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Quatick IDE supports extensive keyboard shortcuts inspired by VS Code. Shortcuts are organized by area. On macOS, replace Ctrl with ⌘ and Alt with ⌥ where applicable.

Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

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Pro tip:Tip: Press Ctrl+Shift+? at any time to open this reference sheet without leaving the editor.

1. Editor — General

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+SSave current file
Ctrl+Shift+SSave all open files
Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+ZRedo
Ctrl+ASelect all in editor
Ctrl+CCopy selection (or line if nothing selected)
Ctrl+XCut selection (or line if nothing selected)
Ctrl+VPaste
Ctrl+DSelect next occurrence of current word
Ctrl+Shift+LSelect all occurrences of current word
Ctrl+/Toggle line
Ctrl+Shift+/Toggle block
Alt+Shift+FFormat document
Ctrl+K Ctrl+FFormat selection
Ctrl+EnterRun / execute current file
Shift+EnterRun selected code or current line (Python only)
Ctrl+Shift+EnterRun selection and advance (Spyder-style)
Escape / close popups and panels

2. Editor — Navigation

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+GGo to line number
Ctrl+HomeJump to start of file
Ctrl+EndJump to end of file
Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→Move one word left /
Alt+← / Alt+→Go back / forward in navigation history
Ctrl+FOpen Find bar
Ctrl+HOpen Find & Replace bar
Ctrl+Shift+FSearch across all open files
F12 / Ctrl+ClickGo to definition
Alt+F12Peek definition
Shift+F12Find all references
Ctrl+Shift+OGo to symbol in file
Ctrl+TGo to symbol in workspace
Ctrl+PQuick open file by name
Ctrl+Shift+POpen command palette
Ctrl+TabSwitch to next open tab
Ctrl+Shift+TabSwitch to previous open tab
Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+9Jump to tab by position (1-based)

3. Editor — Multi-cursor & Selection

ShortcutAction
Alt+ClickAdd at click position
Ctrl+Alt+↑ / Ctrl+Alt+↓Add above / below
Shift+Alt+DragColumn (box) selection
Ctrl+Shift+KDelete current line
Ctrl+LSelect current line
Alt+↑ / Alt+↓Move current line up / down
Shift+Alt+↑ / Shift+Alt+↓Duplicate line up / down
Ctrl+Shift+[Fold current code block
Ctrl+Shift+]Unfold current code block
Ctrl+K Ctrl+0Fold all regions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+JUnfold all regions

4. Editor — IntelliSense & Code Actions

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+Space auto-complete suggestions
Ctrl+Shift+Space parameter hints
F2Rename symbol at
Ctrl+.Quick fix / code action at
F8Go to next error or in file
Shift+F8Go to previous error or in file
Ctrl+K Ctrl+IShow info for symbol under

5. Tabs

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+NNew file (opens Create File dialog)
Ctrl+WClose active tab
Ctrl+Shift+WClose all tabs
Ctrl+K WClose other tabs (keep active)
Ctrl+Shift+TReopen last closed tab (if available)
F2 (right-click tab)Rename tab inline
Drag tabReorder tabs by -and-drop
Middle-click tabClose tab

6. File Explorer (System Drive)

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+NCreate new file in current folder
Ctrl+Shift+NCreate new folder
Enter / Double-clickOpen file in editor
F2Rename selected file or folder
DeleteDelete selected item (with confirmation dialog)
Ctrl+CCopy selected to clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+CCopy relative to clipboard
Escape rename / close context menu

7. Terminal

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+`Toggle terminal open / closed
Ctrl+Shift+`Create new terminal
Ctrl+CInterrupt running process (send SIGINT)
Ctrl+L terminal screen (same as typing `clear`)
↑ / ↓Navigate command history
TabAuto-complete command or file
Ctrl+AMove to start of line
Ctrl+EMove to end of line
Ctrl+UDelete from to start of line
Ctrl+KDelete from to end of line
Ctrl+WDelete word before
Ctrl+RReverse-search command history
Alt+← / Alt+→Move one word back / forward
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Note: terminal : ls, cd, pwd, mkdir, , rm, mv, cp, cat, echo, grep, find, wc, tree, git, npm, python3, g++, clang++

8. Debug Panel

ShortcutAction
F5Start / continue execution
F10Step over (execute current line, move to next)
F11Step into (enter function body)
Shift+F11Step out of current function
F9Toggle breakpoint on current editor line
Ctrl+Shift+F9 all breakpoints
Ctrl+Shift+DOpen / focus Debug
Ctrl+K DOpen Diagnostics tab in Output

9. Output & Console

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+EnterRun active file and display output
Ctrl+K C console / output
Ctrl+Shift+YFocus / show the console / output tab
Enter (in input prompt)Execute the typed code snippet (interactive )
Shift+Enter (in input prompt)Insert newline without executing
↑ / ↓ (in input prompt)Navigate console input history

10. Layout & Panels

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+BToggle left (file explorer, debug, etc.)
Ctrl+JToggle bottom (terminal, output, )
Ctrl+Shift+EFocus the File Explorer
Ctrl+Shift+GFocus the Git / Source Control
Ctrl+Shift+XFocus the Extensions / Packages
Ctrl+\Split editor (add second column)
Ctrl+W (panel)Close active
Ctrl+MToggle maximise/restore
Ctrl+Shift+?Open Keyboard Shortcuts reference (this page)

11. Python / Pyodide

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+EnterRun full script in WASM
Shift+EnterRun current selection or line (Spyder-style)
Ctrl+Shift+EnterRun and advance to next /line
Ctrl+IInspect object under (type, docstring)
Ctrl+K DShow diagnostics / linting
python
# Quick Python snippet to inspect an object
import inspect
print(inspect.getsource(your_function))

# Install a package inline (in console input)
!pip install scipy

12. C++

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+EnterCompile and run via remote C++20 (Wandbox)
Ctrl+K DShow static analysis diagnostics
Ctrl+.Show quick-fix for current diagnostic
F8 / Shift+F8Jump to next / previous diagnostic marker
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Note:C++ files are analysed statically in real-time. A remote C++20 compiler (Wandbox GCC) is called when you press Run on files containing a main() function.
bash
// Compile locally from the integrated terminal
g++ -std=c++20 -O3 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic src/engine.cpp -o build/engine
./build/engine

13. Built-in Terminal — Git

Shortcut / CommandAction
git statusShow working tree status
git diffShow unstaged changes
git add <file>Stage a file for commit
git commit -m "msg"Commit staged changes
git log --onelineAbbreviated commit history
git stashStash uncommitted changes
git stash popRestore latest stash
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Caution:The VFS terminal simulates git for educational use. For full git operations connect a remote Quatick workspace or use a local IDE.

14. Customising Shortcuts

Global keybindings are defined in the IDE keyboard controller hook. To override a binding, useIDEKeyboardShortcuts.ts in the code_editor/hooks directory and add your custom handler inside the keydown listener.

typescript
// apps/web/src/components/coding/ide/code_editor/hooks/useIDEKeyboardShortcuts.ts
// Example: override Ctrl+M to focus the terminal
if (ctrl && key === 'm') {
  e.preventDefault();
  terminalRef.current?.focus();
}
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Note:Monaco Editor also has its own shortcut layer. Monaco- shortcuts (e.g. Ctrl+Space for completions) work automatically without any configuration.

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