VSCode keybindings I can't live without

Before using VSCode I used to be a VIM user for more than 10 years. One of the things VIM does to you is after learning it properly, any other editor feels like driving a car with the parking brake applied.

So the natural step for me after getting VSCode up and running was to find proper VIM emulation layer. Thankfully I found decent one.

After a few days of using VSCode I started to notice more and more small things that a seasoned VIM user would consider muscle memory but were missing in VSCode.

The rest of this post is a summary of issues I managed to find and fix by either keybinding or a custom extension. Enjoy and I hope you’ll find something useful!

Panel

With the following keybindings I can simply press cmd + j to switch focus between editor group and panel. cmd + shift + j on the other hand toggles the panel visibility. There’s a lot more!

jsonc
[
  // remove keybinding for native console (annoyed me too much)
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+c",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.openNativeConsole",
    "when": "!terminalFocus"
  },
  // switch focus from editor to panel
  {
    "key": "cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusPanel",
    "when": "!panelFocus"
  },
  // switch focus from panel to editor
  {
    "key": "cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // switch focus from maximized panel to editor (closes panel)
  {
    "key": "cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.closePanel",
    "when": "panelVisible && panelMaximized"
  },
  // toggle panel visibility
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.togglePanel"
  },
  // maximize panel
  {
    "key": "cmd+w m",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleMaximizedPanel",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // move panel to bottom/right
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+l",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": [
        "workbench.action.positionPanelRight",
        "workbench.action.focusPanel"
      ]
    },
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+j",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": [
        "workbench.action.positionPanelBottom",
        "workbench.action.focusPanel"
      ]
    },
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // switch to next panel view (you need to be focused on the panel)
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+]",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextPanelView",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // switch to previous panel view (you need to be focused on the panel)
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+[",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousPanelView",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  }
]

jsonc
[
  // remove keybinding for native console (annoyed me too much)
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+c",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.openNativeConsole",
    "when": "!terminalFocus"
  },
  // switch focus from editor to panel
  {
    "key": "cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusPanel",
    "when": "!panelFocus"
  },
  // switch focus from panel to editor
  {
    "key": "cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // switch focus from maximized panel to editor (closes panel)
  {
    "key": "cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.closePanel",
    "when": "panelVisible && panelMaximized"
  },
  // toggle panel visibility
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.togglePanel"
  },
  // maximize panel
  {
    "key": "cmd+w m",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleMaximizedPanel",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // move panel to bottom/right
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+l",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": [
        "workbench.action.positionPanelRight",
        "workbench.action.focusPanel"
      ]
    },
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+j",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": [
        "workbench.action.positionPanelBottom",
        "workbench.action.focusPanel"
      ]
    },
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // switch to next panel view (you need to be focused on the panel)
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+]",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextPanelView",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  // switch to previous panel view (you need to be focused on the panel)
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+[",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousPanelView",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  }
]

Terminal inside the panel

Once you have the panel opened and the focus is on the “Terminal” use the following keybindings to manage terminal sessions:

jsonc
[
  // switch between terminals
  {
    "key": "cmd+]",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNext",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+]",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.focusNext",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+[",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPrevious",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+[",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.focusPrevious",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  // create new terminal window
  {
    "key": "cmd+n",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.new",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+`",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.new",
    "when": "terminalProcessSupported || terminalWebExtensionContributedProfile"
  },
  // kill active terminal
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.killEditor",
    "when": "terminalEditorFocus && terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && resourceScheme == 'vscode-terminal' || terminalEditorFocus && terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && resourceScheme == 'vscode-terminal'"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.kill",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  // focus next/prev terminal pane
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNextPane",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNextPane",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPreviousPane",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPreviousPane",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  // scroll to next/prev command
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.scrollToNextCommand",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !accessibilityModeEnabled || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !accessibilityModeEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.scrollToPreviousCommand",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !accessibilityModeEnabled || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !accessibilityModeEnabled"
  }
]

