Illustrator Hotkeys

This is a shortcut reference for Adobe Illustrator, listing 782 shortcuts across 22 categories - from drawing and selecting objects to managing panels like Layers, Brushes, Gradient, and Transparency. It covers both Mac and Windows.

Head to «Popular shortcuts» first - it's a curated subset that covers the actions most people reach for daily. From there, «Select tools», «Work with objects», and «View artwork» will cover the majority of a typical session.

The modifier keys differ: Cmd on Mac maps to Ctrl on Windows, and Option maps to Alt. The shortcut patterns are otherwise consistent. Each entry on the page is labeled for its platform, so you can filter to what applies to you.

No, and there's no need to. Most professional workflows rely on a small core set. Learn the shortcuts for what you do most, then look up the rest as situations come up. The panel-specific categories like «Brushes panel» or «Gradient panel» are best used as a lookup resource, not a study list.

It covers a wide range: drawing, type, object and shape editing, panels, document management, and Live Paint. Sections like «Work with type», «Edit shapes», «Work with Live Paint groups», and «Work with documents» each address a distinct part of the application.