Keyboard Shortcuts

Kiro IDE provides a wide range of keyboard shortcuts to help you work efficiently. This guide covers the most important shortcuts organized by category.

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

AI features

Shortcut (Mac)	Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Description
Cmd+L	Ctrl+L	Open Chat Session
Cmd+I	Ctrl+I	Inline Chat
F5	F5	Start Debugging

Custom shortcuts

You can customize keyboard shortcuts in Kiro by using the following instructions:

1. Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P).
2. Search for Keyboard Shortcuts.
3. Select Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts.
4. Select the command that you want to modify.
5. 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.