jsonc
[
  // switch between terminals
  {
    "key": "cmd+]",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNext",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+]",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.focusNext",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+[",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPrevious",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+[",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.focusPrevious",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  // create new terminal window
  {
    "key": "cmd+n",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.new",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+`",
    "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.new",
    "when": "terminalProcessSupported || terminalWebExtensionContributedProfile"
  },
  // kill active terminal
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.killEditor",
    "when": "terminalEditorFocus && terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && resourceScheme == 'vscode-terminal' || terminalEditorFocus && terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && resourceScheme == 'vscode-terminal'"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.kill",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !terminalEditorFocus || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !terminalEditorFocus"
  },
  // focus next/prev terminal pane
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNextPane",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNextPane",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPreviousPane",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPreviousPane",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },
  // scroll to next/prev command
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.scrollToNextCommand",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !accessibilityModeEnabled || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !accessibilityModeEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.scrollToPreviousCommand",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated && !accessibilityModeEnabled || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported && !accessibilityModeEnabled"
  }
]

Unimpaired

The following keybindings are inspired by a great VIM plugin, unimpaired.vim and I use them a lot!

jsonc
[
  // search results
  {
    "key": "[ f",
    "command": "search.action.focusPreviousSearchResult",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "] f",
    "command": "search.action.focusNextSearchResult",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  // problems/warnings
  {
    "key": "[ e",
    "command": "editor.action.marker.prev",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "] e",
    "command": "editor.action.marker.next",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  // scm changes
  {
    "key": "[ d",
    "command": "workbench.action.editor.previousChange",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "] d",
    "command": "workbench.action.editor.nextChange",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "[ d",
    "command": "workbench.action.compareEditor.previousChange",
    "when": "textCompareEditorVisible && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "] d",
    "command": "workbench.action.compareEditor.nextChange",
    "when": "textCompareEditorVisible && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  // selections under cursor
  {
    "key": "[ s",
    "command": "editor.action.wordHighlight.prev",
    "when": "editorFocus && hasWordHighlights && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus",
  },
  {
    "key": "] s",
    "command": "editor.action.wordHighlight.next",
    "when": "editorFocus && hasWordHighlights && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus",
  }
]

jsonc
[
  // search results
  {
    "key": "[ f",
    "command": "search.action.focusPreviousSearchResult",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "] f",
    "command": "search.action.focusNextSearchResult",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  // problems/warnings
  {
    "key": "[ e",
    "command": "editor.action.marker.prev",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "] e",
    "command": "editor.action.marker.next",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  // scm changes
  {
    "key": "[ d",
    "command": "workbench.action.editor.previousChange",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "] d",
    "command": "workbench.action.editor.nextChange",
    "when": "editorFocus && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "[ d",
    "command": "workbench.action.compareEditor.previousChange",
    "when": "textCompareEditorVisible && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "] d",
    "command": "workbench.action.compareEditor.nextChange",
    "when": "textCompareEditorVisible && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus"
  },
  // selections under cursor
  {
    "key": "[ s",
    "command": "editor.action.wordHighlight.prev",
    "when": "editorFocus && hasWordHighlights && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus",
  },
  {
    "key": "] s",
    "command": "editor.action.wordHighlight.next",
    "when": "editorFocus && hasWordHighlights && vim.mode == 'Normal' && !terminalFocus",
  }
]

Explorer

Just single one here but heavily used by me nonetheless:

jsonc
[
  // collapse all
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+0",
    "command": "workbench.files.action.collapseExplorerFolders",
    "when": "explorerViewletFocus"
  }
]

jsonc
[
  // collapse all
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+0",
    "command": "workbench.files.action.collapseExplorerFolders",
    "when": "explorerViewletFocus"
  }
]

