What keyboard shortcuts does Zed use by default?

Zed uses the VS Code keymap by default. In the settings window or settings.json, you can switch the base_keymap to VS Code, Atom, Emacs, JetBrains, Sublime Text, TextMate, Cursor, or None.

How do I open and customize the keymap editor in Zed?

Open the keymap editor with the cmd-k cmd-s action on macOS or ctrl-k ctrl-s on Windows and Linux, or run the zed: open keymap action from the command palette. You can add or change a keybinding from the editor, and the changes are reflected in keymap.json.

Where is the Zed keymap.json file stored?

On macOS and Linux, Zed stores keymap.json at ~/.config/zed/keymap.json. On Windows, it stores the file at ~\AppData\Roaming\Zed\keymap.json.

How do key sequences work in Zed?

A binding can be a sequence of keypresses separated with a space. Each keypress is a sequence of modifiers followed by a key, and Zed supports context-specific bindings when the declared context matches.

App Cheat Sheet

Zed Hotkeys

Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Zed keyboard shortcuts are organized by category and available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Search by keyword or browse by section.

1592 hotkeysmacOSLinuxWindows

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Action	Hotkey
Send Next Queued Message	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Alt`+`Enter`
Add Selection To Thread	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`.`
Open Agent Diff	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`
Toggle Profile Selector	`Ctrl`+`I`
Toggle Thinking Effort Menu	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`'`
Toggle New Thread Menu	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Alt`+`N`
Edit First Queued Message	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`E`
Manage Profiles	`Shift`+`Alt`+`P`
Reject	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Z`
Send Immediately	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Reject Once	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Z`
New Thread	`Ctrl`+`NCtrl`+`Alt`+`T`
Toggle Focus	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`/`
Cycle Previous Inline Assist	`Ctrl`+`[`
Undo Last Reject	`Shift`+`Alt`+`U`
Remove First Queued Message	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Backspace`
New Text Thread	`Shift`+`Alt`+`NCtrl`+`N`
Cycle Mode Selector	`Shift`+`Tab`
Cycle Thinking Effort	`Ctrl`+`'`
Expand Message Editor	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Esc`
Continue Thread	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Open Rules Library	`Ctrl`+`K`+`LShift`+`Alt`+`L`
Reject All	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Z`
Remove Selected Thread	`BackspaceShift`+`Backspace`
Cycle Favorite Models	`Alt`+`TabAlt`+`L`
Open Add Context Menu	`Ctrl`+`;`
Chat With Follow	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Chat	`EnterCtrl`+`Enter`
Clear Message Queue	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Backspace`
Allow Once	`Shift`+`Alt`+`A`
Paste Raw	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
New External Agent Thread	`Ctrl`+`N`
Keep All	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Y`
Open Settings	`Shift`+`Alt`+`C`
Cycle Start Thread In	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`
Open History	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`H`
Cycle Next Inline Assist	`Ctrl`+`]`
Keep	`Alt`+`YCtrl`+`Alt`+`Y`
Toggle Fast Mode	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`.`
Toggle Options Menu	`Shift`+`Alt`+`I`
Toggle Model Selector	`Shift`+`Alt`+`/`
Toggle Thinking Mode	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`K`
Open Permission Dropdown	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`A`
Toggle Navigation Menu	`Shift`+`Alt`+`J`

Agent44

Action	Hotkey
Send Next Queued Message	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Alt`+`Enter`
Add Selection To Thread	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`.`
Open Agent Diff	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`
Toggle Profile Selector	`Ctrl`+`I`
Toggle Thinking Effort Menu	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`'`
Toggle New Thread Menu	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Alt`+`N`
Edit First Queued Message	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`E`
Manage Profiles	`Shift`+`Alt`+`P`
Reject	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Z`
Send Immediately	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Reject Once	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Z`
New Thread	`Ctrl`+`NCtrl`+`Alt`+`T`
Toggle Focus	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`/`
Cycle Previous Inline Assist	`Ctrl`+`[`
Undo Last Reject	`Shift`+`Alt`+`U`
Remove First Queued Message	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Backspace`
New Text Thread	`Shift`+`Alt`+`NCtrl`+`N`
Cycle Mode Selector	`Shift`+`Tab`
Cycle Thinking Effort	`Ctrl`+`'`
Expand Message Editor	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Esc`
Continue Thread	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`
Open Rules Library	`Ctrl`+`K`+`LShift`+`Alt`+`L`
Reject All	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Z`
Remove Selected Thread	`BackspaceShift`+`Backspace`
Cycle Favorite Models	`Alt`+`TabAlt`+`L`
Open Add Context Menu	`Ctrl`+`;`
Chat With Follow	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Chat	`EnterCtrl`+`Enter`
Clear Message Queue	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Backspace`
Allow Once	`Shift`+`Alt`+`A`
Paste Raw	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
New External Agent Thread	`Ctrl`+`N`
Keep All	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Y`
Open Settings	`Shift`+`Alt`+`C`
Cycle Start Thread In	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`
Open History	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`H`
Cycle Next Inline Assist	`Ctrl`+`]`
Keep	`Alt`+`YCtrl`+`Alt`+`Y`
Toggle Fast Mode	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`.`
Toggle Options Menu	`Shift`+`Alt`+`I`
Toggle Model Selector	`Shift`+`Alt`+`/`
Toggle Thinking Mode	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`K`
Open Permission Dropdown	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`A`
Toggle Navigation Menu	`Shift`+`Alt`+`J`

Zed Hotkeys

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How do key sequences work in Zed?

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