Keyboard Shortcuts
Focused shortcut references for the tools developers live in. Each sheet lists the bindings worth committing to muscle memory.
Choose a tool
9 sheetsVS Code
The command palette is the one binding worth learning first, because every other command in the editor can be reached through it. The bindings below are the Windows and Linux defaults, grouped by the task they serve rather than alphabetically, so the ones you use together sit together.
Open cheat sheet →02Vim
Vim is modal, so the same key does different things depending on the mode you are in. That is why the commands below are grouped by mode first: knowing which mode you are in explains most of the confusion beginners run into.
Open cheat sheet →03Chrome DevTools
Two bindings carry most of the value here: the one that opens DevTools and the one that puts you straight into element inspection. The rest are about moving between panels without reaching for the mouse mid debug.
Open cheat sheet →04macOS
These are system level bindings, which is what makes them worth memorizing: they behave the same in almost every Mac application, including ones you have never opened before.
Open cheat sheet →05Windows
The Windows key is the one that separates a fast session from a slow one: it drives snapping, virtual desktops, screen capture, and search. Everything below is a system binding, so it works regardless of which application has focus.
Open cheat sheet →06Gmail
None of these work until you switch keyboard shortcuts on in Gmail settings, which is the single most common reason a Gmail cheat sheet appears broken. Once enabled, the single letter bindings are what make inbox triage fast.
Open cheat sheet →07Excel
The shortcuts that save the most time in Excel are the navigation ones, not the formatting ones: jumping to the edge of a data region beats scrolling through ten thousand rows every single time.
Open cheat sheet →08Figma
Figma's tool shortcuts are single letters, which makes them unusually quick to learn: one key per tool, no modifier. The arrange and canvas groups are where the modifiers start, and where most of the time is saved.
Open cheat sheet →09Slack
One binding does most of the work in Slack: the quick switcher. Learn it and you never click a channel in the sidebar again. The rest of the sheet covers formatting and getting through unreads without losing your place.
Open cheat sheet →Why keyboard shortcuts pay off
Reaching for the mouse breaks the flow of typing. Every trip to a menu costs a second and a small tax on your attention, and those seconds add up across a day of editing, navigating, and debugging. Learning a handful of shortcuts for the tools you use most is one of the cheapest ways to work faster, because the gain compounds every time you touch the keyboard.
These sheets stay short on purpose. Rather than dump every binding, we list the ones that earn their place, grouped by the task they serve. Start with the command palette or its equivalent, learn to move by line and by word, and add the rest as you notice yourself reaching for the mouse. Pick a sheet above to begin.