How do I change my keyboard shortcuts

Hey @Olly_the_Designer ,
In order to change your keyboard shorcut, you can:

1. Click in ‘?’ icon in the bottom-right and select Keyboard shortcuts

2. Select the Layout tab.
3. Use the dropdown to update your layout
   
   

• or, use the keyboard shortcut:
  • Mac: ⌃ ControlShift?
  • Windows: CtrlShift?

I hope this helps!

Thank you, but I want to utilise my additional function keys to more easily perform functions.

For example, instead of pressing Ctrl+Alt+K to make a component, I want to press my G1 button on my keyboard.

Thanks

Hi there! Unfortunately, it’s not possible to customize your shortcuts. Still, others in the community also requested it. Feel free to vote and share your interest here:

Our team monitors it. Thank you!

When will this fundamental aspect be added? It can be done on other design platforms, and many of the shortcuts are not memorable and do not contribute to an enhanced workflow.

Accessibility is something that is regulated, so I don’t think ‘voting’ for it is necessary when it should be something that is focussed on. I find the current approach quite discriminating.

I can’t believe Figma doesn’t have customizable keyboard shortcuts—it’s like a bad joke, considering it’s one of the most widely used programs for graphic design.

I would also love the ability to modify the keybinds!

Ideally, I could even set up multiple keys to trigger the same thing. Mainly, I want to chang ‘R’ to trigger the text tool instead of rectangle since I hit ‘R’ by mistake a lot when working quickly, but I still want ‘T’ to trigger text tool as well. Since I can always add rectangle from the menu, I’m not losing anything.

I just migrate from mac to windows and I need to relearn all comands. Any solution?

For mac users, you can try overriding app shortcuts in System Preferences or open up Spotlight and search for “keyboard shortcuts”. In there, click on the + sign to add a shortcut, and choose “Figma” as the application.

The name of the shortcut is based on the path of action from Figma’s top menu bar.
Name examples: “Arrange->Align Vertical Centers”, “Edit->Copy”.

Hope this helps.

Does this actually work? I tried with quotes and without and didn’t work

Hi @Ronny_Kraft , it should work without quotes. The arrows(->) in there are a combination of the ‘dash’ (-) and ‘more than’ sign (>). Here’s a screenshot of mine that is working.

I’ve had overriding shortcuts not working before but never fully “troubleshooted” the cause. One suspicion is the shortcut might be overridden by another app (e.g. password managers).

This is insane.. How can be that such a fundamental functionality as assigning custom shortcuts is NOT supported. I have been using my own shortcuts for Aligning long time. And suddenly, out of nowhere Figma decided to repurpose these shortcuts for some functionality I never even needed / heard of. AND, when I want to create custom shortcut with Mac’s System Preferences – it wouldn’t work. Thank you very much, Figma, for ruining my workflow without providing any alternative solution.
It gives me flashbacks of ‘Adobe’s vibe’…