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Zed

Find a file by name

CmdP

Mac Desktop app Zed default keymap

Practice this

Press Ctrl + P to find a file by name in Zed. On a Mac, press Cmd + P instead.

Where it works: Workspace

On Windows, Ctrl and E also opens the file finder.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdP`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlP`

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

Find a file by name Android Studio Cmd + Shift + O
Go to a file IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + Shift + O
Open the quick switcher Obsidian Cmd + O
Go to anything Sublime Text Cmd + P
Search files, types and members Visual Studio Ctrl + P
Find and open a project file Visual Studio Code Cmd + P

More Zed shortcuts

Search for a symbol in the project Cmd + T
Search across the whole project Cmd + Shift + F
Save the file Cmd + S
Save the file under a new name Cmd + Shift + S
Save every open file Cmd + Option + S
Open a new window Cmd + Shift + N
Reopen the tab you closed Cmd + Shift + T
Show or hide the terminal Ctrl + `

See every Zed shortcut

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