Global search

jsonc
[
  // similarly to native VSCode fold collapse/expand bindings
  // the following collapse & expand search results when global
  // search view is focused
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+0",
    "command": "search.action.collapseSearchResults",
    "when": "focusedView == 'workbench.view.search'"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+j",
    "command": "search.action.expandSearchResults",
    "when": "focusedView == 'workbench.view.search'"
  }, 
  // change focus from search view to editor group
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+f",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && searchInputBoxFocus"
  },
  // change focus back from editor group to global search view
  // preserving list focus if any (this one really annoyed me)
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+f",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusSideBar",
    "when": "searchViewletVisible && !searchViewletFocus"
  }, 
  // especially proud of this one: switch focus from
  // search input to result list, yay!
  {
    "key": "cmd+/",
    "command": "search.action.focusSearchList",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && !listHasSelectionOrFocus"
  },
  // and back from list to input!
  {
    "key": "cmd+/",
    "command": "workbench.action.findInFiles",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && listHasSelectionOrFocus && !replaceActive"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+/",
    "command": "workbench.action.replaceInFiles",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && listHasSelectionOrFocus && replaceActive"
  },
  // toggle tree/list view
  {
    "key": "cmd+k t",
    "command": "search.action.viewAsList",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && inTreeView"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k t",
    "command": "search.action.viewAsTree",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && !inTreeView"
  },
  // toggle match case
  {
    "key": "cmd+k c",
    "command": "toggleSearchCaseSensitive",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && searchInputBoxFocus"
  },
  // toggle whole word
  {
    "key": "cmd+k w",
    "command": "toggleSearchWholeWord",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && searchInputBoxFocus"
  },
  // toggle regex
  {
    "key": "cmd+k r",
    "command": "toggleSearchRegex",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && searchInputBoxFocus"
  },
]

jsonc
[
  // similarly to native VSCode fold collapse/expand bindings
  // the following collapse & expand search results when global
  // search view is focused
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+0",
    "command": "search.action.collapseSearchResults",
    "when": "focusedView == 'workbench.view.search'"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+j",
    "command": "search.action.expandSearchResults",
    "when": "focusedView == 'workbench.view.search'"
  }, 
  // change focus from search view to editor group
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+f",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && searchInputBoxFocus"
  },
  // change focus back from editor group to global search view
  // preserving list focus if any (this one really annoyed me)
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+f",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusSideBar",
    "when": "searchViewletVisible && !searchViewletFocus"
  }, 
  // especially proud of this one: switch focus from
  // search input to result list, yay!
  {
    "key": "cmd+/",
    "command": "search.action.focusSearchList",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && !listHasSelectionOrFocus"
  },
  // and back from list to input!
  {
    "key": "cmd+/",
    "command": "workbench.action.findInFiles",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && listHasSelectionOrFocus && !replaceActive"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+/",
    "command": "workbench.action.replaceInFiles",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && listHasSelectionOrFocus && replaceActive"
  },
  // toggle tree/list view
  {
    "key": "cmd+k t",
    "command": "search.action.viewAsList",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && inTreeView"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k t",
    "command": "search.action.viewAsTree",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && !inTreeView"
  },
  // toggle match case
  {
    "key": "cmd+k c",
    "command": "toggleSearchCaseSensitive",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && searchInputBoxFocus"
  },
  // toggle whole word
  {
    "key": "cmd+k w",
    "command": "toggleSearchWholeWord",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && searchInputBoxFocus"
  },
  // toggle regex
  {
    "key": "cmd+k r",
    "command": "toggleSearchRegex",
    "when": "searchViewletFocus && searchInputBoxFocus"
  },
]

