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⤢ VISUAL STUDIO CODE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 41 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W ⌘ Close Ed… E R T Y U I O ⌘ ⇧ Go to Sy… P ⌘ ⇧ Show Com… A ⇧ ⌥ Toggle B… S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Add Curs… F ⌘ Find G ⌃ Go to Li… H ⌘ ⇧ Replace … J ⌘ Toggle P… K ⌘ ⇧ Delete L… L ⌘ ⇧ Select A… Z X ⌘ Cut Line C ⌘ Copy Line V B ⌘ Toggle S… N ⌘ New File M MORE SHORTCUTS Quick Open Fi… ⌘ P Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line C… ⌘ / Format Docume… ⇧ ⌥ F Go to Definit… F12 Search Across… ⌘ ⇧ F Toggle Termin… ⌃ ` Start / Conti… F5 Open Settings ⌘ , Copy Line Down ⇧ ⌥ ↓ Replace ⌥ ⌘ F Trigger Sugge… ⌃ ␣ Rename Symbol F2 Quick Fix ⌘ . Toggle Breakp… F9 Copy Line Up ⇧ ⌥ ↑ Go Back ⌃ − Go Forward ⌃ ⇧ − Add Cursor Ab… ⌥ ⌘ ↑ Add Cursor Be… ⌥ ⌘ ↓ Expand Select… ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ → Split Editor ⌘ \ Save As ⌘ ⇧ S New Terminal ⌃ ⇧ ` shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE · MAC
VISUAL STUDIO CODE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 41 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A ⇧ ⌥ Toggle B… Z E R T Y U I O ⌘ ⇧ Go to Sy… P ⌘ ⇧ Show Com… Q S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Add Curs… F ⌘ Find G ⌃ Go to Li… H ⌘ ⇧ Replace … J ⌘ Toggle P… K ⌘ ⇧ Delete L… L ⌘ ⇧ Select A… M W ⌘ Close Ed… X ⌘ Cut Line C ⌘ Copy Line V B ⌘ Toggle S… N ⌘ New File MORE SHORTCUTS Quick Open Fi… ⌘ P Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line C… ⌘ / Format Docume… ⇧ ⌥ F Go to Definit… F12 Search Across… ⌘ ⇧ F Toggle Termin… ⌃ ` Start / Conti… F5 Open Settings ⌘ , Copy Line Down ⇧ ⌥ ↓ Replace ⌥ ⌘ F Trigger Sugge… ⌃ ␣ Rename Symbol F2 Quick Fix ⌘ . Toggle Breakp… F9 Copy Line Up ⇧ ⌥ ↑ Go Back ⌃ − Go Forward ⌃ ⇧ − Add Cursor Ab… ⌥ ⌘ ↑ Add Cursor Be… ⌥ ⌘ ↓ Expand Select… ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ → Split Editor ⌘ \ Save As ⌘ ⇧ S New Terminal ⌃ ⇧ ` shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE · MAC
⤢ SEARCH Find ⌘ F Search Across Files ⌘ ⇧ F Replace ⌥ ⌘ F Replace Across Files ⌘ ⇧ H NAVIGATION Go to Definition F12 Go to Line ⌃ G Go to Symbol ⌘ ⇧ O Go Back ⌃ − Go Forward ⌃ ⇧ − Peek Definition ⌥ F12 Jump to Matching Bracket ⌘ ⇧ \ TERMINAL Toggle Terminal ⌃ ` New Terminal ⌃ ⇧ ` LANGUAGES Trigger Suggestion ⌃ ␣ Rename Symbol F2 Quick Fix ⌘ . GENERAL Show Command Palette ⌘ ⇧ P Quick Open File ⌘ P Open Settings ⌘ , Open Keyboard Shortcuts ⌘ K › ⌘ S MULTI-CURSOR Add Cursor to Next Match ⌘ D Select All Occurrences ⌘ ⇧ L Add Cursor Above ⌥ ⌘ ↑ Add Cursor Below ⌥ ⌘ ↓ Expand Selection ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ → Shrink Selection ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ ← DISPLAY Toggle Sidebar ⌘ B Toggle Panel ⌘ J Split Editor ⌘ \ Toggle Zen Mode ⌘ K › Z Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − FILE Save ⌘ S New File ⌘ N Close Editor ⌘ W Save As ⌘ ⇧ S EDITING Cut Line ⌘ X Copy Line ⌘ C Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line Comment ⌘ / Format Document ⇧ ⌥ F Delete Line ⌘ ⇧ K Copy Line Down ⇧ ⌥ ↓ Copy Line Up ⇧ ⌥ ↑ Indent