X
Settings dialog
Open Settings dialog
Alt + H
Help menu
Open Help menu
F1
Help menu
Online documentation
Ctrl + E
Help menu
Paint.net search page
X
Colors window
Swap primary and secondary colors
C
Colors window
Switch active color
Mouse movement + Mouse left click
Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Create a selection
Mouse movement + Mouse right click
Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Create a selection
Ctrl + Mouse movement + Mouse left click
Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Add to selection
Alt + Mouse movement +
Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Subtract from selection
Ctrl + Mouse movement +
Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Invert selection mode
Alt + Mouse movement +
Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Intersect selection modu
↑   Shift + Mouse movement
Move tools
(drag corner nub) Resize and keep proportions
Mouse left click
Line / Curve tool
(drag four way arrow icon) Drag entire line / curve
Alt + Mouse left click
Magic Wand tool
Subtract from selection
Ctrl + Mouse right click
Magic Wand tool
Invert a portion of selection
Alt + Mouse right click
Magic Wand tool
Intersect selection mode
Mouse movement
Shape tool
(drag nub) Move Shape nubs
Mouse movement
Shape tool
(drag four-way arrow icon) Drag entire shape
Mouse movement
Shape tool
Rotate Shape
Ctrl
Shape tool
(hold while clicking - or + corner size keys in the toolbar) Increase corner value change to 5px (Rounded Rectangle only)
Mouse right click
Recolor tool
Recolor primary with secondary
Mouse movement
Zoom tool
Pan while zoomed
Mouse wheel up and down
Zoom tool
Pan while zoomed
Mouse left click + Mouse right click + ← ↑ → ↓
Pan tool
Pan the canvas
↑   Shift + ⬅ Backspace
Paint bucket
Fill area with secondary color
↑   Shift
Shape tool
(hold while rotating) Lock rotation to 15° increments
,
Line / Curve tool
Start Cap style
.
Line / Curve tool
Line style
/
Line / Curve tool
End Cap style
Mouse left click + ← ↑ → ↓
Shape tool
(click and hold the nub) Move Shape nubs
Mouse left click +
Shape tool
Draw shape in secondary color
A
Shape tool
Cycle forward through shapes
↑   Shift + A
Shape tool
Cycle backward through shapes