Keyboard Shortcuts

This page lists all keyboard shortcuts available in Retro Asset Studio.

Image Editor¶

These shortcuts are active when the Image Editor tab is open in the Character Designer, Asset Generator, or Spritesheet Editor.

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Z`	Undo the last edit
`Ctrl+Shift+Z`	Redo the last undone edit
`Ctrl+Y`	Redo the last undone edit (alternative)
`Ctrl+Left`	Move all pixels one step left
`Ctrl+Right`	Move all pixels one step right
`Ctrl+Up`	Move all pixels one step up
`Ctrl+Down`	Move all pixels one step down

The move shortcuts match the Image > Move Pixels menu commands. Pixels pushed off the edge are lost, and the exposed row or column is filled with the transparent color (or the first palette color). See Image menu. Mirror, Scale Image, and Resize Canvas have no shortcut; use the Image menu.

Pose Editor¶

These shortcuts are active when manipulating the skeleton on the Pose Editor canvas.

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl` + Drag	Free-move mode: drag a joint without bone-length constraints (allows changing bone length)

The following shortcuts are shown in the Edit menu. They dispatch keyboard events and work when the corresponding input or tool is focused.

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Z`	Undo
`Ctrl+Shift+Z`	Redo

Palette Interactions¶

These are mouse-based interactions in the palette sidebar that function like shortcuts:

Interaction	Action
Click swatch	Select the color as the active drawing color
Double-click swatch	Open the color picker to change that color globally
Shift+click swatch	Merge the clicked color into the currently selected color

Spritesheet Editor Interactions¶

Interaction	Action
Drag a frame thumbnail onto another	Swap the two frames' positions
Hover a frame, click the trash icon	Delete the frame (no undo)

Note

Retro Asset Studio currently relies primarily on toolbar buttons for tool selection and view changes. Most actions are accessible through the graphical interface rather than keyboard shortcuts. More shortcuts are planned; suggestions are welcome in the feedback repository.