Keyboard Shortcuts

Nearly every action has a keyboard shortcut, so annotating stays quick.
Inside the app, the ? button in the bottom-left corner shows the same list.

Switching tools

AArrow
TText (press again to toggle the text-box variant)
MFrames (each press cycles rectangle → rounded → ellipse → line)
P / Shift+PPen / Highlighter
SNumbered badges
BRedaction — black, white, blur, pixelate (each press cycles the mode)
CCrop (Enter to confirm)
Esc / VDismiss (first press closes palettes, second clears the selection)

Editing

EnterEdit the selected text (both Text and Text Box)
Ctrl+C / X / VCopy / Cut / Paste
Ctrl+DDuplicate
DeleteDelete
Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+Shift+Z / Ctrl+YRedo
Ctrl+ASelect all
Shift+Ctrl+ADeselect (keeps the current tool)

Move & transform (with a selection)

Nudge 1px
Shift+arrowsNudge 10px
Alt+arrowsScale by 0.5% (add Shift for 5%)
Shift+dragMove along one axis only (no diagonal drift)
Shift while drawing a line/arrowSnap to 45°

Styling (with a selection)

XToggle fill / stroke and open the palette
Shift+XSwap fill and stroke colors
DReset to the tool's default colors
TCycle fonts (text selected)

Selecting (mouse)

DragRubber-band select (works from outside the canvas too)
Shift+clickAdd to / remove from the selection
Shift+drag (from empty space)Add by rubber band (add Alt to subtract)
Hold CtrlTemporary select tool (rubber-band while a drawing tool is armed)

Double-click

TextEnter edit mode (both Text and Text Box)
Line-height handle (the ↕ above the text)Reset line height to the default (1.35)
Letter-spacing handle (the ↔ below the text)Reset letter spacing to the default (0)

View

1100% (1 image pixel = 1 screen pixel)
0 / FFit to window
+ / Zoom in / out (15% steps)
Ctrl+wheelZoom
SpaceHand tool (while held)
HTemporarily hide all annotations (to check the image underneath)

This list reflects the in-development build. The ? panel inside the app is always current.