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Zed

Paste

CmdV

Mac Desktop app Zed default keymap

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In Zed, Ctrl + V will paste. On a Mac, press Cmd + V instead.

Where it works: Editor

On Windows, Shift and Insert also pastes.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdV`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlV`

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

Paste into the selected cells Airtable Cmd + V
Paste the clipboard Audacity Ctrl + V
Paste the copied text Bitwarden Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard ChromeOS Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard Microsoft Excel Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + V
Paste the clipboard GarageBand Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard GIMP Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard Google Docs Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Google Sheets Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Google Slides Ctrl + V
Paste Inkscape Cmd + V

More Zed shortcuts

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
Move the line down Option + Down arrow
Indent the line Cmd + ]

See every Zed shortcut

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