Factorio PC Keyboard Controls & Shortcuts Guide

by Falagar / Game Guides, General Guides / 17 Aug 2020

Print out or refer to the following list of PC keyboard commands and controls for Factorio. You can change your control settings whether you are on the main menu or in-game. Head to the settings menu (press ESC whilst in-game), and choose the Controls option.

General Controls

Move Up: W

Move Right: D

Move Left: A

Move Down: S

Open Character GUI: E

Open Technology GUI: T

Close GUI: E

Mine: Mouse Button 2

Build: Mouse Button 1

Build Ghost: SHIFT + Mouse Button 1

Remove Pole Cables: SHIFT + Mouse Button 1

Copy Entity Settings: SHIFT + Mouse Button 2

Paste Entity Settings: SHIFT + Mouse Button 1

Select for Blueprint: Mouse Button 1

Select for Cancel Deconstruct: SHIFT + Mouse Button 1

Open GUI: Mouse Button 1

Show Info: ALT

Next Weapon: TAB

Pick Item: Mouse Button 1

Stack Transfer: SHIFT + Mouse Button 1

Inventory Transfer: CONTROL + Mouse Button 1

Fast Entity Transfer: CONTROL + Mouse Button 1

Toggle Filter: Mouse Button 3

Quickbar 1: 1

Quickbar 2: 2

Quickbar 3: 3

Quickbar 4: 4

Quickbar 5: 5

Cursor Split: Mouse Button 2

Stack Split: SHIFT + Mouse Button 2

Inventory Split: CONTROL + Mouse Button 2

Fast Entity Split: CONTROL + Mouse Button 2

Change Active Quickbar: X

Open Item: Mouse Button 2

Quickbar 6: SHIFT + 1

Quickbar 7: SHIFT + 2

Quickbar 8: SHIFT + 3

Quickbar 9: SHIFT + 4

Quickbar 10: SHIFT + 5

Clean Cursor: Q

Smart Pipette: Q

Drop Cursor: Z

Rotate: R

Reverse Rotate: SHIFT + R

Pick Items: F

Shoot Enemy: SPACE

Shoot Selected: C

Toggle Driving: ENTER

Cycle Blueprint Forwards: SHIFT + Mouse Wheel Up

Cycle Blueprint Backwards: SHIFT + Mouse Wheel Down

Zoom In: Mouse Wheel Up

Zoom Out: Mouse Wheel Down

Alt Zoom In: Mouse Wheel Up

Alt Zoom Out: Mouse Wheel Down

Toggle Menu: ESCAPE

Production Statistics: P

Kill Statistics: K

Logistic Networks: L

Toggle Map: M

Toggle Blueprint Library: B

Confirm Message: TAB

Connect Train: G

Disconnect Train: V

Pause Game: SHIFT + SPACE

Larger Terrain Building Area: PAD +

Smaller Terrain Building Area: PAD –

Focus Search: CONTROL + F

Previous Technology: BACKSPACE

Toggle Console: GRAVE

Drag Map: Mouse Button 1

Place Tag: Mouse Button 2

Toggle Tips and Tricks: SHIFT + SLASH

Craft: Mouse Button 1

Craft 5: Mouse Button 2

Craft All: SHIFT + Mouse Button 1

Cancel Craft: Mouse Button 1

Cancel Craft 5: Mouse Button 2

Cancel Craft All: SHIFT + Mouse Button 1

Editor Tool Primary Action: Mouse Button 1

Editor Tool Secondary Action: Mouse Button 2

Editor Remove Entity: X

Editor Edit Entity Details: T

Editor Show All Difficulties: F8

Editor Show Easy Difficulty: F9

Editor Show Normal Difficulty: F10

Editor Show Hard Difficulty: F11

Debug Toggle Atlas GUI: F3

Debug Toggle Autoplace GUI: F2

Debug Toggle Debug Settings: F4

Debug Toggle Basic: F5

Debug Toggle Detailed: F6

Debug Toggle Full: F7

Debug Reset Zoom: F9

Toggle GUI Debug: CONTROL + F5

Bottleneck Hotkey: SHIFT + ALT + L

Chainsaw Toggle: CONTROL + TAB

Factory Decrease: CONTROL + R

Factory Increase: SHIFT + R

Factory Rotate: R

Inserter Drop Distance Toggle: CONTROL + F

Inserter Drop Lateral Adjust: CONTROL + SHIFT + F

Ion Cannon Hotkey: I

Reverse Rotate Inserter Pickup: CONTROL + SHIFT + R

Rotate Inserter Pickup: CONTROL + R

Toggle Train Control: J

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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