vscode

Complete Keyboard Shortcuts

Basic Editing

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Cut line (empty selection)	⌘X	Ctrl+X
Copy line (empty selection)	⌘C	Ctrl+C
Paste	⌘V	Ctrl+V
Delete Line	⇧⌘K	Ctrl+Shift+K
Insert Line Below	⌘Enter	Ctrl+Enter
Insert Line Above	⇧⌘Enter	Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Move Line Down	⌥↓	Alt+Down
Move Line Up	⌥↑	Alt+Up
Copy Line Down	⇧⌥↓	Shift+Alt+Down
Copy Line Up	⇧⌥↑	Shift+Alt+Up
Undo	⌘Z	Ctrl+Z
Redo	⇧⌘Z	Ctrl+Y
Add Selection To Next	⌘D	Ctrl+D
Move Last Selection To Next	⌘K ⌘D	Ctrl+K Ctrl+D
Undo last cursor operation	⌘U	Ctrl+U
Insert cursor at end of each line	⇧⌥I	Shift+Alt+I
Select all occurrences	⇧⌘L	Ctrl+Shift+L
Select all occurrences of word	⌘F2	Ctrl+F2
Select current line	⌘L	Ctrl+L
Insert Cursor Below	⌥⌘↓	Ctrl+Alt+Down
Insert Cursor Above	⌥⌘↑	Ctrl+Alt+Up
Jump to matching bracket	⇧⌘\	Ctrl+Shift+\
Indent Line	⌘]	Ctrl+]
Outdent Line	⌘[	Ctrl+[
Go to Beginning of Line	Home	Home
Go to End of Line	End	End
Go to End of File	⌘↓	Ctrl+End
Go to Beginning of File	⌘↑	Ctrl+Home
Scroll Line Down	⌃PageDown	Ctrl+Down
Scroll Line Up	⌃PageUp	Ctrl+Up
Scroll Page Down	⌘PageDown	Alt+PageDown
Scroll Page Up	⌘PageUp	Alt+PageUp

Word-Level Navigation

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Move to previous word	⌥←	Alt+Left
Move to next word	⌥→	Alt+Right
Select to previous word	⌥⇧←	Shift+Alt+Left
Select to next word	⌥⇧→	Shift+Alt+Right
Delete previous word	⌥⌫	Ctrl+W
Delete next word	⌥Delete	Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Folding

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Fold (collapse) region	⌥⌘[	Ctrl+Shift+[
Unfold (uncollapse) region	⌥⌘]	Ctrl+Shift+]
Toggle Fold region	⌘K ⌘L	Ctrl+K Ctrl+L
Fold all subregions	⌘K ⌘[	Ctrl+K Ctrl+[
Unfold all subregions	⌘K ⌘]	Ctrl+K Ctrl+]
Fold all regions	⌘K ⌘0	Ctrl+K Ctrl+0
Unfold all regions	⌘K ⌘J	Ctrl+K Ctrl+J

Comments

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Add Line Comment	⌘K ⌘C	Ctrl+K Ctrl+C
Remove Line Comment	⌘K ⌘U	Ctrl+K Ctrl+U
Toggle Line Comment	⌘/	Ctrl+/
Toggle Block Comment	⇧⌥A	Shift+Alt+A

Find/Replace

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Find	⌘F	Ctrl+F
Replace	⌥⌘F	Ctrl+H
Find Next	Enter	Enter
Find Previous	⇧Enter	Shift+Enter
Select All Find Matches	⌥Enter	Alt+Enter
Toggle Find Case Sensitive	⌥⌘C	Alt+C
Toggle Find Regex	⌥⌘R	Alt+R
Toggle Find Whole Word	⌥⌘W	Alt+W
Toggle Word Wrap	⌥Z	Alt+Z

Rich Languages Editing

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Trigger Suggest	⌃Space	Ctrl+Space
Trigger Parameter Hints	⇧⌘Space	Ctrl+Shift+Space
Format Document	⇧⌥F	Shift+Alt+F
Format Selection	⌘K ⌘F	Ctrl+K Ctrl+F
Go to Definition	F12	F12
Show Hover	⌘K ⌘I	Ctrl+K Ctrl+I
Peek Definition	⌥F12	Alt+F12
Open Definition to the Side	⌘K F12	Ctrl+K F12
Quick Fix	⌘.	Ctrl+.
Go to References	⇧F12	Shift+F12
Rename Symbol	F2	F2
Replace with Next Value	⇧⌘.	Ctrl+Shift+.
Replace with Previous Value	⇧⌘,	Ctrl+Shift+,
Expand AST Selection	⌃⇧⌘→	Shift+Alt+Right
Shrink AST Selection	⌃⇧⌘←	Shift+Alt+Left
Trim Trailing Whitespace	⌘K ⌘X	Ctrl+K Ctrl+X
Change Language Mode	⌘K M	Ctrl+K M

Navigation

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Show All Symbols	⌘T	Ctrl+T
Go to Line...	⌃G	Ctrl+G
Go to File/Quick Open	⌘P	Ctrl+P
Go to Symbol...	⇧⌘O	Ctrl+Shift+O
Show Problems	⇧⌘M	Ctrl+Shift+M
Go to Next Error	F8	F8
Go to Previous Error	⇧F8	Shift+F8
Show All Commands	⇧⌘P or F1	Ctrl+Shift+P or F1
Navigate Editor Group History	⌃Tab	Ctrl+Tab
Go Back	⌃-	Alt+Left
Go Forward	⌃⇧-	Alt+Right
Focus Breadcrumbs	⇧⌘;	Ctrl+Shift+;
Focus and Select Breadcrumbs	⇧⌘.	Ctrl+Shift+.

