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 for Mac OS X. 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	Mac OS X	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	ctrl-p or ctrl-t	ctrl-p	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
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	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	Mac OS X	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

Editing

Command	Mac OS X	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			Allows to select multiple rows, where the same edit will be applied

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	Mac OS X	Windows	Linux	Package
Block Travel up/down	alt-up, alt-down			Block Travel
Beautify	ctrl-alt-b			Beautify
Expand Abbreviation	shift-cmd-e	ctrl-e	ctrl-e	Emmet
Incremental Search	cmd-i			Incremental Search
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
Run Script	ctrl-cmd-i			Script - Keybinding remapped from original cmd-i to avoid conflict with Incremental Search
Open Terminal	ctrl-alt-t			Term2
Open Project	ctrl-cmd-p	alt-shift-p	ctrl-alt-shift-p	Project Manager
Open In	ctrl-alt-o			Open In
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.