Default Key Bindings

Zed ships with default key bindings optimized for each platform. You can customize these in your keymap file.

View Default Keymaps

The complete default keymaps are maintained in the Zed repository:

Platform	Keymap File
macOS	default-macos.json
Windows	default-windows.json
Linux	default-linux.json

Essential Bindings

These are the most commonly used default bindings. Platform-specific keys are shown as Cmd (macOS) / Ctrl (Linux/Windows).

General

Action	macOS	Linux/Windows
Command palette	`Cmd+Shift+P`	`Ctrl+Shift+P`
Settings	`Cmd+,`	`Ctrl+,`
File finder	`Cmd+P`	`Ctrl+P`
Project search	`Cmd+Shift+F`	`Ctrl+Shift+F`
Toggle terminal	Ctrl+`	Ctrl+`
Toggle left dock	`Cmd+B`	`Ctrl+B`

Editing

Action	macOS	Linux/Windows
Cut	`Cmd+X`	`Ctrl+X`
Copy	`Cmd+C`	`Ctrl+C`
Paste	`Cmd+V`	`Ctrl+V`
Undo	`Cmd+Z`	`Ctrl+Z`
Redo	`Cmd+Shift+Z`	`Ctrl+Shift+Z`
Save	`Cmd+S`	`Ctrl+S`
Find in buffer	`Cmd+F`	`Ctrl+F`
Replace in buffer	`Cmd+Alt+F`	`Ctrl+H`
Project search with replace	`Cmd+Shift+H`	`Ctrl+Shift+H`
Comment line	`Cmd+/`	`Ctrl+/`
Format document	`Cmd+Shift+I`	`Ctrl+Shift+I`

Action	macOS	Linux/Windows
Go to line	`Ctrl+G`	`Ctrl+G`
Go to definition	`F12`	`F12`
Go to implementation	`Shift+F12`	`Shift+F12` (Linux), `Ctrl+F12` (Windows)
Find all references	`Alt+Shift+F12`	`Alt+Shift+F12` (Linux), `Shift+Alt+F12` (Windows)
Go to symbol in file	`Cmd+Shift+O`	`Ctrl+Shift+O`
Go back	`Ctrl+-`	`Ctrl+Alt+-` (Linux), `Alt+Left` (Windows)
Go forward	`Ctrl+_`	`Ctrl+Alt+_` (Linux), `Alt+Right` (Windows)

Multi-cursor

Action	macOS	Linux/Windows
Add cursor above	`Cmd+Alt+Up`	`Shift+Alt+Up` (Linux), `Ctrl+Alt+Up` (Windows)
Add cursor below	`Cmd+Alt+Down`	`Shift+Alt+Down` (Linux), `Ctrl+Alt+Down` (Windows)
Select next occurrence	`Cmd+D`	`Ctrl+D`
Select all occurrences	`Cmd+Shift+L`	`Ctrl+Shift+L`

Panels

Action	macOS	Linux/Windows
Project panel	`Cmd+Shift+E`	`Ctrl+Shift+E`
Outline panel	`Cmd+Shift+B`	`Ctrl+Shift+B`
Git panel	`Ctrl+Shift+G`	`Ctrl+Shift+G`
Agent panel	`Cmd+?`	`Ctrl+?` (Linux), `Ctrl+Shift+/` (Windows)

Predefined Keymaps

If you prefer another editor's bindings, open the Settings Editor (Cmd+, on macOS, Ctrl+, on Linux/Windows) and search for base_keymap. Select your preferred keymap from the dropdown.

Or add this to your settings.json:

{
  "base_keymap": "VSCode"
}

Available options:

VSCode (default)
JetBrains
SublimeText
Atom
TextMate
Emacs
Cursor
None