VSCode Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet

High-frequency VSCode keyboard shortcuts organized by General, Editing, Navigation, Search, Window Management, and Terminal. macOS and Windows side-by-side for quick reference while coding.

Shortcuts·56 commands·Last updated 2026-07-31

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General 7

Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P

Open command palette, entry point for all commands

Cmd+P / Ctrl+P

Quick open file by fuzzy name

Cmd+Shift+N / Ctrl+Shift+N

Open new window

Cmd+W / Ctrl+W

Close current editor tab

Cmd+, / Ctrl+,

Open user settings

Cmd+K Cmd+S / Ctrl+K Ctrl+S

Open keyboard shortcuts settings

Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X

Open extensions panel

Editing 14

Cmd+D / Ctrl+D

Select next occurrence of current word, multi-cursor editing

Cmd+Shift+L / Ctrl+Shift+L

Select all occurrences of current word

Cmd+/ / Ctrl+/

Toggle line comment

Option+Shift+A / Shift+Alt+A

Toggle block comment

Option+↑ / Alt+↑

Move current line up

Option+↓ / Alt+↓

Move current line down

Shift+Option+↓ / Shift+Alt+↓

Copy current line down

Cmd+Enter / Ctrl+Enter

Insert line below

Cmd+Shift+Enter / Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Insert line above

Cmd+] / Ctrl+]

Indent line

Cmd+[ / Ctrl+[

Outdent line

F2 / F2

Rename symbol (updates all references)

Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Z

Undo

Cmd+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Y

Redo

Navigation 11

Cmd+Shift+O / Ctrl+Shift+O

Go to symbol in current file (@ prefix)

Cmd+T / Ctrl+T

Go to symbol in workspace (# prefix)

Ctrl+G / Ctrl+G

Go to line number

F12 / F12

Go to definition

Option+F12 / Alt+F12

Peek definition (inline preview)

Shift+F12 / Shift+F12

Find all references

Cmd+Shift+\ / Ctrl+Shift+\

Jump to matching bracket

Ctrl+- / Ctrl+-

Go back (cursor history)

Ctrl+Shift+- / Ctrl+Shift+-

Go forward (cursor history)

Cmd+↑ / Ctrl+Home

Go to file start

Cmd+↓ / Ctrl+End

Go to file end

Search 8

Cmd+F / Ctrl+F

Find in current file

Option+Cmd+F / Ctrl+H

Replace in current file

Cmd+Shift+F / Ctrl+Shift+F

Find across workspace

Cmd+Shift+H / Ctrl+Shift+H

Replace across workspace

Enter / Enter

Next match in search

Shift+Enter / Shift+Enter

Previous match in search

Option+Enter / Alt+Enter

Select all matches (multi-cursor)

Cmd+G / F3

Jump to next find match

Window Management 9

Cmd+\ / Ctrl+\

Split editor (side by side)

Cmd+1 / Ctrl+1

Focus 1st editor group

Cmd+2 / Ctrl+2

Focus 2nd editor group

Cmd+Option+← / Ctrl+PageUp

Switch to previous tab

Cmd+Option+→ / Ctrl+PageDown

Switch to next tab

Cmd+K W / Ctrl+K W

Close all editors

Cmd+K F / Ctrl+K F

Close current folder

Cmd+B / Ctrl+B

Toggle sidebar visibility

Cmd+J / Ctrl+J

Toggle bottom panel visibility

Terminal 7

Ctrl+` / Ctrl+`

Toggle integrated terminal

Ctrl+Shift+` / Ctrl+Shift+`

Create new terminal instance

Cmd+\ / Ctrl+\

Split terminal (within terminal)

Cmd+K / Ctrl+K

Clear terminal (when focused)

Ctrl+Cmd+↑ / Ctrl+Shift+Up

Scroll to previous command

Cmd+↑ / Ctrl+↑

Previous command in terminal history

Cmd+↓ / Ctrl+↓

Next command in terminal history

Tips

Cmd+D / Ctrl+D is the core multi-cursor shortcut — press repeatedly to select identical words for batch editing.
After Cmd+P / Ctrl+P, type ? to see all quick-open modes (: line, @ symbol, # workspace symbol).
Cmd+K is a chord prefix — release then press the next key (e.g. Cmd+K W closes all editors).
On macOS, Option maps to Alt and Cmd maps to Ctrl on Windows — use this mapping when switching platforms.

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Publicly updated on Jul 31, 2026, continuously proofread against official docs.

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