diff --git a/input/index.ts b/input/index.ts
index 9ed38f3..c2455b2 100644
--- a/input/index.ts
+++ b/input/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export {
 export type { CommandKeybind, GlobalKeybindConsumer, Keybind, KeybindEvent, KeybindMap } from "./keyboard";
 export { handleKeybind, keybindFromEvent } from "./keyboard";
 export { handleHistoryKey } from "./history";
+export { handleToolKey } from "./tool-keybinds";
 export { findGroup, findLayerInfoInDocument, handleDeleteSelectionKey, resolveLayerDrop } from "./layers-panel";
 export type { LayerDropTarget, LayerInfo } from "./layers-panel";
 export { handleArtboardSelection } from "./selection";
diff --git a/input/tool-keybinds.ts b/input/tool-keybinds.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50d2b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/tool-keybinds.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { commandIds } from "@commands/ids";
+import type { Dispatch } from "@commands/dispatcher";
+import type { KeybindEvent } from "./keyboard";
+
+const toolKeybinds = {
+  b: "brush",
+  e: "eraser",
+  p: "pan",
+  s: "select",
+} as const;
+
+export function handleToolKey(options: { event: KeybindEvent; dispatch: Dispatch }): boolean {
+  if (options.event.altKey || options.event.ctrlKey || options.event.metaKey) return false;
+
+  const tool = toolKeybinds[options.event.key.toLowerCase() as keyof typeof toolKeybinds];
+  if (!tool) return false;
+
+  options.dispatch(commandIds.toolSetActive, { tool });
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/view/App.tsx b/view/App.tsx
index aed9b8a..7a90468 100644
--- a/view/App.tsx
+++ b/view/App.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import { BottomControlsIsland } from "./BottomControlsIsland";
 import { brushUnavailableHint } from "./canvas/brush";
 import { CanvasViewport } from "./CanvasViewport";
 import { LayersSheet } from "./LayersSheet";
+import { ShortcutsDisplay } from "./ShortcutsDisplay";
 import { ToolOverlay } from "./ToolOverlay";
 import { resolveTransformTargetBounds, selectedTransformTarget } from "@editor/transform-targets";
-import { handleDeleteSelectionKey, handleHistoryKey, keybindEventFromKeyboardEvent } from "@input/index";
+import { handleDeleteSelectionKey, handleHistoryKey, handleToolKey, keybindEventFromKeyboardEvent } from "@input/index";
 import { useAppState } from "./useAppState";
 import { downloadArtboardPng } from "./exportArtboardPng";
 import { useImageImport } from "./useImageImport";
@@ -50,14 +51,23 @@ export function App({ app }: AppProps) {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (event.key.toLowerCase() === "l") {
+      const keybindEvent = keybindEventFromKeyboardEvent(event);
+      const toolConsumed = handleToolKey({ event: keybindEvent, dispatch: app.store.dispatch });
+      if (toolConsumed) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const key = event.key.toLowerCase();
+
+      if (key === "l") {
         setLayersOpen((open) => !open);
         event.preventDefault();
         return;
       }
 
       const consumed = handleDeleteSelectionKey({
-        event: keybindEventFromKeyboardEvent(event),
+        event: keybindEvent,
         selection: app.store.getState().editor.selection,
         dispatch: app.store.dispatch,
       });
@@ -115,6 +125,9 @@ export function App({ app }: AppProps) {
           dispatch={app.store.dispatch}
         />
       </div>
+      <div className="absolute bottom-4 left-4 z-10">
+        <ShortcutsDisplay />
+      </div>
       <CanvasViewport store={app.store} />
     </main>
   );
diff --git a/view/ShortcutsDisplay.tsx b/view/ShortcutsDisplay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52de658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/ShortcutsDisplay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { ArrowFatLineUp, Backspace, CaretDown, Command } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
+
+type Shortcut = {
+  keys: string[];
+  label: string;
+};
+
+const shortcuts: Shortcut[] = [
+  { keys: ["S"], label: "Select" },
+  { keys: ["B"], label: "Brush" },
+  { keys: ["E"], label: "Eraser" },
+  { keys: ["P"], label: "Pan" },
+  { keys: ["Space"], label: "Hold to pan" },
+  { keys: ["L"], label: "Layers" },
+  { keys: ["⌘", "O"], label: "Open image" },
+  { keys: ["⌘", "Z"], label: "Undo" },
+  { keys: ["⇧", "⌘", "Z"], label: "Redo" },
+  { keys: ["Del", "⌫"], label: "Delete" },
+];
+
+export function ShortcutsDisplay() {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(true);
+
+  return (
+    <aside
+      aria-label="Keyboard shortcuts"
+      className="pointer-events-auto hidden w-[30rem] rounded-[2rem] p-3 text-white backdrop-blur-xl sm:block"
+    >
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="flex h-12 w-full items-center justify-between rounded-full px-5 text-left transition hover:bg-white/5 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-white/30"
+        aria-expanded={open}
+        onClick={() => setOpen((current) => !current)}
+      >
+        <span className="text-[0.65rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-white/45">Shortcuts</span>
+        <CaretDown size={14} className={`text-white/40 transition-transform ${open ? "rotate-0" : "-rotate-90"}`} weight="bold" />
+      </button>
+      <dl className={`mt-2 grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-1 overflow-hidden rounded-[1.5rem] transition-all duration-200 ${open ? "max-h-96 p-1 opacity-100" : "mt-0 max-h-0 p-0 opacity-0"}`}>
+        {shortcuts.map((shortcut) => (
+          <div key={`${shortcut.keys.join("+")}-${shortcut.label}`} className="flex h-8 items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-full px-2">
+            <dt className="truncate text-xs font-medium text-white/60">{shortcut.label}</dt>
+            <dd className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2">
+              {shortcut.keys.map((key, index) => (
+                <span key={key} className="inline-flex items-center gap-2">
+                  {shortcut.label === "Delete" && index > 0 ? <span className="h-3 w-px bg-white/20" aria-hidden="true" /> : null}
+                  <kbd className="inline-flex h-8 min-w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-white/5 px-3 text-sm font-semibold leading-none text-white/75">
+                    {keyIcon(key) ?? key}
+                  </kbd>
+                </span>
+              ))}
+            </dd>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </dl>
+    </aside>
+  );
+}
+
+function keyIcon(key: string) {
+  switch (key) {
+    case "⌘":
+      return <Command size={18} weight="bold" />;
+    case "⇧":
+      return <ArrowFatLineUp size={18} weight="bold" />;
+    case "⌫":
+      return <Backspace size={18} weight="bold" />;
+    default:
+      return undefined;
+  }
+}