VS Code Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Essential keyboard shortcuts for Visual Studio Code. Editing, navigation, search, terminal, debugging, and Git integration.

General

Mac	Windows / Linux	Description
`Cmd+Shift+P`	`Ctrl+Shift+P`	Command Palette
`Cmd+P`	`Ctrl+P`	Quick Open file
`Cmd+Shift+N`	`Ctrl+Shift+N`	New window
`Cmd+W`	`Ctrl+W`	Close editor tab
`Cmd+,`	`Ctrl+,`	Open Settings
`Cmd+K Cmd+S`	`Ctrl+K Ctrl+S`	Keyboard Shortcuts
`Cmd+S`	`Ctrl+S`	Save file
`Cmd+Z`	`Ctrl+Z`	Undo
`Cmd+Shift+Z`	`Ctrl+Shift+Z`	Redo

Editing

Mac	Windows / Linux	Description
`Cmd+X`	`Ctrl+X`	Cut line (no selection needed)
`Cmd+C`	`Ctrl+C`	Copy line (no selection needed)
`Option+Up/Down`	`Alt+Up/Down`	Move line up/down
`Shift+Option+Up/Down`	`Shift+Alt+Up/Down`	Copy line up/down
`Cmd+Shift+K`	`Ctrl+Shift+K`	Delete line
`Cmd+Enter`	`Ctrl+Enter`	Insert line below
`Cmd+Shift+Enter`	`Ctrl+Shift+Enter`	Insert line above
`Cmd+Shift+\`	`Ctrl+Shift+\`	Jump to matching bracket
`Cmd+]` / `Cmd+[`	`Ctrl+]` / `Ctrl+[`	Indent / outdent line
`Cmd+/`	`Ctrl+/`	Toggle line comment
`Shift+Option+A`	`Shift+Alt+A`	Toggle block comment
`Cmd+D`	`Ctrl+D`	Select word (repeat for next occurrence)
`Cmd+L`	`Ctrl+L`	Select current line
`Shift+Option+F`	`Shift+Alt+F`	Format document
`Cmd+K Cmd+F`	`Ctrl+K Ctrl+F`	Format selection
`F2`	`F2`	Rename symbol

Navigation

Mac	Windows / Linux	Description
`Ctrl+G`	`Ctrl+G`	Go to line number
`Cmd+P`	`Ctrl+P`	Go to file
`Cmd+Shift+O`	`Ctrl+Shift+O`	Go to symbol in file
`Cmd+T`	`Ctrl+T`	Go to symbol in workspace
`F12`	`F12`	Go to definition
`Option+F12`	`Alt+F12`	Peek definition
`Shift+F12`	`Shift+F12`	Show references
`Ctrl+-`	`Alt+Left`	Go back
`Ctrl+Shift+-`	`Alt+Right`	Go forward
`Cmd+Shift+M`	`Ctrl+Shift+M`	Show Problems panel
`F8`	`F8`	Go to next error/warning
`Cmd+1/2/3`	`Ctrl+1/2/3`	Focus editor group 1/2/3
`Cmd+\`	`Ctrl+\`	Split editor

Search & Replace

Mac	Windows / Linux	Description
`Cmd+F`	`Ctrl+F`	Find in file
`Cmd+Option+F`	`Ctrl+H`	Replace in file
`Cmd+Shift+F`	`Ctrl+Shift+F`	Search across files
`Cmd+Shift+H`	`Ctrl+Shift+H`	Replace across files
`Cmd+G`	`F3`	Find next match
`Cmd+Shift+G`	`Shift+F3`	Find previous match
`Option+Enter`	`Alt+Enter`	Select all matches (in find)

Multi-Cursor

Mac	Windows / Linux	Description
`Option+Click`	`Alt+Click`	Add cursor at click position
`Cmd+Option+Up/Down`	`Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down`	Add cursor above/below
`Cmd+D`	`Ctrl+D`	Select next occurrence of word
`Cmd+Shift+L`	`Ctrl+Shift+L`	Select all occurrences of word
`Cmd+K Cmd+D`	`Ctrl+K Ctrl+D`	Skip current and select next occurrence
`Esc`	`Esc`	Cancel multi-cursor

Terminal

Mac	Windows / Linux	Description
Ctrl+`	Ctrl+`	Toggle terminal panel
Ctrl+Shift+`	Ctrl+Shift+`	Create new terminal
`Cmd+\`	`Ctrl+\`	Split terminal
`Cmd+Up/Down`	`Ctrl+Up/Down`	Scroll terminal

Debugging

Mac	Windows / Linux	Description
`F5`	`F5`	Start / continue debugging
`Shift+F5`	`Shift+F5`	Stop debugging
`F9`	`F9`	Toggle breakpoint
`F10`	`F10`	Step over
`F11`	`F11`	Step into
`Shift+F11`	`Shift+F11`	Step out

Sidebar & Panels

Mac	Windows / Linux	Description
`Cmd+B`	`Ctrl+B`	Toggle sidebar
`Cmd+Shift+E`	`Ctrl+Shift+E`	Explorer
`Cmd+Shift+F`	`Ctrl+Shift+F`	Search
`Ctrl+Shift+G`	`Ctrl+Shift+G`	Source Control (Git)
`Cmd+Shift+D`	`Ctrl+Shift+D`	Debug
`Cmd+Shift+X`	`Ctrl+Shift+X`	Extensions
`Cmd+J`	`Ctrl+J`	Toggle bottom panel
`Cmd+K Z`	`Ctrl+K Z`	Zen mode