Speed up the Zed code editor with shortcuts for navigation, editing, AI Agent, terminal, git, and panels. Zed ships with a VS Code–compatible base keymap—defaults below follow Zed's getting started guide and official keybindings docs. On Windows/Linux, Cmd maps to Ctrl and Opt to Alt. Compare with our VS Code guide, Cursor shortcuts, Sublime Text shortcuts, or Windsurf shortcuts if you're migrating.
Zed is a fast, Rust-based editor with built-in collaboration and AI. Its default keymap mirrors VS Code for core navigation—Ctrl/Cmd+P opens the file finder, Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P opens the command palette, and Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F searches the project. Zed adds dedicated shortcuts for the AI Agent panel, edit predictions, and multi-pane layouts. Customize any binding via Ctrl/Cmd+K Ctrl/Cmd+S or your keymap.json file.
Also see: VS Code • Cursor • Windsurf • Sublime Text • IntelliJ
Zed defaults to a VS Code–compatible base keymap, so core shortcuts match: Ctrl/⌘+P for the file finder, Ctrl/⌘+Shift+P for the command palette, Ctrl/⌘+Shift+F for project-wide search. Zed adds its own bindings for the AI Agent panel, collaboration features, and pane management. You can switch base keymaps (Atom, JetBrains, Emacs, etc.) in Settings or customize any binding in keymap.json.
Press Ctrl+K Ctrl+S on Windows/Linux or ⌘K ⌘S on macOS to open the keymap editor. You can also run zed: open keymap from the command palette (Ctrl/⌘+Shift+P). This shows every action and its current binding, and lets you add or change keys inline.
Press Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows/Linux or ⌘⇧A on macOS. Alternatively use ⌘? (macOS) to toggle focus to the Agent. Add selected code to an Agent thread with Ctrl/⌘+>.
Yes. Enable vim_mode in Zed settings (Ctrl/⌘+,) to add modal Vim bindings on top of the base keymap. Zed also supports helix_mode. The Zed keybindings docs cover both modes in detail.