Notepad++ Keyboard Shortcuts
Notepad++ keyboard shortcut reference covering 25 bindings for Windows. Commonly searched bindings include Save. 25 of 25 shortcuts are verified against official Notepad++ documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.
Official Notepad++ documentation
Editing
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Comment Line |
Toggle single-line comment |
Ctrl+Q |
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Yes |
Source |
| Duplicate Line |
Duplicate current line |
Ctrl+D |
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Yes |
Source |
| Completion |
Trigger auto-completion |
Ctrl+Space |
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Yes |
Source |
| Cut Line |
Cut current line |
Ctrl+L |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Transpose Line |
Swap current line with line below |
Ctrl+Shift+Down |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Block Comment |
Toggle block comment |
Ctrl+Shift+Q |
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Yes |
Source |
File
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Save |
Save current file |
Ctrl+S |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Reload from Disk |
Reload file from disk |
Ctrl+R |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Save As |
Save file with new name |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
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Yes |
Source |
General
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Preferences |
Open Notepad++ preferences |
Ctrl+, |
|
Yes |
Source |
Navigation
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Go To |
Jump to line number |
Ctrl+G |
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Yes |
Source |
| Toggle Bookmark |
Toggle bookmark on line |
Ctrl+F2 |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Switch Tab |
Cycle to next document tab |
Ctrl+Tab |
|
Yes |
Source |
Search
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Find |
Find in current document |
Ctrl+F |
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Yes |
Source |
| Replace |
Find and replace |
Ctrl+H |
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Yes |
Source |
| Find in Files |
Search across files |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
|
Yes |
Source |
Selection
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Select All |
Select entire document |
Ctrl+A |
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Yes |
Source |
Tabs
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Previous Tab |
Activate previous document tab (wraps) |
Ctrl+Page Down |
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Yes |
Source |
| Next Tab |
Activate next document tab (wraps) |
Ctrl+Page Up |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Previous Tab (MRU) |
Activate previous tab via Document Switcher / MRU order |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Move Tab Left |
Move current tab one position left (does not wrap) |
Ctrl+Shift+Page Up |
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Yes |
Source |
| Move Tab Right |
Move current tab one position right (does not wrap) |
Ctrl+Shift+Page Down |
|
Yes |
Source |
View
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Zoom In |
Increase font size |
Ctrl+NumAdd |
|
Yes |
Source |
| Zoom Out |
Decrease font size |
Ctrl+NumSub |
|
Yes |
Source |
Window
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Close Tab |
Close current document tab |
Ctrl+W |
|
Yes |
Source |
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