DrawZal has 3 global shortcuts that work in any app, assignable shortcuts for drawing mode, and 30 single-key actions you press without modifiers. All shortcuts on this page are defaults, and you can change them in Settings › Shortcuts.
Based on DrawZal 0.4.0 · checked
Global shortcuts that work in any app
Global shortcuts work even when DrawZal is not the frontmost app. They start and stop drawing and toggle Ghost Mode, which keeps your drawings on screen while you click the app underneath.
Global
Shortcut
Action
⌥⇥
Start/Stop Drawing
⌃⇥
Start Without Toolbar
F1
Ghost Mode
Drawing mode shortcuts
These assignable shortcuts work while you are drawing. The action names match the "Assignable Shortcuts" list in Settings › Shortcuts.
While you are drawing, pressing one key without modifiers such as ⌘ or ⌥ runs the action below. You can give each key a different action or "Do Nothing" in Settings › Shortcuts under "Single-Key Actions (While Drawing, No Modifiers)".
Turns the flashlight on or off. You can turn this off in Settings.
Hold fn
While drawing, clicks pass through to the app underneath. In Ghost Mode, you can draw.
⌘-drag
Moves drawings like the hand tool, even in the middle of drawing.
⌥⌘-drag
Copies drawings and moves the copy.
⌃-drag
Scissors: erases the drawings inside the area you drag over.
⌃⌥-drag
Erases with the eraser.
⌥-drag
Draws with the paired tool (brush and quick arrow, arrow and line, rectangle and ellipse).
⌥-click
Stamps the next number badge where you click (brush, quick arrow, highlighter, arrow, line, rectangle, ellipse, and text tools). Pro
⇧-drag
Snaps lines and arrows to 45° steps and makes rectangles and ellipses square and round.
⌘-double-click
Selects one drawing to edit. Add ⇧ to select more.
Right-click
Stops drawing (the "Hide Drawings" setting). With the default settings your drawings are cleared too; start drawing again and press ⌘Z to bring them back.
⌘-right-click
Opens the Tool Wheel.
⌥-right-click
Opens the Color Wheel.
⌃-right-click
Clears the screen.
Scroll
Changes the hue (you can switch it to thickness in Settings). With the flashlight it changes the radius, with the eraser its size, and while typing the text size.
⌘-scroll
Changes the thickness 1 pt at a time, including selected drawings.
⌥-scroll, pinch
Changes the magnifier zoom. Pinching while typing changes the text size.
Pen tablet eraser end
Erases drawings.
You can change the right-click actions in Settings › Mouse & Keyboard › Right-click.
How do I change a shortcut?
Open Settings… from the DrawZal menu bar icon and choose Shortcuts. You can also type the action name into "Search Settings" at the top of the window.
Click the item, then press the new shortcut. If another action already uses that shortcut, the two actions swap shortcuts.
Use "Shortcuts Preset" in Settings › Presets to export your shortcuts to a file and import it on another Mac. "Settings Preset (Includes Shortcuts)" moves your other settings too. See Settings and presets for details.
