README.md

Atom Keyboard Shortcuts

This page lists keyboard shortcuts for the Atom text editor that I find valuable and use a lot. Feel free to fork the page and add your own favorites. Pull Requests welcome!

This list is by no means meant to be a complete listing of every available shortcut. It simply lists the shortcuts that I use on a regular basis. For a complete listing of all available shortcuts, consult the Settings > Keybindings page in Atom.

Since I'm using a Mac, I have mainly listed the keyboard shortcuts macOS. Please feel free to add the Windows or Linux shortcuts.

Where the shortcut is provided by a package, I have added a link to the package.

General

Some general keyboard shortcuts that I use frequently.

Command	macOS	Windows	Linux	Description
Preferences/Settings	cmd,	ctrl,	ctrl,	Opens the Preferences/Settings view
Command Palette	shiftcmdp	shiftctrlp	ctrlshiftp	Opens & closes the command palette
Open File (Fuzzy)	cmdp or cmdt	ctrlp or ctrlt	ctrlp or ctrlt	Opens the Fuzzy Finder palette in which you can search and open files
Browse Open Files	cmdb	ctrlb	ctrlb	Browse tabs within the window
Previous Tab	altcmdleft	ctrlpageup	ctrlpageup	Cycles left through open tabs (in the active pane)
Next Tab	altcmdright	ctrlpagedown	ctrlpagedown	Cycles right through open tabs (in the active page)
Grammar Selector	ctrlshiftl	ctrlshiftl	ctrlshiftl	Selects the language the file is in
Markdown Preview	ctrlshiftm	ctrlshiftm	ctrlshiftm	Previews the file in the Markdown format
Key Binding Resolver	cmd.	ctrl.	ctrl.	Shows what keybindings the pressed key combination resolves to
Toggle Tree View	cmdk cmdb or cmd\	ctrlk ctrlb or ctrl\	ctrlk ctrlb or ctrl\	Toggles Atom's file Tree View
Reload Atom	ctrlaltcmdl	altctrlr	altctrlr	Reloads the Editor
Open Link	ctrlshifto			Opens up a HTTP or HTTPS link
Toggle Developer Tools	altcmdi	ctrlalti	ctrlshifti	Opens up the Chrome Developer Tools/Console
Show Available Snippets	altshifts	altshifts	altshifts	Shows the snippets available to Atom

Window Management

Command	macOS	Windows	Linux	Description
New File	cmdn	ctrln	ctrln	Opens an empty file in a new tab
New Window	shiftcmdn	ctrlshiftn	ctrlshiftn	Opens a new editor window
Open	cmdo	ctrlo	ctrlo	Shows the Open File dialog, which lets you select a file to open in the editor
Open Folder	cmdshifto	ctrlshifto	ctrlshifto	Shows the Open Folder dialog, which lets you select a folder to add to the editor's Tree View
Save	cmds	ctrls	ctrls	Saves the currently active file
Save As	shiftcmds	ctrlshifts	ctrlshifts	Saves the currently active file under a different name
Save All	altcmds			Saves all changed files
Close Tab	cmdw	ctrlw	ctrlw	Closes the currently active tab
Close Window	shiftcmdw	ctrlshiftw	ctrlshiftw	Closes the currently active editor window
Split Window	cmdk ↑/↓/←/→	ctrlk ↑/↓/←/→	ctrlk ↑/↓/←/→	Split the currently active tab in one of the four directions
Focus Pane	cmdk cmd↑/↓/←/→	ctrlk ctrl↑/↓/←/→	ctrlk ctrl↑/↓/←/→	Move the focus to the pane in one of the four directions
Toggle full screen	ctrlcmdf	F11	F11	Toggle full screen window

