How to Use xTool Creative Space with Hot Keys
Updated Dec 25,2025
Updated Dec 25,2025


You may choose to use keyboard shortcuts to help you use xTool Studio/xTool Creative Space (XCS) more easily. You can refer to the Hot Keys listed in this article.

Hot Keys List

Category

Action

Windows

macOS

Insert

Image

Ctrl+I

⌘ I

Text

T

T

Line segment

L

L

Rectangle

R

R

Circle

C

C

Pen

P

P

Shape

I+Shift

I+⇧

Perfect circle

C+Shift

C+

Square

R+Shift

R+

Vertical/horizontal line

L+Shift

L+

Edit

Undo

Ctrl+Z

⌘ Z

Redo

Ctrl+Shift+Z

⇧ ⌘ Z

Copy

Ctrl+C

⌘ C

Paste

Ctrl+V

⌘ V

Cut

Ctrl+X

⌘ X

Delete

Backspace

Select all

Ctrl+A

⌘ A

Stop drawing

ESC

ESC

Switch to mouse mode(when inserting shapes / drawing vectors)

V

V

Select/Deselect multiple items

Shift+box select/click

Shift+box select/click

Group

Ctrl+G

⌘ G

Ungroup

Shift+Ctrl+G

⇧ ⌘ G

Lock/Unlock

Alt+Ctrl+L

⌥ ⌘ L

Show/Hide

Alt+Ctrl+H

⌥ ⌘ H

Bring to front

Ctrl+Shift+]

⇧ ⌘ ]

Send to back

Ctrl+Shift+[

⇧ ⌘ [

Bring forward

Ctrl+]

⌘ ]

Send backward

Ctrl+[

⌘ [

Turn on / Turn off Auto-Snap

Ctrl+R

⌘ R

Unit

Ctrl+K

⌘ K

In node editing mode, select all nodes in the current path.(When no nodes are selected, this action will select all nodes of the vector)

Ctrl+A

Command+A

Auto-simplify

Ctrl+L

⌘ L

Align left

Ctrl+Shift+L

⇧ ⌘ L

Align right

Ctrl+Shift+R

⇧ ⌘ R

Horizontal align center

Ctrl+Shift+E

⇧ ⌘ E

Align top

Ctrl+Shift+T

⇧ ⌘ T

Vertical align center

Ctrl+Shift+M

⇧ ⌘ M

Align bottom

Ctrl+Shift+B

⇧ ⌘ B

Align center

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M

⌥ ⇧ ⌘ M

Distribute horizontally

Ctrl+Shift+H

⇧ ⌘ H

Distribute vertically

Ctrl+Shift+V

⇧ ⌘ V

Reflect horizontally

Shift+H

⇧ H

Reflect vertically

Shift+V

⇧ V

File

Create a new file

Ctrl+N

⌘ N

Open a file

Ctrl+O

⌘ O

Close

Ctrl+W

⌘ W

Save the file

Ctrl+S

Command+S

Save as

Ctrl+Shift+S

Command+Shift+S

Export as SVG

Alt+X

⌥ X

Canvas Operation

Zoom in/out

Ctrl+Scrolling up/down or Crtl+[+/-]

⌘+[+/-]

Move the canvas right and left

⇧+Scrolling up/down

/

Move the canvas up or down

Scrolling up/down

Scrolling up/down

Pan

Space+Click and drag

Space+Click and drag

Fit on screen

Ctrl+0

⌘+0

Element Movement

Nudge the element 1 pixel at a time

Arrow keys

Arrow keys

Nudge the element 10 pixels at a time

Shift+Arrow keys or Ctrl+Arrow keys

⇧+Arrow keys or ⌘+Arrow keys


Find Hot Keys in Settings

You can also find the page that describes shortcuts in the XCS Settings.

1. Open Settings

You can open the software settings window in either of the following ways:

  • On the homepage, choose Settings in the upper left corner of the main toolbar.

  • On the project page, choose Settings from the upper left corner of the main menu.

2. Click General

3. Click View next to the Hot Keys

 

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