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BBEdit Keyboard Shortcuts

We gathered all 408 BBEdit shortcuts so you can edit text on mac professionally at speed

BBEdit keyboard shortcuts

BBEdit is a code editors & IDEs tool from Bare Bones Software that enables users to edit text on mac professionally. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.

Using keyboard shortcuts in BBEdit reduces reliance on menus and toolbars, letting you execute commands instantly and maintain momentum in your projects.

Running only on macOS, BBEdit offers a streamlined shortcut set tuned for its native platform.

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General 25 shortcuts

Bypass Options Dialogs
Opt
Copy
Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Cut
Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Paste
Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Undo
Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo
Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y
Select All
Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Save
Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Export BBEdit's core preferences file
defaults +export +com.barebones.bbedit +~/Desktop/BBEditPreferences.plist
Import preferences
defaults +import +com.barebones.bbedit +~/Desktop/BBEditPreferences.plist
Launch without reopening files
Shift
Resolve URL
Cmd +Click
Tab key: Shift Right (when 'Allow Tab key to indent text blocks' is on)
Tab Tab Tab
Shift-Tab key: Shift Left (when 'Allow Tab key to indent text blocks' is on)
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Shift-Delete key: Forward Delete (when 'Enable Shift-Delete for forward delete' is on)
Shift +Delete
Option-Up arrow: Previous Paragraph (when 'Option-Up arrow and -Down arrow move by paragraphs' is on)
Opt +Up
Option-Down arrow: Next Paragraph (when 'Option-Up arrow and -Down arrow move by paragraphs' is on)
Opt +Down
F5: Trigger text completion (when 'Allow the Escape key to trigger text completion' is off)
F5
Command-double-click on a word
Cmd +DoubleClick
Cancel a task
Cmd +.
About BBEdit
Cmd +,
Hide BBEdit
Cmd +H
Hide Others/Show All
Opt +Cmd +H
Quit BBEdit
Cmd +Q
Commands...
Opt +Shift +Cmd +C

File 29 shortcuts

Open File by Name
Cmd +O
Open from FTP/SFTP Server / Open File by Name
Shift +Cmd +O
Save / Save a file / Save file / Close & Delete
Cmd +S
Save As / Save As… / Save Selection
Shift +Cmd +S
Save a Copy / Save All
Opt +Cmd +S
Close Document/Close Window
Cmd +W
Close All Windows
Opt +Cmd +W
Print
Cmd +P
Quit
Cmd +Q
Open new text document / New Note / New: Text Document
Cmd +N
Related Files / Open Counterpart
Opt +Cmd +Up
Export Differences
Cmd +E
Open from FTP/SFTP Server...
Ctrl +Cmd +O
Open File by Name...
Cmd +D
Close Window
Shift +Cmd +W
Close All in Project
Ctrl +Cmd +W
Close All Documents
Opt +Shift +Cmd +W
Save to FTP/SFTP Server…
Ctrl +Cmd +S
Print All
Opt +Cmd +P
Print One Copy
Opt +Shift +Cmd +P
Save a Copy to FTP Server…
Ctrl +Shift +Cmd +S
New: HTML Document…
Ctrl +Cmd +N
Reveal Selection
Opt +Cmd +D
New: Text File...
Ctrl +Shift +Cmd +N
Open file
Ctrl +X +F
Save current document
Ctrl +X +S
Save As
Ctrl +X +W
Copy Path
Opt +Cmd +C
Open Recent
Cmd +R

