Keyboard Shortcuts & Controls
Everything you need to navigate and create in MagicPixel. Showing Windows/Linux shortcuts (Ctrl).
Drawing Tools
Switch between drawing tools with a single key press.
Move (default tool)V
PencilB
EraserE
Eyedropper / Color PickerI
Fill (Paint Bucket)F
LineN
CircleC
RectangleR
Selection Tools
Rectangular SelectS
Lasso SelectL
Magic WandW
Select AllCtrl+A
Selection Manipulation
These work when you have an active selection or floating pixels.
Flip selection horizontalShift+H
Flip selection verticalShift+V
Rotate selection 180°Shift+R
Rotate selection 90° CCW[
Rotate selection 90° CW]
Enter transform modeT
Nudge selection by brush size (1px if brush = 1)←+→+↑+↓
Nudge selection by 1px (fine)Shift+←→↑↓
Delete selection / floating pixelsDelete
Cancel / deselectEscape
Components
Open Quick InsertShift+I
Create / update componentCtrl+Alt+K
Layer Ordering
Reorder the active layer within its artboard (Figma parity).
Bring forwardCtrl+]
Send backwardCtrl+[
Bring to frontCtrl+Shift+]
Send to backCtrl+Shift+[
Clipboard
Copy (selection or artboard)Ctrl+C
Cut (selection or artboard)Ctrl+X
PasteCtrl+V
History
UndoCtrl+Z
RedoCtrl+Y
Redo (alternative)Ctrl+Shift+Z
File & Export
SaveCtrl+S
New documentCtrl+N
Export as PNGCtrl+E
Navigation & Zoom
Pan and zoom across your workspace.
Pan canvasSpace+Drag
Pan canvas (mouse)Middle-click+Drag
Pan canvas (trackpad / wheel)Scroll
Pan canvas (keyboard)←+→+↑+↓
Pan canvas — fastShift+←/→/↑/↓
Pan canvas one screenPage Up+Page Down
Fit whole documentHome
Focus active artboardEnd
Zoom in (stepped)Ctrl++
Zoom out (stepped)Ctrl+−
Fit / reset zoomCtrl+0
Smooth zoom at cursorCtrl+Scroll
Zoom to rectangle (zoom-drag)Z+Drag
Pinch to zoom (touch)Pinch
Pan (touch)2-finger Drag
Undo (touch)2-finger Tap
Redo (touch)3-finger Tap
Workspace
Artboard toolA
Cycle through artboardsTab
Toggle pixel gridCtrl+G
Toggle left sidebarCtrl+B
Toggle right sidebarCtrl+.
AI
AI Edit (with selection active)Ctrl+Shift+E
Tip: Most tool shortcuts work only when no input field is focused.