These are the default shortcuts. Most are rebindable under Settings → Keyboard (see Rebind shortcuts); a few are fixed and noted below. On macOS, substitute Cmd for Ctrl wherever Ctrl is shown.
Navigation & focus
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Next Tab | Ctrl+Tab | Move to the next tab. |
| Previous Tab | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Move to the previous tab. |
| Focus Left Pane | Alt+← | Move focus to the pane on the left. |
| Focus Right Pane | Alt+→ | Move focus to the pane on the right. |
| Focus Up Pane | Alt+↑ | Move focus to the pane above. |
| Focus Down Pane | Alt+↓ | Move focus to the pane below. |
| Focus Back (history) | Ctrl+[ | Return to the previously focused pane. |
| Focus Forward (history) | Ctrl+] | Move forward through focus history. |
| Jump to Unread | Ctrl+Shift+U | Jump to the next pane with unread output. |
| Jump to Session 1–9 | Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+9 | Jump directly to session 1 through 9. Not rebindable. |
Panes & splits
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| New Tab | Ctrl+T | Open a new tab. |
| Close Pane | Ctrl+W | Close the focused pane. |
| Close Other Tabs | Ctrl+Alt+W | Close every tab except the current one. |
| Split Right | Ctrl+Shift+O | Split the focused pane to the right. |
| Split Down | Ctrl+Shift+E | Split the focused pane downward. |
| Toggle Pane Zoom | Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Maximize or restore the focused pane. |
| Equalize Splits | Ctrl+Shift+= | Resize all splits to equal sizes. |
| Reopen Closed Tab | Ctrl+Shift+T | Reopen the most recently closed tab. |
| Next Surface (pane-tab) | Ctrl+Shift+] | Move to the next surface within the pane. |
| Previous Surface (pane-tab) | Ctrl+Shift+[ | Move to the previous surface within the pane. |
Search & view
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Find in Terminal | Ctrl+F | Search the focused terminal. |
| Search All Panes | Ctrl+Shift+F | Search across every open pane. |
| Toggle Copy Mode | Ctrl+Shift+M | Enter or leave keyboard copy mode. |
| Clear Scrollback | Ctrl+Shift+K | Clear the terminal scrollback buffer. |
UI & settings
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Open Command Palette | Ctrl+P or Ctrl+Shift+P | Fuzzy-search and run any action. |
| Open Settings | Ctrl+, | Open the Settings window. |
| Toggle Sidebar | Ctrl+B | Show or hide the workspace sidebar. |
| Toggle File Explorer | Ctrl+Shift+B | Show or hide the file explorer. |
Font size
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Increase Font Size | Ctrl+= | Make terminal text larger. |
| Decrease Font Size | Ctrl+- | Make terminal text smaller. |
| Reset Font Size | Ctrl+0 | Reset terminal font size to default. |
Terminal & window (not rebindable)
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Copy (xterm chord) | Ctrl+C when there is a selection | Copy the current selection (otherwise sends SIGINT). |
| Paste | Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste clipboard contents into the terminal. |
| Toggle DevTools | F12, Ctrl+Shift+I (Linux/Windows), Cmd+Alt+I (macOS) | Open or close developer tools. |
Some actions are available only from the command palette and have no default key — see Command palette.