Blender Keyboard Shortcuts

Blender keyboard shortcut reference covering 100 bindings for Windows, Mac & Linux. Commonly searched bindings include Select, Move, and Rotate. 100 of 100 shortcuts are verified against official Blender 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 Blender documentation

Animation

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Play Animation	Play timeline	`Space`	`Space`	Yes	Source
Insert Keyframe	Insert keyframe	`I`	`I`	Yes	Source
Dope Sheet	Open Dope Sheet editor	`Shift+F2`	`Shift+F2`	Yes	Source
Graph Editor	Open Graph Editor	`Shift+F6`	`Shift+F6`	Yes	Source
NLA Editor	Open NLA Editor	`Shift+F12`	`Shift+F12`	Yes	Source
Delete Keyframe	Delete keyframe	`Alt+I`	`Option+I`	Yes	Source
Auto Keyframe	Toggle auto keyframe recording	`K`	`K`	Yes	Source

Editing

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Confirm Transform	Confirm transform	`Enter`	`Enter`	Yes	Source
Cancel Transform	Cancel transform	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source
Delete	Delete selected	`X`	`X`	Yes	Source
Duplicate	Duplicate objects	`Shift+D`	`Shift+D`	Yes	Source
Undo	Undo	`Ctrl+Z`	`Cmd+Z`	Yes	Source
Redo	Redo	`Ctrl+Shift+Z`	`Cmd+Shift+Z`	Yes	Source
Add Mesh	Add mesh menu	`Shift+A`	`Shift+A`	Yes	Source
Extrude	Extrude region	`E`	`E`	Yes	Source
Inset	Inset faces	`I`	`I`	Yes	Source
Bevel	Bevel edges	`Ctrl+B`	`Cmd+B`	Yes	Source
Loop Cut	Loop cut and slide	`Ctrl+R`	`Cmd+R`	Yes	Source
Subdivide	Subdivide	`Right-click+Subdivide`	`Right-click+Subdivide`	Yes	Source
Merge	Merge vertices	`M`	`M`	Yes	Source
Separate	Separate selection	`P`	`P`	Yes	Source
Join	Join objects	`Ctrl+J`	`Cmd+J`	Yes	Source
Apply Scale	Apply scale transform	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source
Parent	Set parent	`Ctrl+P`	`Cmd+P`	Yes	Source
Copy	Copy	`Ctrl+C`	`Cmd+C`	Yes	Source
Paste	Paste	`Ctrl+V`	`Cmd+V`	Yes	Source
Proportional Edit	Toggle proportional editing	`O`	`O`	Yes	Source
Hide Selected	Hide selected objects	`H`	`H`	Yes	Source
Hide Unselected	Hide unselected objects	`Shift+H`	`Shift+H`	Yes	Source
Unhide All	Unhide all objects	`Alt+H`	`Option+H`	Yes	Source
Shade Smooth	Shade smooth selected mesh	`W+then+O`	`W+then+O`	Yes	Source
Shade Flat	Shade flat selected mesh	`W+then+G`	`W+then+G`	Yes	Source
Recalc Normals	Recalculate outside normals	`Shift+N`	`Shift+N`	Yes	Source
Mirror	Mirror mesh or modifier	`Ctrl+M`	`Cmd+M`	Yes	Source
Vertex Connect	Connect selected vertices	`J`	`J`	Yes	Source
Rip	Rip vertices or edges	`V`	`V`	Yes	Source
Edge Slide	Slide edge along adjacent edges	`G+then+G`	`G+then+G`	Yes	Source
Add Cube	Add cube mesh primitive	`Shift+A+then+M+then+C`	`Shift+A+then+M+then+C`	Yes	Source
Add UV Sphere	Add UV sphere primitive	`Shift+A+then+M+then+U`	`Shift+A+then+M+then+U`	Yes	Source
Add Cylinder	Add cylinder primitive	`Shift+A+then+M+then+Y`	`Shift+A+then+M+then+Y`	Yes	Source
Add Plane	Add plane primitive	`Shift+A+then+M+then+P`	`Shift+A+then+M+then+P`	Yes	Source
Add Empty	Add empty object	`Shift+A+then+E`	`Shift+A+then+E`	Yes	Source
Add Camera	Add camera object	`Shift+A+then+C`	`Shift+A+then+C`	Yes	Source
Add Light	Add light object	`Shift+A+then+L`	`Shift+A+then+L`	Yes	Source
Clear Location	Clear object location	`Alt+G`	`Option+G`	Yes	Source
Clear Rotation	Clear object rotation	`Alt+R`	`Option+R`	Yes	Source
Clear Scale	Clear object scale	`Alt+S`	`Option+S`	Yes	Source
Linked Duplicate	Duplicate linked (instances)	`Alt+D`	`Option+D`	Yes	Source
Flip Normals	Flip mesh normals	`Alt+N`	`Option+N`	Yes	Source
Mark Sharp	Mark selected edges sharp	`Ctrl+E+then+S`	`Ctrl+E+then+S`	Yes	Source
Mark Seam	Mark selected edges as seam	`Ctrl+E+then+M`	`Ctrl+E+then+M`	Yes	Source
UV Unwrap	Open UV unwrap menu in edit mode	`U`	`U`	Yes	Source

