configuring_zed__key_bindings.md

Zed can be configured via a simple JSON file located at ~/.config/zed/keymap.json.

Predefined keymaps

We have a growing collection of pre-defined keymaps in our keymaps repository.

Custom key bindings

Accessing custom key bindings

You can open keymap.json via CMD + K, CMD + S, the command palette, or the Zed > Settings > Open Key Bindings application menu item.

Adding a custom key binding

To customize key bindings, specify a context and the list of bindings to set. Re-mapping an existing binding will clobber the existing binding in favor of the custom one.

An example of adding a set of custom key bindings:

[
    {
        "context": "Editor",
        "bindings": {
            "ctrl-w": "editor::SelectLargerSyntaxNode",
            "ctrl-shift-W": "editor::SelectSmallerSyntaxNode",
            "ctrl-c": "editor::Cancel"
        }
    }
]

You can see more examples in Zed's default.json

There are some key bindings that can't be overridden; we are working on an issue surrounding this.

All key bindings

Global

Command Target Default Shortcut
Open recent Branches Alt + Command + B
Toggle focus Collab Panel Command + Shift + C
Toggle inlay hints Editor Control + :
Cancel Menu Control + C
Cancel Menu Escape
Confirm Menu Enter
Secondary confirm Menu Command + Enter
Select first Menu Command + Up
Select first Menu Page Up
Select first Menu Shift + Page Down
Select first Menu Shift + Page Up
Select last Menu Command + Down
Select last Menu Page Down
Select next Menu Control + N
Select next Menu Down
Select prev Menu Control + P
Select prev Menu Up
Show context menu Menu Control + Enter
Activate next item Pane Alt + Command + Right
Activate next item Pane Command + }
Activate prev item Pane Alt + Command + Left
Activate prev item Pane Command + {
Close active item Pane Command + W
Close all items Pane Command + K, Command + W
Close clean items Pane Command + K, U
Close inactive items Pane Alt + Command + T
Open recent Projects Alt + Command + O
Toggle focus Terminal Panel Control + `
Activate pane in direction down Workspace Command + K, Command + Down
Activate pane in direction left Workspace Command + K, Command + Left
Activate pane in direction right Workspace Command + K, Command + Right
Activate pane in direction up Workspace Command + K, Command + Up
Close inactive tabs and panes Workspace Control + Alt + Command + W
Close window Workspace Command + Shift + W
Follow next collaborator Workspace Control + Alt + Command + F
New file Workspace Command + N
New terminal Workspace Control + ~
New window Workspace Command + Shift + N
Open Workspace Command + O
Save Workspace Command + S
Save as Workspace Command + Shift + S
Swap pane in direction Workspace Command + K, Shift + Down
Swap pane in direction Workspace Command + K, Shift + Left
Swap pane in direction Workspace Command + K, Shift + Right
Swap pane in direction Workspace Command + K, Shift + Up
Toggle zoom Workspace Shift + Escape
Debug elements Zed Command + Alt + I
Decrease buffer font size Zed Command +
Hide Zed Command + H
Hide others Zed Alt + Command + H
Increase buffer font size Zed Command + +
Increase buffer font size Zed Command + =
Minimize Zed Command + M
Open settings Zed Command + ,
Quit Zed Command + Q
Reset buffer font size Zed Command + 0
Toggle full screen Zed Control + Command + F

