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Penpot shortcuts for Mac

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Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform, designed for cross-domain teams to create and collaborate in a browser-based environment. Download Penpot

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Penpot

Tools

Item Alignment

  • Align bottom⌥ (option) + S Add →
  • Align center horizontally⌥ (option) + H Add →
  • Align center vertically⌥ (option) + V Add →
  • Align left⌥ (option) + A Add →
  • Align right⌥ (option) + D Add →
  • Align top⌥ (option) + W Add →
  • Distribute horizontally⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + H Add →
  • Distribute vertically⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + V Add →

Edit

Main menu

  • Export shapes⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + E Add →
  • Select all⌘ (command) + A Add →
  • Set thumbnails⇧ (shift) + T Add →
  • Show/hide grid⌘ (command) + ' Add →
  • Show/hide pixel grid⇧ (shift) + , Add →
  • Show/hide rulers⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + R Add →
  • Show/hide shortcuts? Add →
  • Snap to grid⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ' Add →
  • Snap to guides⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + G Add →
  • Snap to pixel grid, Add →
  • Toggle dynamic alignment⌘ (command) + \ Add →
  • Toggle scale toolK Add →

Modify layers

Navigation

  • Go to dashboardG  + D Add →
  • Go to view mode inspect sectionG  + H Add →

Panels

Path editor

Shapes

  • Boolean difference⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + D Add →
  • Boolean exclude⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + E Add →
  • Boolean intersection⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + I Add →
  • Boolean union⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + U Add →

Zoom

  • Reset zoom to 100%⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 0 Add →
  • Zoom in+ Add →
  • Zoom to fit all⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 1 Add →
  • Zoom to selected⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 2 Add →
  • Zoom out- Add →
  • Zoom lense inZ Add →
  • Zoom lense out⌥ (option) + Z Add →

Text edition

  • Bold⌘ (command) + B Add →
  • Italic⌘ (command) + I Add →
  • Underline⌘ (command) + U Add →
  • Strikethrough⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + 5 Add →
  • Increase font size⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Decrease font size⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ↓ Add →
  • Increase letter spacing⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • Decrease letter spacing⌥ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • Increase line height⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • Decrease line height⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • Align left⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + L Add →
  • Align right⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + R Add →
  • Align center⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + T Add →
  • Justify⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + J Add →

Dashboard

Navigation

  • Go to shared librariesG L
  • Go to draftsG D
  • Search⌘ (command) + F Add →

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