Keyboard shortcuts - Editor - IDE 1.x - Docs - Kiro Loading image... Product * About Kiro * IDE * CLI * Web * Mobile * Crew * Pricing * Downloads For * Enterprise * Startups * Students Community * Overview * Ambassadors * Discord * Events * Powers * Shop * Showcase Resources * Docs * Blog * Changelog * FAQs * Report a bug * Suggest an idea * Billing support Social * * * * * * * English Site Terms License Responsible AI Policy Legal Privacy Policy Cookie Preferences English Loading image... * Apps * CLI * Web * Enterprise * Pricing * Docs * Community * Resources SIGN IN DOWNLOADS Loading image... Get Started Installation Authentication Your first project Models Overview Available models Reasoning effort Features How Kiro works Specs Steering Hooks MCP Permissions Custom agents Agent Skills Powers Cloud sessions Compaction Kiroignore Checkpoints and rewind Built-in tools Configuration scopes IDE 1.x What's new in 1.0 Setup & First Run Editor Interface Keyboard shortcuts Source control Multi-root workspaces Extension registry Chat Experimental Troubleshooting 0.x reference CLI What's new in 3.0 Setup & First Run Terminal UI Chat Voice mode Headless mode ACP Auto complete Experimental 2.x reference Crew Quick start Installation Running 24/7 Chat Agent Capabilities Features Interfaces Apps System & storage Configuration Security Troubleshooting Web Setup & First Run Identity Center Connect your repositories Working with the agent Autonomous mode Automations Memory Configuration Sync Sandbox Mobile - Preview Overview Commands and Reference CLI commands Slash commands Built-in tools Exit codes Settings Billing Overview Managing your subscription Upgrading your plan Downgrading your plan Cancelling your plan Purchasing add-on credits Managing your payments Managing usage notifications Managing your taxes Contacting billing support Deleting your account Related questions Enterprise Concepts Onboarding quickstart Connecting your identity provider Deployment options Subscribe your team Manage subscriptions Governance Monitor and track Settings Managed updates Billing IAM Supported regions Privacy and Security Overview Data protection Code references Compliance validation Infrastructure security IAM permissions Firewalls, proxies, and data perimeters VPC endpoints (AWS PrivateLink) Guides Overview Language support Learn by playing Migration Migrating from Q Developer Migrating from VSCode Upgrading from Q CLI * Docs * * IDE 1.x * * Editor * * Keyboard shortcuts Copy page View as Markdown Keyboard Shortcuts Copy page View as Markdown Kiro IDE provides a wide range of keyboard shortcuts to help you work efficiently. This guide covers the most important shortcuts organized by category. Chat, tabs, and debugging Shortcut (Mac) Shortcut (Windows/Linux) Description Cmd+T Ctrl+T Open a new tab Cmd+L Ctrl+L Open chat and add selected code to the current session Cmd+Shift+L Ctrl+Shift+L Start a new chat session with selected code F5 F5 Start Debugging General Shortcut (Mac) Shortcut (Windows/Linux) Description Cmd+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+P Open Command Palette Cmd+K Cmd+S Ctrl+K Ctrl+S Open Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+` Ctrl+` Toggle Terminal Cmd+N Ctrl+N New File Cmd+W Ctrl+W Close Tab Cmd+S Ctrl+S Save Cmd+Shift+S Ctrl+Shift+S Save As Cmd+Z Ctrl+Z Undo Cmd+Shift+Z Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo Navigation Shortcut (Mac) Shortcut (Windows/Linux) Description Cmd+P Ctrl+P Quick Open File Cmd+O Ctrl+O Open File Cmd+K Cmd+O Ctrl+K Ctrl+O Open Folder Cmd+Shift+O Ctrl+Shift+O Go to Symbol Ctrl+G Ctrl+G Go to Line Cmd+F Ctrl+F Find Cmd+Shift+F Ctrl+Shift+F Find in Files Cmd+B Ctrl+B Toggle Sidebar Cmd+\ Ctrl+\ Split Editor Cmd+1/2/3 Ctrl+1/2/3 Focus Editor Group Ctrl+Shift+G Ctrl+Shift+G Open Source Control Editing Shortcut (Mac) Shortcut (Windows/Linux) Description Cmd+X Ctrl+X Cut Cmd+C Ctrl+C Copy Cmd+V Ctrl+V Paste Cmd+/ Ctrl+/ Toggle Comment Option+Up/Down Alt+Up/Down Move Line Up/Down Cmd+Shift+K Ctrl+Shift+K Delete Line Custom shortcuts You can customize keyboard shortcuts in Kiro by using the following instructions: * Open the Command Palette ( Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P ). * Search for Keyboard Shortcuts . * Select Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts . * Select the command that you want to modify. * Choose the pencil icon and enter your preferred shortcut. This allows you to create a personalized workflow that matches your preferences and habits from other editors. Page updated: August 4, 2026 Interface Source control