Edit 61 shortcuts

Undo <action>
Cmd +Z
Redo <action>
Shift +Cmd +Z
Cut / Complete command
Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Copy
Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Paste
Cmd +V
Paste and Match Style / Paste : Match Indentation
Opt +Shift +Cmd +V
Paste Using Filter / Previous Clipboard / Paste Previous Clipboard
Shift +Cmd +V
Delete
Delete Delete Delete
Select All
Cmd +A
Find
Cmd +F
Find Next
Cmd +G
Find Previous
Shift +Cmd +G
Replace
Opt +Cmd +F
Find and Select All
Opt +Cmd +J
Extract
Opt +Cmd +E
Repeat Last Command
Cmd +Y
Clear Undo History
Ctrl +Cmd +Z
Cut & Append
Shift +Cmd +X
Cut Line
Ctrl +Cmd +X
Cut Line & Append
Ctrl +Shift +Cmd +X
Copy & Append
Shift +Cmd +C
Copy Line
Ctrl +Cmd +C
Copy Line & Append
Ctrl +Shift +Cmd +C
Show Symbol Help
Ctrl +Cmd +F5
Show Parameter Help
Ctrl +F5
Previous Clipboard
Ctrl +[
Next Clipboard
Ctrl +]
Send Command
Ctrl +Enter
Word
Cmd +L
Paragraph
Opt +Cmd +L
New Line Before Paragraph
Shift +Cmd +Enter
New Line After Paragraph
Cmd +Enter
Add Emmet Abbreviation / Expand Emmet Abbreviation
Shift +F5
Move Line Up
Ctrl +Up
Move Line Down
Ctrl +Down
Delete Line
Ctrl +Shift +Delete
Duplicate Line
Shift +Cmd +D
Find Next Misspelled Word
Cmd +;
Find All Misspelled Words
Opt +Cmd +;
Clear Spelling Errors
Shift +Cmd +;
Paste Column
Ctrl +Cmd +V
Paste & Select
Opt +Cmd +V
Select None
Shift +Cmd +A
Shift Left One Space
Shift +Cmd +[
Shift Right One Space
Shift +Cmd +]
Select Down
Ctrl +Shift +Down
Select Up
Ctrl +Shift +Up
Cut
Ctrl +W
backward-char
Ctrl +B
delete-char
Ctrl +D
forward-char
Ctrl +F
Backspace (Delete)
Ctrl +H
kill-line (Cut)
Ctrl +K
yank (Paste)
Ctrl +Y
Undo
Ctrl +_
Transpose Words
Esc +T
Copy
Esc +W
Paste Previous Clipboard
Esc +Y
Copy & Append
Opt +Shift +Cmd +C
Cut & Append
Opt +Shift +Cmd +X
Clear
Shift +Delete

View 38 shortcuts

Show/Hide Navigation Bar
Shift +Cmd +N
Show/Hide Sidebar / Line Number
Shift +Cmd +L
Previous Document
Ctrl +Cmd +Left
Next Document
Ctrl +Cmd +Right
Move to New Window
Shift +Cmd +M
Open in Additional Window
Opt +Cmd +Enter
Open in New Window
Cmd +Enter
Merge Windows
Shift +Cmd +K
Balance
Cmd +.
Balance & Fold
Cmd +,
Fold Selection
Shift +Cmd +-
Unfold Selection
Shift +Cmd ++
Collapse Enclosing Fold
Ctrl +Cmd +-
Collapse All Folds
Opt +Cmd +-
Expand All Folds
Opt +Cmd ++
Collapse All Folds
Ctrl +Cmd +0
Collapse Folds Below Level
Ctrl +Cmd +1
Re-Center Selection
Cmd +L
Full Screen Mode
Ctrl +Cmd +F
Show/Hide Sidebar / Show/Hide Files
Cmd +0
Scroll up (numeric keypad)
2
Scroll down (numeric keypad)
8
Show Selection (numeric keypad)
5
Left (numeric keypad)
4
Right (numeric keypad)
6
Up (numeric keypad)
7
Down (numeric keypad)
1
End of Line (numeric keypad)
3
Move cursor to line (numeric keypad)
0
Balance
Cmd +B
Balance & Fold
Shift +Cmd +B
Previous Document
Opt +Cmd +[
Next Document
Opt +Cmd +]
Move to New Window
Opt +Cmd +O
Show/Hide Fonts
Cmd +T
Previous Document
Esc +<
Next Document
Esc +>
Synchro Scrolling
Cmd +M

