Keys for selecting tools

In Photoshop, you can customize shortcuts using the Keyboard Shortcuts command. Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. For more information, see Define new keyboard shortcuts.

Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.

Note: In rows with multiple tools listed, use the same shortcut to toggle through the different tools (they are grouped by shortcuts just as they are grouped in the Tools panel).

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Cycle through tools with the same shortcut key	Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected)	Shift-press shortcut key (if Use Shift Key for Tool Switch preference is selected)
Cycle through hidden tools	Alt-click + tool (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools)	Option-click + tool (except add anchor point, delete anchor point, and convert point tools)
Move tool	V	V
Rectangular Marquee tool^† Elliptical Marquee tool	M	M
Lasso tool Polygonal Lasso tool Magnetic Lasso tool	L	L
Magic Wand tool Quick Selection tool	W	W
Crop tool Slice tool Slice Select tool	C	C
Eyedropper tool^† Color Sampler tool Ruler tool Note tool Count tool^*	I	I
Spot Healing Brush tool Healing Brush tool Patch tool Red Eye tool	J	J
Brush tool Pencil tool Color Replacement tool	B	B
Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool	S	S
History Brush tool Art History Brush tool	Y	Y
Eraser tool^† Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool	E	E
Gradient tool Paint Bucket tool	G	G
Dodge tool Burn tool Sponge tool	O	O
Pen tool Freeform Pen tool	P	P
Horizontal Type tool Vertical Type tool Horizontal Type mask tool Vertical Type mask tool	T	T
Path Selection tool Direct Selection tool	A	A
Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Line tool Custom Shape tool	U	U
3D Rotate tool 3D Roll tool 3D Pan tool 3D Slide tool 3D Scale tool	K	K
3D Orbit tool 3D Roll View tool 3D Pan View tool 3D Walk View tool 3D Zoom tool	N	N
Hand tool^†	H	H
Rotate View tool	R	R
Zoom tool^†	Z	Z
^†Use same shortcut keys for Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker ^*Photoshop Extended only