VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts — Win / macOS / Linux

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a free, cross-platform source-code editor developed by Microsoft. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and is the most popular editor in the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey with a 75.9% share — used daily by full-stack, frontend, and DevOps engineers worldwide. VS Code exposes nearly every action through a keyboard shortcut, and the same logical action often maps to three different keys depending on your platform: ⌘ on macOS, Ctrl on Windows/Linux, ⌥ on macOS, Alt on Windows/Linux. This reference card covers the most-used 130+ shortcuts across 9 functional groups (General, Basic editing, Multi-cursor, Rich languages editing, Navigation, Editor management, File management, Display, Debug, Integrated terminal). All entries are transcribed from the official VS Code documentation at code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings, against VS Code 1.85 and later. How to use - Pick your platform (Win / macOS / Linux) at the top — the rest of the page updates instantly. Default is auto-detected from your browser's User-Agent, with your choice persisted in localStorage so refreshes keep it. - Type any word in the search box (e.g. "breakpoint", "save", "Cmd") to filter rows. Search matches feature names, the optional tag field, and the key combination text in any platform. - Click the "Copy" button on any row to copy the current platform's key string to your clipboard — paste it into a cheat sheet, a doc, or a chat message. - Press Ctrl/Cmd+P or click "Export PDF" to save as PDF; sidebar/header/footer/search are hidden so the printable layout is the shortcuts grid only. Tips - Most multi-key combos (like ⌘K ⌘S) are entered as a **sequence**: press the first combo, release, then press the second. They're not simultaneous. - "Quick Fix" (⌘.) and "Go to Definition" (F12) are the two most useful shortcuts for any code editor — learn these first. - Customize any keybinding via File → Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts (⌘K ⌘S / Ctrl+K Ctrl+S).