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Open the command palette

CtrlShiftP

Windows Desktop app Windows Terminal default settings

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In Windows Terminal, Ctrl + Shift + P will open the command palette. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Anywhere

Where this comes from

Windows Terminal defaults.json - microsoft/terminal

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

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Open the command menu Chrome DevTools Cmd + Shift + P
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Find an action IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + Shift + A
Open the command palette JupyterLab Cmd + Shift + C
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Open the command palette Obsidian Cmd + P
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More Windows Terminal shortcuts

Open the window’s system menu Alt + Space
Show command suggestions Ctrl + Shift + .
Open a new tab Ctrl + Shift + T
Open a new window Ctrl + Shift + N
Open a tab with the first profile Ctrl + Shift + 1
Open a tab with the second profile Ctrl + Shift + 2
Duplicate the current tab Ctrl + Shift + D
Move to the next tab Ctrl + Tab

See every Windows Terminal shortcut

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