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How to modify keyboard mapping to use a different key for "key + scroll" to zoom?

Felicien

Hi there,

 

I spent the last hour+ trying to find a solution for this basic “problem” I have and I can’t seem to find anything helpful anywhere so far.

Quick background.

For a lot of reasons Figma makes perfect sense in my workflow now but I only recently started to incorporate it while still heavily using Adobe (on Mac with mouse). My problem is the following.

On Adobe, for zoom scrolling I hold “option” key and scroll to zoom in/out. And on Figma I have to hold "command" key and scroll. I’m sure one can relate on the frustrating muscle memory gymnastic you have to do each time you’re switching from Illustrator to Figma -- for example.

If anyone knows how to re-map the key to hold for zoom scrolling on Figma I would be sooo damn grateful.

 

Merci beaucoup

Best answer by Sam008001

Hey Felicien, Currently, Figma does not support modifying or customizing the keyboard key used in combination with scroll to zoom (e.g., changing from Ctrl/Cmd + scroll to Alt/Option + scroll) within the app itself. This zoom shortcut is fixed and cannot be remapped through Figma's native settings or UI.

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Sam008001
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Hey Felicien, Currently, Figma does not support modifying or customizing the keyboard key used in combination with scroll to zoom (e.g., changing from Ctrl/Cmd + scroll to Alt/Option + scroll) within the app itself. This zoom shortcut is fixed and cannot be remapped through Figma's native settings or UI.

Felicien
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Thanks for this clear answer Sam

 

Wirkkarl
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Felicien wrote:

Hi there,

 

I spent the last hour+ trying to find a solution for this basic “problem” I have and I can’t seem to find anything helpful anywhere so far.

Quick background.

For a lot of reasons Figma makes perfect sense in my workflow now but I only recently started to incorporate it while still heavily using Adobe (on Mac with mouse). My problem is the following.

On Adobe, for zoom scrolling I hold “option” key and scroll to zoom in/out. And on Figma I have to hold "command" key and scroll. I’m sure one can relate on the frustrating muscle memory gymnastic you have to do each time you’re switching from Illustrator to Figma -- for example.

If anyone knows how to re-map the key to hold for zoom scrolling on Figma I would be sooo damn grateful.

 

Merci beaucoup

Hi Felicien,

I totally get the muscle memory struggle switching between Adobe and Figma shortcuts! Unfortunately, Figma does not currently support remapping modifier keys for zoom scroll natively.

Here are a couple of workarounds you might try:

  1. System-level remapping tools like Karabiner-Elements (macOS) can let you swap keys globally or per-app, so you could remap Option to Command only when using Figma. This would keep your Adobe shortcuts intact but change the key for Figma.

  2. Use a mouse or trackpad driver utility that lets you customize scroll + modifier behavior per application.

  3. Submit a feature request to Figma’s team — they often listen to popular user feedback for keyboard customization.

Hope this helps ease the shortcut pain! If you want, I can help draft a feature request or point you to some remapping configs.

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