
It’s quick to open files, quick to load projects, it has a clean and minimal interface and has a strong community. Right, left → Navigate in/out of folders. Visual Studio Code has always been at the top of my favorite editor to use as it is very lightweight, responsive and fast. Up, down → Navigatie up/down between the files (while in focus is on the file tree) Useful shortcuts for navigationĬMD + Shift + e → opening and focusing the file explorer in VSCode But the ones mentioned here at least helped me personally a lot to make navigation between the file tree and editor windows and finding files a smooth experience.

There are way more shortcuts in Visual Studio Code than outlined here. Cmd+Shift+E (Mac) Quick Open, Go to File.


Photo by Caspar Camille Rubin on Unsplash Disclaimer Keyboard Shortcuts for Quickly Managing Files in Visual Studio Code Show Explorer / Toggle focus.
