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Keyboard shortcuts
Valerio edited this page Oct 10, 2026
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These work while a PDF Tools editor is active. On macOS, Ctrl is Cmd unless noted.
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| N or J · P or K | Next page · previous page |
| Home · End | First page · last page |
| Ctrl+G (also on macOS) | Go to page (number or label) |
| Alt+← · Alt+→ (macOS: Cmd+[ · Cmd+]) | Back · forward, after following a link or an outline item |
| Ctrl+= · Ctrl+- · Ctrl+0 | Zoom in · zoom out · actual size |
| Ctrl+mouse wheel, trackpad pinch | Zoom |
| R · Shift+R | Rotate clockwise · counterclockwise |
| H · S | Hand tool · text selection |
| 1 · 2 | View mode · Fill mode |
| F4 | Toggle the sidebar |
| Ctrl+Alt+P | Presentation mode |
Single-key shortcuts work when the focus is not in a form field.
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+F | Find |
| F3 · Shift+F3 (macOS: Cmd+G · Cmd+Shift+G) | Next · previous match |
| Enter · Shift+Enter (in the find box) | Next · previous match |
| Alt+C · Alt+W · Alt+D · Alt+H (in the find box) | Match case · whole word · diacritics · highlight all |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | All search results in the sidebar |
| Esc | Close the find box |
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Tab · Shift+Tab | Next · previous form field |
| Ctrl+S · Ctrl+Shift+S | Save · Save As |
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| → ↓ Page Down Space Enter N, mouse wheel, click | Next page |
| ← ↑ Page Up Backspace Shift+Space P | Previous page |
| Home · End | First · last page |
| Esc | End the presentation |
You can change the shortcuts that use Ctrl or Alt in VS Code's Keyboard Shortcuts editor (search for pdfTools).