Adobe XD Keyboard Shortcuts
Adobe XD keyboard shortcut reference covering 102 bindings for Windows & Mac. Commonly searched bindings include Quit, Undo, and Redo. 102 of 102 shortcuts are verified against official Adobe XD documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.
Official Adobe XD documentation
General
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quit | Quit | Alt+F4 |
Cmd+Q |
Yes | Source |
| Undo | Undo | Ctrl+Z |
Cmd+Z |
Yes | Source |
| Redo | Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Shift+Cmd+Z |
Yes | Source |
| Cut | Cut | Ctrl+X |
Cmd+X |
Yes | Source |
| Copy | Copy | Ctrl+C |
Cmd+C |
Yes | Source |
| Paste | Paste | Ctrl+V |
Cmd+V |
Yes | Source |
| Paste Appearance (in Design mode), and Paste Interaction (in Prototype mode) | Paste Appearance (in Design mode), and Paste Interaction (in Prototype mode) | Ctrl+Alt+V |
Cmd+Option+V |
Yes | Source |
| Duplicate | Duplicate | Ctrl+D |
Cmd+D |
Yes | Source |
| Delete | Delete | Delete |
Backspace |
Yes | Source |
| Select All | Select All | Ctrl+A |
Cmd+A |
Yes | Source |
| Deselect All | Deselect All | Ctrl+Shift+A |
Shift+Cmd+A |
Yes | Source |
| New | New | Ctrl+N |
Cmd+N |
Yes | Source |
| Open | Open... | Ctrl+Shift+O |
Cmd+Shift+O |
Yes | Source |
| Close | Close | Alt+F4 |
Cmd+W |
Yes | Source |
| Save | Save... | Ctrl+S |
Cmd+S |
Yes | Source |
| Save As | Save As... | Ctrl+Shift+S |
Shift+Cmd+S |
Yes | Source |
| Save As Local Document | Save As Local Document... | Shift+Ctrl+Alt+S |
Option+Shift+Cmd+S |
Yes | Source |
| Export Batch | Export Batch | Ctrl+Shift+E |
Shift+Cmd+E |
Yes | Source |
| Export Selected | Export Selected | Ctrl+E |
Cmd+E |
Yes | Source |
| Export to an integrated third-party application (if an application integrated with XD is installed on your computer) | Export to an integrated third-party application (if an application integrated with XD is installed on your computer) | |
Option+Cmd+E |
Yes | Source |
| Import | Import | Ctrl+Shift+I |
Shift+Cmd+I |
Yes | Source |
| Switch to Pen tool | Switch to Pen tool | P |
P |
Yes | Source |
| Asymmetric Control Point | Asymmetric Control Point | Alt |
Option |
Yes | Source |
| Snap Control Point Angle | Snap Control Point Angle | Shift |
Shift |
Yes | Source |
| Snap Anchor Point Angle | Snap Anchor Point Angle | Shift |
Shift |
Yes | Source |
| Add | Add | Ctrl+Alt+U |
Option+Cmd+U |
Yes | Source |
| Subtract | Subtract | Ctrl+Alt+S |
Option+Cmd+S |
Yes | Source |
| Intersect | Intersect | Ctrl+Alt+I |
Option+Cmd+I |
Yes | Source |
| Exclude Overlap | Exclude Overlap | Ctrl+Alt+X |
Option+Cmd+X |
Yes | Source |
| Convert to Path | Convert to Path | Ctrl+8 |
Cmd+8 |
Yes | Source |
| Group layers | Group layers | Ctrl+G |
Cmd+G |
Yes | Source |
| Ungroup layers | Ungroup layers | Ctrl+Shift+G |
Shift+Cmd+G |
Yes | Source |
| Make component | Make component | Ctrl+K |
Cmd+K |
Yes | Source |
| Edit Main Component | Edit Main Component | Shift+Ctrl+K |
Shift+Cmd+K |
Yes | Source |
| Back to Previous Instance | Back to Previous Instance | Shift+Alt+K |
Shift+Option+K |
Yes | Source |
| Lock/Unlock layer | Lock/Unlock layer | Ctrl+L |
Cmd+L |
Yes | Source |
| Hide/Show layer | Hide/Show layer | Ctrl+, |
Cmd+, |
Yes | Source |
| Mask with shape | Mask with shape | Shift+Ctrl+M |
Shift+Cmd+M |
Yes | Source |
| Make repeat grid | Make repeat grid | Ctrl+R |
Cmd+R |
Yes | Source |
| Show/ Hide artboard guides | Show/ Hide artboard guides | Ctrl+; |
Cmd+; |
Yes | Source |
| Lock artboard guides | Lock artboard guides | Shift+Ctrl+; |
Shift+Cmd+; |
Yes | Source |
| Mirror padding on opposing sides | Mirror padding on opposing sides | Alt+S |
Option+S |
Yes | Source |
| Edit all sides | Edit all sides | Shift+S |
Shift+S |
Yes | Source |
| Horizontal scroll | Horizontal scroll | Shift+Alt+H |
Shift+Cmd+H |
Yes | Source |
| Vertical scroll | Vertical scroll | Shift+Alt+V |
Shift+Cmd+V |
Yes | Source |
| Horizontal and vertical scroll | Horizontal and vertical scroll | Shift+Alt+D |
Shift+Cmd+D |
Yes | Source |
