Keyboard Shortcut Kicad / Hostkeys

left mouse button

Move selection.

Shift + left mouse button

Copy selection.

Ctrl + left mouse button

Drag selection.

Ctrl + Shift + left mouse button

Delete selection.

Help (this window)

Ctrl+F1

Zoom In

F1

Zoom Out

F2

Zoom Redraw

F3

Zoom Center

F4

Fit on Screen

Home

Zoom to Selection

@

Reset Local Coordinates

Space

Edit Item

E

Delete Item

Del

Rotate Item

R

Drag Item

G

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Mouse Left Click

Return

Mouse Left Double Click

End

Save Schematic

Ctrl+S

Load Schematic

Ctrl+O

Find Item

Ctrl+F

Find Next Item

F5

Find Next DRC Marker

Shift+F5

Find and Replace

Ctrl+Alt+F

Repeat Last Item

Ins

Move Block → Drag Block

Tab

Copy Block

Ctrl+C

Paste Block

Ctrl+V

Cut Block

Ctrl+X

Move Schematic Item

M

Duplicate Symbol or Label

C

Add Symbol

A

Add Power

P

Mirror X

X

Mirror Y

Y

Orient Normal Symbol

N

Edit Symbol Value

V

Edit Symbol Reference

U

Edit Symbol Footprint

F

Edit with Symbol Editor

Ctrl+E

Begin Wire

W

Begin Bus

B

End Line Wire Bus

K

Add Label

L

Add Hierarchical Label

H

Add Global Label

Ctrl+L

Add Junction

J

Add No Connect Flag

Q

Add Sheet

S

Add Wire Entry

Z

Add Bus Entry

/

Add Graphic PolyLine

I

Add Graphic Text

T

Update PCB from Schematic

F8

Autoplace Fields

O

Leave Sheet

Alt+BkSp

Delete Node

BkSp

Highlight Connection

Ctrl+X