Editor

Command Target Default Shortcut
Inline assist Assistant Control + Enter
Add selection above Editor Command + Alt + Up
Add selection above Editor Command + Control + P
Add selection below Editor Command + Alt + Down
Add selection below Editor Command + Control + N
Backspace Editor Backspace
Backspace Editor Control + H
Backspace Editor Shift + Backspace
Cancel Editor Escape
Confirm code action Editor Enter
Confirm completion Editor Enter
Confirm completion Editor Tab
Confirm rename Editor Enter
Context menu first Editor Page Up
Context menu last Editor Page Down
Context menu next Editor Control + N
Context menu next Editor Down
Context menu prev Editor Control + P
Context menu prev Editor Up
Copy Editor Command + C
Cut Editor Command + X
Cut to end of line Editor Control + K
Delete Editor Control + D
Delete Editor Delete
Delete line Editor Control + Shift + K
Delete to beginning of line Editor Command + Backspace
Delete to end of line Editor Command + Delete
Delete to next subword end Editor Control + Alt + D
Delete to next subword end Editor Control + Alt + Delete
Delete to next word end Editor Alt + D
Delete to next word end Editor Alt + Delete
Delete to previous subword start Editor Control + Alt + Backspace
Delete to previous subword start Editor Control + Alt + H
Delete to previous word start Editor Alt + Backspace
Delete to previous word start Editor Alt + H
Duplicate line Editor Command + Shift + D
Find all references Editor Alt + Shift + F12
Fold Editor Alt + Command + [
Format Editor Command + Shift + I
Go to definition Editor F12
Go to definition split Editor Alt + F12
Go to diagnostic Editor F8
Go to hunk Editor Command + F8
Go to prev diagnostic Editor Shift + F8
Go to prev hunk Editor Command + Shift + F8
Go to type definition Editor Command + F12
Go to type definition split Editor Alt + Command + F12
Hover Editor Command + K, Command + I
Indent Editor Command + ]
Join lines Editor Control + J
Move down Editor Control + N
Move down Editor Down
Move left Editor Control + B
Move left Editor Left
Move line down Editor Control + Command + Down
Move line up Editor Control + Command + Up
Move page down Editor Control + V
Move page down Editor Shift + Page Down
Move page up Editor Alt + V
Move page up Editor Shift + Page Up
Move right Editor Control + F
Move right Editor Right
Move to beginning Editor Command + Up
Move to beginning of line Editor Command + Left
Move to beginning of line Editor Control + A
Move to beginning of line Editor Home
Move to enclosing bracket Editor Control + M
Move to end Editor Command + Down
Move to end of line Editor Command + Right
Move to end of line Editor Control + E
Move to end of line Editor End
Move to end of paragraph Editor Control + Down
Move to next subword end Editor Control + Alt + F
Move to next subword end Editor Control + Alt + Right
Move to next word end Editor Alt + F
Move to next word end Editor Alt + Right
Move to previous subword start Editor Control + Alt + B
Move to previous subword start Editor Control + Alt + Left
Move to previous word start Editor Alt + B
Move to previous word start Editor Alt + Left
Move to start of paragraph Editor Control + Up
Move up Editor Control + P
Move up Editor Up
Next screen Editor Control + L
Open excerpts Editor Alt + Enter
Outdent Editor Command + [
Page down Editor Page Down
Page up Editor Page Up
Paste Editor Command + V
Redo Editor Command + Shift + Z
Redo selection Editor Command + Shift + U
Rename Editor F2
Reveal in finder Editor Alt + Command + R
Select all Editor Command + A
Select all matches Editor Command + Shift + L
Select down Editor Control + Shift + N
Select down Editor Shift + Down
Select larger syntax node Editor Alt + Up
Select left Editor Control + Shift + B
Select left Editor Shift + Left
Select line Editor Command + L
Select next Editor Command + D
Select next Editor Command + K, Command + D
Select previous Editor Command + K, Control + Command + D
Select previous Editor Control + Command + D
Select right Editor Control + Shift + F
Select right Editor Shift + Right
Select smaller syntax node Editor Alt + Down
Select to beginning Editor Command + Shift + Up
Select to beginning of line Editor Command + Shift + Left
Select to beginning of line Editor Control + Shift + A
Select to beginning of line Editor Shift + Home
Select to end Editor Command + Shift + Down
Select to end of line Editor Command + Shift + Right
Select to end of line Editor Control + Shift + E
Select to end of line Editor Shift + End
Select to end of paragraph Editor Control + Shift + Down
Select to next subword end Editor Control + Alt + Shift + F
Select to next subword end Editor Control + Alt + Shift + Right
Select to next word end Editor Alt + Shift + F
Select to next word end Editor Alt + Shift + Right
Select to previous subword start Editor Control + Alt + Shift + B
Select to previous subword start Editor Control + Alt + Shift + Left
Select to previous word start Editor Alt + Shift + B
Select to previous word start Editor Alt + Shift + Left
Select to start of paragraph Editor Control + Shift + Up
Select up Editor Control + Shift + P
Select up Editor Shift + Up
Show character palette Editor Control + Command + Space
Show completions Editor Control + Space
Tab Editor Tab
Tab prev Editor Shift + Tab
Toggle code actions Editor Command + .
Toggle comments Editor Command + /
Transpose Editor Control + T
Undo Editor Command + Z
Undo selection Editor Command + U
Unfold lines Editor Alt + Command + ]

Editor (Full Only)

Command Target Default Shortcut
Quote selection Assistant Command + >
Deploy Buffer Search Command + E
Deploy Buffer Search Command + F
Next suggestion Copilot Alt + ]
Previous suggestion Copilot Alt + [
Suggest Copilot Alt + \
Newline Editor Enter
Newline Editor Shift + Enter
Newline above Editor Command + Shift + Enter
Newline below Editor Command + Enter
Toggle soft wrap Editor Alt + Z
Toggle Go To Line Control + G
Toggle Outline Command + Shift + O

