---
title: "Keyboard Shortcuts for VS Code"
description: "A list of useful keyboard shortcuts for Visual Studio Code on macOS, Windows, and Linux."
date: "2024-06-10"
lastUpdated: "2026-05-22"
tags: ["vscode","shortcuts","macos","windows","linux","productivity"]
canonical: "/reference/cheatsheets/vs-code-shortcuts"
---

import { Kbd } from 'starlight-kbd/components'
import { KbdPicker } from 'starlight-kbd/components'

## List of Useful Shortcuts

<KbdPicker />

| Action                        | Shortcuts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| :---------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| File navigation               | <Kbd mac="Command+P" windows="Control+P" linux="Control+P" /> / <Kbd mac="Command+E" windows="Control+E" linux="Control+E" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Side panel navigation         | <Kbd mac="Command+Shift+E" windows="Control+Shift+E" linux="Control+Shift+E" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Toggle / Display Main Sidebar | <Kbd mac="Command+B" windows="Control+B" linux="Control+B" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Display Secondary Sidebar     | <Kbd mac="Command+Control+B" windows="Control+Alt+B" linux="Control+Alt+B" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Organize imports              | <Kbd mac="Shift+Option+O" windows="Shift+Alt+O" linux="Shift+Alt+O" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Comment line                  | <Kbd mac="Command+:" windows="Control+:" linux="Control+:" /> (remapped to <Kbd mac="Shift+Command+:" windows="Shift+Control+:" linux="Shift+Control+:"/>)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Sort lines                    | <Kbd mac="Command+Option+S" windows="Control+Alt+S" linux="Control+Alt+S" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Terminal                      | <Kbd mac="Command+ù" windows="Control+`" linux="Control+`" /> (remapped to <Kbd mac="Control+$" windows="Control+$" linux="Control+$" />)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Multiple cursors              | <Kbd mac="Option+Click" windows="Alt+Click" linux="Alt+Click" /><br /><Kbd mac="Command+Option+Up" windows="Control+Alt+Up" linux="Control+Alt+Up" /> / <Kbd mac="Command+Option+Down" windows="Control+Alt+Down" linux="Control+Alt+Down" /><br /><Kbd mac="Control+Shift+Up" windows="Control+Shift+Up" linux="Control+Shift+Up" /> / <Kbd mac="Control+Shift+Down" windows="Control+Shift+Down" linux="Control+Shift+Down" /> |
| Search                        | <Kbd mac="Command+F" windows="Control+F" linux="Control+F" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Replace                       | <Kbd mac="Command+H" windows="Control+H" linux="Control+H" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| File search / replace         | <Kbd mac="Command+Shift+F" windows="Control+Shift+F" linux="Control+Shift+F" /> / <Kbd mac="Command+Shift+H" windows="Control+Shift+H" linux="Control+Shift+H" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Duplicate line up/down        | <Kbd mac="Shift+Option+Up" windows="Shift+Alt+Up" linux="Shift+Alt+Up" /> / <Kbd mac="Shift+Option+Down" windows="Shift+Alt+Down" linux="Shift+Alt+Down" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Move line up/down             | <Kbd mac="Option+Up" windows="Alt+Up" linux="Alt+Up" /> / <Kbd mac="Option+Down" windows="Alt+Down" linux="Alt+Down" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Go to top / bottom            | <Kbd mac="Command+Home" windows="Control+Home" linux="Control+Home" /> / <Kbd mac="Command+End" windows="Control+End" linux="Control+End" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Delete previous word          | <Kbd mac="Option+Enter" windows="Alt+Enter" linux="Alt+Enter" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Delete / Cut line             | <Kbd mac="Command+X" windows="Control+X" linux="Control+X" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Select entire words           | <Kbd mac="Option+Shift+Left" windows="Alt+Shift+Left" linux="Alt+Shift+Left" /> / <Kbd mac="Option+Shift+Right" windows="Alt+Shift+Right" linux="Alt+Shift+Right" />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |