VS Code Shortcuts & Extensions Cheat Sheet
A reference for essential Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts, multi-cursor editing, and popular productivity extensions.
1 PageBeginnerJan 25, 2026
Editing Shortcuts
Faster text manipulation and multi-cursor editing.
- Ctrl+D- Select next occurrence of current word (multi-cursor)
- Alt+Click- Add a cursor at the clicked position
- Ctrl+/- Toggle line comment
- Alt+Up / Alt+Down- Move current line up or down
- Shift+Alt+Up / Down- Copy line up or down
- F2- Rename symbol across the file/project
- Ctrl+Space- Trigger IntelliSense suggestions
User settings.json Snippet
Common customizations placed in settings.json.
json
{ "editor.formatOnSave": true, "editor.tabSize": 2, "editor.fontSize": 14, "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange", "editor.minimap.enabled": false, "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "bash"}
Popular Extensions
Widely used extensions that boost productivity.
- ESLint- Lints JavaScript/TypeScript code and highlights issues inline
- Prettier- Opinionated code formatter for many languages
- GitLens- Adds inline git blame, history, and repository insights
- Docker- Manage Dockerfiles, images, and containers from the editor
- Live Server- Launches a local dev server with live reload for static pages
- Python- Official Microsoft extension for Python IntelliSense, linting, debugging
Pro Tip
Use `code --diff file1 file2` from the terminal to open two files side by side in VS Code's diff viewer without leaving the command line.
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