Sketch

Sketch

Sketch is a great digital design tool that has an extensive set of features for creating user interfaces, vector graphics, and prototypes, with a comprehensive system of keyboard shortcuts to enhance workflow efficiency.

  • Mac Shortcuts
  • Windows Shortcuts
Design Shortcuts
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  • File Operations

  • New Document:

    ⌘ N

  • Open Document:

    ⌘ O

  • Save:

    ⌘ S

  • Save As:

    ⇧ ⌘ S

  • Close Window:

    ⌘ W

  • Editing

  • Copy:

    ⌘ C

  • Paste:

    ⌘ V

  • Paste in Place:

    ⇧ ⌘ V

  • Cut:

    ⌘ X

  • Undo:

    ⌘ Z

  • Redo:

    ⇧ ⌘ Z

  • Delete:

    Delete/Backspace

  • View Controls

  • Zoom In:

    ⌘ +

  • Zoom Out:

    ⌘ -

  • Actual Size:

    ⌘ 0

  • Center Canvas:

    ⌘ 1

  • Toggle Layers List:

    ⌥ ⌘ 1

  • Toggle Inspector:

    ⌥ ⌘ 2

  • Tools

  • Select:

    V

  • Rectangle:

    R

  • Oval:

    O

  • Line:

    L

  • Text:

    T

  • Artboard:

    A

  • Slice:

    S

  • Arrangement

  • Group:

    ⌘G

  • Ungroup:

    ⇧ ⌘ G

  • Bring Forward:

    ⌥⌘↑

  • Send Backward:

    ⌥ ⌘ ↓

  • Bring to Front:

    ⌃ ⌘ ↑

  • Send to Back:

    ⌃ ⌘ ↓

  • Alignment

  • Align Left:

    ⌥ ⌘

  • Align Right:

    ⌥ ⌘

  • Align Horizontally:

    ⌥ ⌘ |

  • Align Vertically:

    ⌥ ⌘-

  • Distribute Horizontally:

    ⌃ ⌘ H

  • Distribute Vertically:

    ⌃ ⌘ V

  • Transform

  • Scale:

    ⌘ K

  • Rotate:

    ⇧ ⌘ R

  • Toggle Rulers:

    ⌃ R

  • Show Grid:

    ⌃ G

  • Lock/Unlock Layer:

    ⇧ ⌘ L

  • Hide/Show Layer:

    ⇧ ⌘ H

  • File Operations

  • New Document:

    CTRL N

  • Open Document:

    CTRL O

  • Save:

    CTRL S

  • Save As:

    ⇧ CTRL S

  • Close Window:

    CTRL W

  • Editing

  • Copy:

    CTRL C

  • Paste:

    CTRL V

  • Paste in Place:

    ⇧ CTRL V

  • Cut:

    CTRL X

  • Undo:

    CTRL Z

  • Redo:

    ⇧ CTRL Z

  • Delete:

    Delete/Backspace

  • View Controls

  • Zoom In:

    CTRL +

  • Zoom Out:

    CTRL -

  • Actual Size:

    CTRL 0

  • Center Canvas:

    CTRL 1

  • Toggle Layers List:

    ALT CTRL 1

  • Toggle Inspector:

    ALT CTRL 2

  • Tools

  • Select:

    V

  • Rectangle:

    R

  • Oval:

    O

  • Line:

    L

  • Text:

    T

  • Artboard:

    A

  • Slice:

    S

  • Arrangement

  • Group:

    CTRLG

  • Ungroup:

    ⇧ CTRL G

  • Bring Forward:

    ALTCTRL↑

  • Send Backward:

    ALT CTRL ↓

  • Bring to Front:

    ⌃ CTRL ↑

  • Send to Back:

    ⌃ CTRL ↓

  • Alignment

  • Align Left:

    ALT CTRL

  • Align Right:

    ALT CTRL

  • Align Horizontally:

    ALT CTRL |

  • Align Vertically:

    ALT CTRL-

  • Distribute Horizontally:

    ⌃ CTRL H

  • Distribute Vertically:

    ⌃ CTRL V

  • Transform

  • Scale:

    CTRL K

  • Rotate:

    ⇧ CTRL R

  • Toggle Rulers:

    ⌃ R

  • Show Grid:

    ⌃ G

  • Lock/Unlock Layer:

    ⇧ CTRL L

  • Hide/Show Layer:

    ⇧ CTRL H

Sketch keyboard Design Shortcuts

This Sketch design shortcut list covers every essential sketch keyboard shortcuts you need to master, organized into categories that span the entire workflow: shortcuts organized into different categories including Essential Shortcuts, Edit & View, Tools, Layer Operations, Alignment & Distribution, and Boolean Operations. Each category contains keyboard shortcuts using Mac and windows keyboard shortcuts for various design and editing functions.

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