Acorn’s Menu Options
Below is a list of all of Acorn’s menu options. Many options come with preset keyboard shortcuts shown to their right. For an abbreviated list of common keyboard shortcuts, click here.
When an option is followed by an arrow (▸), a drop down menu is available with further options. When you click on an option that is followed by three dots (i.e. File Info…), a window will pop up with further choices. Menu items shown in red below are only present when you hold down the option key.
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Command ⌘
Control ^
Option ⌥
Shift ⇧
Tab ⇥
File
New ⌘N
New from clipboard ⌥⌘N
New from Selection
Duplicate
Open… ⌘O
Open Recent ▸
Close ⌘W
Close All ⌥⌘W
Save ⌘S
Save As ⇧⌘S
Save All
Revert
Add Images…
Export ▸
Export (web & other)… ⌥⌘S
Layer Export…
Smart Layer Export…
Export All Layers…
Share ▸
Airdrop
Messages
Add to Photos
Flickr
Actions ▸
File Info…⌥⇧⌘I
Page Setup…⇧⌘P
Print…⌘P
Edit
Undo ⌘Z
Redo ⇧⌘Z
Cut ⌘X
Copy ⌘C
Copy Merged ^⌘C
Paste ⌘V
Paste Into ⇧⌘V
Clear ⌫
Fill…
Tool ▸
Move V
Zoom Z
Pan H
Crop C
Paint B
Pencil N
Eraser E
Instant Alpha E
Rectangle Select M
Elliptical Select ⇧M
Free Select ⇧M
Polygonal Select ⇧M
Flood Fill K
Gradient G
Magic Wand W
Smudge ⇧O
Dodge ⇧O
Burn ⇧O
Clone ⇧O
Blur Brush
Sharpen Brush
Perspective Fix & Crop
Text T
Path Text TTT
Circle Text TT
Bézier Curve P
Bézier Anchor Select A
Bézier Convert Anchor ⇧C
Bézier Freehand
Rectangle R
Oval O
Line ;
Star
Arrow
Pick Color ^C
Font ▸
Show Fonts
Bold ⌘B
Italic ⌘I
Underline ⌘U
Bigger ⌘>
Smaller ⌘<
Kern
Use Default
Use None
Tighten ⌥⌘←
Tighten 10x ⌥⇧⌘←
Loosen ⌥⌘→
Loosen 10x ⌥⇧⌘→
Ligature
Use Default
Use None
Use All
Baseline
Use Default
Superscript
Subscript
Raise
Lower
Show Colors ⇧⌘C
Copy Style
Paste Style
Text ▸
Align Left
Center ⌘|
Justify
Align Right
Text Style ▸
Impact Outlined 48
Outlined
Shadowed
Strike Through
White with Shadow
Spelling ▸
Spelling….⌘:
Check Spelling ⌘;
Check Spelling as You Type
Emoji & Symbols ^⌘ Spacebar
View
Show Tab Bar
Show All Tabs
Zoom In ⌘+
Zoom Out ⌘-
Zoom To ▸
Fit in Window ⌘0
Actual Size ⌘1
200% ⌘2
400% ⌘3
800% ⌘4
25% & 50% ⌘5
Draw Shape Vectors/View Shape Outlines ⌘Y
Inspector ▸
Tool
Layer Filters
Shape Processors
Toggle All
Guides and Grids ▸
New Guide….
