Swap Colors in Photoshop (macOS)
Press X to swap the foreground color and the background color.
What it does
The swap is most useful on a layer mask. Painting with black hides a part of the layer and painting with white shows it again, so one key switches between hiding and showing while the brush stays on the canvas. Together with the default colors it covers most of the work on a mask: reset the colors once, then swap as you paint.
More Photoshop shortcuts: Tools
- Quick Mask mode
- Move tool
- Marquee tools
- Lasso tools
- Quick Selection / Magic Wand
All 212 Photoshop shortcuts for macOSThe full list has a search and a printable PDF.
Questions
What is the Photoshop shortcut for Swap Colors on macOS?
X. Press it to swap the foreground color and the background color.