keyboard-shortcuts.md

title	Keyboard shortcuts for GitHub Copilot in the IDE
shortTitle	Keyboard shortcuts
intro	Find a list of keyboard shortcuts for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in the IDEs that support it.
versions	feature copilot
category	Author and optimize with Copilot
redirect_from	/copilot/reference/keyboard-shortcuts-for-github-copilot-in-the-ide
contentType	reference

{% jetbrains %}

You can use the default keyboard shortcuts for inline suggestions in your JetBrains IDE when using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}.

Keyboard shortcuts for macOS

Action	Shortcut
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc
Show next inline suggestion	Option (⌥) or Alt+]
Show previous inline suggestion	Option (⌥) or Alt+[
Trigger inline suggestion	Option (⌥)+\

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows

Action	Shortcut
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc
Show next inline suggestion	Alt+]
Show previous inline suggestion	Alt+[
Trigger inline suggestion	Alt+\

Keyboard shortcuts for Linux

Action	Shortcut
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc
Show next inline suggestion	Alt+]
Show previous inline suggestion	Alt+[
Trigger inline suggestion	Alt+\

{% endjetbrains %}

{% visualstudio %}

You can use the default keyboard shortcuts for inline suggestions in {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} when using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}. You can search for each keyboard shortcut by its command name in the Keyboard Shortcuts editor.

Action	Shortcut	Command name
Show next inline suggestion	Alt+.	Edit.NextSuggestion
Show previous inline suggestion	Alt+,	Edit.PreviousSuggestion

{% endvisualstudio %}

{% vscode %}

You can use the default keyboard shortcuts for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}. Search keyboard shortcuts by command name in the Keyboard Shortcuts editor.

Keyboard shortcuts for macOS

Action	Shortcut	Command name
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab	editor.action.inlineSuggest.commit
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc	editor.action.inlineSuggest.hide
Show next inline suggestion	Option (⌥)+]	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext
Show previous inline suggestion	Option (⌥)+[	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious
Trigger inline suggestion	Option (⌥)+\	editor.action.inlineSuggest.trigger
Toggle {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} on/off	No default shortcut	github.copilot.toggleCopilot

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows

Action	Shortcut	Command name
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab	editor.action.inlineSuggest.commit
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc	editor.action.inlineSuggest.hide
Show next inline suggestion	Alt+]	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext
Show previous inline suggestion	Alt+[	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious
Trigger inline suggestion	Alt+\	editor.action.inlineSuggest.trigger
Toggle {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} on/off	No default shortcut	github.copilot.toggleCopilot

Keyboard shortcuts for Linux

Action	Shortcut	Command name
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab	editor.action.inlineSuggest.commit
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc	editor.action.inlineSuggest.hide
Show next inline suggestion	Alt+]	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext
Show previous inline suggestion	Alt+[	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious
Trigger inline suggestion	Alt+\	editor.action.inlineSuggest.trigger
Toggle {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} on/off	No default shortcut	github.copilot.toggleCopilot

{% endvscode %}

{% xcode %}

You can use the default keyboard shortcuts for inline suggestions in Xcode when using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}. Alternatively, you can rebind the shortcuts to your preferred keyboard shortcuts for each specific command.

Action	Shortcut
Accept the first line of a suggestion	Tab
View full suggestion	Hold Option
Accept full suggestion	Option+Tab

{% endxcode %}

{% eclipse %}

You can use the default keyboard shortcuts for inline suggestions in Eclipse when using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}.

Action	Shortcut
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab
Accept next word of an inline suggestion	Command+→ (Mac) or Ctrl+→ (Windows)
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc
Trigger inline suggestion	Option (⌥)+Command+/ (Mac) or Alt+Ctrl+/ (Windows)

{% endeclipse %}

{% vimneovim %}

You can rebind the keyboard shortcuts in Vim/Neovim when using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} to use your preferred keyboard shortcuts for each specific command. For more information, see the Map article in the Neovim documentation.

{% endvimneovim %}