Lock Guides
Clear Guides
Toggle Guides ⌥⌘;
Toggle Grid ⌘’
Grid Settings…
Snap to Guides
Snap to Canvas
Snap to Layers
Snap to Shapes
Snap to Grid
Snap to Selection
Snap and Guide Preferences…
Show Ruler ⌘R
Enter Full Screen ^⌘F or F
Increase Brush Size ]
Decrease Brush Size [
Reset Colors D
Swap Colors X
Image
Resize Image… ⌥⌘I
Resize Canvas… ⌥⌘C
Image Depth ▸
8 Bits Per Channel (True Color)
16 Bits Per Channel (Deep Color)
32 Bits Per Channel (Really Deep Color)
Rotate Canvas ▸
90° Clockwise ⌘]
90° Counter-Clockwise ⌘[
Free Rotate…
Crop ⌥⌘K
Perspective Fix & Crop
Trim to Edges ^⌘T
Trim Out Selection ^⌥⌘T
Expand Canvas to Fit Layers
Flip Canvas Horizontal
Flip Canvas Vertical
Levels… ⌘L
Auto Levels ⇧⌘L
Curves… ⇧⌘M
Color Profile… ⇧⌘K
New Image from Camera…
New Image from Layered Screenshot ⇧⌘7
Layer
New Layer ⇧⌘N
New Layer with Selection ⌘J
New Layer with Cut Selection ⇧⌘J
New Layer from Camera…
New Shape Layer ⌥⇧⌘N
New Group Layer ⌘G
Ungroup Layer ⇧⌘G
Duplicate Layer ⇧⌘D
Delete Layer ^⌘-
Hide Layer ^⇧⌘H
Lock Layer ⌥⌘L
Add Layer Mask
Apply Layer Mask
Enable Layer Mask/Disable Layer Mask
Rasterize Shape Layer
Layer Filters ⇧⌘F
Enable Layer Filters/Disable Layer Filters
Flatten Layer Filters
Flatten All Layer Filters
Rotate and Transform ▸
Align ▸
Align Left Edges/Align Left Edges to Canvas
Align Right Edges/Align Right Edges to Canvas
Align Top Edges/Align Top Edges to Canvas
Align Bottom Edges/Align Bottom Edges to Canvas
Horizontal Align Center
Vertical Align Center
Horizontal Distribute Center
Vertical Distribute Center
Scale and Rotate ⇧⌘T
Perspective Transform
Offset and Wrap Layer
Rotate Layer 90 Clockwise
Rotate Layer 90 Counter-Clockwise
Flip Layer Horizontal
Flip Layer Vertical
Bring to Front ⇧⌘]
Bring Forward ⌥⌘]
Send Backward ⌥⌘[
Send to Back ⇧⌘[
Merge Down ⌘E
Merge Visible ⇧⌘E
Merge Visible to New Layer ⌥⇧⌘E
Flatten Image
Adjust Color…
Smart Export Settings…
Shape
Align ▸
Align Left Edges
Align Right Edges
Align Top Edges
Align Bottom Edges
Horizontal Align Center
Vertical Align Center
Horizontal Distribute Center
Vertical Distribute Center
Arrange ▸
Bring to Front ⇧⌘ ↑
Bring Forward ⌘ ↑
Send Backward ⌘↓
Send to Back ⇧⌘ ↓
Process ▸
Generate Shapes
Duplicate Shapes
Arrange Shapes in a Circle
Push Shapes from a Circle
Pull Shapes into a Circle
Randomize Location
Scatter Shapes
Arrange Shapes by Size
Arrange Shapes on a Spiral
Smooth and Tweak Shapes
Randomize Anchor Locations
Translate Location
Scale Shapes
Randomize Colors
Cycle Colors
Hue Shift
Text Splitter
Graduated Font Scale
Rotate
Blend Mode
Fill
Stroke
Flip
Show/Hide Process Window
Flip Vertically
Flip Horizontally
Duplicate Shape
Make Same Width
Make Same Height
Make Natural Size ^⌘=
Bézier Stuff ▸
Convert to Bézier Shape
Add Points
Close Path
Outline Path
Simplify Path
Smooth Path
Reverse Path
Delete Selected Segments
Reset All Anchors
Align All Anchors to Pixels
Extend Path
Union Paths
Intersect Paths
Difference Paths
Exclude Paths
Divide Paths
Convert to Circle Text
Convert to Path Text
Filter
