Complete Godot Engine keyboard shortcuts reference — 162 shortcuts across 13 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows, Linux & macOS.
Godot's editor shortcuts are split by which editor has focus — the 2D canvas, the 3D viewport, the script editor — and a key can mean different things in each. The table keeps Godot's own grouping for that reason. Every binding here is the Godot 4 default and can be changed in Editor Settings, which is also where you look up a key the table does not cover.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F1 | Open 2D Editor |
| Ctrl + F2 | Open 3D Editor |
| Ctrl + F3 | Open Script Editor |
| F1 | Search Help |
| Ctrl + Shift + F11 | Distraction Free Mode |
| Ctrl + Tab | Next Scene Tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Previous Scene Tab |
| Ctrl + Alt + P | Filter Files |
| Ctrl + O | Open Scene |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Close Scene |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen Closed Scene |
| Ctrl + S | Save Scene |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save Scene As |
| Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S | Save All Scenes |
| Shift + Alt + O | Quick Open |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Quick Open Scene |
| Ctrl + Alt + O | Quick Open Script |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
| Ctrl + Q | Quit |
| Ctrl + Shift + Q | Quit to Project List |
| Ctrl + F12 | Take Screenshot |
| Shift + F11 | Toggle Fullscreen |
| F5 | Play |
| F7 | Pause Scene |
| F8 | Stop |
| F6 | Play Scene |
| Ctrl + Shift + F5 | Play Custom Scene |
| Shift + F12 | Expand Bottom Panel |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Command Palette |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + J | Toggle Last Opened Panel |
| Alt + N | Toggle Animation Bottom Panel |
| Alt + A | Toggle Audio Bottom Panel |
| Alt + D | Toggle Debugger Bottom Panel |
| Alt + F | Toggle FileSystem Bottom Panel |
| Alt + O | Toggle Output Bottom Panel |
| Alt + S | Toggle Shader Editor Bottom Panel |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + = | Zoom |
| Ctrl + - | Zoom Out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Zoom Reset |
| Space | Pan View |
| Q | Select Mode |
| W | Move Mode |
| E | Rotate Mode |
| S | Scale Mode |
| R | Ruler Mode |
| Shift + S | Use Smart Snap |
| Shift + G | Use Grid Snap |
| Num + * | Multiply grid step by 2 |
| Num + / | Divide grid step by 2 |
| G | Always Show Grid |
| H | Show Helpers |
| Y | Show Guides |
| F | Center Selection |
| Shift + F | Frame Selection |
| Ins | Insert Key |
| Ctrl + Ins | Insert Key (Existing Tracks) |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Make Custom Bones from Nodes |
| Shift + K | Clear Pose |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| A | Freelook Left |
| D | Freelook Right |
| Shift | Freelook Speed Modifier |
| Alt | Freelook Slow Modifier |
| T | Use Local Space |
| PgDown | Snap Object to Floor |
| Num + 7 | Top View |
| Alt + Num + 7 | Bottom View |
| Num + 1 | Front View |
| Alt + Num + 1 | Rear View |
| Num + 3 | Right View |
| Alt + Num + 3 | Left View |
| Num + 5 | Switch Perspective/Orthogonal View |
| K | Insert Animation Key |
| O | Focus Origin |
| Ctrl + Alt + M | Align Transform with View |
| Ctrl + Alt + F | Align Rotation with View |
| Ctrl + 1 | 1 Viewport |
| Ctrl + 2 | 2 Viewports |
| Ctrl + Alt + 2 | 2 Viewports (Alt) |
| Ctrl + 3 | 3 Viewports |
| Ctrl + Alt + 3 | 3 Viewports (Alt) |
| Ctrl + 4 | 4 Viewports |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + A | Select All |
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| F3 | Find Next |
| Shift + F3 | Find Previous |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Find in Files |
| Ctrl + R | Replace |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Replace in Files |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Alt + Up | Move Up |
| Alt + Down | Move Down |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Delete Line |
| Ctrl + K | Toggle Comment |
| Ctrl + Alt + Down | Duplicate Lines |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Duplicate Selection |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down | Select Down |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up | Select Up |
