Keyboard Shortcuts for Developers

Essential keyboard shortcuts for web developers and designers

VS Code Editor Shortcuts

Windows/Linux	Mac	Action
Ctrl + P	Cmd + P	Quick file open
Ctrl + Shift + P	Cmd + Shift + P	Command palette
Ctrl + B	Cmd + B	Toggle sidebar
Ctrl + /	Cmd + /	Toggle comment
Ctrl + D	Cmd + D	Select next occurrence
Alt + Up/Down	Option + Up/Down	Move line up/down
Shift + Alt + Down	Shift + Option + Down	Copy line down
Ctrl + Shift + K	Cmd + Shift + K	Delete line
Ctrl + F	Cmd + F	Find
Ctrl + H	Cmd + Option + F	Replace
F2	F2	Rename symbol
Ctrl + Space	Ctrl + Space	Trigger suggestion

Chrome DevTools Shortcuts

Windows/Linux	Mac	Action
F12	Cmd + Option + I	Open DevTools
Ctrl + Shift + C	Cmd + Shift + C	Inspect element
Ctrl + Shift + J	Cmd + Option + J	Open Console
Ctrl + Shift + P	Cmd + Shift + P	Command menu
Ctrl + Shift + M	Cmd + Shift + M	Toggle device mode
Ctrl + R	Cmd + R	Reload page
Ctrl + Shift + R	Cmd + Shift + R	Hard reload

Windows System Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Win + D	Show/Hide desktop
Win + E	Open File Explorer
Win + L	Lock computer
Win + Tab	Task view
Win + Left/Right	Snap window left/right
Alt + Tab	Switch between apps
Alt + F4	Close active window
Ctrl + Shift + Esc	Open Task Manager
Win + V	Clipboard history
Win + PrtScn	Screenshot

Mac System Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd + Space	Spotlight search
Cmd + Tab	Switch between apps
Cmd + Q	Quit app
Cmd + W	Close window
Cmd + H	Hide window
Cmd + M	Minimize window
Cmd + Shift + 3	Screenshot entire screen
Cmd + Shift + 4	Screenshot selection
Cmd + Option + Esc	Force quit
Control + Cmd + Q	Lock screen

Universal Text Editing Shortcuts

Windows/Linux	Mac	Action
Ctrl + C	Cmd + C	Copy
Ctrl + X	Cmd + X	Cut
Ctrl + V	Cmd + V	Paste
Ctrl + Z	Cmd + Z	Undo
Ctrl + Y	Cmd + Shift + Z	Redo
Ctrl + A	Cmd + A	Select all
Ctrl + S	Cmd + S	Save
Ctrl + F	Cmd + F	Find
Ctrl + Left/Right	Option + Left/Right	Jump word
Home / End	Cmd + Left/Right	Start/End of line

Browser Shortcuts

Windows/Linux	Mac	Action
Ctrl + T	Cmd + T	New tab
Ctrl + W	Cmd + W	Close tab
Ctrl + Shift + T	Cmd + Shift + T	Reopen closed tab
Ctrl + Tab	Ctrl + Tab	Next tab
Ctrl + L	Cmd + L	Focus address bar
Ctrl + D	Cmd + D	Bookmark page
Ctrl + +/-	Cmd + +/-	Zoom in/out
Ctrl + 0	Cmd + 0	Reset zoom