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Keyboard Shortcuts

Magma's keyboard shortcuts listed and explained.

Written by Ryan

Where to change your keyboard shortcuts?

You can find the full list of available shortcuts and customize them in your Application Settings.

  1. Open the Edit menu and select Application Settings

  2. Switch to the Shortcuts tab

    Here you will find different sections of Magma with shortcuts that can be changed.

If you change a shortcut to something that already has already been assigned to another function, it will be highlighted in red, indicate that there is a duplicate, and the section where the shortcut appears will also be shown with red text.

You can also view the common shortcuts listed below by opening the Help menu and then selecting Getting Started. Scroll down until you find the keyboard shortcuts section.

Magma's common keyboard shortcuts

This list has some of our more common default shortcuts that you might find helpful when working on your next drawing.

Note: Some shortcuts are not available due to browser taking precedence over the application.

General

Download Cmd S Ctrl S

Download selection Option S Alt S

Share as PNG Cmd Shift S Ctrl Shift S

Share selection as PNG Option Shift S Alt Shift S

Undo Cmd Z Ctrl Z

Redo Cmd Shift Z Ctrl Shift Z

Switch Colors X

Chat Enter

Push-to-talk '

View

Zoom in = or Cmd = Ctrl =

Zoom out - or Cmd - Ctrl -

Flip horizontally H

Rotate left Option F14 Alt F14

Rotate right Option F13 Alt F13

Reset rotation Esc

Fit on screen Home

Actual pixels End

Toggle UI Tab

Show/Hide Comments Shift C

Filters

Repeat last filter Cmd Option F Ctrl Alt F

Selection

Select all Cmd A Ctrl A

Deselect Cmd D Ctrl D

Invert selection Cmd Shift J Ctrl Shift J

Delete selection Delete

Layers

Add layer Shift N

Transfer down layer F

Merge down layer Cmd E Ctrl E

Toggle clipping group Cmd Option G Ctrl Alt G

Lock opacity Cmd B Ctrl B

Layer via copy Cmd J Ctrl J

Layer via cut Cmd Shift J Ctrl Shift J

Previous layer Option [ Alt ]

Next layer Option [ Alt ]

Other

Decrease brush size [

Increase brush size ]

Cut Cmd X Ctrl X

Copy Cmd C Ctrl C

Copy merged Cmd Shift C Ctrl Shift C

Paste Cmd V Ctrl V

Paste in place Cmd Shift V Ctrl Shift V

Tool preset 1 1

Tool preset 2 2

Tool preset 3 3

Tool preset 4 4

Tool preset 5 5

Tool preset 6 6

Tools

Move V

Selection M

Lasso Selection L

Transform Shift T

Eyedropper I

Pixel Pencil N P

Brush B

Eraser E

Paint Bucker G

Rectangle U

Hand Tool Space

Rotate View Tool R

Zoom Z

Mouse Shortcuts

You can also customize your mouse buttons. By default:

Right button : eyedropper

Scroll wheel: zoom view

Important note: if you are on a mobile device such as a smartphone or mobile tablet, the keyboard shortcuts will still work. Therefore, we do encourage having a wireless keyboard or mobile-compatible controller in improve the mobile experience.

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