There are a huge number of keyboard shortcuts available for GameMaker Studio 2, and although most of them are marked in the IDE beside the menu items that they relate too, not all of them are or are obvious to the user at the start. Here you can find a complete list of all the keyboard shortcuts for an easy reference guide. In general, shortcuts fall into the following three categories:

• Global - Global shortcuts are those that work no matter where you are in the GameMaker Studio 2 IDE, unless your focus is on a specific window or gadget which overrides it.
  
  
• Window - Window shortcuts are those that are specific to a single window or tab, unless a gadget shortcut overrides it.
  
  
• Gadget - Gadget shortcuts are very specific and will only work when using a single gadget (the colour picker, for example).

Below is the complete list of shortcuts, broken in to sections based on editors:

General IDE

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
f1	f1	General	Launch the help file
f5	f5	General	Run the current project using the current target settings
f6	f6	General	Run the current project using the debug module
CTRL + f7	CMD + f7	General	Clean the compiler cache
CTRL + f8	CMD + f8	General	Create an executable package using the current target settings
ALT + L	ALT + L	General	Language Select
CTRL + N	CMD + N	General	Open the Start Page
CTRL + Z	CMD + Z	General	Global Undo
CTRL + Y	CMD + Y	General	Global Redo
CTRL + E	CMD + E	General	Export the current project as a YYZ file
CTRL + S	CMD + S	General	Save the current project
CTRL + C	CMD + C	General	Copy the selected text from anywhere in the IDE
CTRL + INSERT	N/A	General	Copy the selected text from anywhere in the IDE
CTRL + V	CMD + V	General	Paste the clipboard text anywhere in the IDE
SHIFT + INSERT	N/A	General	Paste the clipboard text anywhere in the IDE
CTRL + X	CMD + X	General	Cut the selected text anywhere in the IDE
SHIFT + DELETE	N/A	General	Cut the selected text anywhere in the IDE
CTRL + SHIFT + S	CMD + SHIFT + S	General	Save the current project using "Save as"
CTRL + O	CMD + O	General	Load a project from disk
CTRL + F	CMD + F	General	Open search in scripts
CTRL + SHIFT + F	CMD + SHIFT + F	General	Open the search window
CTRL + SHIFT + P	CMD + SHIFT + P	General	Open the preferences window
CTRL + SHIFT + T	CMD + SHIFT + T	General	Open the texture group manager
CTRL + SHIFT + [Num0 ... Num9]	CMD + CTRL + [Num0 ... Num9]	General	Set or remove a bookmark from 0 to 9
CTRL + [Num0 ... Num9]	CMD + [Num0 ... Num9]	General	Go to the bookmark from 0 to 9
CTRL + ALT + Enter	CMD + ALT + Enter	General	Pan and zoom in the currently active window
CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow	CMD + ALT + Up	General	Move to the next window up
CTRL + ALT + Down Arrow	CMD + ALT + Down Arrow	General	Move to the next window down
CTRL + ALT + Left Arrow	CMD + ALT + Left Arrow	General	Move to the next window left
CTRL + ALT + Right Arrow	CMD + ALT + Right Arrow	General	Move to the next window right
CTRL + ALT + Up + Left Arrow	CMD + ALT + Up + Left Arrow	General	Move to the next window up and left
CTRL + ALT + Down + Left Arrow	CMD + ALT + Down + Left Arrow	General	Move to the next window down and left
CTRL + ALT + Up + Right Arrow	CMD + ALT + Up + Right Arrow	General	Move to the next window up and right
CTRL + ALT + Down + Right Arrow	CMD + ALT + Down + Right Arrow	General	Move to the next window down and right
ALT + f4	ALT + f4	General	Exit the IDE
ALT + SHIFT + S	ALT + SHIFT + S	General	Open the source control (Git) settings
f12	f12	Docks	Expand / Collapse all active docks in the workspace (manually contracted docks will not expand)
SHIFT + f12	SHIFT + f12	Docks	Force expansion of all docks in the workspace
CTRL + W	CMD + W	Workspace	Close current tab
CTRL + T	CMD + T	Workspace	Opens the Goto window to search the workspaces
CTRL + Tab	CMD + Tab	Workspace	Open workspace overview
CTRL + PageUp	CMD + PageUp	Workspace	Focused window next tab
CTRL + PageDown	CMD + PageDown	Workspace	Focused window previous tab
CTRL + Enter / Numpad Enter	CMD + Enter / Numpad Enter	Workspace	Reset workspace zoom (with no animated transition)
CTRL + Plus(+) / Numpad Plus	CMD + Plus(+) / Numpad Plus	Workspace	Zoom in the workspace
CTRL + Minus(-) / Numpad Minus	CMD + Minus(-) / Numpad Minus	Workspace	Zoom out the workspace
f2	f2	Resource Tree	Rename the selected resource
Backspace	Backspace	Resource Tree	Delete the selected resource(s)
ALT + S	ALT + S	Resource Tree	Create a new sprite resource
ALT + U	ALT + U	Resource Tree	Create a new sound resource
ALT + B	ALT + B	Resource Tree	Create a new tile set resource
ALT + P	ALT + P	Resource Tree	Create a new path resource
ALT + C	ALT + C	Resource Tree	Create a new script resource
ALT + A	ALT + A	Resource Tree	Create a new shader resource
ALT + F	ALT + F	Resource Tree	Create a new font resource
ALT + T	ALT + T	Resource Tree	Create a new timeline resource
ALT + O	ALT + O	Resource Tree	Create a new object resource
ALT + R	ALT + R	Resource Tree	Create a new room resource
ALT + I	ALT + I	Resource Tree	Create a new included data file resource
ALT + N	ALT + N	Resource Tree	Create a new note resource
ALT + E	ALT + E	Resource Tree	Create a new extension resource

