The following key combinations can be used in place of the menus. xScope must be the frontmost application for them to work correctly.
| Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| ⌘1 | Show or hide the Dimensions tool |
| ⌘2 | Show or hide the Rulers tool |
| ⌘E | Toggles ruler extension |
| ⌘→ | Rotate ruler 30º clockwise |
| ⌘← | Rotate ruler 30º counter-clockwise |
| ⌘↓ | Rotate ruler 1º clockwise |
| ⌘↑ | Rotate ruler 1º counter-clockwise |
| ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge ruler position by one pixel |
| C | Toggles ruler calipers |
| ⌘3 | Show or hide the Screens tool |
| ⌘1 | Set screen size to 640 x 480 |
| ⌘2 | Set screen size to 800 x 600 |
| ⌘3 | Set screen size to 1024 x 768 |
| ⌘4 | Set screen size to custom size |
| ⌘B | Toggles browser content areas |
| ⌘4 | Show or hide the Loupe tool |
| ⌘= | Zoom in (plus sign to increase magnification) |
| ⌘- | Zoom out (minus sign to decrease magnification) |
| ⌘L | Lock position of loupe and continue display updates |
| ⌘D | Freeze display (no updates) |
| ⇧⌘C | Copy color at center of loupe to clipboard |
| ⌃⌘C | Copy image of loupe to clipboard |
| ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge a locked loupe position by one pixel |
| ⌘5 | Show or hide the Guides tool |
| ⌘G | Open guide wizard |
| ⇧⌘H | Create horizontal guide under mouse |
| ⇧⌘V | Create vertical guide under mouse |
| ⌘ drag | Holding down the command key will drag all guides at once |
| ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge current and linked guide positions by one pixel |
| ⌘6 | Show or hide the Frames tool |
| ⌘F | Open frame wizard |
| ⇧⌘F | Create frame guide under mouse |
| ⌘ drag | Holding down the command key will move all frames at once |
| ←, ↑, →, ↓ | Arrow keys nudge current and linked frame positions by one pixel |
| ⌘7 | Show or hide the Crosshair tool |
| ⌘⌥P | Show mouse position with crosshair |
| ⌘0 | Set crosshair origin (zero point) |
| ⌘T | Toggle the toolbar window |
The following key combinations are the default global hotkeys. They will work in any application and can be configured in xScope Preferences
| Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| ⌘⌥1 | Show or hide the Dimensions tool |
| ⌘⌥2 | Show or hide the Rulers tool |
| ⌘⌥3 | Show or hide the Screens tool |
| ⌘⌥4 | Show or hide the Loupe tool |
| ⌘⌥5 | Show or hide the Guides tool |
| ⌘⌥6 | Show or hide the Frames tool |
| ⌘⌥7 | Show or hide the Crosshair tool |
| ⌘⌥X | Make xScope the frontmost application |
| ⌘⇧5 | Enter shrink mode for measuring Dimensions |
| ⌘⇧6 | Create a measurement frame from current Dimensions |
| ⌥⌃C | Capture the current Dimensions |
| ⌥⌃L | Highlight the current Dimensions |
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