Getting Started

A quick tour so you can find your way around.

The window

• Tabs - each open file is a tab. Drag to reorder; Ctrl+T opens a new tab, Ctrl+W closes one.
• File panel (sidebar) - toggle with Ctrl+B. Browse folders, Recent and Projects; it has an Explorer-style tree with detail columns.
• Editor area - split a tab into two panes (vertical/horizontal), or show two different files side by side.
• Bottom / side panels - search results, the Terminal, compare output and more. Panels are dockable.
• Status bar - line/column, language, encoding, line ending and more. Click the encoding or language to change it.

First steps

1. Open a file or folder - Ctrl+O, or drag files onto the window.
2. Edit - type as usual. Undo/redo is Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y.
3. Find - Ctrl+F for the find bar; Ctrl+R for the full Find & Replace dialog. See Search & Replace.
4. Save - Ctrl+S.

The command palette

Press Ctrl+Shift+P to search and run any command by name - the fastest way to discover features. Each command shows its keyboard shortcut.

Markdown & HTML preview

Open a Markdown or HTML file and turn on View → Toggle Markdown / HTML Preview to see a live preview beside the editor. The preview updates as you type.