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Open the command palette

CtrlShiftP

Windows Desktop app Zed default keymap

Practice this

In Zed, Ctrl + Shift + P will open the command palette. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + P instead.

Where it works: Workspace

On Windows, F1 also opens the command palette.

Every documented variant

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

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 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 Zed shortcuts

Find a file by name Cmd + P
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

See every Zed shortcut

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