Sublime Text Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet

Sublime Text is not a strange name for those who have been coding programs for some time. It’s one of the greatest tools you can use to make your coding work as easy as possible. With a bunch of features included in the tool, you will never need to use any other tool for your coding.

To make your work even easier, the tool has got a number of keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts let you jump to any feature of the tool without going through the hassle of clicking a number of buttons and so on.

The cheatsheet below should help you know these shortcuts so you can leverage them for your own benefit. Here you go:

WindowsLinuxMacFunction
System and Files
Ctrl + OCtrl + OCommand + OOpen File
Ctrl + SCtrl + SCommand + SSave File
Ctrl + WCtrl + WCommand + WClose File
Ctrl + Shift + TCtrl + Shift + TCommand + Shift + TOpen recently closed file
Ctrl + KBCtrl + KBCommand + KBToggle sidebar
Ctrl + Alt + PCtrl + Alt + PCommand + Ctrl + PSwitch project
Ctrl + +/-Ctrl + +/-Command + +/-Font size
Ctrl + Shift + PCtrl + Shift + PCommand + Shift + PCommand pallette
Ctrl + Alt + CCtrl + Alt + CCtrl + `Toggle console
F11F11Command + Ctrl + FFullscreen
Shift + F11Shift + F11Command + Ctrl + Shift + FDistraction free fullscreen
Alt + NumberAlt + NumberCommand + NumberChange tab
Ctrl + PageUp/DownCtrl + PageUp/DownCommand + Alt + Left/RightNavigate through tabs
Ctrl + SpaceCtrl + SpaceCtrl + SpaceShow autocomplete suggestions
Layout
Alt + Shift + (1-4)Alt + Shift + (1-4)Command + Alt + (1-4)Select column layouts
Alt + Shift + 5Alt + Shift + 5Command + Alt + 5Select 4 grid layout
Alt + Shift + (8,9)Alt + Shift + (8,9)Command + Alt + Shift + (2,3)Select two or three row layouts
Ctrl + NumberCtrl + NumberCtrl + NumberMove to panel
Ctrl + Shift + NumberCtrl + Shift + NumberCtrl + Shift + NumberMove file to panel
Finding Things
Ctrl + FCtrl + FCommand + FFind
Ctrl + Shift + FCtrl + Shift + FCommand + Shift + FFind in files
Ctrl + HCtrl + HCommand + Alt + FFind and replace
Ctrl + ICtrl + ICommand + IIncremental search
TabTabTabNavigate through the search panel
EscapeEscapeEscapeClose search
Ctrl + PCtrl + PCommand + PGoto anything
Ctrl + GCtrl + GCtrl + GGoto line number
Ctrl + RCtrl + RCommand + RGoto symbol
Ctrl + P + write #Ctrl + P + write #Command + P + write #Go to word
Enter (or F3)Enter (or F3)EnterFind next
Shift + Enter (or F3)Shift + Enter (or F3)Shift + EnterFind previous
Alt + F3Alt + F3Ctrl + Command + GFind all
Selections / Moving Around
Ctrl + Left/RightCtrl + Left/RightCtrl + Left/RightJump words/characters
Ctrl + Shift + Left/RightCtrl + Shift + Left/RightCtrl + Shift + Left/RightMoving around and selecting
Ctrl + DCtrl + DCommand + DAdd next occurrence to selection
Ctrl + Shift + SpaceCtrl + Shift + SpaceCommand + Shift + SpaceAdd scope to selection
Alt + F3Alt + F3Ctrl + Command + GAdd all occurrences to selection
Ctrl + Shift + MCtrl + Shift + MCtrl + Shift + MSelect contents inside parenthesis
Ctrl + Shift + JCtrl + Shift + JCommand + Shift + JExpand selection to indentation
Ctrl + Shift + ACtrl + Shift + ACommand + Shift + AExpand selection to tag
Ctrl + MCtrl + MCtrl + MGo to closing/opening parenthesis
EscapeEscapeEscapeBack to single selection
Ctrl + K,Ctrl + CCtrl + K,Ctrl + CCommand + K,Command + CScroll to selection
Middle Mouse ButtonRight Mouse Button + ShiftMiddle Mouse ButtonDraw selection with mouse
CtrlCtrlCommandAdd to mouse selection
AltAltCommand + ShiftSubtract from mouse selection
Multiple Cursors
Ctrl + Shift + LCtrl + Shift + LCommand + Shift + LSplit selection into lines
Ctrl + Alt + Up/DownAlt + Shift + Up/DownCtrl + Shift + Up/DownAdd new cursor
EscapeEscapeEscapeSingle cursor
Editing
Ctrl + CCtrl + CCommand + CCopy line/selection
Ctrl + XCtrl + XCommand + XCut line/selection
Ctrl + VCtrl + VCommand + VPaste
Ctrl + Shift + VCtrl + Shift + VCommand + Shift + VPaste with indentation
Ctrl + Shift + KCtrl + Shift + KCtrl + Shift + KDelete line
Ctrl + K KCtrl + K KCommand + K KDelete from cursor to end of line
Ctrl + K BackspaceCtrl + K BackspaceCommand + K BackspaceDelete from cursor to beginning of line
Ctrl + Shift + DCtrl + Shift + DCommand + Shift + DDuplicate line/selection
Ctrl + LCtrl + LCommand + LSelect line
Ctrl + Shift + Up/DownCtrl + Shift + Up/DownCommand + Ctrl + Up/DownMove line up/down
Ctrl + EnterCtrl + EnterCommand + EnterInsert line after
Ctrl + Shift + EnterCtrl + Shift + EnterCommand + Shift + ReturnInsert line before
Ctrl + JCtrl + JCommand + JJoin next line end of the current line
Ctrl + TCtrl + TCtrl + TTranspose
Ctrl + K,Ctrl + UCtrl + K,Ctrl + UCommand + K,Command + UUppercase
Ctrl + K,Ctrl + LCtrl + K,Ctrl + LCommand + K,Command + LLowercase
Ctrl + 9Ctrl + 9Command + ]Indent lines
Ctrl + 8Ctrl + 8Command + [Unindent lines
Ctrl + DelCtrl + DelCtrl + DelDelete word forward
Ctrl + BackspaceCtrl + BackspaceCtrl + BackspaceDelete word backwards
Alt + .Alt + .Command + Alt + .Close tag
Commenting
Ctrl + 7Ctrl + 7Command + \Comment line
Ctrl + Shift + 7Ctrl + Shift + 7Command + Shift + \Block comment line
Bookmarks
Ctrl + F2Ctrl + F2Command + F2Add/remove bookmark
F2F2F2Goto next bookmark
Shift + F2Shift + F2Shift + F2Goto previous bookmark
Alt + F2Alt + F5Alt + F5Select all bookmarks
Ctrl + Shift + F2Ctrl + Shift + F2Command + Shift + F2Clear bookmarks
Mark
Ctrl + K SpaceCtrl + K SpaceCommand + K SpaceSet mark
Ctrl + K XCtrl + K XCommand + K XSet new location
Ctrl + K ACtrl + K ACommand + K ASelect to mark
Ctrl + K WCtrl + K WCommand + K WDelete to mark
Ctrl + K GCtrl + K GCommand + K GDelete mark
Misc
F6F6F6Toggle spellchecking
F9F9F9Sort lines
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Damien Oh started writing tech articles since 2007 and has over 10 years of experience in the tech industry. He is proficient in Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iOS, and worked as a part time WordPress Developer. He is currently the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Make Tech Easier.