Excalidraw Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
Tools
| Tools | Press This |
|---|---|
| Hand (panning tool) | H |
| Selection | V or 1 |
| Rectangle | R or 2 |
| Diamond | D or 3 |
| Ellipse | O or 4 |
| Arrow | A or 5 |
| Line | L or 6 |
| Draw | P or 7 |
| Text | T or 8 |
| Insert image | 9 |
| Eraser | E or 0 |
| Frame tool | F |
| Laser pointer | K |
| Add a new line (text editor) | I or Shift + S or Shift + G |
| Edit line/arrow points | Cmd + Enter |
| Edit text / add label | Enter |
| Keep the selected tool active after drawing | Enter or Shift + Enter |
| Finish editing (text editor) | Esc or Cmd + Enter |
| Curved arrow | A + click + click + click |
| Curved line | L + click + click + click |
| Keep selected tool active after drawing | Q |
| Prevent arrow binding | Cmd |
| Add/ Update link for a selected shape | Cmd + K |
View
| To Do This | Press This |
|---|---|
| Zoom in | Cmd + + |
| Zoom out | Cmd + - |
| Reset zoom | Cmd + 0 |
| Zoom to fit all elements | Shift + 1 |
| Zoom to selection | Shift + 2 |
| Fullscreen | PgUp or PgDn |
| Move page left/right | Shift + PgUp or Shift + PgDn |
| Full screen | F |
| Zen mode | Option + Z |
| Snap to objects | Option + S |
| Show grid | Cmd + ' |
| View mode | Option + R |
| Toggle theme | Option + Shift + D |
| Stats for nerds | Option + / |
Editor
| To Do This | Press This |
|---|---|
| Move canvas | Space + drag OR Wheel + drag |
| Reset the canvas | Cmd + Delete |
| Delete | Delete |
| Cut | Cmd + X |
| Copy | Cmd + C |
| Paste | Cmd + V |
| Paste as plaintext | Cmd + Shift + V |
| Select all | Cmd + A |
| Deep select within the box, and prevent dragging | Shift + click |
| Deep select | Cmd + click |
| Deep select within box, and prevent dragging | Cmd + drag |
| Copy to clipboard as PNG | Shift + Option + C |
| Copy styles | Cmd + Option + C |
| Paste styles | Cmd + Option + V |
| Send to back | Cmd + Option + [ |
| Bring to front | Cmd + Option + ] |
| Send backward | Cmd + [ |
| Bring forward | Cmd + ] |
| Align top | Cmd + Shift + Up |
| Align bottom | Cmd + Shift + Down |
| Align left | Cmd + Shift + Left |
| Align right | Cmd + Shift + Right |
| Duplicate | Cmd + D or Option + drag |
| Lock/unlock selection | Cmd + Shift + L |
| Undo | Cmd + Z |
| Redo | Cmd + Shift + Z |
| Group selection | Cmd + G |
| Ungroup selection | Cmd + Shift + G |
| Flip horizontal | Shift + H |
| Flip vertical | Shift + V |
| Show stroke color picker | S |
| Show background color picker | G |
| Decrease font size | Cmd + Shift + < |
| Increase font size | Cmd + Shift + > |