Path Editor

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
Backspace	Backspace	Path Editor	Remove selected points from the path
T	T	Path Editor	Holding down this key then clicking and dragging will translate the whole path
R	R	Path Editor	Holding down this key then clicking and dragging will rotate the whole path
S	S	Path Editor	Holding down this key then clicking and dragging will scale the whole path
X	X	Path Editor	Mirror the path
Y	Y	Path Editor	Flip the path
CTRL + P	CMD + P	Path Editor	Pan to the path
CTRL + R	CMD + R	Path Editor	Reverse the path

Sprite Editor

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
CTRL + A	CTRL + A	Sprite Editor	Select all frames in the frame view
CTRL + C	CTRL + C	Sprite Editor	Copy the selected frames
CTRL + INSERT	N/A	Sprite Editor	Copy the selected frames
CTRL + V	CTRL + V	Sprite Editor	Paste the selected frames
SHIFT + INSERT	N/A	Sprite Editor	Paste the selected frames
CTRL + X	CTRL + V	Sprite Editor	Cut the selected frames
SHIFT + DELETE	N/A	Sprite Editor	Cut the selected frames
Backspace	Backspace	Sprite Editor	Delete the selected frames
Insert or SHIFT + A	Insert or SHIFT + A	Sprite Editor	Add a new frame onto the end of the frame list
SHIFT + A	SHIFT + A	Sprite Editor	Add a new frame onto the end of the frame list

Tile Set Editor

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
Escape	Escape	General	Deselect selected tiles
Plus(+) / Numpad Plus	Plus(+) / Numpad Plus	General	Increase brush size
Minus(-) / Numpad Minus	Minus(-) / Numpad Minus	General	Decrease brush size
X	X	General	Mirror the tile
Y	Y	General	Flip the tile
Backspace	Backspace	Auto-tile / Animations	Delete the current focused auto-tile or animation set
f2	f2	Auto-tile / Animations	Rename the current focused auto-tile or animation set
Insert	Insert	Animations	Add a new animation
Up Arrow	Up Arrow	Animations	Select the previous animation set
Down Arrow	Down Arrow	Animations	Select the next animation set
Left Arrow	Left Arrow	Animations	Select the previous animation frame
Right Arrow	Right Arrow	Animations	Select the next animation frame
SHIFT + Up Arrow	SHIFT + Up Arrow	Animations	Move the current animation set up
SHIFT + Down Arrow	SHIFT + Down Arrow	Animations	Move the current animation set down
SHIFT + Left Arrow	SHIFT + Left Arrow	Animations	Move the current animation frame left
SHIFT + Right Arrow	SHIFT + Right Arrow	Animations	Move the current animation frame right

