Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor used to create vector images, primarily in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format. Other formats can be imported and exported.
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Shortcuts
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Matching
zoom 1:1
1
zoom 1:2
2
zoom to selection
3
zoom to drawing
4
zoom to page
5
zoom to page width
6
selector
F1
selector
S
selector / activate current button or list
␣
node tool
F2
node tool
N
zoom tool
F3
zoom tool
Z
rectangle tool
F4
rectangle tool
R
ellipse/arc tool
F5
ellipse/arc tool
E
freehand (pencil) tool
F6
freehand (pencil) tool
P
bezier (pen) tool
⇧
F6
bezier (pen) tool
B
calligraphic tool
^
F6
calligraphic tool
C
gradient tool
^
F1
gradient tool
G
dropper tool
F7
dropper tool
D
text tool
F8
text tool
T
spiral tool
F9
spiral tool
I
star tool
⇧
F9
star tool
*
connector tool
^
F2
connector tool
O
fill and stroke
⇧
^
F
swatches
⇧
^
W
text and font
⇧
^
T
transform
⇧
^
M
layers
⇧
^
L
align and distribute
⇧
^
A
object properties
⇧
^
O
undo history
⇧
^
H
xml editor
⇧
^
X
document preferences
⇧
^
D
inkscape preferences
⇧
^
P
export to png
⇧
^
E
find
^
F
trace bitmap
⇧
⎇
B
toggle dialogs
F12
return to the canvas / deselect / cancel rubberband, move, transformation / deselect all nodes
⎋
close the dialog
^
F4
close the dialog
^
W
jump to next widget / select next object / select next node
↹
jump to previous widget / select previous object/node
⇧
↹
set the new value
↵
in xml editor, set the attr value / enter group
^
↵
in a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs
^
⇞
in a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs
^
⇟
jump to the first editable field
⎇
X
change value by 0.1
↑
change value by 0.1
↓
change value by 5.0 / raise selection one step
⇞
change value by 5.0 / lower selection one step
⇟
zoom in
=
zoom in
+
zoom out
-
activate zoom field
⎇
Z
zoom to page width
^
E
previous zoom
`
next zoom
⇧
`
toggle guides and snapping to guides
⇧
\
toggle grid and snapping to grid
#
toggle grid and snapping to grid
⇧
3
toggle normal/outline mode
^
5
create new document
^
N
open an svg document
^
O
import bitmap or svg
^
I
print document
^
P
save document
^
S
save under a new name
⇧
^
S
save a copy
⇧
^
⎇
S
exit inkscape
^
Q
toggle rulers
^
R
toggle scrollbars
^
B
toggle fullscreen
F11
main menu
F10
drop-down (context) menu
⇧
F10
next document window
^
↹
previous document window
⇧
^
↹
move to layer above
⇧
⇞
move to layer below
⇧
⇟
raise layer
⇧
^
⇞
lower layer
⇧
^
⇟
raise layer to top
⇧
^
↖
lower layer to bottom
⇧
^
↘
undo
⇧
^
Y
undo
^
Z
redo
⇧
^
Z
redo
^
Y
copy selection
^
C
cut selection
^
X
paste clipboard
^
V
paste in place
^
⎇
V
paste style
⇧
^
V
duplicate selection
^
D
clone object
⎇
D
unlink clone
⇧
⎇
D
select original
⇧
D
create a bitmap copy
⎇
B
object(s) to pattern
⎇
I
pattern to object(s)
⇧
⎇
I
group selected objects
⇧
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U
group selected objects
^
G
ungroup selected group(s)
⇧
^
G
ungroup selected group(s)
^
U
raise selection to top
↖
lower selection to bottom
↘
convert selected object(s) to path
⇧
^
C
convert stroke to path
^
⎇
C
union
^
+
difference
^
-
intersection
^
*
exclusive or (xor)
^
^
division (cut)
^
/
cut path
^
⎇
/
inset path (towards center)
^
(
outset path (away from center)
^
)
inset path by 1 pixel
⎇
(
outset path by 1 pixel
⎇
)
inset path by 10 pixels
⇧
⎇
(
outset path by 10 pixels
⇧
⎇
)
create dynamic offset
^
J
create linked offset
^
⎇
J
combine paths
^
K
break paths apart
⇧
^
K
simplify
^
L
select all (current layer) / select all nodes in subpath(s)
^
A
select all (all layers) / select all nodes in path
^
⎇
A
invert selection (current layer) / invert selection in subpath(s)
!
invert selection (all layers) / invert selection in path
⎇
!
delete selection/selected node(s)
⌫
delete selection/selected nodes
␡
scale selection/nodes up by the scale step
.
scale selection/nodes down by the scale step
,
scale selection to 200%
^
.
scale selection to 50%
^
,
scale selection/nodes up by 1 pixel
⎇
.
scale selection/nodes down by 1 pixel
⎇
,
rotate both nodes/handles/selection by the angle step
[
rotate both nodes/handles/selection by the angle step
]
rotate selection by 90 degrees
^
[
rotate selection by 90 degrees
^
]
rotate selection/nodes by 1 pixel
⎇
[
rotate selection/nodes by 1 pixel
⎇
]
flip selection/nodes horizontally
H
flip selection/nodes vertically
V
go to parent group/layer / delete without preserving shape
^
⌫
contract/expand both handles by scale step
<
contract/expand both handles by scale step
>
make line
⇧
L
make curve
⇧
U
make cusp
⇧
C
make smooth
⇧
S
make symmetric
⇧
Y
join selected nodes
⇧
J
break selected node(s)
⇧
B
delete without preserving shape
^
␡
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