Text 36 shortcuts

Shift Left
Shift +Cmd +Left
Shift Right
Shift +Cmd +Right
Un/Comment Lines
Cmd +/
Un/Comment Block
Shift +Cmd +/
Hard Wrap
Shift +Cmd +H
Add Line Breaks
Shift +Cmd +Enter
Remove Line Breaks
Shift +Cmd +J
Exchange Characters
Cmd +T
Change Case
Cmd +U
Convert to ASCII
Shift +Cmd +A
Educate Quotes
Shift +Cmd +.
Straighten Quotes
Shift +Cmd +,
Prefix/Suffix Lines
Shift +Cmd +B
Sort Lines
Shift +Cmd +S
Remove Blank Lines
Shift +Cmd +Delete
Increase Quote Level / Shift Right One Space
Shift +Cmd +]
Decrease Quote Level / Shift Left One Space
Shift +Cmd +[
Strip Quotes
Shift +Cmd +'
Zap Gremlins
Shift +Cmd +Z
Convert Escape Sequences
Shift +Cmd +E
Convert Spaces to Tabs
Shift +Cmd +Space
Convert Tabs to Spaces
Cmd +Tab
Normalize Line Endings
Shift +Cmd +L
Normalize Spaces
Shift +Cmd +P
Precompose Unicode
Shift +Cmd +O
Decompose Unicode
Shift +Cmd +D
Strip Diacriticals
Shift +Cmd +I
Shift Left
Cmd +[
Shift Right
Cmd +]
Un/Comment Block
Opt +Cmd +/
Hard Wrap… / Remove Line Breaks
Cmd +\
Hard Wrap
Opt +Cmd +\
Balance
Cmd +B
Find Next Misspelled Word
Cmd +;
Show Spelling Panel
Shift +Cmd +;
Reflow Document
Shift +Cmd +Q
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Search 43 shortcuts

Find
Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Open Multi-File Search window
Shift +Cmd +F
Find Next / Find Again
Cmd +G F3 F3
Find Previous / Find Next (Reverse Search)
Shift +Cmd +G
Find All
Opt +Cmd +G
Replace / Live Search
Opt +Cmd +F
Find & Replace All Matches
Opt +Shift +Cmd +F
Find Next Misspelled Word
Cmd +;
Find All Misspelled Words
Opt +Cmd +;
Replace All
Opt +Cmd +R
Replace All / Replace & Find Again
Opt +Shift +Cmd +R
Replace to End
Opt +Shift +Cmd +.
Next occurrence in Live Search
Enter
Previous occurrence in Live Search
Shift +Enter
Clear the most recent word of the search string in Live Search
Opt +Delete
Cancel Live Search
Esc
Find Selected Text/Previous Selected Text (find previous) / Use Selection for Find (grep) / Use Selection for Replace (grep)
Shift
Find Selected Text - Next occurrence
Opt +Cmd
Go to Next Placeholder command
Tab
Go to Previous Placeholder command
Shift +Tab
Find & Select All
Ctrl +Opt +Cmd +G
Extract
Ctrl +Cmd +G
Use Selection for Find
Cmd +E
Use Selection for Find (grep) / Replace & Find Again
Shift +Cmd +E
Use Selection for Replace / Use Selection for Replace (grep) / Replace All
Opt +Cmd +E
Use Selection for Replace (grep) / Replace All in Selection
Opt +Shift +Cmd +E
Replace
Cmd +=
Replace All
Opt +Cmd +=
Replace All in Selection
Ctrl +Cmd +=
Replace to End
Shift +Cmd +=
Find Definition
Cmd +-
Find in Documentation
Shift +Cmd +-
Find Selection
Cmd +H
Apply to New
Cmd +- +Left
Apply to Old
Cmd +- +Right
Go to Center Line
Shift +Cmd +J
isearch-backward (Live Search backward)
Ctrl +R
isearch-forward (Live Search forward)
Ctrl +S
Find & Mark All
Shift +Cmd +M
Find All
Opt +Cmd +A
Compare Again / Compare Two Front Windows
Opt +Cmd +Y
Compare Against Disk File
Opt +Cmd +D
Find in Reference
Opt +Cmd +I

Go 8 shortcuts

Line Number
Cmd +L
Center Line / Line Number…
Cmd +J
Named Symbol
Shift +Cmd +M
Find Definition
Cmd +.
Center Line
Shift +Cmd +J
Go to Next Error
Ctrl +Cmd +Down
Go to Previous Error
Ctrl +Cmd +Up
Commands...
Shift +Cmd +U

