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Zed

Open a new window

CmdShiftN

Mac Desktop app Zed default keymap

Practice this

To open a new window in Zed, press Ctrl + Shift + N. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + N instead.

Where it works: Workspace

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdShiftN`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlShiftN`

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

Open a new window Asana Cmd + N
New window Google Chrome Ctrl + N
Open a browser window Microsoft Edge Cmd + N
New window Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + N
New Finder window macOS Cmd + N
Open a new window for this server Mattermost Cmd + N
Open another Notion window Notion Cmd + Shift + N
Open a browser window Safari Cmd + N
Open the current view in a new window Todoist Shift + Cmd + N

More Zed shortcuts

Reopen the tab you closed Cmd + Shift + T
Show or hide the terminal Ctrl + `
Show or hide the left dock Cmd + B
Show or hide the bottom dock Cmd + J
Focus the project panel Cmd + Shift + E
Show the project diagnostics Cmd + Shift + M
Open the extensions page Cmd + Shift + X
Open the keymap editor Cmd + K then Cmd + S

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