key-bindings.md

Key bindings

Zed can be configured via a simple JSON file located at ~/.config/zed/keymap.json.

Predefined keymaps

We have a growing collection of pre-defined keymaps in our keymaps repository.

Custom key bindings

Accessing custom key bindings

You can open keymap.json via CMD + K, CMD + S, the command palette, or the Zed > Settings > Open Key Bindings application menu item.

Adding a custom key binding

To customize key bindings, specify a context and the list of bindings to set. Re-mapping an existing binding will clobber the existing binding in favor of the custom one.

An example of adding a set of custom key bindings:

[
  {
    "context": "Editor",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-w": "editor::SelectLargerSyntaxNode",
      "ctrl-shift-W": "editor::SelectSmallerSyntaxNode",
      "ctrl-c": "editor::Cancel"
    }
  }
]

You can see more examples in Zed's default.json

{% hint style="info" %} There are some key bindings that can't be overridden; we are working on an issue surrounding this. {% endhint %}

All key bindings

Global

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Open recent	Branches	Alt + Command + B
Toggle focus	Collab Panel	Command + Shift + C
Toggle inlay hints	Editor	Control + :
Cancel	Menu	Control + C
Cancel	Menu	Escape
Confirm	Menu	Enter
Secondary confirm	Menu	Command + Enter
Select first	Menu	Command + Up
Select first	Menu	Page Up
Select first	Menu	Shift + Page Down
Select first	Menu	Shift + Page Up
Select last	Menu	Command + Down
Select last	Menu	Page Down
Select next	Menu	Control + N
Select next	Menu	Down
Select prev	Menu	Control + P
Select prev	Menu	Up
Show context menu	Menu	Control + Enter
Activate next item	Pane	Alt + Command + Right
Activate next item	Pane	Command + }
Activate prev item	Pane	Alt + Command + Left
Activate prev item	Pane	Command + {
Close active item	Pane	Command + W
Close all items	Pane	Command + K, Command + W
Close clean items	Pane	Command + K, U
Close inactive items	Pane	Alt + Command + T
Open recent	Projects	Alt + Command + O
Toggle focus	Terminal Panel	Control + `
Activate pane in direction down	Workspace	Command + K, Command + Down
Activate pane in direction left	Workspace	Command + K, Command + Left
Activate pane in direction right	Workspace	Command + K, Command + Right
Activate pane in direction up	Workspace	Command + K, Command + Up
Close inactive tabs and panes	Workspace	Control + Alt + Command + W
Close window	Workspace	Command + Shift + W
Follow next collaborator	Workspace	Control + Alt + Command + F
New file	Workspace	Command + N
New terminal	Workspace	Control + ~
New window	Workspace	Command + Shift + N
Open	Workspace	Command + O
Save	Workspace	Command + S
Save as	Workspace	Command + Shift + S
Swap pane in direction	Workspace	Command + K, Shift + Down
Swap pane in direction	Workspace	Command + K, Shift + Left
Swap pane in direction	Workspace	Command + K, Shift + Right
Swap pane in direction	Workspace	Command + K, Shift + Up
Toggle zoom	Workspace	Shift + Escape
Debug elements	Zed	Command + Alt + I
Decrease buffer font size	Zed	Command +
Hide	Zed	Command + H
Hide others	Zed	Alt + Command + H
Increase buffer font size	Zed	Command + +
Increase buffer font size	Zed	Command + =
Minimize	Zed	Command + M
Open settings	Zed	Command + ,
Quit	Zed	Command + Q
Reset buffer font size	Zed	Command + 0
Toggle full screen	Zed	Control + Command + F

