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Visual Studio Code

Find

CtrlF

Windows Desktop app Visual Studio Code default keymap

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In Visual Studio Code, Ctrl + F will find. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Editor

Where this comes from

Visual Studio Code key bindings

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

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Put the cursor in the search box Bitwarden Cmd + F
Search text on this page Google Chrome Cmd + F
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Find and replace Confluence Cmd + F
Find and replace text DBeaver Cmd + F
Search within the current panel Chrome DevTools Cmd + F
Search the server Discord Cmd + F
Open find and replace Eclipse IDE Ctrl + F

More Visual Studio Code shortcuts

Replace Ctrl + H
Toggle wrapping Alt + Z
Fold region Ctrl + Shift + [
Unfold region Ctrl + Shift + ]
Add comment Ctrl + K then Ctrl + C
Remove comment Ctrl + K then Ctrl + U
Search available editor commands Cmd + Shift + P
Find and open a project file Cmd + P

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