Editor groups

Now the following key bindings are all about managing editor groups:

jsonc
[
  // close all editors
  {
    "key": "cmd+e w",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsInGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k w",
    "command": "-workbench.action.closeEditorsInGroup"
  },
  // close all unsaved editors
  {
    "key": "cmd+e u",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeUnmodifiedEditors",
  },
  // close other editors in group
  {
    "key": "cmd+e o",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeOtherEditors",
  },
  // close to the left/right
  {
    "key": "cmd+e l",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsToTheRight",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e h",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsToTheLeft",
  },
  // move editor to other group
  {
    "key": "cmd+e shift+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveEditorToAboveGroup",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e shift+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveEditorToBelowGroup",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e shift+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveEditorToRightGroup",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e shift+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveEditorToLeftGroup",
  },
  // toggle maximize
  {
    "key": "cmd+w m",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleEditorWidths",
  },
  // hide all panels & views
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+m",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": [
        "workbench.action.closePanel",
        "workbench.action.closeSidebar",
        "workbench.action.closeAuxiliaryBar"
      ]
    }
  },
  // navigate between views
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateRight"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateLeft"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateUp"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateDown"
  },
  // rebind 'cmd+w' to 'cmd+w cmd+w' chord
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeWindow",
    "when": "!editorIsOpen && !multipleEditorGroups && textInputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w",
    "command": "-workbench.action.closeWindow",
    "when": "!editorIsOpen && !multipleEditorGroups"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w",
    "command": "-workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeGroup",
    "when": "activeEditorGroupEmpty && multipleEditorGroups"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w",
    "command": "-workbench.action.closeGroup",
    "when": "activeEditorGroupEmpty && multipleEditorGroups"
  },
  // move editor groups
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupRight",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupLeft",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupDown",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupUp",
  },
  // split editor group
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+cmd+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorLeft",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorRight",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorDown",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorUp",
  },
  // switch tabs only within active editor group
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+]",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextEditorInGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k alt+cmd+right",
    "command": "-workbench.action.nextEditorInGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+[",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousEditorInGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k alt+cmd+left",
    "command": "-workbench.action.previousEditorInGroup"
  }
]

jsonc
[
  // close all editors
  {
    "key": "cmd+e w",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsInGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k w",
    "command": "-workbench.action.closeEditorsInGroup"
  },
  // close all unsaved editors
  {
    "key": "cmd+e u",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeUnmodifiedEditors",
  },
  // close other editors in group
  {
    "key": "cmd+e o",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeOtherEditors",
  },
  // close to the left/right
  {
    "key": "cmd+e l",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsToTheRight",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e h",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsToTheLeft",
  },
  // move editor to other group
  {
    "key": "cmd+e shift+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveEditorToAboveGroup",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e shift+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveEditorToBelowGroup",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e shift+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveEditorToRightGroup",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e shift+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveEditorToLeftGroup",
  },
  // toggle maximize
  {
    "key": "cmd+w m",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleEditorWidths",
  },
  // hide all panels & views
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+m",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": [
        "workbench.action.closePanel",
        "workbench.action.closeSidebar",
        "workbench.action.closeAuxiliaryBar"
      ]
    }
  },
  // navigate between views
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateRight"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateLeft"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateUp"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateDown"
  },
  // rebind 'cmd+w' to 'cmd+w cmd+w' chord
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeWindow",
    "when": "!editorIsOpen && !multipleEditorGroups && textInputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w",
    "command": "-workbench.action.closeWindow",
    "when": "!editorIsOpen && !multipleEditorGroups"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w",
    "command": "-workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeGroup",
    "when": "activeEditorGroupEmpty && multipleEditorGroups"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w",
    "command": "-workbench.action.closeGroup",
    "when": "activeEditorGroupEmpty && multipleEditorGroups"
  },
  // move editor groups
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupRight",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupLeft",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupDown",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupUp",
  },
  // split editor group
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+cmd+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorLeft",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorRight",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+cmd+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorDown",
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w shift+cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorUp",
  },
  // switch tabs only within active editor group
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+]",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextEditorInGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k alt+cmd+right",
    "command": "-workbench.action.nextEditorInGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+[",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousEditorInGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k alt+cmd+left",
    "command": "-workbench.action.previousEditorInGroup"
  }
]

Folding

Default VSCode cmd+k cmd+{n} set of folding keybindings have this strange behaviour that once you press i.e cmd+k cmd+1 to fold on level 1 and then want to switch to level 2 by pressing cmd+k cmd+2 it doesn’t work and you need to first expand all by typing cmd+k cmd+j and then set the selected level of folding.

