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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:28:45 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Add NewFile keybinding to Welcome context (#52463)
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## Context

`ctrl-n` / `cmd-n` doesn't work on the Welcome tab. The global binding
lives under `Workspace && !Terminal` (macOS) and similar contexts that
don't include Welcome. The fix just adds the same binding to the Welcome
context block on all three platforms — same approach the font-size and
recent-project shortcuts already use there.

Closes #52426

## Demo

### Before:




https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/69becde8-25d2-45e3-9e7c-416b7937bd17

### After:




https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d9ede76-7adb-4527-bfef-c18d5b8a4fb4









## How to review

One line added per platform keymap file. Check that `ctrl-n` / `cmd-n`
maps to `workspace::NewFile` in the `Welcome` block of:
- `assets/keymaps/default-macos.json`
- `assets/keymaps/default-linux.json`
- `assets/keymaps/default-windows.json`

## Self-review checklist

- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [ ] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX
checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
- [ ] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable

Release Notes:

- Fixed `ctrl-n` / `cmd-n` (New File) not working on the Welcome tab

Co-authored-by: Danilo Leal <67129314+danilo-leal@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 assets/keymaps/default-linux.json   | 1 +
 assets/keymaps/default-macos.json   | 1 +
 assets/keymaps/default-windows.json | 1 +
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json b/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
index 959a76e7fcc506ab55872b4cda99f83c435c462f..2f0f823cd399f95f8517e784e197af8d7f657f17 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
@@ -1368,6 +1368,7 @@
     "context": "Welcome",
     "use_key_equivalents": true,
     "bindings": {
+      "ctrl-n": "workspace::NewFile",
       "ctrl-=": ["zed::IncreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],
       "ctrl-+": ["zed::IncreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],
       "ctrl--": ["zed::DecreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],
diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default-macos.json b/assets/keymaps/default-macos.json
index be26f29d244dc2693b73dd5f6d411a600efde5c1..ef31773bc11b3c6c5a4c0ce1d8afc16c552a5da9 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default-macos.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default-macos.json
@@ -1458,6 +1458,7 @@
     "context": "Welcome",
     "use_key_equivalents": true,
     "bindings": {
+      "cmd-n": "workspace::NewFile",
       "cmd-=": ["zed::IncreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],
       "cmd-+": ["zed::IncreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],
       "cmd--": ["zed::DecreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],
diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default-windows.json b/assets/keymaps/default-windows.json
index e87625c1d87d824ccb52ed38627b28939d876fbb..d576a6a5169affce5a335a22bdf9265f9a7490f3 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default-windows.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default-windows.json
@@ -1390,6 +1390,7 @@
     "context": "Welcome",
     "use_key_equivalents": true,
     "bindings": {
+      "ctrl-n": "workspace::NewFile",
       "ctrl-=": ["zed::IncreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],
       "ctrl-+": ["zed::IncreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],
       "ctrl--": ["zed::DecreaseUiFontSize", { "persist": false }],