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Atom Editor Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A quick reference guide for Atom text editor keyboard shortcuts on macOS, Windows, and Linux: pane management, editing, symbol navigation, and Git integration.

Compiled by Cheat Sheets · PublishedOctober 24, 2026

A quick reference guide to essential keyboard shortcuts and navigation commands for the Atom text editor.

[!NOTE] On macOS, use ⌘ (Command) and ⌥ (Option). On Windows and Linux, substitute Ctrl for ⌘ and Alt for ⌥.

Window & Pane Management

Shortcut (macOS)	Shortcut (Win/Linux)	Action
`⌘\`	`Ctrl+\`	Toggle file tree view
`⌘⇧\`	`Ctrl+Shift+\`	Reveal active file in tree view
`⌘k` `← / → / ↑ / ↓`	`Ctrl+k` `Arrows`	Split active pane in direction
`⌘⌥=` / `⌘⌥-`	`Ctrl+Alt=` / `Ctrl+Alt-`	Increase / Decrease pane dimensions
`^⇧←` / `^⇧→`	`Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right`	Move active tab left / right

Code Editing & Manipulation

Shortcut (macOS)	Shortcut (Win/Linux)	Action
`⌘/`	`Ctrl+/`	Toggle line comment
`⌘d`	`Ctrl+d`	Select current word / add next occurrence
`⌘l`	`Ctrl+l`	Select entire current line
`^⌘↑` / `^⌘↓`	`Ctrl+Up/Down`	Move active line up / down
`⌘⏎`	`Ctrl+Enter`	Insert new line below
`⌘⇧⏎`	`Ctrl+Shift+Enter`	Insert new line above
`^⇧k`	`Shift+Delete`	Delete current line
`⌘⇧d`	`Ctrl+Shift+d`	Duplicate current line
`⌥⌘.`	`Alt+Ctrl+.`	Automatically close current XML/HTML tag

Brackets & Symbols

Shortcut (macOS)	Shortcut (Win/Linux)	Action
`^m`	`Ctrl+m`	Jump to matching bracket
`^⌫`	`Ctrl+Backspace`	Remove surrounding quotes / brackets
`^⌘m`	`Ctrl+Alt+m`	Select all code enclosed within matching brackets
`⌥⌘↓`	`Alt+Ctrl+Down`	Jump to symbol declaration (Ctags)
`^⇧r`	`Ctrl+Shift+r`	Search project symbols

Shortcut (macOS)	Shortcut (Win/Linux)	Action
`⌘⇧p`	`Ctrl+Shift+p`	Open Command Palette
`⌘t` or `⌘p`	`Ctrl+t` or `Ctrl+p`	Fuzzy search file in project
`⌘f`	`Ctrl+f`	Find in active buffer
`⌘⇧f`	`Ctrl+Shift+f`	Find and replace across entire project
`⌘n`	`Ctrl+n`	Create new buffer / file
`⌘⇧n`	`Ctrl+Shift+n`	Open new editor window

Git & GitHub Integration

Shortcut (macOS)	Shortcut (Win/Linux)	Action
`^⇧9`	`Ctrl+Shift+9`	Toggle Git staging panel
`^⇧8`	`Ctrl+Shift+8`	Toggle GitHub pull requests panel

Related topics

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