Atom Keyboard Shortcuts — Cheat Sheet

⚛️Atom Keyboard Shortcuts

22 essential shortcuts for Atom

General

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`/`⌘⇧P`	Toggle Command Palette
`Ctrl`+`P`/`⌘P`	Fuzzy file finder
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`/`⌘⇧F`	Find in project
`Ctrl`+`\`/`⌘\`	Toggle tree view sidebar
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`M`/`⌃⇧M`	Markdown preview toggle
`Ctrl`+`,`/`⌘,`	Open settings
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`H`/`⌘⇧H`	Replace in project

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`B`/`⌘B`	Browse open buffers
`Ctrl`+`R`/`⌘R`	Go to symbol in file
`Ctrl`+`G`/`⌃G`	Go to line number

Editing

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`/`⌘⇧D`	Duplicate line
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`K`/`⌃⇧K`	Delete line
`Ctrl`+`]`/`⌘]`	Indent selected lines
`Ctrl`+`[`/`⌘[`	Un-indent selected lines
`Ctrl`+`/`/`⌘/`	Toggle line comment
`Ctrl`+`J`/`⌘J`	Join lines
`Alt`+`Shift`+`S`/`⌃⇧S`	Show available snippets
`Ctrl`+`Enter`/`⌘↩`	New line below
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`/`⌘⇧↩`	New line above
`Ctrl`+`Up`/`⌃⌘↑`	Move line up
`Ctrl`+`Down`/`⌃⌘↓`	Move line down

Selection

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`D`/`⌘D`	Select next occurrence of word

About Atom Shortcuts

Atom was a free, open-source text editor developed by GitHub, described as a hackable text editor for the 21st century. Built on Electron, Atom featured a rich package ecosystem, Git and GitHub integration, multi-pane layout, and deep customization through its init script and stylesheet. Although officially sunset in December 2022, its keyboard shortcuts influenced many modern editors and its spiritual successor Pulsar continues development.

This reference covers 22 essential Atom keyboard shortcuts organized across 4 categories: General, Navigation, Editing, and more. Each shortcut lists both macOS and Windows/Linux key combinations where applicable, making it easy to find the right key combo regardless of your operating system.

Learning keyboard shortcuts is one of the highest-leverage investments you can make in your daily workflow. Studies show that developers and designers who rely on keyboard shortcuts are measurably faster at common tasks. Rather than memorizing every shortcut at once, focus on the ones you use most frequently and gradually expand your repertoire.

Bookmark this page for quick reference whenever you need to look up a Atom shortcut. The categorized layout makes it easy to find shortcuts by their function, whether you need navigation, editing, or specialized commands.