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 visit Keyboard Shortcuts.

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
Open… ⌘O
Open Recent ▸

Close ⌘W
Close All ⌥⌘W
Save ⌘S
Save As ⇧⌘S
Duplicate
Rename... Move to...
Revert to ▸

Add Images…

Export ▸
  Export (web & other)… ⌥⌘S
  Layer Export…
  Smart Layer Export…
  Export All Layers…

Share ▸
  Mail
  Airdrop
  Messages

Actions ▸
  PDF Workflow
  Open in Mail
  Open in Preview

Command Bar...

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
  Measure
  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
  Polygon

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 ▸
 Helvetica Light 96
 Impact Outlined 48
 Lucida Grande Bold 96
 Outlined
 Shadowed
 Strike Through
 Times New Roman 96
 White with Shadow

Spelling ▸
 Show Spelling and Grammar⌘:
 Check Spelling ⌘;
 Check Spelling as You Type

Autofill ▸
 Contact
 Passwords

Start Dictation
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…
Auto Enhance
Remove Background
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
 Reverse Order of Shapes
 Arrange Shapes on a Spiral
 Smooth and Tweak Shapes
 Randomize Anchor Locations
 Add Anchors
 Translate Location
 Scale Shapes
 Randomize Colors
 Cycle Colors
 Hue Shift
 Text Splitter
 Graduated Font Scale
 Rotate
 Blend Mode
 Fill
 Stroke
 Flip
 Horizontal Distribute
 Vertical Distribute
 Show/Hide Process Window
 Flatten Shape Processors

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 Absolute Difference
 Color Controls…
 Color Threshold Otsu
 Color Threshold
 Curves…
 Dither…
 Exposure Adjust…
 Gamma Adjust…
 Grayscale…
 Hue Adjust…
 Levels…
 Look Up Table (LUT)...
 Mask to Alpha…
 Remove Color Cast…
 Replace Color…
 Transparentomatic…
 Vibrance…
 White Point Adjust…

Color Effect ▸
 Color Invert…
 Color Monochrome…
 Color Posterize…
 Convert LAB or RGB...
 Convert RGB to LAB...
 Document Enhancer…
 False Color…
 Glowhoo…
 Matte...
 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
 RGBA Multiplier
 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…
 Custom Filter...
 Histogram…
 Offset…
 Redraw Layer…
 Rotate…

Sharpen ▸
 Sharpen Luminance…
 Unsharp Mask…

Stylize ▸
 Bevel…
 Bloom…
 Canny Edge Detector...
 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…
 Person Segmentation...
 Pixelate…
 Pointillize…
 Shaded Material…
 Simple Film Grain...
 Snapshot Reblend...
 Snapshot...
 Sobel Gradients...
 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
Clear Selection ⌘D
Hide Selection ^⌘H
Reselect
Quick Mask Q

Select Subject
Mask Subject

Make Selection from Layer
Make Shape from Selection
Stroke Selection

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
Replaced Tiled Window

Remove Window from Set

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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Keyboard Shortcuts
Release Notes
Report Bugs or Feature Requests

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