Reference Quest

Keyboard Shortcuts

Build editor muscle memory for navigation, scene editing, running, search, and script flow.

10-20 min Practice first Godot 4.6

Godot 4 Keyboard Shortcuts

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Live keyboard

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72 shortcuts

General

15 shortcuts

Save Scene

Save the currently open scene to disk.

Ctrl+ S

Save Scene As

Save the current scene under a new file name.

Ctrl+ Shift+ S

Save All Scenes

Save every modified scene in the project.

Ctrl+ Shift+ Alt+ S

New Scene

Create a new empty scene.

Ctrl+ N

Open Scene

Open an existing scene file from the project.

Ctrl+ O

Reload Saved Scene

Discard unsaved changes and reload the scene from disk.

Ctrl+ Shift+ T

Close Scene

Close the active scene tab.

Ctrl+ W

Run Project

Launch the project's main scene.

F5

Run Current Scene

Run only the scene currently open in the editor.

F6

Run Specific Scene

Pick a scene file to run from a dialog.

Ctrl+ Shift+ F5

Stop Running Project

Stop the running game instance.

F8

Toggle Fullscreen

Make the editor go fullscreen.

Shift+ F11

Toggle Distraction-Free Mode

Hide side panels for focused editing.

Ctrl+ Shift+ F11

Undo

Undo the most recent change.

Ctrl+ Z

Redo

Reapply the most recently undone change.

Ctrl+ Shift+ Z

Script Editor

18 shortcuts

Toggle Line Comment

Comment or uncomment the selected line(s).

Ctrl+ K

Duplicate Selection

Duplicate the current line or selected text.

Ctrl+ D

Delete Line

Remove the line under the cursor.

Ctrl+ Shift+ K

Move Line Up

Shift the current line one row up.

Alt+ Up

Move Line Down

Shift the current line one row down.

Alt+ Down

Indent Left

Outdent the current selection by one level.

Shift+ Tab

Indent Right

Indent the current selection by one level.

Tab

Auto-Indent

Reformat indentation of the current selection.

Ctrl+ I

Find

Open the find dialog inside the current script.

Ctrl+ F

Find Next

Jump to the next match of the current find query.

F3

Find Previous

Jump to the previous match of the current find query.

Shift+ F3

Replace

Open the find-and-replace dialog inside the script.

Ctrl+ R

Go to Line

Jump to a specific line number in the script.

Ctrl+ L

Go to Function

Open the function picker for the current script.

Ctrl+ Alt+ F

Toggle Bookmark

Add or remove a bookmark on the current line.

Ctrl+ B

Go to Next Bookmark

Jump to the next bookmark in the open scripts.

Ctrl+ Down

Trigger Code Completion

Manually invoke autocomplete at the cursor.

Ctrl+ Space

Look Up Symbol

Open the docs page for the symbol under the cursor.

Ctrl+ Click

Scene & Node

9 shortcuts

Add Child Node

Add a child node to the selected node.

Ctrl+ A

Instantiate Child Scene

Add an existing scene as a child of the selected node.

Ctrl+ Shift+ A

Duplicate Node

Clone the selected node in the Scene panel.

Ctrl+ D

Delete Node

Remove the selected node from the scene tree.

Delete

Rename Node

Edit the name of the selected node inline.

F2

Move Node Up

Shift the selected node up among its siblings.

Ctrl+ Up

Move Node Down

Shift the selected node down among its siblings.

Ctrl+ Down

Save Branch as Scene

Convert the selected branch into its own scene file.

Ctrl+ Shift+ B

Filter Nodes

Focus the Scene panel's filter input.

Ctrl+ Alt+ P

2D Editor

10 shortcuts

Select Tool

Activate the selection tool in the 2D viewport.

Q

Move Tool

Activate the move/translate tool.

W

Rotate Tool

Activate the rotation tool.

E

Scale Tool

Activate the scale tool.

R

Frame Selection

Center and zoom the 2D viewport on the selection.

F

Center View

Reset the 2D viewport pan to origin.

Shift+ F

Zoom In

Zoom in on the 2D viewport.

=

Zoom Out

Zoom out on the 2D viewport.

-

Toggle Smart Snap

Enable or disable smart snapping in 2D.

Shift+ Q

Toggle Grid Snap

Enable or disable grid snapping in 2D.

G

3D Editor

10 shortcuts

Select Tool (3D)

Activate the selection tool in the 3D viewport.

Q

Move Tool (3D)

Activate the move/translate tool in 3D.

W

Rotate Tool (3D)

Activate the rotation tool in 3D.

E

Scale Tool (3D)

Activate the scale tool in 3D.

R

Front View

Switch the 3D viewport to the front orthographic view.

Numpad 1

Right View

Switch the 3D viewport to the right orthographic view.

Numpad 3

Top View

Switch the 3D viewport to the top orthographic view.

Numpad 7

Toggle Perspective/Orthographic

Flip between perspective and orthographic projection.

Numpad 5

Frame Selection (3D)

Center the 3D camera on the selected node.

F

Toggle Snap (3D)

Enable or disable transform snapping in 3D.

Y

Debugger

4 shortcuts

Toggle Breakpoint

Add or remove a breakpoint on the current line.

F9

Step Over

Step over the current line in the debugger.

F10

Step Into

Step into the function call in the debugger.

F11

Continue

Resume execution after a breakpoint.

F12

Search & Navigation

6 shortcuts

Quick Open

Fuzzy-search and jump to any file in the project.

Ctrl+ Shift+ O

Quick Open Script

Fuzzy-search scripts only.

Alt+ Shift+ O

Quick Open Scene

Fuzzy-search scenes only.

Ctrl+ Alt+ O

Find in Files

Search across every script in the project.

Ctrl+ Shift+ F

Search Help

Open the docs search dialog.

F1

Command Palette

Open the editor's command palette to run any action.

Ctrl+ Shift+ P
Tutor Checkpoint

Lock the pattern in

Before jumping to the next page, turn the idea into one tiny scene or script. That is where the Godot habit sticks.

Unity habit

Replace familiar Unity editor motion with Godot's quick open and scene navigation.

Unreal habit

Expect less modal editor complexity, but learn the core speed keys.

Godot habit

Use shortcuts to keep iteration focused while testing scenes repeatedly.

Try this

Pick five shortcuts and use only keyboard navigation for one small edit session.