Paint.NET

Line / Curve tool

Start Cap style

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All hotkeys for Paint.NET

UI and Canvas Controls
Pan image

Space + Mouse movement

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll up

Page Up

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll up

Mouse wheel up

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll down

Page Down

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll down

Mouse wheel down

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll left

↑   Shift + Mouse wheel up

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll left

Shift + Page Up

UI and Canvas Controls
(twice) Scroll image to top left of editing window

Home

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll right

↑   Shift + Mouse wheel down

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll right

Shift + Page Down

UI and Canvas Controls
(twice) Scroll image to bottom right of editing window

End

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll top left image to center screen

Ctrl + Home

UI and Canvas Controls
Scroll bottom right image to center screen

Ctrl + End

UI and Canvas Controls
Zoom in / out

Ctrl + Mouse wheel up and down

View menu
Zoom out

Ctrl + -

View menu
Zoom in

Ctrl + +

View menu
Actual size

Ctrl + 0

View menu
Zoom to window

Ctrl + B

Options in the View menu
Pan canvas

Space + Mouse left click

Options in the View menu
Pan canvas

Space + ← ↑ → ↓

Options in the View menu
Pan canvas x10

Space + Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓

Edit menu
Deselect active selection

Ctrl + D

Edit menu
Deselect active selection

⤶ Enter

Shape tool
Move Shape by 1px

← ↑ → ↓

Shape tool
Move Shape by 10px

Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓

Options in the View menu
Show menu. Press underlined letter in menu to use menu hotkey

Alt

Options in the View menu
Show / hide Tools window

F5

Options in the View menu
Show / hide History window

F6

Options in the View menu
Show / hide layers window

F7

Colors window
Toggle visibility of the window

F8

Text tool
Commit text to layer

Esc

Magic Wand tool
(x4) Activate Magic Wand

S

Paint bucket
Activate Paint Bucket

F

Paint Brush
Activate Paintbrush tool

B

Pencil tool
Activate Pencil tool

P

Clone Stamp tool
Activate Clone Stamp tool

L

Text tool
Activate Text tool

T

Shape tool
(x2) Activate Shape tool

O

Move tools
(x2) Move Selection tool

M

Zoom tool
Activate zoom tool

Z

Pan tool
Activate Pan tool

H

Gradient tool
Activate Gradient tool

G

Eraser tool
Activate Eraser tool

E

Color picker
Activate color picker

K

Recolor tool
Activate Recolor tool

R

Image list and image navigation
Next image

Ctrl + ⭾ Tab

Image list and image navigation
Previous image

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Image list and image navigation
... to <keybs>9</keybs>: Switch to image number pressed

Ctrl + 1

Image list and image navigation
... to <keybs>9</keybs>: Switch to image number pressed

Alt + 1

Toolbar
Open File menu

[

Toolbar
New image

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Toolbar
Open image

Ctrl + O

Toolbar
Close image

Ctrl + W

Toolbar
Close image

Ctrl + F4

Toolbar
Save image

Ctrl + S

Toolbar
Save image as

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

Toolbar
Print

Ctrl + P

Toolbar
Exit Paint.net

Alt + F4

Toolbar
then <keybs>X</keybs>: Exit Paint.net

Alt + F

Edit menu
Open Edit menu

Alt + E

Edit menu
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Edit menu
Redo

Ctrl + Y

Edit menu
Cut

Ctrl + X

Edit menu
Cut

↑   Shift + Del

Edit menu
Kopyala

Ctrl + C

Edit menu
Kopyala

Ctrl + Insert

Edit menu
Copy merged

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

Edit menu
Paste

Ctrl + V

Edit menu
Paste

↑   Shift + Insert

Edit menu
Paste into new layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V

Edit menu
Paste into new layer

Ctrl + Alt + V

Edit menu
Erase selection

Del

Paint bucket
Fill area with primary color

⬅ Backspace

Edit menu
Invert selection

Ctrl + I

Edit menu
Select all

Ctrl + A

View menu
Open view menu

Alt + V

View menu
Zoom to selection

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + B

Image menu
Open image menu

Alt + I

Image menu
Crop to selection

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + X

Image menu
Resize

Ctrl + R

Image menu
Canvas size

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R

Image menu
Rotate 90° (clockwise)

Ctrl + H

Image menu
Rotate 90° (counter-clockwise)

Ctrl + G

Image menu
Rotate 180°

Ctrl + J

Image menu
Flatten

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F

Layers menu
Open Layers menu

Alt + L

Layers menu
Add new layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N

Layers menu
Delete layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Del

Layers menu
Duplicate layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D

Layers menu
Merge layer down

Ctrl + M

Layers menu
Rotate / zoom

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z

Layers menu
Layer properties

F4

Clone Stamp tool
Set source point

Ctrl + Mouse left click

Adjustments menu
Open Adjustments menu

Alt + A

Adjustments menu
Auto-level

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + L

Adjustments menu
Black&White

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G

Adjustments menu
Brightness / contrast

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T

Adjustments menu
Curves

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + M

Adjustments menu
Hue / saturation

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + U

Adjustments menu
Invert colors

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + I

Adjustments menu
Levels

Ctrl + L

Adjustments menu
Posterize

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P

Adjustments menu
Sepia

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + E

Effects menu
Open Effects menu

Alt + C

Effects menu
Repeat last effect

Ctrl + F

Settings dialog
Open Settings dialog

Alt + X

Help menu
Open Help menu

Alt + H

Help menu
Online documentation

F1

Help menu
Paint.net search page

Ctrl + E

Colors window
Swap primary and secondary colors

X

Colors window
Switch active color

C

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Create a selection

Mouse movement + Mouse left click

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Create a selection

Mouse movement + Mouse right click

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Add to selection

Ctrl + Mouse movement + Mouse left click

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Subtract from selection

Alt + Mouse movement +

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Invert selection mode

Ctrl + Mouse movement +

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)
Intersect selection modu

Alt + Mouse movement +

Move tools
(drag corner nub) Resize and keep proportions

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Line / Curve tool
(drag four way arrow icon) Drag entire line / curve

Mouse left click

Magic Wand tool
Subtract from selection

Alt + Mouse left click

Magic Wand tool
Invert a portion of selection

Ctrl + Mouse right click

Magic Wand tool
Intersect selection mode

Alt + Mouse right click

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

Mouse movement

Shape tool
(hold while clicking - or + corner size keys in the toolbar) Increase corner value change to 5px (Rounded Rectangle only)

Ctrl

Recolor tool
Recolor primary with secondary

Mouse right click

Zoom tool
Pan while zoomed

Mouse movement

Zoom tool
Pan while zoomed

Mouse wheel up and down

Pan tool
Pan the canvas

Mouse left click + Mouse right click + ← ↑ → ↓

Paint bucket
Fill area with secondary color

↑   Shift + ⬅ Backspace

Shape tool
(hold while rotating) Lock rotation to 15° increments

↑   Shift

Line / Curve tool
Start Cap style

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Line / Curve tool
Line style

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Line / Curve tool
End Cap style

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Shape tool
(click and hold the nub) Move Shape nubs

Mouse left click + ← ↑ → ↓

Shape tool
Draw shape in secondary color

Mouse left click +

Shape tool
Cycle forward through shapes

A

Shape tool
Cycle backward through shapes

↑   Shift + A

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