Editor

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Inline assist	Assistant	Control + Enter
Add selection above	Editor	Command + Alt + Up
Add selection above	Editor	Command + Control + P
Add selection below	Editor	Command + Alt + Down
Add selection below	Editor	Command + Control + N
Backspace	Editor	Backspace
Backspace	Editor	Control + H
Backspace	Editor	Shift + Backspace
Cancel	Editor	Escape
Confirm code action	Editor	Enter
Confirm completion	Editor	Enter
Confirm completion	Editor	Tab
Confirm rename	Editor	Enter
Context menu first	Editor	Page Up
Context menu last	Editor	Page Down
Context menu next	Editor	Control + N
Context menu next	Editor	Down
Context menu prev	Editor	Control + P
Context menu prev	Editor	Up
Copy	Editor	Command + C
Cut	Editor	Command + X
Cut to end of line	Editor	Control + K
Delete	Editor	Control + D
Delete	Editor	Delete
Delete line	Editor	Control + Shift + K
Delete to beginning of line	Editor	Command + Backspace
Delete to end of line	Editor	Command + Delete
Delete to next subword end	Editor	Control + Alt + D
Delete to next subword end	Editor	Control + Alt + Delete
Delete to next word end	Editor	Alt + D
Delete to next word end	Editor	Alt + Delete
Delete to previous subword start	Editor	Control + Alt + Backspace
Delete to previous subword start	Editor	Control + Alt + H
Delete to previous word start	Editor	Alt + Backspace
Delete to previous word start	Editor	Alt + H
Duplicate line	Editor	Command + Shift + D
Find all references	Editor	Alt + Shift + F12
Fold	Editor	Alt + Command + [
Format	Editor	Command + Shift + I
Go to definition	Editor	F12
Go to definition split	Editor	Alt + F12
Go to diagnostic	Editor	F8
Go to hunk	Editor	Command + F8
Go to prev diagnostic	Editor	Shift + F8
Go to prev hunk	Editor	Command + Shift + F8
Go to type definition	Editor	Command + F12
Go to type definition split	Editor	Alt + Command + F12
Hover	Editor	Command + K, Command + I
Indent	Editor	Command + ]
Join lines	Editor	Control + J
Move down	Editor	Control + N
Move down	Editor	Down
Move left	Editor	Control + B
Move left	Editor	Left
Move line down	Editor	Control + Command + Down
Move line up	Editor	Control + Command + Up
Move page down	Editor	Control + V
Move page down	Editor	Shift + Page Down
Move page up	Editor	Alt + V
Move page up	Editor	Shift + Page Up
Move right	Editor	Control + F
Move right	Editor	Right
Move to beginning	Editor	Command + Up
Move to beginning of line	Editor	Command + Left
Move to beginning of line	Editor	Control + A
Move to beginning of line	Editor	Home
Move to enclosing bracket	Editor	Control + M
Move to end	Editor	Command + Down
Move to end of line	Editor	Command + Right
Move to end of line	Editor	Control + E
Move to end of line	Editor	End
Move to end of paragraph	Editor	Control + Down
Move to next subword end	Editor	Control + Alt + F
Move to next subword end	Editor	Control + Alt + Right
Move to next word end	Editor	Alt + F
Move to next word end	Editor	Alt + Right
Move to previous subword start	Editor	Control + Alt + B
Move to previous subword start	Editor	Control + Alt + Left
Move to previous word start	Editor	Alt + B
Move to previous word start	Editor	Alt + Left
Move to start of paragraph	Editor	Control + Up
Move up	Editor	Control + P
Move up	Editor	Up
Next screen	Editor	Control + L
Open excerpts	Editor	Alt + Enter
Outdent	Editor	Command + [
Page down	Editor	Page Down
Page up	Editor	Page Up
Paste	Editor	Command + V
Redo	Editor	Command + Shift + Z
Redo selection	Editor	Command + Shift + U
Rename	Editor	F2
Reveal in finder	Editor	Alt + Command + R
Select all	Editor	Command + A
Select all matches	Editor	Command + Shift + L
Select down	Editor	Control + Shift + N
Select down	Editor	Shift + Down
Select larger syntax node	Editor	Alt + Up
Select left	Editor	Control + Shift + B
Select left	Editor	Shift + Left
Select line	Editor	Command + L
Select next	Editor	Command + D
Select next	Editor	Command + K, Command + D
Select previous	Editor	Command + K, Control + Command + D
Select previous	Editor	Control + Command + D
Select right	Editor	Control + Shift + F
Select right	Editor	Shift + Right
Select smaller syntax node	Editor	Alt + Down
Select to beginning	Editor	Command + Shift + Up
Select to beginning of line	Editor	Command + Shift + Left
Select to beginning of line	Editor	Control + Shift + A
Select to beginning of line	Editor	Shift + Home
Select to end	Editor	Command + Shift + Down
Select to end of line	Editor	Command + Shift + Right
Select to end of line	Editor	Control + Shift + E
Select to end of line	Editor	Shift + End
Select to end of paragraph	Editor	Control + Shift + Down
Select to next subword end	Editor	Control + Alt + Shift + F
Select to next subword end	Editor	Control + Alt + Shift + Right
Select to next word end	Editor	Alt + Shift + F
Select to next word end	Editor	Alt + Shift + Right
Select to previous subword start	Editor	Control + Alt + Shift + B
Select to previous subword start	Editor	Control + Alt + Shift + Left
Select to previous word start	Editor	Alt + Shift + B
Select to previous word start	Editor	Alt + Shift + Left
Select to start of paragraph	Editor	Control + Shift + Up
Select up	Editor	Control + Shift + P
Select up	Editor	Shift + Up
Show character palette	Editor	Control + Command + Space
Show completions	Editor	Control + Space
Tab	Editor	Tab
Tab prev	Editor	Shift + Tab
Toggle code actions	Editor	Command + .
Toggle comments	Editor	Command + /
Transpose	Editor	Control + T
Undo	Editor	Command + Z
Undo selection	Editor	Command + U
Unfold lines	Editor	Alt + Command + ]

Editor (Full Only)

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Quote selection	Assistant	Command + >
Deploy	Buffer Search	Command + E
Deploy	Buffer Search	Command + F
Next suggestion	Copilot	Alt + ]
Previous suggestion	Copilot	Alt + [
Suggest	Copilot	Alt + \
Newline	Editor	Enter
Newline	Editor	Shift + Enter
Newline above	Editor	Command + Shift + Enter
Newline below	Editor	Command + Enter
Toggle soft wrap	Editor	Alt + Z
Toggle	Go To Line	Control + G
Toggle	Outline	Command + Shift + O

