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Zed

Copy

CmdC

Mac Desktop app Zed default keymap

Practice this

To copy in Zed, press Ctrl + C. On a Mac, press Cmd + C instead.

Where it works: Editor

On Windows, Ctrl and Insert also copies.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdC`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlC`

Where this comes from

Zed default keymaps - zed-industries/zed

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

The same task in other apps

Copy the selected cells Airtable Cmd + C
Copy the selection Audacity Ctrl + C
Copy the selected text Bitwarden Cmd + C
Copy the selection ChromeOS Ctrl + C
Copy selection Microsoft Excel Cmd + C
Copy the selection Final Cut Pro Cmd + C
Copy selection Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + C
Copy the selection GarageBand Cmd + C
Copy the selection GIMP Ctrl + C
Add CC Gmail Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy selection Google Docs Cmd + C
Copy selection Google Sheets Cmd + C

More Zed shortcuts

Cut Cmd + X
Paste Cmd + V
Select everything Cmd + A
Select the current line Cmd + L
Select every match of the selection Cmd + Shift + L
Delete the line Cmd + Shift + K
Duplicate the line below Option + Shift + Down arrow
Move the line up Option + Up arrow

See every Zed shortcut

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