| Ctrl + D | Select Next Occurrence |
| Ctrl + Space | Complete Symbol |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Evaluate Selection |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Trim Trailing Whitespace |
| Shift + F4 | Uppercase |
| Shift + F5 | Lowercase |
| Shift + F6 | Capitalize |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Convert Indent to Spaces |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Convert Indent to Tabs |
| Ctrl + I | Auto Indent |
| Ctrl + Alt + B | Toggle Bookmark |
| Ctrl + B | Go to Next Bookmark |
| Ctrl + L | Go to Line |
| F9 | Toggle Breakpoint |
| Ctrl + Shift + F9 | Remove All Breakpoints |
| Ctrl + . | Go to Next Breakpoint |
| Ctrl + | Go to Previous Breakpoint |
| Alt + F1 | Contextual Help |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Shift + Alt + Up | Move Up |
| Shift + Alt + Down | Move Down |
| Ctrl + Shift + . | Next Script |
| Ctrl + Shift + | Previous Script |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Save |
| Alt + Left | History Previous |
| Alt + Right | History Next |
| Ctrl + W | Close |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Run |
| Ctrl + \ | Toggle Scripts Panel |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F11 | Step Into |
| F10 | Step Over |
| F12 | Continue |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + H | Toggle Hidden Files |
| Alt + V | Toggle Mode |
| Ctrl + N | Create Folder |
| Del | Delete |
| Ctrl + Up | Move Favorite Up |
| Ctrl + Down | Move Favorite Down |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy Node Path |
| Shift + Del | Force Delete |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Right | Go to Next Step |
| Ctrl + Left | Go to Previous Step |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Esc | Cancel |
| L | Line |
| B | Bucket |
| P | Picker |
| C | Flip Horizontally |
| V | Flip Vertically |
| Z | Rotate Left |
| X | Rotate Right |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| PgUp | Previous Coordinate |
| 1 | Region Mode |
| 2 | Collision Mode |
| 3 | Occlusion Mode |
| 4 | Navigation Mode |
| 5 | Bitmask Mode |
| 6 | Priority Mode |
| 7 | Icon Mode |
| 8 | Z Index Mode |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + E | Edit Project |
| F2 | Rename Project |
| Delete | Remove Project |
Ctrl + F1, Ctrl + F2 and Ctrl + F3 switch between the 2D, 3D and Script editors, and anything not on a key is reachable by name through Ctrl + Shift + P. F5 runs the project from its main scene, F6 runs the scene currently open — the one to use while iterating on a single level — and F8 stops. Shift + Alt + O is Quick Open for any resource, with scene-only and script-only variants on Ctrl + Alt + O (scripts) and Ctrl + Shift + O (scenes).
In the 2D editor, Q, W, E and S select the select, move, rotate and scale modes; Shift + G and Shift + S toggle grid and smart snapping, and F centres the selection. In 3D, the numpad views follow the Blender convention — Num + 7 top, Num + 1 front, Num + 3 right, with Alt for the opposite side — and Num + 5 switches perspective and orthogonal. Holding the right mouse button enables freelook, where A and D strafe and Shift speeds movement up. PgDown snaps the selected object to the floor, which is how props stop hovering.
The script editor is a full code editor with its own bindings: Ctrl + K toggles a comment (not Ctrl + /), Ctrl + D selects the next occurrence of the current word for multi-cursor edits, Ctrl + Shift + K deletes a line and Ctrl + Alt + Down duplicates one. F9 toggles a breakpoint and the debugger keys are F11 step into, F10 step over and F12 continue. Ctrl + Shift + X runs a tool script directly from the editor, and Alt + F1 opens contextual help for the symbol under the cursor.
Godot bindings are scoped to the focused editor. Q selects in the 2D editor but is unbound in the script editor; the table groups keys by editor for that reason.
F5 runs the project from the main scene set in project settings. F6 runs whichever scene is open in the editor.
Ctrl + K toggles the comment on the current line or selection.
Editor › Editor Settings › Shortcuts lists every binding with a search box, and each can be reassigned.
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