2025 VS Code Cheatsheet | SheCodes

SheCodes VS Code Cheatsheet

Visual Studio Code shortcuts to help you streamline your development workflow, for Windows and Mac.

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General

Save file

Control + S
Command + S
VS Code

New File

Control + N
Command + N
VS Code

Open File

Control + O
Command + O
VS Code

Close File

Control + F4
Command + W
VS Code

User Settings

Control + ,
Command + ,
VS Code

Basic editing

Cut line (empty selection)

Control + X
Command + X
VS Code

Copy line (empty selection)

Control + C
Command + C
VS Code

Move line down

Alt + ↓
Option + ↓
VS Code

Move line up

Alt + ↑
Option + ↑
VS Code

Copy line up

Shift + Alt + ↑
Shift + Option + ↑
VS Code

Copy line down

Shift + Alt + ↓
⇧ + ⌥ + ↓
VS Code

Delete line

Ctrl + Shift + K
Shift + Command + K
VS Code

Insert line below

Control + Enter
Command + Enter
VS Code

Insert line above

Control + Shift + Enter
Command + Shift +Enter
VS Code

Jump to matching brackets

Control + Shift +\
Shift + Command + \
VS Code

Indent line

Control + ]
⌘ + ]
VS Code

Outdent line

Control + [
Command + [
VS Code

Go to beginning of file

Control + Home
Command + ↑
VS Code

Go to end of file

Control + End
Command + ↓
VS Code

Toggle line comment

Control + /
Command + /
VS Code

Search and replace

Find

Control + F
Command + F
VS Code

Replace

Control + H
Option + Command + F
VS Code

Find next

F3
Command + G
VS Code

Find previous

Shift + F3
Shift + Command + G
VS Code

Navigation

Go to line

Control + G
Control + G
VS Code

Go to file

Control + P
Command + P
VS Code
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