Zed Keyboard Shortcuts

11 shortcuts to code at the speed of thought faster — the complete Zed keyboard shortcut reference

Zed, from Zed Industries, is a code editors & IDEs application designed to code at the speed of thought. It has become a go-to choice for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Shortcut fluency in Zed separates casual users from power users. The more shortcuts you commit to muscle memory, the faster your work becomes.

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Keymap Editor 1 shortcut

Open keymap editor

Ctrl +K +S Ctrl +K +S Ctrl +K +S

General 3 shortcuts

matches ⌘-k then ⌘-s

Cmd +K +S Ctrl +K +S Ctrl +K +S

type space then e

Space +E Space +E Space +E

matches pressing and releasing shift twice

Shift Shift Shift

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Editor 4 shortcuts

Indent

Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right

Move down four times

Opt +Down +Down +Down +Down Alt +Down +Down +Down +Down Alt +Down +Down +Down +Down

Expand the selection (editor::SelectLargerSyntaxNode); copy to the clipboard; and then undo the selection expansion.

Opt +Cmd +C Ctrl +Alt +C Ctrl +Alt +C

In vim insert mode: escape

J +K J +K J +K

File 1 shortcut

Do nothing when the Workspace context is active / Deploy replace when the search bar is not in view

Cmd +R N/A

Terminal 1 shortcut

Send ctrl-n to the built-in terminal when it's focused

N/A Ctrl +N Ctrl +N

Unknown 1 shortcut

matches typing G

Shift +G Shift +G Shift +G

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