Editor (Auto Height Only)

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Newline	Editor	Control + Enter
Newline below	Editor	Control + Shift + Enter

Pane

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Activate item 1	Pane	Control + 1
Activate item 2	Pane	Control + 2
Activate item 3	Pane	Control + 3
Activate item 4	Pane	Control + 4
Activate item 5	Pane	Control + 5
Activate item 6	Pane	Control + 6
Activate item 7	Pane	Control + 7
Activate item 8	Pane	Control + 8
Activate item 9	Pane	Control + 9
Activate last item	Pane	Control + 0
Go back	Pane	Control +
Go forward	Pane	Control + _
Reopen closed item	Pane	Command + Shift + T
Split down	Pane	Command + K, Down
Split left	Pane	Command + K, Left
Split right	Pane	Command + K, Right
Split up	Pane	Command + K, Up
Toggle filters	Project Search	Alt + Command + F
Toggle focus	Project Search	Command + F
Toggle focus	Project Search	Command + Shift + F
Activate regex mode	Search	Alt + Command + G
Activate semantic mode	Search	Alt + Command + S
Activate text mode	Search	Alt + Command + X
Cycle mode	Search	Alt + Tab
Select all matches	Search	Alt + Enter
Select next match	Search	Command + G
Select prev match	Search	Command + Shift + G
Toggle case sensitive	Search	Alt + Command + C
Toggle replace	Search	Command + Shift + H
Toggle whole word	Search	Alt + Command + W

Buffer Search Bar

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Dismiss	Buffer Search	Escape
Focus editor	Buffer Search	Tab
Cycle mode	Search	Alt + Tab
Next history query	Search	Down
Previous history query	Search	Up
Replace all	Search	Command + Enter
Replace next	Search	Enter
Select all matches	Search	Alt + Enter
Select next match	Search	Enter
Select prev match	Search	Shift + Enter

Workspace

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Toggle focus	Assistant	Command + ?
Toggle	Command Palette	Command + Shift + P
Deploy	Diagnostics	Command + Shift + M
Toggle	File Finder	Command + P
Toggle	Language Selector	Command + K, M
Toggle focus	Project Panel	Command + Shift + E
Toggle	Project Symbols	Command + T
Toggle	Theme Selector	Command + K, Command + T
Activate pane 1	Workspace	Command + 1
Activate pane 2	Workspace	Command + 2
Activate pane 3	Workspace	Command + 3
Activate pane 4	Workspace	Command + 4
Activate pane 5	Workspace	Command + 5
Activate pane 6	Workspace	Command + 6
Activate pane 7	Workspace	Command + 7
Activate pane 8	Workspace	Command + 8
Activate pane 9	Workspace	Command + 9
Close all docks	Workspace	Alt + Command + Y
New search	Workspace	Command + Shift + F
Save all	Workspace	Command + Alt + S
Toggle bottom dock	Workspace	Command + J
Toggle left dock	Workspace	Command + B
Toggle right dock	Workspace	Command + R
Open keymap	Zed	Command + K, Command + S

Project Panel

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Collapse selected entry	Project Panel	Left
Copy	Project Panel	Command + C
Copy path	Project Panel	Command + Alt + C
Copy relative path	Project Panel	Alt + Command + Shift + C
Cut	Project Panel	Command + X
Delete	Project Panel	Backspace
Expand selected entry	Project Panel	Right
New directory	Project Panel	Alt + Command + N
New file	Project Panel	Command + N
New search in directory	Project Panel	Alt + Shift + F
Open	Project Panel	Space
Paste	Project Panel	Command + V
Rename	Project Panel	Enter
Rename	Project Panel	F2
Reveal in finder	Project Panel	Alt + Command + R

Project Search Bar

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Search in new	Project Search	Command + Enter
Toggle focus	Project Search	Escape
Activate regex mode	Search	Alt + Command + G
Activate semantic mode	Search	Alt + Command + S
Activate text mode	Search	Alt + Command + X
Cycle mode	Search	Alt + Tab
Next history query	Search	Down
Previous history query	Search	Up
Replace all	Search	Command + Enter
Replace next	Search	Enter
Toggle replace	Search	Command + Shift + H

Terminal

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Clear	Terminal	Command + K
Copy	Terminal	Command + C
Delete line	Terminal	Command + Backspace
Move to beginning of line	Terminal	Command + Left
Move to end of line	Terminal	Command + Right
Move to next word end	Terminal	Alt + Right
Move to previous word start	Terminal	Alt + Left
Paste	Terminal	Command + V
Show character palette	Terminal	Control + Command + Space

Assistant Editor

Command	Target	Default Shortcut
Assist	Assistant	Command + Enter
Cycle message role	Assistant	Control + R
Quote selection	Assistant	Command + >
Split	Assistant	Shift + Enter
Save	Workspace	Command + S