Editor/Window Management

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
New Window	⇧⌘N	Ctrl+Shift+N
Close Window	⇧⌘W	Alt+F4
Close Editor	⌘W	Ctrl+W / Ctrl+F4
Close Folder	⌘K F	Ctrl+K F
Split Editor	⌘\	Ctrl+\
Focus First Editor Group	⌘1	Ctrl+1
Focus Second Editor Group	⌘2	Ctrl+2
Focus Third Editor Group	⌘3	Ctrl+3
Focus Editor Group Left	⌘K ⌘←	Ctrl+K Ctrl+Left
Focus Editor Group Right	⌘K ⌘→	Ctrl+K Ctrl+Right
Move Editor Left	⌘K ⇧⌘←	Ctrl+Shift+PageUp
Move Editor Right	⌘K ⇧⌘→	Ctrl+Shift+PageDown
Move Editor Group Left	⌘K ←	Ctrl+K Left
Move Editor Group Right	⌘K →	Ctrl+K Right
Move Editor to Next Group	⌃⌘→	Ctrl+Alt+Right
Move Editor to Previous Group	⌃⌘←	Ctrl+Alt+Left

File Management

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
New File	⌘N	Ctrl+N
Open File...	⌘O	Ctrl+O
Save	⌘S	Ctrl+S
Save All	⌥⌘S	Ctrl+K S
Save As...	⇧⌘S	Ctrl+Shift+S
Close	⌘W	Ctrl+W / Ctrl+F4
Close Group	⌘K W	Ctrl+K W
Close All	⌘K ⌘W	Ctrl+K Ctrl+W
Reopen Closed Editor	⇧⌘T	Ctrl+Shift+T
Keep Open	⌘K Enter	Ctrl+K Enter
Copy Path of Active File	⌘K P	Ctrl+K P
Reveal Active File	⌘K R	Ctrl+K R

Display

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Toggle Full Screen	⌃⌘F	F11
Toggle Zen Mode	⌘K Z	Ctrl+K Z
Leave Zen Mode	Escape Escape	Escape Escape
Zoom in	⌘=	Ctrl+=
Zoom out	⌘-	Ctrl+-
Reset Zoom	⌘Numpad0	Ctrl+Numpad0
Toggle Sidebar	⌘B	Ctrl+B
Show Explorer	⇧⌘E	Ctrl+Shift+E
Show Search	⇧⌘F	Ctrl+Shift+F
Show Source Control	⌃⇧G	Ctrl+Shift+G
Show Run/Debug	⇧⌘D	Ctrl+Shift+D
Show Extensions	⇧⌘X	Ctrl+Shift+X
Show Output	⇧⌘U	Ctrl+Shift+U
Toggle Integrated Terminal	⌃`	Ctrl+`

Search (Files)

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Show Search	⇧⌘F	Ctrl+Shift+F
Replace in Files	⇧⌘H	Ctrl+Shift+H
Toggle Match Case	⌥⌘C	Alt+C
Toggle Match Whole Word	⌥⌘W	Alt+W
Toggle Regex	⌥⌘R	Alt+R
Toggle Search Details	⇧⌘J	Ctrl+Shift+J
Focus Next Result	F4	F4
Focus Previous Result	⇧F4	Shift+F4

Preferences

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Open Settings	⌘,	Ctrl+,
Open Keyboard Shortcuts	⌘K ⌘S	Ctrl+K Ctrl+S
Select Color Theme	⌘K ⌘T	Ctrl+K Ctrl+T

Chat (AI)

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Open Chat view	⌃⌘I	Ctrl+Alt+I
Open chat in agent mode	⇧⌘I	Ctrl+Shift+I
Open editor inline chat	⌘I	Ctrl+I
Open terminal inline chat	⌘I	Ctrl+I
Open quick chat	⇧⌥⌘L	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+L
Open agent picker	⌘.	Ctrl+.
Open language model picker	⌥⌘.	Ctrl+Alt+.
New chat session	⌘N	Ctrl+N
Accept inline suggestion	Tab	Tab

Debug

Command	macOS	Windows/Linux
Toggle Breakpoint	F9	F9
Start/Continue	F5	F5
Start (without debugging)	⌃F5	Ctrl+F5
Pause	F6	F6
Step Into	F11	F11
Step Over	F10	F10
Step Out	⇧F11	Shift+F11
Stop	⇧F5	Shift+F5

Transform Case (Command Palette)

Command	Command ID
Transform to Uppercase	editor.action.transformToUppercase
Transform to Lowercase	editor.action.transformToLowercase
Transform to Title Case	editor.action.transformToTitleCase
Transform to camelCase	editor.action.transformToCamelCase
Transform to PascalCase	editor.action.transformToPascalCase
Transform to snake_case	editor.action.transformToSnakeCase
Transform to kebab-case	editor.action.transformToKebabCase

Key symbols: ⌘=Command, ⌥=Option, ⇧=Shift, ⌃=Control

Configuration

Open Keybindings

• UI: Ctrl/Cmd + K, Ctrl/Cmd + S
• JSON: Command Palette → "Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON)"

Add Custom Shortcut

{
  "key": "ctrl+shift+u",
  "command": "editor.action.transformToUppercase",
  "when": "editorTextFocus"
}

Common Custom Shortcuts

[
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+u",
    "command": "editor.action.transformToUppercase",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+l",
    "command": "editor.action.transformToLowercase",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+t",
    "command": "editor.action.transformToTitleCase",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+w",
    "command": "editor.action.deleteWordLeft",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  }
]