Line ⌘ ] Outdent Line ⌘ [ Toggle Block Comment ⇧ ⌥ A DEBUG Start / Continue Debugging F5 Toggle Breakpoint F9 Step Over F10 Step Into F11 Visual Studio Code KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 52 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE · MAC ⤢ FILE 04 Save ⌘ S New File ⌘ N Close Editor ⌘ W Save As ⌘ ⇧ S EDITING 12 Cut Line ⌘ X Copy Line ⌘ C Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line Comment ⌘ / Format Document ⇧ ⌥ F Delete Line ⌘ ⇧ K Copy Line Down ⇧ ⌥ ↓ Copy Line Up ⇧ ⌥ ↑ Indent Line ⌘ ] Outdent Line ⌘ [ Toggle Block Comment ⇧ ⌥ A LANGUAGES 03 Trigger Suggestion ⌃ ␣ Rename Symbol F2 Quick Fix ⌘ . GENERAL 04 Show Command Palette ⌘ ⇧ P Quick Open File ⌘ P Open Settings ⌘ , Open Keyboard Shortcuts ⌘ K › ⌘ S MULTI-CURSOR 06 Add Cursor to Next Match ⌘ D Select All Occurrences ⌘ ⇧ L Add Cursor Above ⌥ ⌘ ↑ Add Cursor Below ⌥ ⌘ ↓ Expand Selection ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ → Shrink Selection ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ ← DISPLAY 06 Toggle Sidebar ⌘ B Toggle Panel ⌘ J Split Editor ⌘ \ Toggle Zen Mode ⌘ K › Z Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − SEARCH 04 Find ⌘ F Search Across Files ⌘ ⇧ F Replace ⌥ ⌘ F Replace Across Files ⌘ ⇧ H NAVIGATION 07 Go to Definition F12 Go to Line ⌃ G Go to Symbol ⌘ ⇧ O Go Back ⌃ − Go Forward ⌃ ⇧ − Peek Definition ⌥ F12 Jump to Matching Bracket ⌘ ⇧ \ TERMINAL 02 Toggle Terminal ⌃ ` New Terminal ⌃ ⇧ ` DEBUG 04 Start / Continue Debugging F5 Toggle Breakpoint F9 Step Over F10 Step Into F11 Visual Studio Code KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 52 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE · MAC
⤢ VISUAL STUDIO CODE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 10 SETS · No.01 VISUAL STUDIO CODE TOTAL 52 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 04 SEARCH 04 FILE 04 EDITING 12 NAVIGATION 07 MULTI-CURSOR 06 DISPLAY 06 TERMINAL 02 DEBUG 04 LANGUAGES 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Show Command Palette ⌘ ⇧ P Quick Open File ⌘ P Open Settings ⌘ , Open Keyboard Shortcuts ⌘ K › ⌘ S Find ⌘ F Search Across Files ⌘ ⇧ F Replace ⌥ ⌘ F Replace Across Files ⌘ ⇧ H Save ⌘ S New File ⌘ N Close Editor ⌘ W Save As ⌘ ⇧ S Cut Line ⌘ X Copy Line ⌘ C Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line Comment ⌘ / Format Document ⇧ ⌥ F Delete Line ⌘ ⇧ K Copy Line Down ⇧ ⌥ ↓ Copy Line Up ⇧ ⌥ ↑ Indent Line ⌘ ] Outdent Line ⌘ [ Toggle Block Comment ⇧ ⌥ A Go to Definition F12 Go to Line ⌃ G Go to Symbol ⌘ ⇧ O Go Back ⌃ − Go Forward ⌃ ⇧ − Peek Definition ⌥ F12 Jump to Matching Bracket ⌘ ⇧ \ Add Cursor to Next Match ⌘ D Select All Occurrences ⌘ ⇧ L Add Cursor Above ⌥ ⌘ ↑ Add Cursor Below ⌥ ⌘ ↓ Expand Selection ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ → Shrink Selection ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ ← Toggle Sidebar ⌘ B Toggle Panel ⌘ J Split Editor ⌘ \ Toggle Zen Mode ⌘ K › Z Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − Toggle Terminal ⌃ ` New Terminal ⌃ ⇧ ` Start / Continue Debugging F5 Toggle Breakpoint F9 Step Over F10 Step Into F11 Trigger Suggestion ⌃ ␣ Rename Symbol F2 Quick Fix ⌘ .
