Brackets Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet for PC..

Brackets Workspace Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl++ Increase Font Size

Ctrl+- Decrease Font Size

Ctrl+0 Return to Default

Ctrl+Shift+H Hide/Show the Sidebar

Ctrl+Alt+P Live Preview

Ctrl+Shift+C Live Preview Highlight

From menu Turn Line Numbers on/off

From menu Turn Word Wrap on/off

Notes

• Working Files can be sorted by name, type or order added by clicking on the Gear icon
• Or you can drag them into your own desired order.
• Change Projects by clicking on the project name and choosing a different project
• Set your tab/spacing preferences at the bottom right corner by clicking on Tab/Spaces and the number
• Look at the bottom status bar for information on Linting Errors, current line/column and more

Opening Closing/Files

Ctrl+Shift+O Quick Open

Ctrl+W Close Current File

Ctrl+Shift+W Close All Files

Ctrl+O Open a File

Ctrl+N New File

Ctrl+Alt+R Switch Project

F2 Rename current file

Notes

• You can drag a file from Explorer/Finder into Brackets to open it
• You can open files by right-clicking on them and opening in Brackets
• Setting the default open to Brackets will depend on your operating system
• Right-click on files/folders in sidebar to rename, delete or reveal in Explorer/Finder

Writing/Editing Code

Ctrl+X Delete/Cut line/selection

Ctrl+D Duplicate line/selection

Ctrl+C Copy line/selection

Ctrl+V Paste line/selection

Ctrl+/ Single line comment. Toggle

Ctrl+Shift+/ Block comment

Ctrl+Enter Add a new line after the current line

Ctrl+Shift+Enter Add a new line before the current line

Notes

• When using a shortcut to copy/delete/cut code, if you have a selection made, that is what will get copied or cut. If you don't have an active selection, the current line will get copied or cut.
• You can get comments to line up with your code if you select all the text on the line and do a block comment instead of a single line comment.
• When copying a block of code, make sure you select from the beginning of the first line to the end of the last line, instead of just the beginning and the end of text.

Cursor Placement

PC Keyboard Shortcuts

→ Move to the left

← Move to the right

↑ Move up one line

↓ Move down one line

Ctrl+→ Move to next word

Ctrl+← Move to previous word

Alt+→ Move to the end of line

Alt+← Move to the beginning of the line

Ctrl+Home Move to the beginning of file

Ctrl+End Move to the end of file

Ctrl+↑ Scroll up

Ctrl+↓ Scroll down

Selecting Code

PC Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+L Select the current line

Ctrl+B Select the current word

Ctrl+A Select all the text

Shift+→ Select the next character

Shift+← Select the previous character

Shift+↑ Select the previous line

Shift+↓ Select the next line

Shift+Alt+→ Select next word

Shift+Alt+← Select previous word

Shift+Cmd+→ Select to the end of line

Shift+Cmd+← Select to the beginning of line

Shift+Cmd+Home Select to the beginning of file

Shift+Cmd+End Select to the end of file

Notes

• The PC and Mac shortcuts have some more complicated differences than normal for this section, so make sure you understand how it works on your system.

Moving Code

Ctrl+Shift+↑ Move current line/selection up

Ctrl+Shift+↓ Move current line/selection down

Ctrl+] Indent Right

Ctrl+[ Indent Left

Tab Indent Right (when lines are selected)

Shift+Tab Indent Left

Quick Edit

Ctrl+E Open/Close Quick Edit

Alt+↓ Go to next rule in list

Alt+↑ Go to previous rule in list

Esc Close Quick Edit

Ctrl+N Create a New Rule

Notes

• You can have multiple Quick Edit windows open
• If your cursor is inside of a Quick Edit window, ESC will only close that window
• If your cursor is in the original document, hitting ESC will close all Quick Edit windows
• You can access the Color Picker or Transition Editor by starting Quick edit on a color or transition value while in a CSS, Sass or Less file.

Find & Replace

Ctrl+F Find

F3 Find Next

Shift+F3 Find Previous

Ctrl+Shift+F Find in Files

Ctrl+H Replace

Ctrl+Shift+H Replace in Files

Notes

• The case sensitive toggle in the find screen will stay set and will be used for any find operations – even when find panel is closed
• The Replace button will replace the highlighted word. The Batch button will allow you to first see everywhere the word is found and then pick and choose where you want to replace with the new word.
• When finding across files in a folder or project, you can deselect an entire file or specific lines in the file for Batch replacement.

Multiple Cursors

Ctrl+B Add next match to your selection

Ctrl+Shift+B Skip and add next match

Ctrl+U Undo last selection change

Ctrl+Shift+U Redo last selection change

Alt+F3 Find all and select

Ctrl+Click Add to your selection

Alt+Click+Drag Select a column

Alt+Shift+↑ Add Cursor to Previous Line

Alt+Shift+↓ Add Cursor to Next Line

Ctrl+Alt+L Split Selection Into Lines

Esc Switch to a Single Selection

Notes

• Splitting your selection into lines gives you multiple cursors
• Any editing you do will happen at each cursor position
• Knowing how to move your cursor placement shortcuts will make this tool even more powerful

Navigation (Go To)

Ctrl+E Quick Edit

Ctrl+J Jump to Definition

Ctrl+Shift+O Quick Open

Ctrl+T Go to Definition

Ctrl+G Go to Line

Ctrl+K Quick Docs

Notes

• The Quick Open, Find Definition and Go to Line all use the same panel, so if you pick the wrong one, you can change your mind by typing :, @ or nothing.