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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+PCtrl+Shift+POpen Command Palette
Cmd+K Cmd+SCtrl+K Ctrl+SOpen Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+`Ctrl+`Toggle Terminal
Cmd+NCtrl+NNew File
Cmd+WCtrl+WClose Tab
Cmd+SCtrl+SSave
Cmd+Shift+SCtrl+Shift+SSave As
Cmd+ZCtrl+ZUndo
Cmd+Shift+ZCtrl+Shift+ZRedo

Navigation

Shortcut (Mac)Shortcut (Windows/Linux)Description
Cmd+PCtrl+PQuick Open File
Cmd+OCtrl+OOpen File
Cmd+K Cmd+OCtrl+K Ctrl+OOpen Folder
Cmd+Shift+OCtrl+Shift+OGo to Symbol
Ctrl+GCtrl+GGo to Line
Cmd+FCtrl+FFind
Cmd+Shift+FCtrl+Shift+FFind in Files
Cmd+BCtrl+BToggle Sidebar
Cmd+\Ctrl+\Split Editor
Cmd+1/2/3Ctrl+1/2/3Focus Editor Group
Ctrl+Shift+GCtrl+Shift+GOpen Source Control

Editing

Shortcut (Mac)Shortcut (Windows/Linux)Description
Cmd+XCtrl+XCut
Cmd+CCtrl+CCopy
Cmd+VCtrl+VPaste
Cmd+/Ctrl+/Toggle Comment
Option+Up/DownAlt+Up/DownMove Line Up/Down
Cmd+Shift+KCtrl+Shift+KDelete Line

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Shortcut (Mac)Shortcut (Windows/Linux)Description
Cmd+LCtrl+LOpen Chat Session
Cmd+ICtrl+IInline Chat
F5F5Start 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.

Page updated: November 16, 2025
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