Keyboard shortcuts
Use ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux unless noted. When in doubt, the command palette lists chrome commands with their bound keys.
Essentials
Section titled “Essentials”| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Command Palette | ⌘⇧P / Ctrl+Shift+P (also ⌘K / Ctrl+K) |
| Go to File… | ⌘P / Ctrl+P |
| Find in Project (Find in Files) | ⌘⇧F / Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Find Symbol in Project… | ⌘T / Ctrl+T |
| Settings… | ⌘, / Ctrl+, |
| Save | ⌘S / Ctrl+S |
| Save All | ⌘⇧S / Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Find in file | ⌘F / Ctrl+F |
| Replace | ⌘H / Ctrl+H |
| Go to Definition | F12, Ctrl/Cmd+Click, or right-click → Go to Definition |
| Impact Analysis | Command Palette → Impact Analysis, or Go → Impact Analysis |
| Run Impact Set | Command Palette → Run Impact Set, or Go → Run Impact Set (certain hits only) |
| Run File | F5 |
| Stop | Shift+F5 |
| Robot Doctor | ⌘⇧D / Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Problems | ⌘⇧M / Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Format Document | ⇧⌥F / Shift+Alt+F |
While the completion popup is open
Section titled “While the completion popup is open”| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Accept suggestion | Tab or Enter |
| Next / previous suggestion | ↓ / ↑ |
| Dismiss | Esc |
With no popup open, Tab indents and Shift+Tab outdents as usual.
Navigation chrome
Section titled “Navigation chrome”| Action | Shortcut / control |
|---|---|
| Toggle Side Bar | ⌘B / Ctrl+B, View → Toggle Side Bar, or click the logo mark at the top of the activity bar |
| Toggle Terminal | ⌘\`` / Ctrl+`` (Terminal → Toggle Terminal) |
| Close Editor | ⌘W / Ctrl+W |
| Reopen Closed Editor | ⌘⇧T / Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Next / previous editor tab | Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
On the editor start page (no open tab), Show Explorer / Hide Explorer uses the same ⌘B / Ctrl+B chord; Open File… and Search in Project use Go to File and Find in Project above.
Editor
Section titled “Editor”| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Delete line | ⌘⇧K / Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Copy line up / down | ⇧⌥↑ / ⇧⌥↓ (Shift+Alt+↑ / Shift+Alt+↓) |
| Undo / Redo | ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z · ⌘⇧Z / Ctrl+Y |
Open this user guide with the Help (?) icon above Settings in the activity bar.
On Windows and Linux, File / Edit / View / Go / Run / Terminal appear as an in-window menu bar under the title (macOS uses the system menu bar).

