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Essential Code Editor and Terminal Shortcuts for Developers

The ten most-used shortcuts of VS Code, Zed and Warp, side by side for Mac and Windows, from each tool's own documentation.

By · from 13 official sources

Developers switch tools constantly: an editor, a terminal, a database client, a Git UI. Each has its own muscle memory, and the cost of context-switching is real. The shortcuts that pay first are the ones that let you reach everything without the mouse.

The ten to learn first, side by side

Visual Studio Code

  1. Show Command Palette⌘⇧P
  2. Quick Open File⌘P
  3. Find⌘F
  4. Save⌘S
  5. Cut Line⌘X
  6. Copy Line⌘C
  7. Move Line Up⌥↑
  8. Move Line Down⌥↓
  9. Toggle Line Comment⌘/
  10. Format Document⇧⌥F
All 52 Visual Studio Code shortcuts →
  1. Show Command PaletteCtrlShiftP
  2. Quick Open FileCtrlP
  3. FindCtrlF
  4. SaveCtrlS
  5. Cut LineCtrlX
  6. Copy LineCtrlC
  7. Move Line UpAltUP
  8. Move Line DownAltDOWN
  9. Toggle Line CommentCtrl/
  10. Format DocumentShiftAltF
All 52 Visual Studio Code shortcuts →

Zed

  1. Command Palette⌘⇧P
  2. File Finder⌘P
  3. Save⌘S
  4. Undo⌘Z
  5. Find in Buffer⌘F
  6. New File⌘N
  7. Redo⌘⇧Z
  8. Toggle Comments⌘/
  9. Select Next Occurrence⌘D
  10. Go to DefinitionF12
All 158 Zed shortcuts →
  1. Command PaletteCtrlShiftP
  2. File FinderCtrlP
  3. SaveCtrlS
  4. UndoCtrlZ
  5. Find in BufferCtrlF
  6. New FileCtrlN
  7. RedoCtrlShiftZ
  8. Toggle CommentsCtrl/
  9. Select Next OccurrenceCtrlD
  10. Go to DefinitionF12
All 158 Zed shortcuts →

Warp

  1. Split Pane Right⌘D
  2. Launch Configuration Palette⌃⌘L
  3. Open Theme Picker⌃⌘T
  4. Command Search⌃R
  5. Workflows⌃⇧R
  6. Generate⌃`
  7. Select the Closest Bookmark Down⌥↓
  8. Copy Command Output⌥⇧⌘C
  9. Select the Closest Bookmark Up⌥↑
  10. Select All Blocks⌘A
All 132 Warp shortcuts →
  1. Split Pane RightCtrlShiftD
  2. Command SearchCtrlR
  3. WorkflowsCtrlShiftR
  4. GenerateCtrl`
  5. Select the Closest Bookmark DownAltDOWN
  6. Copy Command OutputCtrlShiftAltC
  7. Select the Closest Bookmark UpAltUP
  8. Select All BlocksCtrlShiftA
  9. Clear BlocksCtrlShiftK
  10. Bookmark Selected BlockCtrlShiftB
All 116 Warp shortcuts →

Moving between VS Code and Cursor

Cursor is built on VS Code but adds keys of its own, and some reuse a combination VS Code already assigns. The comparison lists every one.

FAQ

What is the most useful VS Code shortcut?
The command palette — ⇧⌘P on a Mac, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows. It finds every command by name, including the ones you have no shortcut for.
Where do these shortcuts come from?
From each tool's official documentation. Every app page lists its sources and the date its shortcuts were last checked.