Image Editor

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
Escape	Escape	General	Cancel current selection / break in progress arc or polygon
O	O	General	Open the colour picker
f2	f2	General	Rename Layer
CTRL + S	CMD + S	General	Save image
CTRL + X	CMD + X	General	Cut selection
SHIFT + DELETE	N/A	General	Cut selection
CTRL + C	CMD + C	General	Copy selection / copy frame
CTRL + INSERT	N/A	General	Copy selection / copy frame
CTRL + V	CMD + V	General	Paste clipboard to brush / paste copied frame
SHIFT + INSERT	N/A	General	Paste clipboard to brush / paste copied frame
CTRL + SHIFT + A	CMD + SHIFT + A	General	Import image
Delete	Delete	Frame View	Delete the selected frames in the frame view
Insert	Insert	Frame View	Add a frame
SHIFT + A	SHIFT + A	Frame View	Add an empty frame
(keyboard) 1	(keyboard) 1	Frame View	Previous frame
(keyboard) 2	(keyboard) 2	Frame View	Next frame
Numberpad 0	Numberpad 0	Frame View	Increase playback speed
Numberpad 9	Numberpad 9	Frame View	Decrease playback speed
Numberpad 3	Numberpad 3	Frame View	Toggle animation playback off/on
Numberpad 4	Numberpad 4	Frame View	Toggle ping-pong animation playback off/on
B	B	Toolbox	Toggle between the preset and the selection brush
D	D	Toolbox	Select the draw (pencil) tool
E	E	Toolbox	Select the eraser tool
F	F	Toolbox	Select the fill tool
L	L	Toolbox	Select the line tool
A	A	Toolbox	Select the arc tool
R	R	Toolbox	Select the rectangle tool
C	C	Toolbox	Select the ellipse tool
P	P	Toolbox	Select the polygon tool
T	T	Toolbox	Select the text tool
S	S	Toolbox	Select the rectangle selection tool
Q	Q	Toolbox	Select the paint selection tool
W	W	Toolbox	Select the magic wand
M	M	Toolbox	Select the pan tool
U	U	Toolbox	Select the rotate tool
Z	Z	Toolbox	Rotate the current brush 90°
X	X	Toolbox	Mirror the current brush along the X axis
Y	Y	Toolbox	Flip the current brush along the Y axis
SHIFT + R	SHIFT + R	Toolbox	Select the filled rectangle tool
SHIFT + C	SHIFT + C	Toolbox	Select the filled ellipse tool
SHIFT + P	SHIFT + P	Toolbox	Select the filled polygon tool
SHIFT + Z	SHIFT + Z	Toolbox	Stretch / scale current brush
Plus(+) / Numpad Plus	Plus(+) / Numpad Plus	Toolbox	Increase current brush size
Minus(-) / Numpad Minus	Minus(-) / Numpad Minus	Toolbox	Decrease current brush size
SHIFT + Plus (+)	SHIFT + Plus (+)	Toolbox	Increase size of current brush with smoothing (interpolation)
SHIFT + Minus (-)	SHIFT + Minus (-)	Toolbox	Decrease size of current brush with smoothing (interpolation)
Period (.)	Period (.)	Toolbox	Select brush
CTRL	CMD	Toolbox	Toggle colour picker tool while held down
G	G	Canvas	Toggles the grid overlay
CTRL + G	CMD + G	Canvas	Toggle grid snap on/off
ALT + V	ALT + V	Canvas	Toggle vertical split view
ALT + H	ALT + H	Canvas	Toggle horizontal split view
ALT + C	ALT + C	Canvas	Center image with unit scale
ALT + F	ALT + F	Canvas	Center image and scale to fill current view
CTRL + A	CMD + A	Canvas	Select All
CTRL + SHIFT + I	CMD + SHIFT + I	Canvas	Invert selection
Arrow Up	Arrow Up	Canvas	Move selected pixels 1pixel up
Arrow Down	Arrow Down	Canvas	Move selected pixels 1pixel down
Arrow Left	Arrow Left	Canvas	Move selected pixels 1pixel left
Arrow Right	Arrow Right	Canvas	Move selected pixels 1pixel right
CTRL + Plus (+)	CMD + Plus (+)	Canvas	Zoom in the canvas view
CTRL + Minus (-)	CMD + Minus (-)	Canvas	Zoom out the canvas view

Room Editor

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
P	P	General	Holding this down while clicking will enable the "select from any layer" option. Releasing it will disable it again
CTRL +ALT + G	CMD + ALT + G	General	Toggle grid snap
CTRL + X	CMD + X	General	Cut selected items from the current layer
SHIFT + DELETE	N/A	General	Cut selected items from the current layer
CTRL + C	CMD + C	General	Copy selected items from the current layer
CTRL + INSERT	N/A	General	Copy selected items from the current layer
CTRL + V	CMD + V	General	Paste clipboard items into the current layer
SHIFT + INSERT	N/A	General	Paste clipboard items into the current layer
CTRL + ALT + R	CMD + ALT + R	General	Open the room properties window
CTRL + ALT + P	CMD + ALT + P	General	Open the layer properties window
CTRL + ALT + L	CMD + ALT + L	General	Open the layer view window
CTRL + ALT + I	CMD + ALT + I	General	Open the instance creation order window
T	T	Path Layer Editor	Holding down this key then clicking and dragging will translate the whole path
R	R	Path Layer Editor	Holding down this key then clicking and dragging will rotate the whole path
S	S	Path Layer Editor	Holding down this key then clicking and dragging will scale the whole path
X	X	Path Layer Editor	Mirror the path
Y	Y	Path Layer Editor	Flip the path
D	D	Tile Layer Editor	Select the Pencil draw tool
E	E	Tile Layer Editor	Select the Eraser draw tool
F	F	Tile Layer Editor	Select the Fill draw tool
L	L	Tile Layer Editor	Select the Line draw tool
R	R	Tile Layer Editor	Select the Rectangle draw tool
S	S	Tile Layer Editor	Select the tile Selection tool
A	A	Tile Layer Editor	Select the Autotile tool
I	I	Tile Layer Editor	Select the tile Inheritance tool
X	X	Tile Layer Editor	Mirror the tile or brush
Y	Y	Tile Layer Editor	Flip the tile or brush
Z	Z	Tile Layer Editor	Rotate the tile or brush 90°
Left Arrow	Left Arrow	Room Canvas	Move selected items left
Right Arrow	Right Arrow	Room Canvas	Move selected items right
Up Arrow	Up Arrow	Room Canvas	Move selected items up
Down Arrow	Down Arrow	Room Canvas	Move selected items down

Timeline Editor

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
Insert	Insert	General	Add a moment to the timeline
Backspace	Backspace	General	Delete selected moments from the timeline
CTRL + X	CMD + X	General	Cut selected moments from the timeline
SHIFT + DELETE	N/A	General	Cut selected moments from the timeline
CTRL + C	CMD + C	General	Copy selected moments from the timeline
CTRL + INSERT	N/A	General	Copy selected moments from the timeline
CTRL + V	CMD + V	General	Paste clipboard moments to the timeline
SHIFT + INSERT	N/A	General	Paste clipboard moments to the timeline
CTRL + E	CMD + E	General	Change the selected moment
CTRL + R	CMD + R	General	Change the selected moment description
CTRL + D	CMD + D	General	Duplicate the selected moment
CTRL + M	CMD + M	General	Merge the selected moments
CTRL + A	CMD + A	General	Select all moments
CTRL + U	CMD + U	General	Un-select all moments
ALT + Enter	ALT + Enter	General	Edit all selected moments

