---
title: Zed
date: 2025-04-20 19:30:23.390210907
background: bg-[#3e4548]
label:
tags:
  - text
  - editor
  - shortcut
categories:
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
intro: A visual cheat-sheet for the 50 keyboard shortcuts found in the Zed text editor.
---

## Keyboard Shortcuts

### Zed

| Shortcut           | Action                |
| ------------------ | --------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `,`         | Open settings         |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `X` | Open Extensions store |
| `Ctrl` `Q`         | Quit Zed              |

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### File

| Shortcut                 | Action             |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ |
| `Ctrl` `N`               | New file           |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `N`       | New Window         |
| `Ctrl` `O`               | Open folder        |
| `Ctrl` `Alt` `Shift` `O` | Open remote folder |
| `Ctrl` `S`               | Save               |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `S`       | Save As...         |
| `Ctrl` `Alt` `S`         | Save All           |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `W`       | Close Window       |

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### Edit

| Shortcut           | Action              |
| ------------------ | ------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `Z`         | Undo                |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `Z` | Redo                |
| `Ctrl` `X`         | Cut                 |
| `Ctrl` `C`         | Copy                |
| `Ctrl` `V`         | Paste               |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `F` | Find in project     |
| `Ctrl` `/`         | Toggle line comment |

{.shortcuts}

### Selection

| Shortcut              | Action                 |
| --------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `A`            | Select all             |
| `Alt` `Shift` `Right` | Expand selection       |
| `Alt` `Shift` `Left`  | Shrink selection       |
| `Alt` `Shift` `Up`    | Add cursor above       |
| `Alt` `Shift` `Down`  | Add cursor below       |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `Down` | Select next Occurrence |
| `Alt` `Up`            | Move line up           |
| `Alt` `Down`          | Move line down         |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `D`    | Duplicate selection    |

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### View

| Shortcut           | Action             |
| ------------------ | ------------------ |
| `Ctrl` `B`         | Toggle Left Dock   |
| `Ctrl` `Alt` `B`   | Toggle Right Dock  |
| `Ctrl` `J`         | Toggle Bottom Dock |
| `Ctrl` `Alt` `Y`   | Close All Docks    |
| `Ctrl` `K` `Up`    | Split Up           |
| `Ctrl` `K` `Down`  | Split Down         |
| `Ctrl` `K` `Left`  | Split Left         |
| `Ctrl` `K` `Right` | Split Right        |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `E` | Project Panel      |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `B` | Outline Panel      |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `C` | Collab Panel       |
| `Ctrl` `` ` ``     | Terminal Panel     |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `M` | Diagnostics        |

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### Go

| Shortcut            | Action                  |
| ------------------- | ----------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `Alt` `-`    | Back                    |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `P`  | Command Palette…        |
| `Ctrl` `E`          | Go to File…             |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `O`  | Go to Symbol in Editor… |
| `Ctrl` `G`          | Go to Line/Column…      |
| `F12`               | Go to Definition        |
| `Ctrl` `F12`        | Go to Type Definition   |
| `Alt` `Shift` `F12` | Find All References     |
| `F8`                | Next Problem            |
| `Shift` `F8`        | Previous Problem        |

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## Also see

- [Zed](https://zed.dev/)
- [Zed GitHub](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed)
- [Zed Documentation](https://zed.dev/docs)