Editing

Command	macOS	Windows	Linux	Description
Duplicate Lines	shiftcmdd	ctrlshiftd	ctrlshiftd	Duplicates the line of the current cursor position and creates a new line under it with the same contents
Delete Line	ctrlshiftk	ctrlshiftk	ctrlshiftk	Deletes the current line
Move Line Up	ctrlcmdup	ctrlup	ctrlup	Moves the contents of the current cursor position up one line. If there is a line above with content, the current lines content will swap with the one above it.
Move Line Down	ctrlcmddown	ctrldown	ctrldown	Moves the contents of the current cursor position down one line. If there is a line below with content, the line's content will swap with the one below it.
Find/Replace	cmdf	ctrlf	ctrlf	Opens up the Find/Replace panel
Find Next	cmdg	F3	F3	Toggles forward through the results of the current buffer in the file while the Find/Replace panel is active
Find Previous	shiftcmdg	shiftF3	shiftF3	Toggles backward through the results of the current buffer in the file while the Find/Replace panel is active
Find in Project	shiftcmdf	ctrlshiftf	ctrlshiftf	Opens the Find in Project Panel
Go To Line	ctrlg	ctrlg	ctrlg	Opens the Go To Line panel
Go To Matching Bracket	ctrlm	ctrlm	ctrlm	The cursor goes to the matching top bracket that the cursor is ecapsulated in
Select Line	cmdl	ctrll	ctrll	Selects the entire line the cursor's current position is in
Toggle Comment	cmd/	ctrl/	ctrl/	Toggles the selected text into a comment of the current grammar
Column Selection	ctrlshift↑/↓	ctrlalt↑/↓	shiftalt↑/↓	Allows to select multiple rows, where the same edit will be applied
Select Same Words	cmdd	ctrld	ctrld	If you select a word, and then hit the key combo for this command, Atom will select the next same word for you. Then you can either type directly (which will replace the old words) or use left or right arrow to append things.
Undo Selection	cmdu	ctrlu	ctrlu	This undoes the previous selection, like from Select Same Words.
Select All The Same Words At Once	cmdctrlg	altf3	altf3	This shortcut is similar to cmdd/ctrld but it selects all the matching words at once.
Show Symbols Palette	cmdr	ctrlr	ctrlr	This shortcuts opens a palette that lists all the symbols (or functions) in your current file allowing you to fuzzy search and jump lines.
Show auto-completions	ctrlspace	ctrlspace	ctrlspace	Show available auto-completions
Fold/Unfold sections of code	optioncmd[ and optioncmd]	ctrlalt[ and ctrlalt]	ctrlalt[ and ctrlalt]	Fold and Unfold sections of code
Fold/Unfold at a specific indentation level	cmdk then cmd(0-9)	ctrlk then ctrl(0-9)	ctrlk then ctrl(0-9)	Fold/Unfold at a specific indentation level where the number is the indentation depth

Various Packages

These are some packages I find useful, and their most useful key bindings. A list of my favorite packages can be found here.

Command	macOS	Windows	Linux	Package
Block Travel up/down	alt↑, alt↓			Block Travel
Beautify	ctrlaltb			Beautify
Build Project	cmdaltb	ctrlaltb	ctrlaltb	Build
Expand Abbreviation	shiftcmde	ctrle	ctrle	Emmet
Git Plus Menu	shiftcmdh	ctrlshifth	ctrlshifth	Git Plus
Jumpy	shiftenter			Jumpy
Minimap Toggle	ctrlk ctrlm			Minimap
Open File in Browser	ctrlaltm			Open in Browser
Open Project	ctrlcmdp	altshiftp	ctrlaltshiftp	Project Manager
Sublime Style Column Selection	altmouse			Sublime Style Column Selection

apm

apm is Atom's package manager, based on Node's npm tool.

Command	Description
apm upgrade	Updates all locally installed packages
apm upgrade --no-confirm	Updates all locally installed packages without asking any questions
apm stars --install	Installs/updates all packages that you have marked as a favorite (starred) in your Atom.io profile
apm publish minor	If you're developing your own package, run this in the package's directory to publish a new version of the package, increasing the minor version number by one.