# VSCode Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows And MacOS | Cheatsheet ⭐

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**Tags:** tools, tips-tricks\
**Created:** [October 21, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/vscode-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-and-macos-cheatsheet/260192 "2023-10-21T23:32:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/vscode-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-and-macos-cheatsheet/260192/1 "2023-10-21T23:32:46Z")

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This post aims to provide you with a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts for Visual Studio Code that will help you become more efficient at coding with it.

#### Common Shortcuts

| Action | Windows | Mac |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New File | Control + N | Command + N |
| Open File | Control + O | Command + O |
| Save | Control + S | Command + S |
| Save As | Control + Shift + S | Command + Shift + S |
| Save All | Control + K / S | Command + K / S |
| Close | Control + F4 | Command + F4 |
| Close All | Control + K / Control + W | Command + K / Command + W |
| Reopen closed editor | Control + Shift + T | Command + Shift + T |
| Show Command Palette | Control + Shift + P, F1 | Command + Shift + P, F1 |
| Quick Open, Go to File | Control + P | Command + P |
| New Window/Instance | Control + Shift + N | Command + Shift + N |
| Close Window/Instance | Control + Shift + W | Command + Shift + W |
| User Settings | Control + , | Command + , |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Control + K / Control + S | Command + K / Command + S |
| Toggle full screen | F11 | |
| Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical) | Shift + Alt + 0 | Shift + Option + 0 |
| Zoom in/out | Control + + / – | Command + + / – |
| Toggle Sidebar visibility | Control + B | Command + B |
| Close editor | Control + F4 / Control + W | Command + F4 / Command + W |
| Close folder | Control + K / F | Command + K / F |
| Split editor | Control + |Command + | | |
| Focus into 1st, 2nd or 3rd editor group | Control + 1 / 2 / 3 | Command + 1 / 2 / 3 |
| Focus into previous/next editor group | Control + K / Control + ← / → | Command + K / Command + ← / Right Arrow |

#### Code Navigation

| Action | Windows | Mac |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Show all Symbols | Control + T | Command + T |
| Go to Line | Control + G | Command + G |
| Go to File | Control + P | Command + P |
| Go to Symbol | Control + Shift + O | Command + Shift + O |
| Show Problems Panel | Control + Shift + M | Command + Shift + M |
| Go to Next Error or Warning | F8 | |
| Go to Previous Error or Warning | Shift + F8 | |

#### Code Editing

| Action | Windows | Mac |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cut Line (empty selection) | Control + X | Command + X |
| Copy Line (empty selection) | Control + C | Command + C |
| Move Line Up/Down | Alt + ↑ / ↓ | Option + ↑ / ↓ |
| Copy Line Up/Down | Shift + Alt + ↑ / ↓ | Shift + Option + ↑ / ↓ |
| Delete Line | Control + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K |
| Insert Line Below | Control + Enter | Command + Enter |
| Insert Line Above | Control + Shift + Enter | Command + Shift + Enter |
| Jump to Matching Bracket | Control + Shift + |Command + Shift + | | |
| Indent/Outdent Line | Control + ] / [| Command +] / [ |
| Go to Beginning/End of Line | Home / End | |
| Go to Beginning of File | Control + Home | Command + Home |
| Go to End of File | Control + End | Command + End |
| Scroll Line Up/Down | Control + ↑ / ↓ | Command + ↑ / ↓ |
| Scroll Page Up/Down | Alt + Page Up / Page Down | Option + Page Up / Page Down |
| Fold (Collapse) Region | Control + Shift + [ | Command + Shift + [ |
| Unfold (Uncollapse) Region | Control + Shift + ] | Command + Shift + ] |

#### Code Debugging

| Action | Windows | Mac |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Toggle breakpoint | F9 | |
| Start/Continue | F5 | |
| Stop | Shift + F5 | |
| Step into/out | F11 / Shift + F11 | |
| Step over | F10 | |
| Show hover | Control + K / Control + I | Command + K / Command + I |

#### Find and Replace

| Action | Windows | Mac |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Find | Control + F | Command + F |
| Replace | Control + H | Command + H |
| Find Next/Previous | F3 / Shift + F3 | |
| Select All Occurrences of Find Match | Alt + Enter | Option + Enter |
| Add Selection to Next Find Match | Control + D | Command + D |
| Move Last Selection to Next Find Match | Control + K / Control + D | Command + K / Command + D |
| Toggle Case-Sensitive / Regex / Whole Word | Alt + C / R / W | Option + C / R / W |

#### Multi-cursor and Selection

| Action | Windows | Mac |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insert Cursor | Alt + Click | Option + Click |
| Insert Cursor Above / Below | Control + Alt + ↑ / ↓ | Command + Option + ↑ / ↓ |
| Undo Last Cursor Operation | Control + U | Command + U |
| Insert Cursor at End of Each Line Selected | Shift + Alt + I | Shift + Option + I |
| Select Current Line | Control + L | Command + L |
| Select All Occurrences of Current Selection | Control + Shift + L | Command + Shift + L |
| Select All Occurrences of Current Word | Control + F2 | Command + F2 |
| Expand Selection | Shift + Alt + → | Shift + Option + → |
| Shrink Selection | Shift + Alt + ← | Shift + Option + ← |

#### Rich Languages Editing

| Action | Windows | Mac |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Trigger suggestion | Control + Space / Control + I | Command + Space / Command + I |
| Trigger parameter hints | Control + Shift + Space | Command + Shift + Space |
| Format document | Shift + Alt + F | Shift + Option + F |
| Format selection | Control + K / Control + F | Command + K / Command + F |
| Go to Definition | F12 | |
| Peek Definition | Alt + F12 | Option + F12 |
| Open Definition to the side | Control + K / F12 | Command + K / F12 |
| Quick Fix | Control + . | Command + . |
| Show References | Shift + F12 | |
| Rename Symbol | F2 | |

#### Integrated Terminal

| Action | Windows | Mac |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Show integrated terminal | Control + ` | Command + ` |
| Create new terminal | Control + Shift + ` | Command + Shift + ` |
| Copy selection | Control + C | Command + C |
| Paste into active terminal | Control + V | Command + V |
| Scroll up/down | Control + ↑ / ↓ | Command + ↑ / ↓ |
| Scroll Page Up/down | Shift + Page Up / Page Down | |
| Scroll to top/bottom | Control + Home / End | Command + Home / End |

**Happy learning!**

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**Author:** ![Linda\_Langa](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/linda_langa/32/76239_2.png) [@Linda\_Langa](https://onehack.st/u/Linda_Langa)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/vscode-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-and-macos-cheatsheet/260192/2 "2023-10-23T21:12:01Z")

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thank you very much