Ace provides the following keyboard shortcuts to streamline the coding process.
Refer to the following default keyboard shortcuts when using Ace.
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Remove line | Ctrl-D | Command-D |
| Copy lines down | Alt-Shift-Down | Command-Option-Down |
| Copy lines up | Alt-Shift-Up | Command-Option-Up |
| Move lines down | Alt-Down | Option-Down |
| Move lines up | Alt-Up | Option-Up |
| Remove to line end | Alt-Delete | Ctrl-K |
| Remove to linestart | Alt-Backspace | Command-Backspace |
| Remove word left | Ctrl-Backspace | Option-Backspace, Ctrl-Option-Backspace |
| Remove word right | Ctrl-Delete | Option-Delete |
| Split line | --- | Ctrl-O |
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Select all | Ctrl-A | Command-A |
| Select left | Shift-Left | Shift-Left |
| Select right | Shift-Right | Shift-Right |
| Select word left | Ctrl-Shift-Left | Option-Shift-Left |
| Select word right | Ctrl-Shift-Right | Option-Shift-Right |
| Select line start | Shift-Home | Shift-Home |
| Select line end | Shift-End | Shift-End |
| Select to line end | Alt-Shift-Right | Command-Shift-Right |
| Select to line start | Alt-Shift-Left | Command-Shift-Left |
| Select up | Shift-Up | Shift-Up |
| Select down | Shift-Down | Shift-Down |
| Select page up | Shift-PageUp | Shift-PageUp |
| Select page down | Shift-PageDown | Shift-PageDown |
| Select to start | Ctrl-Shift-Home | Command-Shift-Up |
| Select to end | Ctrl-Shift-End | Command-Shift-Down |
| Duplicate selection | Ctrl-Shift-D | Command-Shift-D |
| Select to matching bracket | Ctrl-Shift-P | --- |
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Add multi-cursor above | Ctrl-Alt-Up | Ctrl-Option-Up |
| Add multi-cursor below | Ctrl-Alt-Down | Ctrl-Option-Down |
| Add next occurrence to multi-selection | Ctrl-Alt-Right | Ctrl-Option-Right |
| Add previous occurrence to multi-selection | Ctrl-Alt-Left | Ctrl-Option-Left |
| Move multicursor from current line to the line above | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Up | Ctrl-Option-Shift-Up |
| Move multicursor from current line to the line below | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Down | Ctrl-Option-Shift-Down |
| Remove current occurrence from multi-selection and move to next | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Right | Ctrl-Option-Shift-Right |
| Remove current occurrence from multi-selection and move to previous | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Left | Ctrl-Option-Shift-Left |
| Select all from multi-selection | Ctrl-Shift-L | Ctrl-Shift-L |
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Go to left | Left | Left, Ctrl-B |
| Go to right | Right | Right, Ctrl-F |
| Go to word left | Ctrl-Left | Option-Left |
| Go to word right | Ctrl-Right | Option-Right |
| Go line up | Up | Up, Ctrl-P |
| Go line down | Down | Down, Ctrl-N |
| Go to line start | Alt-Left, Home | Command-Left, Home, Ctrl-A |
| Go to line end | Alt-Right, End | Command-Right, End, Ctrl-E |
| Go to page up | PageUp | Option-PageUp |
| Go to page down | PageDown | Option-PageDown, Ctrl-V |
| Go to start | Ctrl-Home | Command-Home, Command-Up |
| Go to end | Ctrl-End | Command-End, Command-Down |
| Go to line | Ctrl-L | Command-L |
| Scroll line down | Ctrl-Down | Command-Down |
| Scroll line up | Ctrl-Up | --- |
| Go to matching bracket | Ctrl-P | --- |
| Scroll page down | --- | Option-PageDown |
| Scroll page up | --- | Option-PageUp |
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Find | Ctrl-F | Command-F |
| Replace | Ctrl-H | Command-Option-F |
| Find next | Ctrl-K | Command-G |
| Find previous | Ctrl-Shift-K | Command-Shift-G |
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Fold selection | Alt-L, Ctrl-F1 | Command-Option-L, Command-F1 |
| Unfold | Alt-Shift-L, Ctrl-Shift-F1 | Command-Option-Shift-L, Command-Shift-F1 |
| Fold all | Alt-0 | Command-Option-0 |
| Unfold all | Alt-Shift-0 | Command-Option-Shift-0 |
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Indent | Tab | Tab |
| Outdent | Shift-Tab | Shift-Tab |
| Undo | Ctrl-Z | Command-Z |
| Redo | Ctrl-Shift-Z, Ctrl-Y | Command-Shift-Z, Command-Y |
| Show the settings menu | Ctrl-, | Command-, |
| Toggle comment | Ctrl-/ | Command-/ |
| Transpose letters | Ctrl-T | Ctrl-T |
| Enter full screen | Ctrl-Enter | Command-Enter |
| Change to lower case | Ctrl-Shift-U | Ctrl-Shift-U |
| Change to upper case | Ctrl-U | Ctrl-U |
| Overwrite | Insert | Insert |
| Macros replay | Ctrl-Shift-E | Command-Shift-E |
| Macros recording | Ctrl-Alt-E | --- |
| Delete | Delete | --- |
| Center selection | --- | Ctrl-L |