Keyboard shortcuts - Docs

The complete CorriDraw keyboard shortcut reference, OS-aware, grouped by Tools, Edit, View, Selection, History, and Files.

Every shortcut in the editor lives in this page. The in-app Help dialog (press ? on the canvas) shows the same list, but this version is searchable, OS-aware, and prints cleanly. Ctrl means ⌘ Cmd on macOS — the third column shows the Windows/Linux binding when it differs.

If you're a click-and-toolbar person, you don't need any of this — every shortcut on this page also has a button or menu item somewhere in the editor. The toolbar across the top of the canvas covers tools, the hamburger menu (top-left) covers files and export, the right sidebar covers selection and styling, and the command palette covers everything else by name. This page is the reference for power users who want their hands to stay on the keyboard.

Tools

Each tool has both a letter and a number binding. Numbers map to the toolbar order, so 1 through 0 walks the toolbar left-to-right.

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux	Notes
Hand tool (pan)	`H`	`H`	Hold `Space` to pan momentarily.
Selection	`V` or `1`	`V` or `1`
Rectangle	`R` or `2`	`R` or `2`
Diamond	`D` or `3`	`D` or `3`
Ellipse	`O` or `4`	`O` or `4`
Arrow	`A` or `5`	`A` or `5`
Line	`L` or `6`	`L` or `6`
Freehand draw	`P` or `7`	`P` or `7`
Text	`T` or `8`	`T` or `8`
Image	`9`	`9`	Opens the file picker.
Eraser	`E` or `0`	`E` or `0`
Frame	`F`	`F`
Laser pointer	`K`	`K`	For walking through a board live.
Eyedropper	`I`, `Shift`+`S`, `Shift`+`G`	`I`, `Shift`+`S`, `Shift`+`G`
Lock active tool	`Q`	`Q`	Stays selected after each draw.
Edit selected text	`Enter`	`Enter`
Edit line/arrow points	`⌘`+`Enter`	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Finish text editing	`Esc` or `⌘`+`Enter`	`Esc` or `Ctrl`+`Enter`
New line in text	`Enter` or `Shift`+`Enter`	`Enter` or `Shift`+`Enter`
Curved arrow	`A`, then click, click, click	`A`, then click, click, click	Three clicks place anchor points.
Curved line	`L`, then click, click, click	`L`, then click, click, click
Start crop (image)	Double-click or `Enter`	Double-click or `Enter`
Finish crop	`Enter` or `Esc`	`Enter` or `Esc`
Prevent arrow binding	Hold `⌘` while drawing	Hold `Ctrl` while drawing	Stops auto-snap to nearby shapes.
Insert/edit link	`⌘`+`K`	`Ctrl`+`K`
Convert element type	`Tab` / `Shift`+`Tab`	`Tab` / `Shift`+`Tab`	Cycles a selected shape through types.

View

Zoom, pan, and the toggleable display modes. Zoom shortcuts work without modifier on the numpad too — most users learn the gradient palette muscle memory and stick with it.

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux	Notes
Zoom in	`⌘`+`+`	`Ctrl`+`+`
Zoom out	`⌘`+`-`	`Ctrl`+`-`
Reset zoom (100%)	`⌘`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`0`
Zoom to fit (whole canvas)	`Shift`+`1`	`Shift`+`1`
Zoom to selection	`Shift`+`2`	`Shift`+`2`
Zoom to fit selection in viewport	`Shift`+`3`	`Shift`+`3`
Move canvas	`Space`+drag or middle-mouse drag	`Space`+drag or middle-mouse drag
Page up / down	`PgUp` / `PgDn`	`PgUp` / `PgDn`	Vertical scroll by one page.
Page left / right	`Shift`+`PgUp` / `PgDn`	`Shift`+`PgUp` / `PgDn`	Horizontal scroll.
Toggle zen mode	`Alt`+`Z`	`Alt`+`Z`
Toggle object snap	`Alt`+`S`	`Alt`+`S`
Toggle grid	`⌘`+`'`	`Ctrl`+`'`
Toggle view-only mode	`Alt`+`R`	`Alt`+`R`
Toggle theme (light/dark)	`Alt`+`Shift`+`D`	`Alt`+`Shift`+`D`
Toggle stats panel	`Alt`+`/`	`Alt`+`/`
Search menu	`⌘`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Command palette	`⌘`+`/` or `⌘`+`Shift`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`/` or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	Firefox: `Ctrl`+`/` only.
Open this dialog	`?`	`?`

Selection

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux	Notes
Select all	`⌘`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Multi-select (add/remove one)	`Shift`+click	`Shift`+click
Deep select (inside group)	`⌘`+click	`Ctrl`+click
Deep box-select	`⌘`+drag	`Ctrl`+drag
Group selection	`⌘`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`G`
Ungroup selection	`⌘`+`Shift`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`
Toggle element lock	`⌘`+`Shift`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`
Duplicate selection	`⌘`+`D` or `Alt`+drag	`Ctrl`+`D` or `Alt`+drag
Delete selection	`Delete`	`Delete`
Flip horizontal	`Shift`+`H`	`Shift`+`H`
Flip vertical	`Shift`+`V`	`Shift`+`V`
Send backward	`⌘`+`[`	`Ctrl`+`[`
Bring forward	`⌘`+`]`	`Ctrl`+`]`
Send to back	`⌘`+`Alt`+`[`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`[`
Bring to front	`⌘`+`Alt`+`]`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`]`
Align top	`⌘`+`Shift`+`↑`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`↑`
Align bottom	`⌘`+`Shift`+`↓`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`↓`
Align left	`⌘`+`Shift`+`←`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`←`
Align right	`⌘`+`Shift`+`→`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`→`
Show stroke picker	`S`	`S`	With selection.
Show background picker	`G`	`G`	With selection.
Show fonts	`Shift`+`F`	`Shift`+`F`
Decrease font size	`⌘`+`Shift`+`<`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`<`
Increase font size	`⌘`+`Shift`+`>`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`>`
Create flowchart node from selection	`⌘`+`Arrow`	`Ctrl`+`Arrow`
Navigate flowchart	`Alt`+`Arrow`	`Alt`+`Arrow`

Edit

Cut, copy, paste, and the style-clipboard pair. Style copy/paste lets you sample the look of one shape and apply just the styling — fill, stroke, roughness, font — to a different shape without touching its geometry.

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux	Notes
Cut	`⌘`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`
Copy	`⌘`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste	`⌘`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`
Paste as plain text	`⌘`+`Shift`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
Copy as PNG (clipboard)	`Shift`+`Alt`+`C`	`Shift`+`Alt`+`C`	Where the browser supports it.
Copy styles	`⌘`+`Alt`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`C`
Paste styles	`⌘`+`Alt`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`V`

History

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux	Notes
Undo	`⌘`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Y` or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`	Two redo bindings on Windows.
Clear canvas	`⌘`+`Delete`	`Ctrl`+`Delete`	Confirms before wiping.

Files

The Save and Export bindings act on the active scene. Save writes a .corridraw JSON file (or saves back to the same handle on browsers that support the File System Access API). See Save & version history and Export formats for the full picture.

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux	Notes
Save / save to active file	`⌘`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
Open scene	`⌘`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`	Opens a `.corridraw` JSON file.
Export to image	`⌘`+`Shift`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	Opens the export dialog.

The in-app Help dialog (opened with ?) showing the same shortcut list grouped into Tools, View, and Editor islands. Each shortcut row shows the label and one or more <kbd> chips with the binding. — Figure 1 — the in-app Help dialog shows the same list, OS-aware. Press ? on the canvas to open it.