My Favorite Top 15 VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts
A list of shortcuts for fast and efficient development on macOS
3 min readNov 5, 2020
Have you ever attempted to build an application without using any built-in keyboard shortcuts? I have, so therefore, my workflow felt inefficient. Eventually, I decided to research a couple I think would help ease the development process. There are hundreds of shortcuts, but hopefully, you’ll find these select few to be just as helpful for you as they have been for me.
1. Format Document
shift + ⌥ + F
2. Cursor Left/Right Select
shift + ← / →
3. Move by Word
⌥ + ← / →
4. Go To Start & End Of File
⌘ + ↑ / ↓
5. Insert Additional Cursor
⌥ + click
6. Move Line Up/Down
⌥ + ↑ / ↓
7. Copy Line Up/Down
shift + ⌥ + ↑ / ↓
8. Insert Line Above/Below
Above - shift +⌘ + enter
Below - ⌘ + enter
9. Jump To Matching Bracket
shift + ⌘ + \
10. Toggle Line Comment
⌘ + /
11. Toggle Block Comment
shift +⌥ + A
12. Select/Deselect Next Match
Select - ⌘ + D
De-select - ⌘ + U
13. Add Cursors to Line Ends
shift +⌥ + i
14. Box Selection — Add Cursors to Line Ends
shift +⌥ + drag mouse
15. Find & Replace
Find - ⌘ + F
Replace - ⌘ + enter
If you’d like to know about a couple more short-cuts then feel free to look into some of these resources below. Happy Coding!
