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	shift-cmd-p	shift-ctrl-p	ctrl-shift-p	Opens & closes the command palette
Open File (Fuzzy)	cmd-p or cmd-t	ctrl-p or ctrl-t	ctrl-p or ctrl-t	Opens the Fuzzy Finder palette in which you can search and open files
Browse Open Files	cmd-b	ctrl-b	ctrl-b	Browse tabs within the window
Previous Tab	alt-cmd-left	ctrl-pageup	ctrl-pageup	Cycles left through open tabs (in the active pane)
Next Tab	alt-cmd-right	ctrl-pagedown	ctrl-pagedown	Cycles right through open tabs (in the active page)
Grammar Selector	ctrl-shift-l	ctrl-shift-l	ctrl-shift-l	Selects the language the file is in
Markdown Preview	ctrl-shift-m	ctrl-shift-m	ctrl-shift-m	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	cmd-k cmd-b or cmd-\	ctrl-k ctrl-b or ctrl-\	ctrl-k ctrl-b or ctrl-\	Toggles Atom's file Tree View
Reload Atom	ctrl-alt-cmd-l	alt-ctrl-r	alt-ctrl-r	Reloads the Editor
Open Link	ctrl-shift-o			Opens up a HTTP or HTTPS link
Toggle Developer Tools	alt-cmd-i	ctrl-alt-i	ctrl-shift-i	Opens up the Chrome Developer Tools/Console
Show Available Snippets	alt-shift-s	alt-shift-s	alt-shift-s	Shows the snippets available to Atom

Window Management

Command	macOS	Windows	Linux	Description
New File	cmd-n	ctrl-n	ctrl-n	Opens an empty file in a new tab
New Window	shift-cmd-n	ctrl-shift-n	ctrl-shift-n	Opens a new editor window
Open	cmd-o	ctrl-o	ctrl-o	Shows the Open File dialog, which lets you select a file to open in the editor
Open Folder	cmd-shift-o	ctrl-shift-o	ctrl-shift-o	Shows the Open Folder dialog, which lets you select a folder to add to the editor's Tree View
Save	cmd-s	ctrl-s	ctrl-s	Saves the currently active file
Save As	shift-cmd-s	ctrl-shift-s	ctrl-shift-s	Saves the currently active file under a different name
Save All	alt-cmd-s			Saves all changed files
Close Tab	cmd-w	ctrl-w	ctrl-w	Closes the currently active tab
Close Window	shift-cmd-w	ctrl-shift-w	ctrl-shift-w	Closes the currently active editor window
Split Window	cmd-k up/down/left/right	ctrl-k up/down/left/right	ctrl-k up/down/left/right	Split the currently active tab in one of the four directions
Focus Pane	cmd-k cmd-up/down/left/right	ctrl-k ctrl-up/down/left/right	ctrl-k ctrl-up/down/left/right	Move the focus to the pane in one of the four directions
Toggle full screen	ctrl-cmd-f	F11	F11	Toggle full screen window

Editing

Command	macOS	Windows	Linux	Description
Duplicate Lines	shift-cmd-d	ctrl-shift-d	ctrl-shift-d	Duplicates the line of the current cursor position and creates a new line under it with the same contents
Delete Line	ctrl-shift-k	ctrl-shift-k	ctrl-shift-k	Deletes the current line
Move Line Up	ctrl-cmd-up	ctrl-up	ctrl-up	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	ctrl-cmd-down	ctrl-down	ctrl-down	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	cmd-f	ctrl-f	ctrl-f	Opens up the Find/Replace panel
Find Next	cmd-g	F3	F3	Toggles forward through the results of the current buffer in the file while the Find/Replace panel is active
Find Previous	shift-cmd-g	shift-F3	shift-F3	Toggles backward through the results of the current buffer in the file while the Find/Replace panel is active
Find in Project	shift-cmd-f	ctrl-shift-f	ctrl-shift-f	Opens the Find in Project Panel
Go To Line	ctrl-g	ctrl-g	ctrl-g	Opens the Go To Line panel
Go To Matching Bracket	ctrl-m	ctrl-m	ctrl-m	The cursor goes to the matching top bracket that the cursor is ecapsulated in
Select Line	cmd-l	ctrl-l	ctrl-l	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	ctrl-shift-up/down	ctrl-alt-up/down	shift-alt-up/down	Allows to select multiple rows, where the same edit will be applied
Select Same Words	cmd-d	ctrl-d	ctrl-d	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	cmd-u	ctrl-u	ctrl-u	This undoes the previous selection, like from Select Same Words.
Select All The Same Words At Once	cmd-ctrl-g	alt-f3	alt-f3	This shortcut is similar to cmd-d/ctrl-d but it selects all the matching words at once.
Show Symbols Palette	cmd-r	ctrl-r	ctrl-r	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	ctrl-space	ctrl-space	ctrl-space	Show available auto-completions
Fold/Unfold sections of code	option-cmd-[ and option-cmd-]	ctrl-shift-[ and ctrl-shift-]	ctrl-shift-[ and ctrl-shift-]	Fold and Unfold sections of code
Fold/Unfold at a specific indentation level	cmd-k then cmd-(0-9)	ctrl-k then ctrl-(0-9)	ctrl-k 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-up, alt-down			Block Travel
Beautify	ctrl-alt-b			Beautify
Build Project	cmd-alt-b	ctrl-alt-b	ctrl-alt-b	Build
Expand Abbreviation	shift-cmd-e	ctrl-e	ctrl-e	Emmet
Git Plus Menu	shift-cmd-h	ctrl-shift-h	ctrl-shift-h	Git Plus
Jumpy	shift-enter			Jumpy
Minimap Toggle	ctrl-k ctrl-m			Minimap
Open File in Browser	ctrl-alt-m			Open in Browser
Open Project	ctrl-cmd-p	alt-shift-p	ctrl-alt-shift-p	Project Manager
Sublime Style Column Selection	alt-mouse			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.