Clip Studio Paint Shortcut Keys

Master Clip Studio Paint with these essential shortcuts!

 

Ultimate Clip Studio Paint Shortcut Cheat Sheet

Boost your digital art workflow with essential shortcuts

Clip Studio Paint (CSP), formerly known as Manga Studio, is a robust and versatile software developed by the Japanese company Celsys. It's an indispensable tool for digital artists focusing on illustration, comics, manga, and 2D animation. Renowned for its natural drawing feel and extensive features, CSP caters to both amateur and professional creators across various platforms, including Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, and ChromeOS.

This cheat sheet covers essential Clip Studio Paint shortcuts for both Windows and macOS. Keyboard shortcuts can significantly speed up your artistic process by reducing mouse dependency.

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🚀 General Shortcuts

Action	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
New document	Ctrl + N	Cmd + N
Open file	Ctrl + O	Cmd + O
Save	Ctrl + S	Cmd + S
Save As	Ctrl + Shift + S	Cmd + Shift + S
Undo	Ctrl + Z	Cmd + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y	Cmd + Y
Cut	Ctrl + X	Cmd + X
Copy	Ctrl + C	Cmd + C
Paste	Ctrl + V	Cmd + V
Select All	Ctrl + A	Cmd + A
Deselect	Ctrl + D	Cmd + D
Free Transform	Ctrl + T	Cmd + T

🎨 Tool Shortcuts

Tool	Shortcut
Eraser Tool	E
Pen Tool (cycle)	P
Brush Tool (cycle)	B
Fill Tool (Bucket/Gradient)	G
Eyedropper Tool	I

Tool	Shortcut
Hand Tool (Pan Canvas)	H
Move Layer	K
Auto Select (Wand) Tool	W
Lasso Tool	L
Text Tool	T

🧩 Layer Management

Action	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
New Raster Layer	Ctrl + Shift + N	Cmd + Shift + N
New Vector Layer	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N	Cmd + Shift + Opt + N
Duplicate Layer	Ctrl + Shift + D	Cmd + Shift + D
Merge Visible Layers	Ctrl + Shift + E	Cmd + Shift + E

Action	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
Group Layers	Ctrl + G	Cmd + G
Create Clipping Mask	Ctrl + Alt + G	Cmd + Opt + G
Show/Hide Layer (Toggle Visibility)	Click Eye Icon	Click Eye Icon

⚡ View & Navigation Shortcuts

Action	Windows Shortcut	macOS Shortcut
Eyedropper (temp)	Hold Alt	Hold Opt
Pan Canvas (temp Hand tool)	Hold Space	Hold Space
Rotate Canvas	Shift + Space (hold)	Shift + Space (hold)
Zoom In	Ctrl + + or Ctrl + Space (click)	Cmd + + or Cmd + Space (click)
Zoom Out	Ctrl + - or Alt + Space (click)	Cmd + - or Opt + Space (click)
Increase Brush Size	]	]
Decrease Brush Size	[	[
Switch Main/Sub Color	X	X
Switch Drawing/Transparent Color	C	C
Fit to Screen	Ctrl + 0	Cmd + 0
Actual Pixels (100%)	Ctrl + 1	Cmd + 1
Show/Hide Grid	Ctrl + G	Cmd + G
Show/Hide Rulers	Ctrl + R	Cmd + R

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