Command Bar¶

To show the command bar, use the File ▸ Command Bar menu item (shortcut key '/' or '⌘⇧O'). This will show a window where you can type menu names or other commands to perform an action, and even search Acorn's help.

Command Bar will auto-complete command names with a fuzzy search algorithm. So for instance, if you're wanting to use the Fill Layer command, you can type the letters "fil" and Acorn's Command Bar will figure out the rest for you. It will also show a list of other commands you can invoke that it thinks you might want. You can use the up and down arrow keys to select the various commands.

To search Acorn's help documentation using Command Bar, type an "h" (for Help) followed by a space and then the topic name. For instance, if you type "h crop" all documentation related to the crop tool will be listed in the results. Then you can select the topic and the relevant documentation will open in a browser.

Command Bar Actions¶

Some useful quick commands that only show up in the Command Bar:

Fill Layer
Fills the current layer (or selection if there is one) with the current fill color
Fill Layer With Stroke Color
Fills the current layer (or selection if there is one) with the current stroke color
Toggle Light / Dark Appearance
This will swap between Acorn's dark and light Aqua interface
Toggle Float Palettes
This will toggle Acorn's preference for having floating palettes, or having them attached to your current image window
Feather (10px radius)
Feathers the current selection with a 10px radius
Use Pixels|Inches|Centimeters for Measurement
This will change the current measure unit to either Pixels, Inches, or Centimeters
Toggle Stroke
Turns off the stroke for the selected graphics
Toggle Fill
Turns off the fill for the selected graphics
Lowercase Text
Lowercases the text in selected text boxes
Uppercase Text
Uppercases the text in selected text boxes
Capitalize Text
Capitalizes the text in selected text boxes
Change Canvas Backdrop Color…
Use a color picker to change the color of the canvas backdrop / gutter
Latest Release Notes (bleeding edge)
Opens up the release notes for the beta version of Acorn
Toggle Y Origin
Toggles the Y origin from the top left corner or bottom left corner**
Toggle Shape Processors
Toggles on or off shape processors for the current shape layer
Toggle Layer Filters
Toggles on or off the filters for the current layer
Show Typography Panel
Brings up the system typography panel
Delete Hidden Layers
Removes all the hidden layers in the current image
Show All Layers
Turns the visibility on for any hidden layers
Hide All Layers
Turns the visibility off for any hidden layers
New Image From Selected Layers
Creates a new image using the selected layers
Toggle Show Menu in Full Screen
Sets a preference where Acorn will show or hide the menubar when in full screen (requires a restart of Acorn)
Vertical Align Text Top
Sets the vertical alignment to top for any selected text boxes
Vertical Align Text Middle
Sets the vertical alignment to middle for any selected text boxes
Vertical Align Text Bottom
Sets the vertical alignment to bottom for any selected text boxes
Maximize Window
Sets the window size to the current display's dimensions
Select All Layers
Selects all layers in the layers list
JavaScript Console
Shows the JavaScript console, where you can find debug messages. This is useful for plugin authors or advanced users. Any output from JavaScript plugins will go here (via console.log())
HALD 16 | 25 | 64 | 144 LUT
Make a new image for creating a 3d LUT (Lookup table)
Export LUT…
Export the current image as a LUT
Extract Each Selected Shape to a New Layer
Takes each selected shape and makes a new layer for it
Copy Bitmap Text to Clipboard
Use AI to detect the text in a bitmap image and copy it to the clipboard
Trim To Inner Opaque Edges
Trim an image to its innermost opaque edges
Copy As HTML img Tag @1x | @2x | @3x
Copy an img src tag to the clipboard using the current image dimensions
Crop Square | 4x6 | 2x3 | Etc…
Add a new crop guide to your image with the various dimensions