Cursor Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet provides a quick overview of the most common keyboard shortcuts and AI commands for Cursor AI, including Cursor Tab, Cmd K, Chat, Composer, and @ Symbols.

Windows
macOS

Cursor Tab (AI Code Completion)

Open Command Palette
Tab
Tab
Reject Suggestion
Esc
Esc
Partial Accept
Ctrl + →
⌘ + →

Cmd K (Inline Editing)

Open Cmd K
Ctrl + K
⌘ + K
Apply Changes
Ctrl + ↵
⌘ + ↵
Cancel/Delete Changes
Ctrl + ⌫
⌘ + ⌫

Chat

Open Chat
Ctrl + L
⌘ + L
Add Code to Chat
Ctrl + L
⌘ + L

Composer

Open Composer
Ctrl + I
⌘ + I
Open Full-screen Composer
Ctrl + Shift + I
⌘ + Shift + I

@ Symbols

Reference File
@filename
@filename
Reference Function
@functionName
@functionName
Reference Variable
@variableName
@variableName
Search Codebase
@codebase query
@codebase query
Search Web
@web query
@web query

General

Open Command Palette
Ctrl + Shift + P
⌘ + Shift + P
Open Settings
Ctrl + ,
⌘ + ,
Toggle Sidebar
Ctrl + B
⌘ + B
Toggle Terminal
Ctrl + `
⌘ + `
New File
Ctrl + N
⌘ + N
Save File
Ctrl + S
⌘ + S