VSCode

This VSCode (Visual Studio Code) quick reference cheat sheet shows its keyboard shortcuts and commands.

# Keyboard shortcuts for Windows

General

Ctrl Shi ft P Show Command Palette

Ctrl P Quick Open, Go to File...

Ctrl Shi ft N New window/instance

Ctrl Shi ft W Close window/instance

Ctrl , User Settings

Ctrl K Ctrl S Keyboard Shortcuts

Basic Editing

Ctrl X Cut line (empty selection)

Ctrl C Copy line (empty selection)

Alt Up/D o w n Move line up/down

Shi ft Alt Up/D o w n Copy line up/down

Ctrl Shi ft K Delete line

Ctrl Ente r Insert line below

Ctrl Shi ft Ente r Insert line above

Ctrl Shi ft \ Jump to matching bracket

Ctrl ]/[ Indent/outdent line

Home / E n d Go to beginning/end of line

Ctrl Home Go to beginning of file

Ctrl End Go to end of file

Ctrl Up/D o w n Scroll line up/down

Alt PgUp / P g Down Scroll page up/down

Ctrl Shi ft [ Fold (collapse) region

Ctrl Shi ft ] Unfold (uncollapse) region

Ctrl K Ctrl [ Fold (collapse) all subregions

Ctrl K Ctrl ] Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions

Ctrl K Ctrl 0 Fold (collapse) all regions

Ctrl K Ctrl J Unfold (uncollapse) all regions

Ctrl K Ctrl C Add line comment

Ctrl K Ctrl U Remove line comment

Ctrl / Toggle line comment

Shi ft Alt A Toggle block comment

Alt Z Toggle word wrap

Navigation

Ctrl T Show all Symbols

Ctrl G Go to Line...

Ctrl P Go to File...

Ctrl Shi ft O Go to Symbol...

Ctrl Shi ft M Show Problems panel

F8 Go to next error or warning

Shi ft F8 Go to previous error or warning

Ctrl Shi ft Tab Navigate editor group history

Alt Left / R i g h t Go back/forward

Ctrl M Toggle Tab moves focus

Search and replace

Ctrl F Find

Ctrl H Replace

F3 Find next

Shi ft F3 Find previous

Alt Ente r Select all occurences of Find match

Ctrl D Add selection to next Find match

Ctrl K Ctrl D Move last selection to next Find match

Alt C/R/ W Toggle case-sensitive/regex/whole word

Multi-cursor and selection

Alt Cli ck Insert cursor

Ctrl Alt Up/D o w n Insert cursor above/below

Ctrl U Undo last cursor operation

Shi ft Alt I Insert cursor at end of each line selected

Ctrl I Select current line

Ctrl Shi ft L Select all occurrences of current selection

Ctrl F2 Select all occurrences of current word

Shi ft Alt Righ t Expand selection

Shi ft Alt Left Shrink selection

Shi ft Alt (dra g m o u se) Column (box) selection

Ctrl Shi ft Alt (arr o w k e y) Column (box) selection

Ctrl Shi ft Alt PgUp / P g Down Column (box) selection page up/down

Rich languages editing

Ctrl Spac e Trigger suggestion

Ctrl Shi ft Spac e Trigger parameter hints

Shi ft Alt F Format document

Ctrl K Ctrl F Format selection

F12 Go to Definition

Alt F12 Peek Definition

Ctrl K F12 Open Definition to the side

Ctrl . Quick Fix

Shi ft F12 Show References

F2 Rename Symbol

Ctrl K Ctrl X Trim trailing whitespace

Ctrl K M Change file language

 Editor management

Ctrl F4 Close editor

Ctrl W Close editor

Ctrl K F Close folder

Ctrl \ Split editor

Ctrl 1/2/ 3 Focus into 1st, 2nd, or 3rd editor group

Ctrl K Ctrl Left / R i g h t Focus into previous/next editor group

Ctrl Shi ft PgUp / P g Down Move editor left/right

Ctrl K Left / R i g h t Move active editor group

File management

Ctrl N New File

Ctrl O Open File...

Ctrl S Save

Ctrl Shi ft S Save As...

Ctrl K S Save All

Ctrl F4 Close

Ctrl K Ctrl W Close All

Ctrl Shi ft T Reopen closed editor

Ctrl K Ente r Keep preview mode editor open

Ctrl Tab Open next

Ctrl Shi ft Tab Open previous

Ctrl K P Copy path of active file

Ctrl K R Reveal active file in Explorer

Ctrl K O Show active file in new window/instance

Display

F11 Toggle full screen

Shi ft Alt 0 Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical)

Ctrl =/- Zoom in/out

Ctrl B Toggle Sidebar visibility

Ctrl Shi ft E Show Explorer/Toggle focus

Ctrl Shi ft F Show Search

Ctrl Shi ft G Show Source Control

Ctrl Shi ft D Show Debug

Ctrl Shi ft X Show Extensions

Ctrl Shi ft H Replace in files

Ctrl Shi ft J Toggle Search details

Ctrl Shi ft U Show Output panel

Ctrl Shi ft V Open Markdown preview

Ctrl K V Open Markdown preview to the side

Ctrl K Z Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit)

