If you get these 15 keyboard shortcuts under your fingers, you’ll dramatically speed up your coding productivity. You can find a more extensive list for either Windows or MacOS here:

Note: If these are new to you, start with one or two and then return for more once you master a few. Before long, you’ll forget how to use a mouse 😏.

  • ⌘ + B (toggle sidebar)
  • ⌘ + ⇧ + E (open file explorer in the sidebar)
  • ⌘ + ⇧ + F (open search panel in the sidebar)
  • ⌘ + ⇧ + X (open extensions panel in the sidebar)

Tabs/Files

  • ⌘ + P (open file)
  • ⌃ + ⌘ + → OR ⌃ + ⌘ + ← (split/collapse tab to the right OR left)
  • ⌥ + ⌘ + ← OR ⌥ + ⌘ + → (rotate through tabs in a panel)
  • ⌘ + w (close current tab)

Multi selects

  • ⌘ + d (select next instance in file)
  • ⌘ + ⇧ + l (select all instances in file)
  • ⌥ + ⌘ + ↑ OR ⌥ + ⌘ + ↓ (add cursor up/down)
  • ⌥ and Click (add/remove cursor)

Symbols/Function Definitions

  • ⌘ (hover to peek definition; click to go to definition)
  • F2 (rename selected symbol)

Command Palette shortcut

  • ⌘ + ⇧ + P (open command palette)