VSCode Shortcuts

List of helpful shortcuts for faster coding

Official List of all commands

Open Command Pallete

Shift+Cmd+P
Shift+Ctrl+P

Access Settings

Cmd+,
Ctrl+,

Toggle Terminal

Ctrl+`
Ctrl+`

Create New Terminal

Shift+Cmd+`
Shift+Ctrl+`

Toggle Sidebar

Cmd+B 
Ctrl+B

Open New Window/Instance

Shift+Cmd+N 
Shift+Ctrl+N

Close Window

Cmd+W 
Ctrl+W

Sidebar Focus

Shift+Cmd+E
Shift+Ctrl+E

Open File/Folder From Sidebar

Cmd+Down
Ctrl+Down

Change File Tabs

Ctrl+Tab 
Ctrl+PageUP

Quick File Open

Cmd+P
Ctrl+P

Open File From Explorer

Cmd+O
Ctrl+O

New File

Cmd+N
Ctrl+N

Save

Cmd+S
Ctrl+S

Save As

Shift+Cmd+S
Shift+Ctrl+S

Close File

Cmd+W
Ctrl+W

Delete File

Cmd+Delete
Ctrl+Delete

Reopen Files

Shift+Cmd+T
Shift+Ctrl+T

Zoom

Cmd++ # Zoom in
Cmd+- # Zoom out

Ctrl++ # Zoom in
Ctrl+- # Zoom out

Spilt Editor

Cmd+\
Ctrl+\

Go To Start & End Of Line

Cmd+Right
Cmd+Left

Ctrl+Right
Ctrl+Left

home
end

Move By Word

Cmd+Right
Cmd+Left

Ctrl+Right
Ctrl+Left

Go To Start & End Of File

Cmd+Up
Cmd+Down

Ctrl+Home
Ctrl+End

Cut, Copy & Past Line

Cmd+X #Cut
Cmd+C #Copy
Cmd+V #Paste

Ctrl+X # Cut
Ctrl+C # Copy
Ctrl+V # Paste

Move Line Up & Down

Option+Up
Option+Down

Alt+Up
Alt+Down

Copy Line Up & Down

Shift+Option+Up
Shift+Option+Down

Shift+Alt+Up
Shift+Alt+Down

Remove Line

ShiftCmd+K
Shift+Ctrl+K

Insert Line

Cmd+Enter # Insert below
Shift+Cmd+Enter # Insert above

Ctrl+Enter # Insert below
Shift+Ctrl+Enter # Insert above

Jump To Matching Bracket

Shift+Cmd+\
Shift+Ctrl+\

Add Line Comment

Cmd+/
Ctrl+/

Add Block Comment

Shift+Option+A
Shift+Alt+A

Highlight Code

Shift+Any Direction

Select Next Match

Cmd+D
Ctrl+D

Add Cursor

Option+Click
Alt+Click

Go to Entity (Functions, vars, etc)

Cmd+Shift+O
Ctrl+Shift+O