VISUAL STUDIO CODE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P ⌘ ⇧ Show Com… A S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Add Curs… F ⌘ Find G H J K L Z X ⌘ Cut Line C ⌘ Copy Line V B ⌘ Toggle S… N M MORE SHORTCUTS Quick Open File ⌘ P Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line Comme… ⌘ / Format Document ⇧ ⌥ F Go to Definition F12 Search Across Fil… ⌘ ⇧ F shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE · MAC Keyboard map GENERAL Show Command Palette ⌘ ⇧ P Quick Open File ⌘ P EDITING Cut Line ⌘ X Copy Line ⌘ C Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line Comment ⌘ / Format Document ⇧ ⌥ F DISPLAY Toggle Sidebar ⌘ B SEARCH Find ⌘ F Search Across Files ⌘ ⇧ F FILE Save ⌘ S NAVIGATION Go to Definition F12 MULTI-CURSOR Add Cursor to Next Match ⌘ D Visual Studio Code KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE · MAC Isometric GENERAL 02 Show Command Palette ⌘ ⇧ P Quick Open File ⌘ P EDITING 06 Cut Line ⌘ X Copy Line ⌘ C Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line Comment ⌘ / Format Document ⇧ ⌥ F DISPLAY 01 Toggle Sidebar ⌘ B SEARCH 02 Find ⌘ F Search Across Files ⌘ ⇧ F FILE 01 Save ⌘ S NAVIGATION 01 Go to Definition F12 MULTI-CURSOR 01 Add Cursor to Next Match ⌘ D Visual Studio Code KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE · MAC Typewriter VISUAL STUDIO CODE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 VISUAL STUDIO CODE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 02 SEARCH 02 FILE 01 EDITING 06 NAVIGATION 01 MULTI-CURSOR 01 DISPLAY 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Show Command Palette ⌘ ⇧ P Quick Open File ⌘ P Find ⌘ F Search Across Files ⌘ ⇧ F Save ⌘ S Cut Line ⌘ X Copy Line ⌘ C Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line Comment ⌘ / Format Document ⇧ ⌥ F Go to Definition F12 Add Cursor to Next Match ⌘ D Toggle Sidebar ⌘ B Editorial Visual Studio Code is a lightweight, extensible code editor that has become a default for many developers. Its keyboard shortcuts drive the command palette, multi-cursor editing, and quick file switching, making it easy to navigate and edit code at speed.
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All Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
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12 Action Shortcut Cut Line ⌘ X Copy Line ⌘ C Move Line Up ⌥ ↑ Move Line Down ⌥ ↓ Toggle Line Comment ⌘ / Format Document ⇧ ⌥ F Delete Line ⌘ ⇧ K Copy Line Down ⇧ ⌥ ↓ Copy Line Up ⇧ ⌥ ↑ Indent Line ⌘ ] Outdent Line ⌘ [ Toggle Block Comment ⇧ ⌥ A
7 Action Shortcut Go to Definition F12 Go to Line ⌃ G Go to Symbol ⌘ ⇧ O Go Back ⌃ − Go Forward ⌃ ⇧ − Peek Definition ⌥ F12 Jump to Matching Bracket ⌘ ⇧ \
6 Action Shortcut Add Cursor to Next Match ⌘ D Select All Occurrences ⌘ ⇧ L Add Cursor Above ⌥ ⌘ ↑ Add Cursor Below ⌥ ⌘ ↓ Expand Selection ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ → Shrink Selection ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ ←
6 Action Shortcut Toggle Sidebar ⌘ B Toggle Panel ⌘ J Split Editor ⌘ \ Toggle Zen Mode ⌘ K then Z Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ −
4 Action Shortcut Show Command Palette ⌘ ⇧ P Quick Open File ⌘ P Open Settings ⌘ , Open Keyboard Shortcuts ⌘ K then ⌘ S
4 Action Shortcut Find ⌘ F Search Across Files ⌘ ⇧ F Replace ⌥ ⌘ F Replace Across Files ⌘ ⇧ H
4 Action Shortcut Save ⌘ S New File ⌘ N Close Editor ⌘ W Save As ⌘ ⇧ S
4 Action Shortcut Start / Continue Debugging F5 Toggle Breakpoint F9 Step Over F10 Step Into F11
3 Action Shortcut Trigger Suggestion ⌃ ␣ Rename Symbol F2 Quick Fix ⌘ .
2 Action Shortcut Toggle Terminal ⌃ ` New Terminal ⌃ ⇧ `
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