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Delete multiple anchor points at once

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Jan 05, 2026 Jan 05, 2026

Specifically for Photoshop, when selecting multiple anchor points to delete, there must be a button on the 'Delete anchor point tool' options under Pen Tool to delete those selected points, or at least allow deleting them via the 'Delete' keyboard button without breaking the shape. So far, the only direct solution is to click 'Delete anchor point tool' and keep on deleting those anchor points one by one (but it sucks to do so on a very fragile and complicated shape with a ton of anchor points).

 

This can be done in Illustrator; however, it's necessary to be done directly in Photoshop too, without the need to back-and-forth from there.

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Jan 05, 2026 Jan 05, 2026
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...'Delete' keyboard button without breaking the shape.

This can be done in Illustrator

By @hqi____

 

When you delete anchor point in Illustrator, the shape also changes. You might mean that you use Object menu > Path > Simplify with options enabled. I'd love to see this feature in Photoshop!

 

I've moved your post from Discussions to Ideas so the Photoshop team will see and track it. 

 

What I do is to to copy and paste the path into Illustrator, adjust it, then copy and paste it back into Photoshop.

 

Jane

 

 

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