Window 14 shortcuts

Minimize Window
Cmd +M
Bring All to Front
Shift +Cmd +M
Show Scratchpad
Opt +Cmd +S
Show Unix Worksheet
Opt +Cmd +U
Cascade Windows
Opt +Cmd +C
Arrange
Opt +Cmd +A
Cycle Through Windows
Cmd +`
Exchange with Next / Cycle Through Windows Backwards
Shift +Cmd +`
Zoom
Ctrl +Cmd +F
Zoom - key equivalent only
Cmd +F
Zoom
Cmd +/
Minimize All Windows / Exchange with Next / Arrange
Opt +Cmd +M
Cycle Through Windows
Cmd +'
Cycle Through Windows Backwards
Shift +Cmd +'

Navigation 18 shortcuts

Move to beginning of line
Cmd +Left Home Home
Move to end of line
Cmd +Right End End
Move to beginning of document / Go up one level to the enclosing folder or disk
Cmd +Up Ctrl +Home Ctrl +Home
Move to end of document / Open a folder or disk and display its contents in the sidebar pane
Cmd +Down Ctrl +End Ctrl +End
Switch to counterpart file
Ctrl +Opt +Up
CamelCase Navigation
Opt +Left
CamelCase Navigation
Opt +Right
Go To Center Line
Opt +Cmd +L
End key
End End End
Home key
Home Home Home
Go to Line
Cmd +L Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Forward Delete
Fn +Delete
Page Up key
PageUp
Page Down key
PageDown
Up Arrow key
Up
Down Arrow key
Down
Left Arrow key
Left
Right Arrow key
Right

Miscellaneous 3 shortcuts

Cancel
Cmd +.
Cancel
Esc
Default Button
Enter

Opening Files from FTP/SFTP Servers 2 shortcuts

Connect to the server
Enter
Open folder in new FTP/SFTP Browser window
Opt +DoubleClick

General FTP/SFTP Browser Navigation 2 shortcuts

Select multiple items one at a time
Cmd +Click
Select range of files and directories
Shift +Click

File Menu 10 shortcuts

Print One Copy
Opt +Shift +Print
Print
Cmd +P
New
Cmd +N
Open
Cmd +O
Open Quickly
Shift +Cmd +O
Close
Cmd +W
Save
Cmd +S
Save As
Shift +Cmd +S
Revert to Saved
Cmd +R
Page Setup
Shift +Cmd +P

Edit Menu 18 shortcuts

Paste and Match Indentation / Paste and Match Style
Opt +Shift +Cmd +V
Paste and Select
Opt +Cmd +V
Cut
Cmd +X
Copy
Cmd +C
Paste
Cmd +V
Select All
Cmd +A
Undo
Cmd +Z
Redo
Shift +Cmd +Z
Delete
Backspace
Find
Cmd +F
Find Next
Cmd +G
Find Previous
Shift +Cmd +G
Use Selection for Find
Cmd +E
Find in Files
Shift +Cmd +F
Replace
Opt +Cmd +F
Replace and Find Next
Opt +Shift +Cmd +F
Grep Line(s)
Opt +Cmd +G
Grep Selection
Opt +Shift +Cmd +G

View Menu 1 shortcut

Font Panel
Cmd +T

Text Display 1 shortcut

Show/Hide Fonts
Cmd +T

General Editing 2 shortcuts

Delete
Delete
Delete (with keypad)
Clear

Rectangular Selections 3 shortcuts

Select Up
Ctrl +Shift +Up
Select Down
Ctrl +Shift +Down
Cut
Cmd +X

Cursor Movement and Text Selection 18 shortcuts

Move insertion point / Extend selection
Shift +Click
Select word
DoubleClick
Extend selection to word
Shift +DoubleClick
Select line
Triple-click
Up one line
Ctrl +Up
Down one line
Ctrl +Down
Left one character
Left
Left one word
Opt +Left
Start of line
Cmd +Left
Right one character
Right
Right one word
Opt +Right
End of line
Cmd +Right
Up one screen
Fn +Up
Down one screen
Fn +Down
Start of document
Cmd +Up
End of document
Cmd +Down
Next case transition or word boundary
Ctrl +Right
Previous case transition or word boundary
Ctrl +Left

Scrolling the View 4 shortcuts

Scroll View Up (Accelerated)
Cmd +ScrollUp
Scroll View Down (Accelerated)
Cmd +ScrollDown
Scroll View Up (Accelerated)
Opt +ScrollUp
Scroll View Down (Accelerated)
Opt +ScrollDown

