Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), launched by Microsoft in 2015, has quickly become the most popular code editor worldwide, with over 70% of developers using it. Known for its speed, extensibility, and cross-platform support, VS Code allows you to customize workflows with thousands of extensions. Fun fact: It’s built on Electron, which means it runs like a web app! With features like IntelliSense, debugging, and Git integration, VS Code makes coding faster, smarter, and more enjoyable.
Shortcuts
General
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
CtrlShiftP | ⌘⇧P | Show Command Palette |
CtrlP | ⌘P | Quick Open, Go to File |
CtrlShiftN | ⌘⇧N | New window/instance |
CtrlShiftW | ⌘W | Close window/instance |
Ctrl, | ⌘, | User Settings |
CtrlKS | ⌘KS | Keyboard Shortcuts |
Basic editing
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
CtrlX | ⌘X | Cut line (empty selection) |
CtrlC | ⌘C | Copy line (empty selection) |
Alt↑↓ | ⌥↑↓ | Move line up/down |
ShiftAlt↑↓ | ⇧⌥↑↓ | Copy line up/down |
CtrlShiftK | ⌘⇧K | Delete line |
CtrlEnter | ⌘⏎ | Insert line below |
CtrlShiftEnter | ⌘⇧⏎ | Insert line above |
CtrlShift\ | ⌘⇧\ | Jump to matching bracket |
Ctrl] | ⌘] | Indent line |
Ctrl[ | ⌘[ | Outdent line |
Home | Home | Go to beginning of line |
End | End | Go to end of line |
CtrlHome | ⌘↑ | Go to beginning of file |
CtrlEnd | ⌘↓ | Go to end of file |
Ctrl↑↓ | ⌃PgUpPgDn | Scroll line up/down |
AltPausePgDn | ⌘PgUpPgDn | Scroll page up/down |
CtrlShift[ | ⌘⌥[ | Fold (collapse) region |
CtrlShift] | ⌘⌥] | Unfold (uncollapse) region |
CtrlK[ | ⌘K[ | Fold (collapse) all subregions |
CtrlK] | ⌘K] | Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions |
CtrlK0 | ⌘K0 | Fold (collapse) all regions |
CtrlKJ | ⌘KJ | Unfold (uncollapse) all regions |
CtrlKC | ⌘KC | Add line comment |
CtrlKU | ⌘KU | Remove line comment |
Ctrl/ | ⌘/ | Toggle line comment |
ShiftAltA | ⇧⌥A | Toggle block comment |
AltZ | ⌥Z | Toggle word wrap |
Navigation
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
CtrlT | ⌘T | Show all Symbols |
CtrlG | ⌥G | Go to Line |
CtrlP | ⌘P | Go to File |
CtrlShiftO | ⌘⇧O | Go to Symbol |
CtrlShiftM | ⌘⇧M | Show Problems panel |
F8 | FnF8 | Go to next error or warning |
ShiftF8 | ⇧FnF8 | Go to previous error or warning |
CtrlShiftTab | ⌃⇧⇥ | Navigate editor group history |
Alt← | ⌃- | Go back |
Alt→ | ⌃⇧- | Go forward |
CtrlM | ⌃⇧M | Toggle Tab moves focus |
Search and replace
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
CtrlF | ⌘F | Find |
CtrlH | ⌥⌘F | Replace |
F3 | ⌘G | Find next |
ShiftF3 | ⌘⇧G | Find previous |
AltEnter | ⌥⏎ | Select all occurences of Find match |
CtrlD | ⌘D | Add selection to next Find match |
CtrlKD | ⌘KD | Move last selection to next Find match |
AltC | ❌ | Toggle case-sensitive |
AltR | ❌ | Toggle regex |
AltW | ❌ | Toggle whole word |
Multi-cursor and selection
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
Alt | ⌥ | Insert cursor |
CtrlAlt↑ | ⌥⌘↑ | Insert cursor above |
CtrlAlt↓ | ⌥⌘↓ | Insert cursor below |
CtrlU | ⌘U | Undo last cursor operation |
ShiftAltI | ⇧⌥I | Insert cursor at end of each line selected |
