Kerbal Space Program PC Controls & Keybinds KSP (2024)

Last Updated on 4 April, 2024

Kerbal Space Program PC Controls & Keybinds – Default Keybinds KSP – Flight Controls, Docking Controls, EVA Controls & VAB / SPH Controls

You can also visit the Delta V Map, the Xbox One Controls guide, and the PS4 Controls guide

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

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