How To Add Keyboard Shortcut In GIMP

In this tutorial, we will discuss the steps required to add Shortcut keys in GIMP. We will add a shortcut to resize the image for demonstration purpose.

Step 1 - Open Preferences Dialog

Click on Edit Button on Top Menu Bar and then click on Preferences option as shown in Fig 1.

Fig 1

It shows the Preferences Dialog as shown in Fig 2. We can directly go to Keyboard Shortcuts by clicking on the Keyboard Shortcuts Option as shown in Fig 1.

Fig 2

Step 2 - Open Keyboard Shortcuts Panel

Now click on the Interface Option on Left Panel. It shows several options including a button to add a shortcut as shown in Fig 3.

Fig 3

Click on the Configure Keyboard Shortcuts Button keeping Save keyboard shortcuts on exit checkbox checked as shown in Fig 3.

Step 3 - Configure Keyboard Shortcut

Expand the Image option and keep Scale Image selected as shown in Fig 4.

Fig 4

Now press the combination of keys to record the shortcut. I have used Ctrl + Alt + I as shown in Fig 5.

Fig 5

Click on Close Button to save the shortcut and click on Ok Button to close the preferences dialog.

Now open an image and press Ctrl + Alt + I. It will show the options to resize an Image as shown in Fig 6.

Fig 6

These are the steps required to add a keyboard shortcut in GIMP.