To fix this I installed another extension called multiCommand that allows to execute multiple commands in one keybinding. By leveraging this, I remapped all the default keybindings to first unfold and then perform the desired fold.

jsonc
  // make 'Cmd+K Cmd+{n}' set 'n' folding level
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+1",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel1"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+2",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel2"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+3",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel3"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+4",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel4"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+5",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel5"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+6",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel6"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+7",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel7"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  }
]

jsonc
  // make 'Cmd+K Cmd+{n}' set 'n' folding level
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+1",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel1"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+2",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel2"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+3",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel3"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+4",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel4"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+5",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel5"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+6",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel6"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+7",
    "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
    "args": {
      "sequence": ["editor.unfoldAll", "editor.foldLevel7"]
    },
    "when": "editorTextFocus && foldingEnabled"
  }
]

Miscellaneous

All the rest keybindings I can’t live without but doesn’t fit into other categories:

jsonc
[
  // trigger source action
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+.",
    "command": "editor.action.sourceAction",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadOnly"
  },
  // toggle secondary sidebar
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+a",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleAuxiliaryBar"
  },
  // set indentation for a file
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+m",
    "command": "changeEditorIndentation3",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  // close find widget when focused
  {
    "key": "cmd+f",
    "command": "closeFindWidget",
    "when": "editorFocus && findWidgetVisible && findInputFocussed && !isComposing"
  },
  // open keybindings.json
  {
    "key": "cmd+k s",
    "command": "workbench.action.openGlobalKeybindingsFile"
  },
  // open settings.json
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+,",
    "command": "workbench.action.openSettingsJson"
  },
  // rebind quit to 'cmd+k q' (cmd+q was to easy to type for me)
  {
    "key": "cmd+k q",
    "command": "workbench.action.quit"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+q",
    "command": "-workbench.action.quit"
  },
  // vim half page up/down
  {
    "key": "shift+j",
    "command": "extension.vim_ctrl+d",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.use<C-d> && !inDebugRepl && vim.mode == 'Normal'"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+k",
    "command": "extension.vim_ctrl+u",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.use<C-u> && !inDebugRepl && vim.mode == 'Normal'"
  }
]

jsonc
[
  // trigger source action
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+.",
    "command": "editor.action.sourceAction",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadOnly"
  },
  // toggle secondary sidebar
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+a",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleAuxiliaryBar"
  },
  // set indentation for a file
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+m",
    "command": "changeEditorIndentation3",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  // close find widget when focused
  {
    "key": "cmd+f",
    "command": "closeFindWidget",
    "when": "editorFocus && findWidgetVisible && findInputFocussed && !isComposing"
  },
  // open keybindings.json
  {
    "key": "cmd+k s",
    "command": "workbench.action.openGlobalKeybindingsFile"
  },
  // open settings.json
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+,",
    "command": "workbench.action.openSettingsJson"
  },
  // rebind quit to 'cmd+k q' (cmd+q was to easy to type for me)
  {
    "key": "cmd+k q",
    "command": "workbench.action.quit"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+q",
    "command": "-workbench.action.quit"
  },
  // vim half page up/down
  {
    "key": "shift+j",
    "command": "extension.vim_ctrl+d",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.use<C-d> && !inDebugRepl && vim.mode == 'Normal'"
  },
  {
    "key": "shift+k",
    "command": "extension.vim_ctrl+u",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.use<C-u> && !inDebugRepl && vim.mode == 'Normal'"
  }
]

Summary

Hope you enjoyed and got inspired to make your editor truly yours!