Last Filter ⌘F
Show Layer Filters
Presets ▸
Blur ▸
Background Blur…
Bokeh Blur…
Box Blur…
Disc Blur…
Gaussian Blur…
Linear Gradient Blur…
Masked Blur…
Median…
Motion Blur…
Noise Reduction…
Radial Gradient Blur…
Zoom Blur…
Color Adjustment ▸
1bit
Alpha Multiply…
Color Controls…
Curves…
Dither…
Exposure Adjust…
Gamma Adjust…
Grayscale…
Hue Adjust…
Levels…
Mask to Alpha…
Remove Color Cast…
Replace Color…
Transparentomatic…
Vibrance…
White Point Adjust…
Color Effect ▸
Color Invert…
Color Monochrome…
Color Posterize…
Document Enhancer…
False Color…
Glowhoo…
Maximum Component…
Minimum Component…
Monotone…
Photo Effect Chrome
Photo Effect Fade
Photo Effect Instant
Photo Effect Mono
Photo Effect Noir
Photo Effect Process
Photo Effect Tonal
Photo Effect Transfer
Sepia Tone…
Thermal…
Vignette Effect…
X-ray…
Distortion Effect ▸
Bump Distortion Linear…
Bump Distortion…
Circle Splash Distortion…
Circular Wrap Distortion…
Glass Distortion…
Glass Lozenge…
Hole Distortion…
Light Tunnel Distortion…
Nine Part Tiled…
Pinch Distortion…
Torus Lens Distortion…
Twirl Distortion…
Vortex Distortion…
Generator ▸
Checkerboard…
Circles…
Constant Color…
Grid…
Lenticular Halo…
Random Generator…
Random Noise…
Render Clouds…
Star Shine…
Stripes…
Sunbeams…
Sunburst…
Gradient ▸
Linear Gradient…
Radial Gradient…
Smooth Linear Gradient…
Halftone Effect ▸
Circular Screen…
CMYK Halftone…
Dot Screen…
Hatched Screen…
Line Screen…
Misc ▸
Clamp…
Histogram…
Offset…
Redraw Layer…
Rotate…
Sharpen ▸
Sharpen Luminance…
Unsharp Mask…
Stylize ▸
Bevel…
Bloom…
Comic Effect…
Crystallize…
Depth of Field…
Drop Shadow…
Edge Work…
Edges…
Fuzz Stroke…
Gabor Gradients…
Gloom…
Gus’s Color Wheel…
Height Field From Mask…
Hexagonal Pixellate…
Highlight and Shadow Adjust…
Inner Shadow…
Line Overlay…
Opacity…
Pixelate…
Pointillize…
Shaded Material…
Spot Light…
Tilt Shift…
Tile Effect ▸
Eightfold Reflected Tile…
Fourfold Reflected Tile…
Fourfold Rotated Tile…
Fourfold Translated Tile…
Glide Reflected Tile…
Kaleidoscope…
Mirror…
Op Tile…
Parallelogram Tile…
Perspective Tile…
Reflection…
Sixfold Reflected Tile…
Sixfold Rotated Tile…
Triangle Kaleidoscope…
Triangle Tile…
Twelvefold Reflected Tile…
Add Border to Layer
New Image with Curved Drop Shadow
Select
Select All ⌘A
Make Selection from Layer
Make Shape from Selection
Clear Selection ⌘D
Hide Selection ^⌘H
Reselect
Quick Mask Q
Inverse ⇧⌘I
View Selection as Marching Ants/Clipped Out ⌘\
Select Next Shape ^⌘]
Select Previous Shape ^⌘[
Preset Selection ▸
2x3
3x5
4x3
4x6
5x7
8x10
16x9
16x20
20x30
Square
Window
Minimize ⌘M
Minimize All ⌥⌘M
Zoom Window ⌘/
Tile Window to Left of Screen
Tile Window to Right of Screen
Show Previous Tab ^⇧⇥
Show Next Tab ^⇥
Move Tab to New Window
Merge All Windows
Welcome to Acorn
Colors ⇧⌘C
Fonts
Brush Designer
Gather Palettes
New View
Bring All to Front
Arrange in Front
List of Currently Open Images
Help
Search
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Tutorials Online
Keyboard Shortcuts
Release Notes
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