Code / Script Editor

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
ALT	ALT	General	Holding ALT while clicking and dragging will select columns of text
HOME	HOME	General	Skip the cursor to the start of the script or event
END	END	General	Skip the cursor to the end of the script or event
CTRL + M	CMD + M	General	Fold all open regions
CTRL + U	CMD + U	General	Unfold all regions
CTRL + Enter	CMD + Enter	General	Toggle a region between folded/unfolded states
CTRL + Up Arrow	CMD + Up Arrow	General	Go to the previous region
CTRL + Down Arrow	CMD + Down Arrow	General	Go to the next region
CTRL + C	CMD + C	General	Copy any selected text to the clipboard
SHIFT + DELETE	N/A	General	Copy any selected text to the clipboard
CTRL + X	CMD + X	General	Cut any selected text to the clipboard
CTRL + INSERT	N/A	General	Cut any selected text to the clipboard
CTRL + V	CMD + V	General	Paste any text from the clipboard into the editor
SHIFT + INSERT	N/A	General	Paste any text from the clipboard into the editor
CTRL + D	CMD + D	General	Duplicate the current line (or multiple lines if they have been selected)
CTRL + K	CMD + K	General	Comment out the selected line (or lines) of text
CTRL + F	CMD + F	General	Open local search box
CTRL + H	CMD + H	General	Open local search and replace box
CTRL + SHIFT + K	CMD + SHIFT + K	General	Uncomment the selected line (or lines) of text
f4	f4	General	Open up the code snippets menu
f7	f7	General	Decrease the font size in any of the code editors
f8	f8	General	Increase the font size in any of the code editors
f9	f9	General	Set a break point

Object Editor

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
Backspace	Backspace	General	Delete currently focused object editor item
CTRL + D	CMD + D	Event Editor	Duplicate the selected event
CTRL + C	CMD + C	Event Editor	Copy the selected event to the clipboard
SHIFT + DELETE	N/A	Event Editor	Copy the selected event to the clipboard
CTRL + X	CMD + X	Event Editor	Cut any selected events to the clipboard
CTRL + INSERT	N/A	Event Editor	Cut any selected events to the clipboard
CTRL + V	CMD + V	Event Editor	Paste any events from the clipboard into the editor
SHIFT + INSERT	N/A	Event Editor	Paste any events from the clipboard into the editor
F9	F9	DnD™ Editor	Cancel the current selection
Escape	Escape	DnD™ Editor	Cancel the current selection
Backspace	Backspace	DnD™ Editor	Delete all selected actions
CTRL + A	CMD + A	DnD™ Editor	Select all actions in the workspace
CTRL + K	CMD + K	DnD™ Editor	Toggle enabled/disabled for selected actions
CTRL + C	CMD + C	DnD™ Editor	Copy any selected actions to the clipboard
CTRL + INSERT	N/A	DnD™ Editor	Copy any selected actions to the clipboard
CTRL + X	CMD + X	DnD™ Editor	Cut any selected actions to the clipboard
SHIFT + DELETE	N/A	DnD™ Editor	Cut any selected actions to the clipboard
CTRL + V	CMD + V	DnD™ Editor	Paste any actions from the clipboard into the editor
SHIFT + INSERT	N/A	DnD™ Editor	Paste any actions from the clipboard into the editor
CTRL + P	CMD + P	DnD™ Editor	Pan to the specified action

Debug Module

Windows Key Binding	macOS Key Binding	Scope	Description
f5	f5	General	This starts the game again after it has been paused
f9	f9	General	Add/remove a breakpoint to the line the cursor is on
f10	CMD + Shift + I	General	Step over a code block or script
f11	CMD + Shift + O	General	Step into a code block or script
SHIFT + f11	CMD + Shift + U	General	Step out of a code block or script