| Add Color to Assets | Add Color to Assets | Shift+Ctrl+C |
Shift+Cmd+C |
Yes | Source |
| Rename layers | Rename layers | Ctrl+Alt+R |
Cmd+Option+R |
Yes | Source |
| Left | Left | Ctrl+Shift+Left |
Ctrl+Cmd+Left |
Yes | Source |
| Center (horizontally) | Center (horizontally) | Shift+C |
Ctrl+Cmd+C |
Yes | Source |
| Right | Right | Ctrl+Shift+Right |
Ctrl+Cmd+Right |
Yes | Source |
| Top | Top | Ctrl+Shift+Up |
Ctrl+Cmd+Up |
Yes | Source |
| Middle (vertically) | Middle (vertically) | Shift+M |
Ctrl+Cmd+M |
Yes | Source |
| Bottom | Bottom | Ctrl+Shift+Down |
Ctrl+Cmd+Down |
Yes | Source |
| Bring to Front | Bring to Front | Shift+Ctrl+] |
Shift+Cmd+] |
Yes | Source |
| Bring Forward | Bring Forward | Ctrl+] |
Cmd+] |
Yes | Source |
| Send Backward | Send Backward | Ctrl+[ |
Cmd+[ |
Yes | Source |
| Send to Back | Send to Back | Shift+Ctrl+[ |
Shift+Cmd+[ |
Yes | Source |
| Horizontal | Horizontal | Ctrl+Shift+H |
Ctrl+Cmd+H |
Yes | Source |
| Vertical | Vertical | Ctrl+Shift+V |
Ctrl+Cmd+V |
Yes | Source |
| Bold | Bold | Ctrl+B |
Cmd+B |
Yes | Source |
| Italic | Italic | Ctrl+I |
Cmd+I |
Yes | Source |
| Underline | Underline | Ctrl+U |
Cmd+U |
Yes | Source |
| Increase font size | Increase font size | Ctrl+Shift+> |
Shift+Cmd+> |
Yes | Source |
| Decrease font size | Decrease font size | Ctrl+Shift+< |
Shift+Cmd+< |
Yes | Source |
| Edit Text | Edit Text | Enter |
Enter |
Yes | Source |
| Constrain From Center | Constrain From Center | Shift+Alt |
Shift+Option |
Yes | Source |
| Switch between Design and Prototype mode | Switch between Design and Prototype mode | Ctrl+Tab |
Ctrl+Tab |
Yes | Source |
| Select | Select | V |
V |
Yes | Source |
| Rectangle | Rectangle | R |
R |
Yes | Source |
| Ellipse | Ellipse | E |
E |
Yes | Source |
| Polygon | Polygon | Y |
Y |
Yes | Source |
| Line | Line | L |
L |
Yes | Source |
| Pen | Pen | P |
P |
Yes | Source |
| Text | Text | T |
T |
Yes | Source |
| Artboard | Artboard | A |
A |
Yes | Source |
| Eyedropper | Eyedropper | I |
I |
Yes | Source |
| Switch to Design mode | Switch to Design mode | Alt+1 |
Option+1 |
Yes | Source |
| Switch to Prototype mode | Switch to Prototype mode | Alt+2 |
Option+2 |
Yes | Source |
| Switch to Share mode | Switch to Share mode | Alt+3 |
Option+3 |
Yes | Source |
| Zoom Out | Zoom Out | Ctrl+Minus |
Cmd+Minus |
Yes | Source |
| Zoom to Selection | Zoom to Selection | Ctrl+3 |
Cmd+3 |
Yes | Source |
| Zoom to Fit | Zoom to Fit | Ctrl+0 |
Cmd+0 |
Yes | Source |
| 100% | 100% | Ctrl+1 |
Cmd+1 |
Yes | Source |
| 200% | 200% | Ctrl+2 |
Cmd+2 |
Yes | Source |
| Pan | Pan | Space |
Space |
Yes | Source |
| Assets | Assets | Ctrl+Shift+Y |
Shift+Cmd+Y |
Yes | Source |
| Layers | Layers | Ctrl+Y |
Cmd+Y |
Yes | Source |
| Show Layout Grid | Show Layout Grid | Shift+Ctrl+' |
Shift+Cmd+' |
Yes | Source |
| Show Square Grid | Show Square Grid | Ctrl+' |
Cmd+' |
Yes | Source |
| Fullscreen Mode | Fullscreen Mode | |
Ctrl+Cmd+F |
Yes | Source |
| Switch between windows (files) | Switch between windows (files) | |
Cmd+~ |
Yes | Source |
| Minimize | Minimize | |
Cmd+M |
Yes | Source |
| Preview | Preview | Ctrl+Enter |
Cmd+Enter |
Yes | Source |
| Remove focus from artboard in Spec view | Remove focus from artboard in Spec view | Esc |
Esc |
Yes | Source |
| Start Editing Selected Vector Object | Start Editing Selected Vector Object | Enter |
Enter |
Yes | Source |
| Stop Editing Selected Vector Object | Stop Editing Selected Vector Object | Esc |
Esc |
Yes | Source |
| See all connections in prototype mode | See all connections in prototype mode | Ctrl+A |
Cmd+A |
Yes | Source |
| Start or stop recording the preview | Start or stop recording the preview | |
Cmd+Ctrl+R |
Yes | Source |
| Navigate artboards in preview or shared prototype | Navigate artboards in preview or shared prototype | Right |
Right |
Yes | Source |
| Submit comment entered in the comment box of shared prototype link | Submit comment entered in the comment box of shared prototype link | Ctrl+Enter |
Cmd+Enter |
Yes | Source |
| Zoom In | Zoom In | Ctrl+= |
Cmd+= |
Yes | Source |