Keyboard Shortcuts

Essential Commands

The most important shortcuts to get started with Ultra.

Ctrl+Shift+P Command Palette — search and run any command

Ctrl+P Quick Open — fuzzy find files in project

Ctrl+Shift+A AI Chat — open Claude/Codex assistant

Ctrl+S Save current file

Ctrl+W Close current tab

Ctrl+` Toggle integrated terminal

Ctrl+B Toggle sidebar

File Operations

Ctrl+N New file

Ctrl+O Open file

Ctrl+S Save file

Ctrl+Shift+S Save As

Ctrl+W Close tab

Ctrl+Shift+W Close all tabs

Ctrl+Tab Next tab

Ctrl+Shift+Tab Previous tab

Ctrl+1-9 Jump to tab by number

Navigation

Ctrl+G Go to line number

Ctrl+R Go to symbol in file

Ctrl+Shift+R Go to symbol in workspace

F12 Go to definition

Shift+F12 Find all references

Alt+Left Navigate back

Alt+Right Navigate forward

Ctrl+Home Go to beginning of file

Ctrl+End Go to end of file

Ctrl+\ Split editor vertically

Ctrl+Shift+\ Split editor horizontally

Editing

Ctrl+X Cut line (or selection)

Ctrl+C Copy line (or selection)

Ctrl+V Paste

Ctrl+Z Undo

Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo

Ctrl+/ Toggle line comment

Ctrl+Shift+/ Toggle block comment

Ctrl+] Indent line

Ctrl+[ Outdent line

Alt+Up Move line up

Alt+Down Move line down

Ctrl+Shift+K Delete line

Ctrl+Enter Insert line below

Ctrl+Shift+Enter Insert line above

Multi-Cursor & Selection

Ctrl+D Select next occurrence

Ctrl+Shift+L Select all occurrences

Ctrl+Alt+Up Add cursor above

Ctrl+Alt+Down Add cursor below

Ctrl+U Undo last cursor operation

Ctrl+L Select current line

Ctrl+A Select all

Ctrl+Shift+A Expand selection

Escape Clear multi-cursors / Cancel selection

Search & Replace

Ctrl+F Find in file

Ctrl+H Find and replace

Ctrl+Shift+F Find in project

Ctrl+Shift+H Replace in project

F3 / Enter Find next

Shift+F3 Find previous

Alt+Enter Select all matches

Panels & Views

Ctrl+B Toggle sidebar

Ctrl+` Toggle terminal

Ctrl+Shift+E Focus file explorer

Ctrl+Shift+G Open Git panel

Ctrl+Shift+D Open Database panel

Ctrl+Shift+A Open AI Chat

Ctrl+Shift+M Open Problems panel

Ctrl+K Z Zen mode (distraction-free)

Git Operations

Ctrl+Shift+G Open Git panel

Ctrl+Shift+G S Stage current file

Ctrl+Shift+G U Unstage current file

Ctrl+Shift+G C Commit staged changes

Ctrl+Shift+G D View diff

LSP / Code Intelligence

Ctrl+Space Trigger autocomplete

Ctrl+Shift+Space Trigger signature help

F12 Go to definition

Alt+F12 Peek definition

Shift+F12 Find all references

F2 Rename symbol

Ctrl+. Quick fix / Code actions

Ctrl+K Ctrl+I Show hover info

Terminal

Ctrl+` Toggle terminal panel

Ctrl+Shift+` Create new terminal

Ctrl+Shift+C Copy selection (in terminal)

Ctrl+Shift+V Paste (in terminal)

Ctrl+PageUp Scroll up

Ctrl+PageDown Scroll down

Customizing Shortcuts

All keyboard shortcuts can be customized in ~/.ultra/keybindings.jsonc. Ultra uses a VS Code-compatible format.

Keybinding Format

[
  {
    "key": "ctrl+s",
    "command": "file.save",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+k ctrl+c",
    "command": "editor.toggleComment",
    "when": "editorFocus && editorHasSelection"
  },
  {
    // Remove a default binding
    "key": "ctrl+shift+k",
    "command": "-editor.deleteLine"
  }
]

Context Conditions

The when clause controls when a shortcut is active:

editorFocus — Cursor is in the editor
terminalFocus — Cursor is in terminal
sidebarFocus — Sidebar has focus
editorHasSelection — Text is selected
editorHasMultipleSelections — Multiple cursors active
searchInputFocus — Search box is focused
panelVisible — Any panel is visible

Available Modifiers

Ctrl Control key

Shift Shift key

Alt Alt/Option key

Cmd Command key (macOS)