File

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Save	Save blend file	`Ctrl+S`	`Cmd+S`	Yes	Source
Open	Open file	`Ctrl+O`	`Cmd+O`	Yes	Source
New	New file	`Ctrl+N`	`Cmd+N`	Yes	Source
Quit Blender	Quit application	`Ctrl+Q`	`Cmd+Q`	Yes	Source

General

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Preferences	Open preferences	`Ctrl+,`	`Cmd+,`	Yes	Source

Modes

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Mode Toggle	Toggle object/edit mode	`Tab`	`Tab`	Yes	Source
Pose Mode	Enter pose mode	`Ctrl+Tab`	`Cmd+Tab`	Yes	Source
Sculpt Mode	Enter sculpt mode	`Ctrl+Tab`	`Cmd+Tab`	Yes	Source

Render

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Render Image	Render still image	`F12`	`F12`	Yes	Source
Render Animation	Render animation	`Ctrl+F12`	`Cmd+F12`	Yes	Source
Render Preview	Render preview animation	`Ctrl+F12`	`Cmd+F12`	Yes	Source
Cancel Render	Cancel running render	`Escape`	`Escape`	Yes	Source

Search

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Search	Search operations	`F3`	`F3`	Yes	Source

Selection

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Select All	Select all	`A`	`A`	Yes	Source
Deselect All	Deselect all	`Alt+A`	`Option+A`	Yes	Source
Invert Selection	Invert selection	`Ctrl+I`	`Cmd+I`	Yes	Source

Tools

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Select	Box select tool	`B`	`B`	Yes	Source
Move	Move tool	`G`	`G`	Yes	Source
Rotate	Rotate tool	`R`	`R`	Yes	Source
Scale	Scale tool	`S`	`S`	Yes	Source
Knife	Knife tool	`K`	`K`	Yes	Source
Snap Menu	Open snap menu	`Shift+S`	`Shift+S`	Yes	Source
Annotate Tool	Toggle annotation tool	`D`	`D`	Yes	Source

View

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Viewport Shading	Toggle viewport shading	`Z`	`Z`	Yes	Source
Wireframe	Wireframe shading	`Z+then+4`	`Z+then+4`	Yes	Source
Solid	Solid shading	`Z+then+2`	`Z+then+2`	Yes	Source
Material Preview	Material preview	`Z+then+3`	`Z+then+3`	Yes	Source
Rendered	Rendered view	`Z+then+8`	`Z+then+8`	Yes	Source
Frame Selected	Frame selected in view	`Numpad+.`	`Numpad+.`	Yes	Source
Frame All	Frame all objects	`Home`	`Home`	Yes	Source
Camera View	Switch to camera	`Numpad+0`	`Numpad+0`	Yes	Source
Front View	Front orthographic	`Numpad+1`	`Numpad+1`	Yes	Source
Right View	Right orthographic	`Numpad+3`	`Numpad+3`	Yes	Source
Top View	Top orthographic	`Numpad+7`	`Numpad+7`	Yes	Source
Toggle Ortho/Persp	Toggle perspective	`Numpad+5`	`Numpad+5`	Yes	Source
Outliner	Toggle outliner	`Shift+F4`	`Shift+F4`	Yes	Source
Back View	Back orthographic view	`Ctrl+Numpad+1`	`Ctrl+Numpad+1`	Yes	Source
Left View	Left orthographic view	`Ctrl+Numpad+3`	`Ctrl+Numpad+3`	Yes	Source
Bottom View	Bottom orthographic view	`Ctrl+Numpad+7`	`Ctrl+Numpad+7`	Yes	Source
Local View	Toggle local view	`Numpad+/`	`Numpad+/`	Yes	Source
Align View Active	Align view to active object	`Ctrl+Numpad+.`	`Ctrl+Numpad+.`	Yes	Source
Toggle Quad View	Toggle quad view	`Ctrl+Alt+Q`	`Cmd+Option+Q`	Yes	Source
Toggle X-Ray	Toggle X-ray in solid view	`Alt+Z`	`Option+Z`	Yes	Source
Toggle Overlays	Show or hide overlays	`Alt+Shift+Z`	`Option+Shift+Z`	Yes	Source
Properties Panel	Toggle properties region	`N`	`N`	Yes	Source
Toolbar Toggle	Toggle tools toolbar	`T`	`T`	Yes	Source
Shader Editor	Open Shader Editor	`Shift+F3`	`Shift+F3`	Yes	Source
Image Editor	Toggle Image Editor area	`Shift+F10`	`Shift+F10`	Yes	Source

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