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Search available editor commands

CmdShiftP

Mac Desktop app Visual Studio Code default keymap

Practice this

To search available editor commands in Visual Studio Code, press Ctrl + Shift + P. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + P instead.

Where it works: Command Palette

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdShiftP`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlShiftP`

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

Find an action by name Android Studio Cmd + Shift + A
Open search and the command center ClickUp Cmd + K
Find an action DBeaver Cmd + 3
Open the command menu Chrome DevTools Cmd + Shift + P
Open the command palette Godot Engine Cmd + Shift + P
Open the command palette Grafana Ctrl + K
Open the command palette Inkscape ?
Find an action IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + Shift + A
Open the command palette JupyterLab Cmd + Shift + C
Open the command palette Miro Cmd + K
Open the command palette Obsidian Cmd + P
Open the command palette Postman Cmd + Shift + P

More Visual Studio Code shortcuts

Find and open a project file Cmd + P
Toggle a line’s comment state Cmd + /
Remove the current code line Cmd + Shift + K
Shift a line downward Option + Down arrow
Copy a line beneath itself Shift + Option + Down arrow
Format the current file Shift + Option + F
Rename the current symbol F2
Add the next matching selection Cmd + D

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