The following keyboard shortcuts apply to fractal windows:
| Windows | Mac | Menu command | Description |
| Ctrl+A | Cmd+A | File|Save Parameters | Saves a parameter set describing the fractal. See Parameter files. |
| Ctrl+E | Cmd+E | File|Export Image | Exports the fractal as an image. See Exporting and rendering. |
| Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z | Edit|Undo | Undoes the last action. See Fractal history. |
| Ctrl+Y | Cmd+Y | Edit|Redo | Cancels the last Undo command. |
| Ctrl+C | Cmd+C | Edit|Copy | Copies the parameter text of the fractal to the Clipboard. See Copying and pasting. |
| Ctrl+I | Cmd+I | Edit|Copy Image | Copies the image of the fractal to the Clipboard. |
| Ctrl+V | Cmd+V | Edit|Paste | Pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the fractal. |
| F4 | F4 | Fractal|Gradient | Shows the gradient editor to edit the colors of the fractal. |
| I or F9 | I or F9 | Fractal|Zoom In | Zooms in to the position of the mouse cursor (Shift+I to zoom in further). |
| O or F10 | O or F10 | Fractal|Zoom Out | Zooms out of the position of the mouse cursor (Shift+O to zoom out further). |
| Ctrl+F | Cmd+F | Fractal|Full Screen | Shows the fractal in full-screen mode. |
| F5 | F5 | Fractal|Normal Mode | Selects Normal mode for zooming, panning, and rotating by dragging the mouse. |
| F6 | F6 | Fractal|Select Mode | Selects Select mode for zooming using a zoom box. |
| F7 | F7 | Fractal|Switch Mode | Selects Switch mode for switching to a related fractal type. |
| Ctrl+R | Cmd+R | Fractal|Render to Disk | Adds the fractal to the queue of render jobs. See Rendering images. |
| Ctrl+1..4 | Cmd+1..4 | Right-click, Gradient|Randomize | Randomizes the gradient of the active layer. |
| Ctrl+J | Cmd+J | Right-click, Gradient|Adjust Colors | Adjusts the colors of the active layer. |
| Ctrl+] Ctrl+[ |
Cmd+] Cmd+[ |
Right-click, Gradient|Cycle Colors | Cycles the colors in the active layer. |
| Ctrl+ arrow keys |
Cmd+ arrow keys |
- | Pans the fractal in steps of one pixel. |
| Shift+Ctrl+ arrow keys |
Shift+Cmd+ arrow keys |
- | Pans the fractal in steps of ten pixels. |