Atom is an open-source source code and text editor, developed by GitHub, which works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is developed by GitHub.
In this article, we will listed all the Atom keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Linux as well as Mac. This is an extensive list of Atom keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Linux and Mac. If you’re looking for a specific keyboard shortcut, consider looking for it via the Ctrl+F browser shortcut to find in a page. If you’re using a mobile browser, click on the ‘triple-dot’ menu and tap on Find in Page.
As most of the keyboard shortcuts are same for macOS, Linux and Windows, so if you are macOS user then you just have to press Cmd instead of Ctrl, unless specified otherwise.
Also read: VLC Keyboard shortcuts: A comprehensive list
General Atom keyboard shortcuts
| Common Atom keyboard shortcuts | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + , (comma) | Setting and Preferences |
| Shift + Ctrl + P | Open or close Command palette |
| Ctrl + P or Ctrl + T | Open Fuzzy finder |
| Ctrl + B | Browse open tabs |
| Ctrl + Pageup button (Windows and Linux) | Alt + Cmd + Left arrow button (Mac) | Open previous tab |
| Ctrl + Pagedown button (Windows Linux) | Alt + Cmd + Right arrow button (Mac) | Open next tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Grammar selector |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Open Markdown preview |
| Ctrl + . (Full stop) | To resolve the key bindings |
| Ctrl + K or Ctrl + B or Ctrl + \ | Toggle file Tree view in Atom |
| Alt + Ctrl + R (Windows and Linux); Alt + Cmd + L (Mac) | Reload the Editor in Atom |
| Ctrl + Alt + I | Open the Chrome Developer Tools |
| Alt + Shift + S | Show the available Snippets |
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Window Management keyboard shortcuts in Atom
| Atom keyboard shortcuts for Windows Management | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | Open a new file in a new tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + O | Open a file |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Open a folder |
| Ctrl + S | Save the active file |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save the file under a different name |
| Alt + Cmd +S (macOS) | Save all files |
| Ctrl + W | Close the active tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Close the window |
| Ctrl + K + arrow button of the direction in which you want to split the tab | Split the tab in any direction |
| Ctrl + K + Ctrl + arrow button of the direction in which you want to split the tab | Change the Focus pane |
| F11 (Windows and Linux); Ctrl + Cmd + F (macOS) | Switch to Full screen |
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Editing keyboard shortcuts in Atom
| Atom keyboard shortcuts for Editing | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Make a duplicate of the current line |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Delete the current line: |
| Ctrl + Up arrow button | Move the line up |
| Ctrl + Down arrow button | Move the current line down |
| Ctrl + F | Open Find/Replace panel |
| F3 (Windows and Linux); Cmd + G (macOS) | Move forward in the search results: |
Shift + F3 (Windows and Linux); Shift + Cmd + G (Mac) | Move backwards in the search results: |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Open Find panel in Project |
| Ctrl + G | Go to the line |
| Ctrl + M | Go to the matching bracket panel |
| Ctrl + L | Select the current line |
| Ctrl + /button | Open comment |
| Ctrl + Alt + arrow button of the direction in which you want to select the column | Select the column |
| Ctrl + D | Select the same words |
| Ctrl + U | To undo the selection |
| Alt + F3 (Windows and Linux); Cmd + Ctrl + G (macOS) | Select all same words at once |
| Ctrl + R | To open the Symbol palette |
| Ctrl + Space button | To show Auto-completion |
| Ctrl + Alt + open or close bracket (Windows and Linux) | Option + Cmd + () (Open or close bracket; Mac) | To Fold/Unfold sections of the code: |
| Ctrl + K then Ctrl + 0-9 number keys | To Fold/Unfold an indentation level |
Also read: Slack keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Linux and Mac
