Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts will make your time with Factorio a lot smoother. From simple tasks like rotating an object to more advanced techniques like splitting resource stacks, a keyboard shortcut can go a long way in saving time. We've selected some of the most helpful keyboard shortcuts in Factorio to ensure you're being just as efficient as your production pipeline.

1. Basic Interaction
2. Inventory
3. Crafting
4. Tools
5. Advanced Interaction

You can also change your keyboard shortcuts in the control settings in the main menu at any time to something that works better for you.

Basic Interaction

These shortcuts will help with navigating basic interactions to help you get started on your journey in Factorio such as opening your inventory, mining, building, and more.

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Open Character Screen	R
Clear Cursor	Q
Mine	Right-Click
Build	Left-Click (When something is selected)
Rotate	R
Reverse Rotate	Shift + R
Drop Item	Z
Zoom In	Mouse Wheel Up
Zoom Out	Mouse Wheel Down
Pick Up Items	F

Inventory

These shortcuts will help manage your inventory and make it easier to pull out or put in a specific number of resources. To use these shortcuts, you'll need to open your inventory, which you can do with the E key.

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Pick Up/Drop item Stack	Left-Click
Stack transfer	Shift + Left-Click
Inventory Transfer	Control + Left-Click
Fast Entity Transfer (Used for Furnaces, chests, etc.)	Control Left-Click
Cursor Split (Moves half the selected item into your cursor)	Right Click
Stack Split	Shift + Right Click
Inventory Split	Control + Right Click
Fast Entity Split	Control + Right Click
Toggle Filter (Creates a filter for that specific item)	Middle-Click

Crafting

Crafting shortcuts will allow you to craft in bulk without having to click the same recipe multiple times. This is useful when you begin to need bulk items at the same time.

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Craft 1	Left-Click
Craft 5	Right-Click
Craft All	Shift + Left-Click
Cancel Crafting 1	Left-Click
Cancel Crafting 5	Right-Click
Cancel Crafting All	Shift + Left-Click

Tools

These are some of the shortcuts you'll use the most once you get really into planning and upgrading your base of operations.

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Copy	Control + C
Cut	Control + X
Paste	Control + V
Next Clipboard (Cycles clipboard history)	Shift + Mouse Wheel Up
Previous Clipboard	Shift + Mouse Wheel Down
Undo	Control + Z
Make New Blueprint	Alt + B
Make New Deconstruction Planner	Alt + D
Make New Upgrade Planner	Alt + U
Toggle Exoskeleton	Alt + E

Advanced Interaction

As you grow your factory and get more into the nitty gritty of what Factorio has to offer, you'll start using these shortcuts a bit more to save time.

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Select for Blueprint	Control + Left-Click
Select for Deconstruction Cancellation	Shift + Left-Click
Reverse Select (Activates Downgrade mode in the Upgrade planner)	Right-Click
Focus Search	Control + F
Larger Tile Building Area	Numpad+
Smaller Tile Building Area	Numpad -
Remove Pole Cables (removes wires from Poles or Circuits)	Shift + Left-Click
Add Train Stop (Only usable in the Locomotive GUI)	Shift + Left-Click
Build with Obstacle Avoidance (Only usable for Rail building)	Control + Left-Click
Ping a Map Location	Control + Alt + Left-Click

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