Keyboard Shortcuts¶
Note
Most of the below shortcuts can be changed in the Preferences.
On Mac, replace Ctrl
with the Command
key.
General¶
Right Click on Tile
- Captures the tile under the mouse (drag to capture larger areas).Ctrl + MouseWheel
- Zoom in/out on tileset and mapCtrl + Plus/Minus
- Zoom in/out on mapCtrl + 0
- Reset zoom on mapCtrl + Object Move
- Toggles “Snap to Grid” temporarilyCtrl + Object Resize
- Keep aspect ratioAlt + Object Resize
- Toggles “Snap to Grid” temporarilyMiddle Click
orSpace Bar
- Hold to pan the map viewCtrl + X
- Cut (tiles, objects or properties)Ctrl + C
- Copy (tiles, objects or properties)Ctrl + V
- Paste (tiles, objects or properties)Del
- Delete (tiles or objects)H
- Toggle highlighting of the current layerA
- Invokes AutomappingAlt + C
- Copy current position of mouse cursor to clipboard (in tile coordinates)Ctrl + D
- Duplicate selected objectsCtrl + Shift + D
- Duplicate active layerF2
- Rename (if applicable in context)Tab
- Hide docks and tool barsCtrl + PgUp
- Select previous layer (above current layer)Ctrl + PgDown
- Select next layer (below current layer)Ctrl + Shift + Up
- Move current layer upCtrl + Shift + Down
- Move current layer downCtrl + Shift + H
- Show/Hide all other layers (only active layer visible / all layers visible)Ctrl + Tab
- Switch to left documentCtrl + Shift + Tab
- Switch to right documentAlt + Left
- Switch to left documentAlt + Right
- Switch to right document]
- Select next tileset[
- Select previous tilesetCtrl + G
- Toggle displaying of the tile gridCtrl + W
- Close current documentCtrl + Shift + W
- Close all documentsCtrl + E
- Export current documentCtrl + Shift + E
- Export current document to another fileCtrl + Q
- Quit TiledCtrl + R
- Reload current documentCtrl + T
- Force-reload all tilesets used by the current map (mainly useful when not using the automatic reloading)
When a tile layer is selected¶
D
- Toggle Random ModeB
- Activate Stamp BrushShift + Click
- Line mode, places tiles on a line between two clicked locationsCtrl + Shift + Click
- Circle mode, places tiles around the clicked center
T
- Activate Terrain BrushG
- Activate Wang Brush (since Tiled 1.1)F
- Activate Bucket Fill ToolP
- Activate Shape Fill ToolE
- Activate EraserR
- Activate Rectangular SelectW
- Activate Magic WandS
- Activate Select Same TileCtrl + 1-9
- Store current tile selection (similar toCtrl + C
)1-9
recall the previous selection (similar toCtrl + V
)Ctrl + A
- Select the whole layerCtrl + Shift + A
- Select nothing
Changing the active stamp:
X
- Flip active stamp horizontallyY
- Flip active stamp verticallyZ
- Rotate active stamp clockwiseShift + Z
- Rotate active stamp counterclockwise
When an object layer is selected¶
S
- Activate Select ObjectsPgUp
- Raise selected objects (with Manual object drawing order)PgDown
- Lower selected objects (with Manual object drawing order)Home
- Move selected objects to Top (with Manual object drawing order)End
- Move selected objects to Bottom (with Manual object drawing order)
O
- Activate Edit PolygonsR
- Activate Insert RectangleI
- Activate Insert PointC
- Activate Insert EllipseP
- Activate Insert PolygonEnter
- Finish creating objectEscape
- Cancel creating object
T
- Activate Insert TileV
- Activate Insert Template (since Tiled 1.1)E
- Activate Insert TextCtrl + A
- Select all objects in the current object layerCtrl + Shift + A
- Clear object selection
In the Properties dialog¶
Del
orBackspace
- Deletes a property