Debug

F9 Toggle breakpoint

F5 Start/Continue

Shi ft F5 Stop

F11 Step into

Shi ft F11 Step out

F10 Step over

Ctrl K Ctrl I Show hover

Integrated terminal

Ctrl ` Show integrated terminal

Ctrl Shi ft ` Create new terminal

 Ctrl C Copy selection

Ctrl V Paste into active terminal

Ctrl Up/D o w n Scroll up/down

Shi ft PgUp / P g Down Scroll page up/down

Ctrl Home / E n d Scroll to top/bottom

# Keyboard shortcuts for MacOS

General

⇧⌘P, F1 Show Command Palette

⌘P Quick Open, Go to File…

⇧⌘N New window/instance

⌘W Close window/instance

⌘, User Settings

⌘K ⌘S Keyboard Shortcuts

Basic editing

⌘X Cut line (empty selection)

⌘C Copy line (empty selection)

⌥↓ / ⌥↑ Move line down/up

⇧⌥↓ / ⇧⌥↑ Copy line down/up

⇧⌘K Delete line

⌘Enter / ⇧⌘Enter Insert line below/above

⇧⌘\ Jump to matching bracket

⌘] / ⌘[ Indent/outdent line

Home / End Go to beginning/end of line

⌘↑ / ⌘↓ Go to beginning/end of file

⌃PgUp / ⌃PgDn Scroll line up/down

⌘PgUp /⌘PgDn Scroll page up/down

⌥⌘[ / ⌥⌘] Fold/unfold region

⌘K ⌘[ / ⌘K ⌘] Fold/unfold all subregions

⌘K ⌘0 / ⌘K ⌘J Fold/unfold all regions

⌘K ⌘C Add line comment

⌘K ⌘U Remove line comment

⌘/ Toggle line comment

⇧⌥A Toggle block comment

⌥Z Toggle word wrap

 Multi-cursor and selection

⌥+ click Insert cursor

⌥⌘↑ Insert cursor above

⌥⌘↓ Insert cursor below

⌘U Undo last cursor operation

⇧⌥I Insert cursor at end of each line selected

⌘L Select current line

⇧⌘L Select all occurrences of current selection

⌘F2 Select all occurrences of current word

⌃⇧⌘→ / ← Expand / shrink selection

⇧⌥ + drag mouse Column (box) selection

⇧⌥⌘↑ / ↓ Column (box) selection up/down

⇧⌥⌘← / → Column (box) selection left/right

⇧⌥⌘PgUp Column (box) selection page up

⇧⌥⌘PgDn Column (box) selection page down

Search and replace

⌘F Find

⌥⌘F Replace
⌘G / ⇧⌘G Find next/previous

⌥Enter Select all occurrences of Find match

⌘D Add selection to next Find match

⌘K ⌘D Move last selection to next Find match

Rich languages editing

⌃Space, ⌘I Trigger suggestion

⇧⌘Space Trigger parameter hints

⇧⌥F Format document

⌘K ⌘F Format selection

F12 Go to Definition

⌥F12 Peek Definition

⌘K F12 Open Definition to the side

⌘. Quick Fix

⇧F12 Show References

F2 Rename Symbol

⌘K ⌘X Trim trailing whitespace

⌘K M Change file language

Navigation
⌘T Show all Symbols

⌃G Go to Line...

⌘P Go to File...

⇧⌘O Go to Symbol...

⇧⌘M Show Problems panel

F8 / ⇧F8 Go to next/previous error or warning

⌃⇧Tab Navigate editor group history

⌃- / ⌃⇧- Go back/forward

⌃⇧M Toggle Tab moves focus

Editor management

⌘W Close editor

⌘K F Close folder

⌘\ Split editor

⌘1 / ⌘2 / ⌘3 Focus into 1st, 2nd, 3rd editor group

⌘K ⌘← / ⌘K ⌘→ Focus into previous/next editor group

⌘K ⇧⌘← / ⌘K ⇧⌘→ Move editor left/right

⌘K ← / ⌘K → Move active editor group

File management
⌘N New File

⌘O Open File...

⌘S Save

⇧⌘S Save As...

⌥⌘S Save All

⌘W Close

⌘K ⌘W Close All

⇧⌘T Reopen closed editor

⌘K Enter Keep preview mode editor open

⌃Tab / ⌃⇧Tab Open next / previous

⌘K P Copy path of active file

⌘K R Reveal active file in Finder

⌘K O Show active file in new window/instance

Display

⌃⌘F Toggle full screen

⌥⌘0 Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical)

⌘= / ⇧⌘- Zoom in/out

⌘B Toggle Sidebar visibility

⇧⌘E Show Explorer / Toggle focus

⇧⌘F Show Search

⌃⇧G Show Source Control

⇧⌘D Show Debug

⇧⌘X Show Extensions

⇧⌘H Replace in files

⇧⌘J Toggle Search details

⇧⌘U Show Output panel

⇧⌘V Open Markdown preview

⌘K V Open Markdown preview to the side

⌘K Z Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit)

Debug

F9 Toggle breakpoint

F5 Start/Continue

F11 / ⇧F11 Step into/ out

F10 Step over

⇧F5 Stop

⌘K ⌘I Show hover

Integrated terminal
⌃` Show integrated terminal

⌃⇧` Create new terminal

⌘C Copy selection

⌘↑ / ↓ Scroll up/down

PgUp / PgDn Scroll page up/down

⌘Home / End Scroll to top/bottom