🚀 Visual Studio Code Shortcut Cheat Sheet (Windows & Mac)

This cheat sheet covers the essential Visual Studio Code shortcuts for both Windows and Mac. Improve your workflow by mastering these commands!

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🛠️ Copying, Pasting, and General Editing

No.	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
1	Ctrl + C	Cmd + C	Copy selected text or item
2	Ctrl + X	Cmd + X	Cut selected text or item
3	Ctrl + V	Cmd + V	Paste from clipboard
4	Ctrl + Z	Cmd + Z	Undo last action
5	Ctrl + Y	Cmd + Shift + Z	Redo last undone action
6	Ctrl + A	Cmd + A	Select all content

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🧭 Navigation and File Operations

No.	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
7	Ctrl + P	Cmd + P	Quick open files
8	Ctrl + Shift + P	Cmd + Shift + P	Open command palette
9	Ctrl + K, Ctrl + S	Cmd + K, Cmd + S	Open keyboard shortcuts settings
10	Ctrl + F	Cmd + F	Find in current file
11	Ctrl + H	Cmd + Option + F	Find and replace in current file
12	Ctrl + D	Cmd + D	Select next occurrence of selected text

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📜 Code Manipulation and Editing

No.	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
13	Alt + Up Arrow	Option + Up Arrow	Move line up
14	Alt + Down Arrow	Option + Down Arrow	Move line down
15	Ctrl + Shift + K	Cmd + Shift + K	Delete line
16	Ctrl + Enter	Cmd + Enter	Insert a new line below
17	Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Cmd + Shift + Enter	Insert a new line above
18	Ctrl + Shift + L	Cmd + Shift + L	Select all occurrences of current selection
19	Ctrl + /	Cmd + /	Toggle line comment
20	Ctrl + Shift + /	Cmd + Option + /	Toggle block comment

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🖥️ UI and Views

No.	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
21	Ctrl + B	Cmd + B	Toggle sidebar visibility
22	Ctrl + Shift + E	Cmd + Shift + E	Focus on Explorer view
23	Ctrl + Shift + G	Cmd + Shift + G	Focus on Source Control view
24	Ctrl + Shift + D	Cmd + Shift + D	Focus on Debug view
25	Ctrl + Shift + X	Cmd + Shift + X	Focus on Extensions view

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🛠️ Formatting and Terminal

No.	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
26	Alt + Shift + F	Option + Shift + F	Format document
27	Ctrl + Shift + M	Cmd + Shift + M	Show problems panel
28	`Ctrl + ``	`Cmd + ``	Toggle integrated terminal

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🔀 File Navigation and Window Management

No.	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
29	Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Cmd + Shift + Tab	Navigate backward through open files
30	Ctrl + Tab	Cmd + Tab	Navigate forward through open files
31	Ctrl + K, Ctrl + 0	Cmd + K, Cmd + 0	Collapse all code regions
32	Ctrl + K, Ctrl + J	Cmd + K, Cmd + J	Expand all code regions
33	Shift + Alt + Down	Option + Shift + Down	Copy line down
34	Shift + Alt + Up	Option + Shift + Up	Copy line up
35	Ctrl + Shift + N	Cmd + Shift + N	Open a new window
36	Ctrl + K, Z	Cmd + K, Z	Enter Zen mode (distraction-free mode)
37	Ctrl + K, Ctrl + W	Cmd + K, Cmd + W	Close all editors
38	Ctrl + W	Cmd + W	Close the current editor

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🛠️ Debugging

No.	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
39	Ctrl + K, Ctrl + F	Cmd + K, Cmd + F	Format selection
40	Ctrl + Shift + U	Cmd + Shift + U	Show output panel
41	Ctrl + F2	Cmd + F2	Select all occurrences of word
42	Ctrl + K, Ctrl + C	Cmd + K, Cmd + C	Add line comment
43	Ctrl + K, Ctrl + U	Cmd + K, Cmd + U	Remove line comment
44	Ctrl + K, O	Cmd + K, O	Open file in new window

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Additional Shortcut

No.	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
45	Ctrl + /	Cmd + /	Comments for code documents
46	Alt + L , Alt + O	Cmd + L , Cmd + O	Run the code (live server)

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📋 How to Use

• Select the shortcut from the table based on your operating system.
• Copy the command and start boosting your productivity in VS Code!