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Format the current file

ShiftAltF

Windows Desktop app Visual Studio Code default keymap

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In Visual Studio Code, Shift + Alt + F will format the current file. On a Mac, press Shift + Option + F instead.

Where it works: Formatter available

Before it works

A formatter must be installed for the current file type.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`ShiftOptionF`
Windows	Desktop app	`ShiftAltF`

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

Reformat the code Android Studio Cmd + Option + L
Format the code Eclipse IDE Ctrl + Shift + F
Reformat the code IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + Option + L
Format the whole document Visual Studio Ctrl + K then Ctrl + D
Format the file Zed Cmd + Shift + I

More Visual Studio Code shortcuts

Rename the current symbol F2
Add the next matching selection Cmd + D
Open the keybinding editor Cmd + K then Cmd + S
Copy line Ctrl + C
Cut line Ctrl + X
Paste clipboard Ctrl + V
Undo change Ctrl + Z
Redo change Ctrl + Y

See every Visual Studio Code shortcut

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