CtrlL | ⌘L | Select current line |
CtrlShiftL | ⌘⇧L | Select all occurrences of current selection |
CtrlF2 | ⌘FnF2 | Select all occurrences of current word |
ShiftAlt→ | ⌃⇧⌘→ | Expand selection |
ShiftAlt← | ⌃⇧⌘← | Shrink selection |
CtrlShiftAltArrow Keys | ⇧⌥⌘ | Column (box) selection |
CtrlShiftAltPgUpPgDn | ⇧⌥⌘PgUpPgDn | Column (box) selection page up/down |
Rich languages editing
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
CtrlSpace | ⌥Space | Trigger suggestion |
CtrlShiftSpace | ⇧⌘Space | Trigger parameter hints |
ShiftAltF | ⇧⌥F | Format document |
CtrlKF | ⌘KF | Format selection |
F12 | F12 | Go to Definition |
AltF12 | ⌥F12 | Peek Definition |
CtrlKF12 | ⌘KF12 | Open Definition to the side |
Ctrl. | ⌘. | Quick Fix |
ShiftF12 | ⇧F12 | Show References |
F2 | F2 | Rename Symbol |
CtrlKX | ⌘KX | Trim trailing whitespace |
CtrlKM | ⌘KM | Change file language |
Editor management
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
CtrlW | ⌘W | Close editor |
CtrlKF | ⌘KF | Close folder |
Ctrl\ | ⌘\ | Split editor |
Ctrl123 | ⌘123 | Focus into 1 st, 2nd or 3rd editor group |
CtrlK← | ⌘K← | Focus into previous editor group |
CtrlK→ | ⌘K→ | Focus into next editor group |
CtrlShiftPgUpPgDn | ⇧⌘K←→ | Move editor left/right |
CtrlK←→ | ⌘K←→ | Move active editor group |
File management
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
CtrlS | ⌘S | Save |
CtrlShiftS | ⌘⇧S | Save As |
CtrlKS | ⌥⌘S | Save all |
CtrlF4 | ⌘W | Close |
CtrlKW | ⌘KW | Close All |
CtrlShiftT | ⇧⌘T | Reopen closed editor |
CtrlKEnter | ⌘K⏎ | Keep preview mode editor open |
CtrlTab | ⌃⇥ | Open next |
CtrlShiftTab | ⌃⇧⇥ | Open previous |
CtrlKP | ⌘KP | Copy path of active file |
CtrlKR | ⌘KR | Reveal active file in Finder |
CtrlKO | ⌘KO | Show active file in new window/instance |
CtrlN | ⌘N | New File |
CtrlO | ⌘O | Open File |
Display
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
F11 | ⌃⌘F | Toggle full screen |
ShiftAlt0 | ⌥⌘0 | Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical) |
Ctrl= | ⌘= | Zoom in |
Ctrl- | ⌘⇧- | Zoom out |
CtrlB | ⌘B | Toggle Sidebar visibility |
CtrlShiftE | ⌘⇧E | Show Explorer / Toggle focus |
CtrlShiftF | ⌘⇧F | Show Search |
CtrlShiftG | ⌃⇧G | Show Source Control |
CtrlShiftD | ⌘⇧D | Show Debug |
CtrlShiftX | ⇧⌘X | Show Extensions |
CtrlShiftH | ⌘⇧H | Replace in files |
CtrlShiftJ | ⌘⇧J | Toggle Search details |
CtrlShiftU | ⌘⇧U | Show Output panel |
CtrlShiftV | ⌘⇧V | Open Markdown preview |
CtrlKV | ⌘KV | Open Markdown preview to the side |
CtrlKZ | ⌘KZ | Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit) |
Debug
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
F9 | F9 | Toggle breakpoint |
F5 | F5 | Start/Continue |
ShiftF5 | ⇧F5 | Stop |
F11 | F11 | Step into |
ShiftF11 | ⇧F11 | Step out |
F10 | F10 | Step over |
CtrlKI | ⌘KI | Show hover |
Integrated terminal
| Window | Mac | Description |
|---|---|---|
Ctrl` | ⌃` | Show integrated terminal |
CtrlShift` | ⌃⇧` | Create new terminal |
CtrlC | ⌘C | Copy selection |
CtrlV | ❌ | Paste into active terminal |
Ctrl↑↓ | ⌘↑↓ | Scroll up/down |
ShiftPgUpPgDn | PgUpPgDn | Scroll page up/down |
CtrlHomeEnd | ⌘HomeEnd | Scroll to top/bottom |