Chitmunk supports a full set of keyboard shortcuts to help you work faster. This page lists every shortcut organized by category.
Note: On macOS, use Cmd (⌘) instead of Ctrl for all keyboard shortcuts listed below.
Edit
Shortcut
Action
Ctrl + Z
Undo the last action
Ctrl + Y
Redo the last undone action
Ctrl + D
Duplicate selected elements
Ctrl + A
Select all elements on the current face
Delete
Remove selected elements
Ctrl + C
Copy selected elements to clipboard
Ctrl + V
Paste elements from clipboard (works across card types)
Escape
Deselect all elements / cancel current operation
Ctrl + K
Open the Command Palette for quick access to all tools, shapes, generators, and actions
Add Elements
Shortcut
Action
T
Add a text element
I
Add an image element
R
Add a shape element (opens shape picker)
Transform
Shortcut
Action
Ctrl + G
Group selected elements
Ctrl + Shift + G
Ungroup selected group
Shift + H
Flip selected elements horizontally
Shift + V
Flip selected elements vertically
]
Bring selected element to front
[
Send selected element to back
Canvas Navigation
Shortcut
Action
Mouse Wheel
Zoom in and out
Middle Click + Drag
Pan the canvas
Space + Drag
Pan mode: hold Space, then click and drag to pan
Shift + Rotate
Snap rotation to 15-degree increments
Shift + Resize Corner
Lock aspect ratio while resizing
Nudge
Shortcut
Action
↑↓←→
Move selected element by 1 pixel
Shift + ↑↓←→
Move selected element by grid size (larger increment)
View & Navigation
Shortcut
Action
F
Zoom to fit: centers the card and adjusts zoom to fill the viewport
P
Preview All: opens a grid preview of all cards in the current component
Tip: The view toggles (Bleed Zone, Safe Zone, Snap to Grid, TGC Template Overlay, Binding Indicators) are available in the View dropdown in the toolbar. The active state of each toggle is reflected by a checkmark. You can also use Ctrl+K to search for any view toggle by name.
Mouse Actions
While not strictly keyboard shortcuts, these mouse interactions are essential to know:
Action
Result
Click element
Select it
Ctrl + Click element
Add to / remove from selection
Drag on empty canvas
Draw a selection box (marquee select)
Double-click text element
Enter text editing mode
Right-click element
Open context menu with type-specific actions
Drag corner handle
Resize element
Drag rotation handle (circle above element)
Rotate element freely
Smart Snapping
When grid snapping is enabled (toggle it in the View dropdown), elements snap to the grid as you move or resize them. Chitmunk also provides smart alignment guides that appear automatically when edges or centers of elements line up with each other, or with the bleed and safe zone boundaries. These guides help you position elements precisely without entering pixel values manually.