Press ? in the editor for the same list, beside the canvas. Shortcuts do not fire while you are typing in a field. Hover a button — the tooltip almost always shows its key.
01Tools
| Key | |
|---|---|
| V | Select |
| K | Scale — resize with content (font size, strokes, shadows) |
| A | Artboard |
| R | Rectangle |
| E | Ellipse |
| L | Line |
| P | Pen |
| B | Bone |
| T | Text |
| I | Image |
| M | Map |
| Shift+E | Effect layer |
| 3 | 3D scene |
| Enter | Edit the selected text layer |
| Esc | Finish a path or bone chain · leave play mode · stop Simulate · leave 3D focus · back to Select (also leaves the Scale tool) |
| Shift+P | Simulate on / off — interactions run while you keep editing; a click on the canvas fires its rule (it does not select) |
02View
| Key | |
|---|---|
| G | Toggle grid |
| Tab | Halo — properties next to the selection |
| Ctrl+0 | Zoom 100% |
Ctrl++ / Ctrl+- | Zoom in / out |
| Shift+1 | Fit everything |
| Shift+2 | Fit selection |
| F | Zoom to selection (or frame the selected mesh in a 3D scene) |
| Ctrl+Shift+4 | Show / hide layout grids |
Space+drag | Pan the canvas |
Ctrl while dragging or drawing | Ignore snapping for that drag |
Hold Alt over a layer | Measure the distance from the selection |
03Selection
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Click | Select — inside a group, the group first; once you are inside, siblings at the same depth |
| Double-click | Go inside a group / edit text, path or crop |
| Ctrl+click (Cmd+click) | The exact layer under the pointer, skipping groups — click again for the one below |
| Shift+click | Add to / remove from the selection |
| Enter | Go into the selected group (first child) — or edit the selected text |
| Shift+Enter | Select the parent |
| ] / [ | Next / previous sibling |
| Ctrl+A | Select all siblings in the current scope (not hidden or locked ones) |
| Esc | Narrow a multi-selection to one, then clear it |
| Drag on empty canvas | Box-select (Ctrl: inside groups too) |
| Right-click | Select layer ▸ — every layer under the pointer |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Lock / unlock the selection |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Hide / show the selection |
In the Layers panel: ↑ / ↓ move the selection (Shift adds), → / ← open or step in / close or step out, Enter renames, Alt+click an arrow opens or closes the whole branch.
04Panels
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+\ | Left panel (Layers) |
| Ctrl+. | Right rail (Properties) |
| Ctrl+/ | Timeline |
| Ctrl+Enter | Show every panel again |
Or the three panel buttons in the top bar. A collapsed panel leaves a thin strip; click it to reopen.
05Edit
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo |
| Ctrl+C / X / V | Copy / cut / paste (into the selected frame) |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste in place |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate — again after moving the copy repeats the step |
| Alt+drag | Duplicate while dragging |
| Alt+drag a corner-radius handle | Round only that corner (a plain drag rounds all four) |
| Ctrl+Alt+C / Ctrl+Alt+V | Copy / paste properties (fill, stroke, shadows…) |
| Ctrl+Alt+G | Wrap in frame |
| Shift+A | Add auto layout (or wrap the selection in one) |
| Ctrl+Alt+K | Make component, right where it is |
| Ctrl+Alt+B | Detach instance |
| Alt+A / Alt+H / Alt+D | Align left / horizontal centers / right |
| Alt+W / Alt+V / Alt+S | Align top / vertical centers / bottom |
| F2 | Rename (or double-click the name) |
| Ctrl+G | Group |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup |
| Delete | Delete selection |
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Nudge 1 px (Shift 10 px) |
| Ctrl+] / Ctrl+[ | Bring forward / send backward |
| Ctrl+Shift+] / Ctrl+Shift+[ | Bring to front / send to back |
| Shift+H / Shift+V | Flip horizontal / vertical |
The same commands sit on the layer context menu (canvas or the layer tree), with Paste here, Zoom to selection (Shift+2), Copy / Paste as ▸, Arrange ▸, Align ▸, Transform ▸, Visibility ▸ and Add. See The interface.
06Text editing
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+B / Ctrl+I / Ctrl+U | Bold / italic / underline — the selected characters, or the whole text |
| Ctrl+Shift+X | Strikethrough |
Ctrl+arrows | Jump by word (Shift extends) |
| Ctrl+Backspace | Delete a word |
| Esc | Finish editing |
Characters typed with AltGr or Option are text, never shortcuts.
07File
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | Save this project in the browser |
| Ctrl+, | Settings |
| N | New project (on the Projects screen) |
| / | Search projects (on the Projects screen) |
? | This list |
To take a project to another machine: Export → Project file (.omni) — not a shortcut. See Saving.
08Timeline
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Space | Play / pause (when the canvas is not using Space to pan) |
| ← / → | Step one frame (Shift ×10) |
| Home / End | Jump to start / end |
| F | Fit the timeline |
| Wheel on the ruler | Scrub |
| Alt+wheel | Zoom the timeline |
On the Scroll rail: Alt+wheel zoom, Shift+wheel pan, ⤢ 100% for the whole range. See Scroll participation, sections & snaps.
093D
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Double-click a scene or mesh | Focus mode |
| Esc | Leave focus |
| W / E / R | Move / rotate / scale gizmo |
| Middle-drag | Orbit |
Shift+middle-drag | Pan |
| Wheel | Zoom the camera |
| F | Frame the selected mesh |
10✦ AI
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Shift+S | ✦ AI mode on / off |
| Shift+R | Take / Paint the selected artboard — opens ✦ AI with the verb ready in the text box |
| Enter in the ✦ AI text box | Send (Shift+Enter for a new line) |
| Esc in the ✦ AI text box | Drop the verb that is ready |
| Enter on a ghost | Keep it (Shift+Enter asks for more variants) |
| Esc on a ghost | Discard it |
| ← / → on a ghost | Previous / next variant |
| Shift+Enter on a ghost | Four more variants |
| Enter / Shift+Enter in the Assistant | Send / new line |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo a kept result or a whole Assistant turn |
See The AI assistant.
11Properties
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Drag a number | Scrub |
| Click a number | Type |
| ↑ / ↓ | Step |
| PageUp / PageDown | ×10 step |
| Tab | Next field |
| Esc | Cancel typing |
Shift while scrubbing | ×10 |
Alt while scrubbing | ×0.1 |
Shift+Alt while scrubbing | ×0.01 |
Checked against the tool on 2026-09-30.