Editor (Auto Height Only)

Command Target Default Shortcut
Newline Editor Control + Enter
Newline below Editor Control + Shift + Enter

Pane

Command Target Default Shortcut
Activate item 1 Pane Control + 1
Activate item 2 Pane Control + 2
Activate item 3 Pane Control + 3
Activate item 4 Pane Control + 4
Activate item 5 Pane Control + 5
Activate item 6 Pane Control + 6
Activate item 7 Pane Control + 7
Activate item 8 Pane Control + 8
Activate item 9 Pane Control + 9
Activate last item Pane Control + 0
Go back Pane Control +
Go forward Pane Control + _
Reopen closed item Pane Command + Shift + T
Split down Pane Command + K, Down
Split left Pane Command + K, Left
Split right Pane Command + K, Right
Split up Pane Command + K, Up
Toggle filters Project Search Alt + Command + F
Toggle focus Project Search Command + F
Toggle focus Project Search Command + Shift + F
Activate regex mode Search Alt + Command + G
Activate semantic mode Search Alt + Command + S
Activate text mode Search Alt + Command + X
Cycle mode Search Alt + Tab
Select all matches Search Alt + Enter
Select next match Search Command + G
Select prev match Search Command + Shift + G
Toggle case sensitive Search Alt + Command + C
Toggle replace Search Command + Shift + H
Toggle whole word Search Alt + Command + W
Command Target Default Shortcut
Dismiss Buffer Search Escape
Focus editor Buffer Search Tab
Cycle mode Search Alt + Tab
Next history query Search Down
Previous history query Search Up
Replace all Search Command + Enter
Replace next Search Enter
Select all matches Search Alt + Enter
Select next match Search Enter
Select prev match Search Shift + Enter

Workspace

Command Target Default Shortcut
Toggle focus Assistant Command + ?
Toggle Command Palette Command + Shift + P
Deploy Diagnostics Command + Shift + M
Toggle File Finder Command + P
Toggle Language Selector Command + K, M
Toggle focus Project Panel Command + Shift + E
Toggle Project Symbols Command + T
Toggle Theme Selector Command + K, Command + T
Activate pane 1 Workspace Command + 1
Activate pane 2 Workspace Command + 2
Activate pane 3 Workspace Command + 3
Activate pane 4 Workspace Command + 4
Activate pane 5 Workspace Command + 5
Activate pane 6 Workspace Command + 6
Activate pane 7 Workspace Command + 7
Activate pane 8 Workspace Command + 8
Activate pane 9 Workspace Command + 9
Close all docks Workspace Alt + Command + Y
New search Workspace Command + Shift + F
Save all Workspace Command + Alt + S
Toggle bottom dock Workspace Command + J
Toggle left dock Workspace Command + B
Toggle right dock Workspace Command + R
Open keymap Zed Command + K, Command + S

Project Panel

Command Target Default Shortcut
Collapse selected entry Project Panel Left
Copy Project Panel Command + C
Copy path Project Panel Command + Alt + C
Copy relative path Project Panel Alt + Command + Shift + C
Cut Project Panel Command + X
Delete Project Panel Backspace
Expand selected entry Project Panel Right
New directory Project Panel Alt + Command + N
New file Project Panel Command + N
New search in directory Project Panel Alt + Shift + F
Open Project Panel Space
Paste Project Panel Command + V
Rename Project Panel Enter
Rename Project Panel F2
Reveal in finder Project Panel Alt + Command + R
Command Target Default Shortcut
Search in new Project Search Command + Enter
Toggle focus Project Search Escape
Activate regex mode Search Alt + Command + G
Activate semantic mode Search Alt + Command + S
Activate text mode Search Alt + Command + X
Cycle mode Search Alt + Tab
Next history query Search Down
Previous history query Search Up
Replace all Search Command + Enter
Replace next Search Enter
Toggle replace Search Command + Shift + H

Terminal

Command Target Default Shortcut
Clear Terminal Command + K
Copy Terminal Command + C
Delete line Terminal Command + Backspace
Move to beginning of line Terminal Command + Left
Move to end of line Terminal Command + Right
Move to next word end Terminal Alt + Right
Move to previous word start Terminal Alt + Left
Paste Terminal Command + V
Show character palette Terminal Control + Command + Space

Assistant Editor

Command Target Default Shortcut
Assist Assistant Command + Enter
Cycle message role Assistant Control + R
Quote selection Assistant Command + >
Split Assistant Shift + Enter
Save Workspace Command + S