KSP operates on various platforms, so the Mod key differs between them. On Windows, the key is assigned to Alt. On macOS, the key is mapped to an Option key. On Linux, it’s the right Shift.
Kerbal Space Program PC Controls & Keybinds – General:
List with all the default General Controls & Keybinds KSP:
- Escape – Pause Menu
- Up, Down, Right & Left arrows – Turn view
- Numpad + – Zoom in
- Numpad – – Zoom out
- Page Up – Scroll view up
- Page Down – Scroll view down
- Home – Scroll stage icons up
- End – Scroll stage icons down
F Menu Controls KSP:
- F1 – Screenshot
- F2 – UI visibility
- F3 – results screen
- F4 – ship labels
- F5 – Quicksave
- Mod + F5 – Make a specific, user-inputted quicksave
- F6 – Previous action
- F7 – Next action
- F9 Hold – Load quicksave
- Mod + F9 – Load a specific quicksave
- F10 – temperature gauges
- Mod + F10 – Load saved game state dialogue box
- F11 – temperatures overlay
- F12 – aerodynamic forces overlay
- Mod + F12 – Debug & cheat menu
Kerbal Space Program PC Controls & Keybinds – Flight:
List with all the default Flight Controls & Keybinds KSP
- W – Pitch down
- S – Pitch up
- A – Yaw left
- D – Yaw right
- Q – Roll left
- E – Roll right
- Caps Lock – precision controls
- Left Shift – Increase throttle
- Left Control – Decrease throttle
- Space – Launch stage
- F Hold – Invert SAS state
- T – SAS
- C – IVA view
- V – camera view
- ` – Reset camera
- \ – camera movement (mouse)
- X – Cut throttle
- Z – Full throttle
- G – landing gear
- U – lights
- B – Wheel brake
- M – orbital map
- Tab – Cycle focus in orbital map
- Shift + Tab – Reverse cycle focus in orbital map
- Backspace – Reset focus in orbital map
- . – Time warp increase
- , – Time warp decrease
- Mod + . – Forced time warp increase
- Mod + , – Forced time warp decrease
- / – Stop time warp
- . (numpad del) – navball
- Insert – Default controls
- Delete – Docking controls
- ] – Focus through ships
- [ – Cycle through ships
- 1-9, 0 – Activate custom action group 1-10
- Backspace – Activate abort action group
- Mod + L – Lock current stage
- Mod + X – Reset trim
- Right-click – Open part info window
- Mod + Right click – Open multiple info windows for fuel transfer
Flight RCS Controls:
- R – RCS
- H – RCS translate forward
- N – RCS translate backwards
- I – RCS translate down
- K – RCS translate up
- J – RCS translate left
- L – RCS translate right
Kerbal Space Program PC Controls & Keybinds – Docking:
List with all the default Docking Controls & Keybinds KSP
- Space – translation & rotation
- W – Pitch down or also Translate forward
- S – Pitch up or also Translate backwards
- A – Yaw left or also Translate left
- D – Yaw right or also Translate right
- Q – Roll left
- E – Roll right
- Left Shift – Translate up
- Left Control – Translate down
Kerbal Space Program PC Controls & Keybinds – EVA:
List with all the default EVA Controls & Keybinds KSP
- W – Walk or also jetpack forward
- S – Walk or also jetpack backwards
- A – Walk or also jetpack left
- D – Walk or also jetpack right
- Q – Jetpack rotate left
- E – Jetpack rotate right
- Left Shift – Jetpack up
- Left Control – Jetpack down
- R – jetpack
- Space – Jump
- Left Shift Hold – Run
- Mod – movement
- F – Use part
- B – Board
- Space – Jetpack – Reorient camera
- U – lights
- O – helmet
- P – Deploy parachute
- Shift + (W/S/A/D) + Space – Jump from ladders
- Left-click and also drag left – Jet counter clockwise
- Left click and also drag right – Jet clockwise
- Left click and also drag up – Pitch down by jet
- Left-click and also drag down – Pitch up by jet
Kerbal Space Program PC Controls & Keybinds – VAB & SPH:
List with all the default VAB & SPH Controls & Keybinds KSP
- S – Rotate part up
- W – Rotate part down
- A – Rotate part left (flat)
- D – Rotate part right (flat)
- Q – Rotate part left
- E – Rotate part right
- Shift + W/S/A/D/Q/E – to rotate parts in 5°
- Space – Reset part rotation
- ` (back quote) – Search part
- Delete – Delete selected part
- 1 – Place Mode
- 2 – Offset Mode
- 3 – Rotate Mode
- 4 – Root Mode
- F: Depending on the mode
- Place mode: Symmetry between vessel or parent part
- Offset mode: absolute or load centered offset
- Rotate mode: absolute or relative rotation
- R – Symmetry Method between mirror or radial
- X – Cycle symmetry settings to next
- Shift + X – Cycle symmetry settings to previous
- C – Angle Snap
- Enter Reset staging list
- Ctrl + Z – Undo last action
- Ctrl + Y – Redo last action
- Mod hold – Disable surface attach or alsoexclusively use node attach
- Shift + Left click – Move entire ship
- Control + Left click – Navigate to clicked part in part list
- Mod + Left click – Duplicate part or assembly in VAB
