LightBurn Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete shortcut reference for LightBurn on Windows and Mac. ⌘ = Cmd on Mac, Ctrl on Windows.
Shortcuts may differ slightly between LightBurn versions. Last verified against LightBurn 1.6.x. To customise shortcuts: Edit → Settings → Hotkeys.
File & Project
| Ctrl+N / ⌘N | New project |
| Ctrl+O / ⌘O | Open project |
| Ctrl+S / ⌘S | Save project |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save as… |
| Ctrl+Z / ⌘Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y / ⌘Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+P / ⌘P | Print / export |
Selection & Edit
| Ctrl+A / ⌘A | Select all |
| Escape | Deselect all / cancel |
| Ctrl+C / ⌘C | Copy |
| Ctrl+V / ⌘V | Paste |
| Ctrl+D / ⌘D | Duplicate |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete selected |
| Ctrl+G / ⌘G | Group selected |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup |
| Tab | Cycle through objects |
| Ctrl+F / ⌘F | Find / select by layer |
Tools
| S or F1 | Select / pointer tool |
| N or F2 | Node editor |
| R or F3 | Draw rectangle |
| E or F4 | Draw ellipse / circle |
| L or F5 | Draw line / polyline |
| T or F6 | Text tool |
| P or F7 | Pen / bezier path |
| B or F8 | Boolean tools |
| M | Measure tool |
| H | Hand / pan tool |
| Z | Zoom tool |
View & Zoom
| Ctrl+= / ⌘= | Zoom in |
| Ctrl+- / ⌘- | Zoom out |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Fit page to window |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Fit selection to window |
| F3 | Toggle grid |
| F4 | Toggle snapping |
| F5 | Refresh / redraw |
| Numpad 0 | Zoom to laser origin |
| Space | Toggle pan (hold) |
Alignment & Arrangement
| Ctrl+Shift+← → | Align left / right |
| Ctrl+Shift+↑ ↓ | Align top / bottom |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Centre horizontally |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Centre vertically |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Distribute horizontally |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Distribute vertically |
| Page Up | Bring forward |
| Page Down | Send backward |
| Home | Bring to front |
| End | Send to back |
Transform
| Arrow keys | Nudge selection (1mm) |
| Shift+Arrow | Nudge selection (10mm) |
| Ctrl+Arrow | Nudge selection (0.1mm) |
| Ctrl+R | Rotate 90° clockwise |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Rotate 90° counter-clockwise |
| Ctrl+M | Mirror horizontal |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Mirror vertical |
| Ctrl+T | Open Transform panel |
Layers & Colours
| 0–9 | Assign selected to colour layer 0–9 |
| Shift+0–9 | Assign to colour layer 10–19 |
| Ctrl+L / ⌘L | Open Cuts / Layers panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Toggle layer visibility |
| Alt+click layer | Solo layer (hide others) |
Preview & Frame
| Alt+P | Preview window (simulate job) |
| Shift+P | Frame / trace the job outline |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Frame and fire (test) |
| F9 | Start laser job |
| Escape | Stop / abort laser job |
| Pause | Pause laser job |
Camera & Console
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Open camera capture window |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Open console window |
| Ctrl+Shift+D | Open device settings |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Open machine settings |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Optimisation settings |
Boolean & Path
| Ctrl+Shift+U | Union |
| Ctrl+Shift+I | Intersection (AND) |
| Ctrl+Shift+X | Difference (subtract) |
| Ctrl+J | Join open paths |
| Ctrl+Shift+J | Close open paths |
| Ctrl+K | Break apart (ungroup paths) |
Tip: Use
Ctrl+Shift+F to fit your design to the screen after importing — one of the most-used shortcuts. If you're new to LightBurn, bookmark the
official LightBurn docs alongside this cheat sheet.