The Delete Key 4 shortcuts

Delete character to the left of the insertion point
Delete
Delete to the beginning of the word to the left of the insertion point
Opt +Delete
Delete to the beginning of the line
Cmd +Delete
Delete to the beginning of the document
Opt +Cmd +Delete

Function Keys 2 shortcuts

Up one screen
Fn +Up
Down one screen
Fn +Down

Editing 1 shortcut

Invoke Completion
F5

Text Menu Commands 2 shortcuts

Apply Text Filter: Reapply most recently used filter
Opt +Cmd +F
Run Unix Command: Re-run recently-used Unix command
Opt +Cmd +U

Go Menu 1 shortcut

Go to Line Number (Option key pressed)
Opt

Placeholders 2 shortcuts

Navigate Placeholders (if option turned on)
Tab
Navigate Placeholders (if option turned on)
Shift +Tab

Commands Panel 5 shortcuts

Dismiss Commands Panel
Esc
Dismiss Commands Panel
Cmd +.
Run highlighted command
Enter
Move between matches
Up
Move between matches
Down

Pattern Playground 1 shortcut

Use the pattern in the playground for Find
Cmd +Enter

Browsers 2 shortcuts

Copy item in list
Ctrl +Click
Remove item from list
Delete

Application 3 shortcuts

Suppress startup items only
Opt
Suppress all external services and startup items, and only reopen documents which contain unsaved changes.
Shift
Disable all external services and startup items, and optionally discard auto-recover information (which will result in the loss of any unsaved changes).
Ctrl +Shift +Cmd

Other 1 shortcut

Enter: Generates a line break (when 'Enter key generates Return' is on)
Enter Enter Enter

Markup 5 shortcuts

Edit Markup
Ctrl +Cmd +M
Close Current Tag
Opt +Cmd +B
Create Table Shell
Ctrl +Cmd +T
Anchor
Ctrl +Cmd +A
Image
Ctrl +Cmd +I

Clippings 11 shortcuts

Complete command
F5
Insert Clipping (from menu)
Up +Down +Enter
Insert Clipping (from menu)
Tab
Reveal Clipping File in Finder (from the Clippings panel)
Shift +Enter
Open Clipping for Editing (from the Clippings panel)
Opt +Enter
Assign key equivalent
Cmd +any key
Assign key equivalent
Shift +any key
Assign key equivalent
Opt +any key
Assign key equivalent
Ctrl +any key
Remove key equivalent
Delete
Remove key equivalent
Backspace

Menus 3 shortcuts

Open Script Editor
Opt +Shift +Cmd +E
Open Scripting Dictionary
Opt +Shift +Cmd +D
Open Scripts Folder
Opt +Shift +Cmd +F

Shell Worksheets 4 shortcuts

Execute command in worksheet
Enter
Execute command in worksheet
Ctrl +Enter
Kill currently running process in worksheet
Ctrl +C
Kill currently running process in worksheet
Cmd +.

Command-Line Tools 1 shortcut

Install Command-Line Tools
Shift +Cmd +I

AI Chat Worksheets 4 shortcuts

Cancel request
Cmd +.
Cancel request
Ctrl +C
Send Command
Ctrl +Enter
Send Command
Enter

BBEdit 3 shortcuts

Hide BBEdit
Cmd +H
Quit BBEdit
Cmd +Q
Hide Others
Opt +Cmd +H

Misc 4 shortcuts

Preferences
Cmd +,
Document Options
Ctrl +Cmd +,
Text Options
Opt +Cmd +,
Cycle Through Windows Backwards
Shift +Cmd +‘

Compiler 1 shortcut

Run
Opt +Cmd +R

Navigation Bar 5 shortcuts

Open Counterpart Menu
Ctrl +Opt +C
Open Files Menu
Ctrl +Opt +F
Open Includes Menu
Ctrl +Opt +I
Open Marker Menu
Ctrl +Opt +M
Open Function Menu
Ctrl +Opt +N

Editor 4 shortcuts

Select Line
Cmd +L
Select Paragraph
Opt +Cmd +L
beginning-of-line (Move insertion point to start of current line)
Ctrl +A
end-of-line (Move insertion point to end of current line)
Ctrl +E

Dialogs 3 shortcuts

Cancel
Esc Esc Esc
Enter
Enter Enter Enter
Cancel
Cmd +.
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