Complete Continue.dev keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 26 shortcuts across 4 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
Continue.dev is a popular development tool used by professionals worldwide. Learning keyboard shortcuts can dramatically speed up your workflow — studies show shortcut users save an average of 8 days per year compared to mouse-only users.
This page covers all 26 Continue.dev shortcuts across 4 categories: VS Code Shortcuts, JetBrains Shortcuts, Chat Commands, Prompt Tips. Each shortcut includes a description to help you understand when and how to use it effectively.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + L | Open chat |
| Ctrl + I | Inline edit |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Add to chat |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Debug terminal |
| Tab | Accept suggestion |
| Esc | Reject suggestion |
| Alt + Backslash | Force autocomplete |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Toggle sidebar |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + Shift + J | Open chat |
| Alt + Shift + M | Inline edit |
| Alt + Shift + L | Add to chat |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| /edit <instruction> | Inline edit mode |
| /comment | Generate comments |
| /test | Generate tests |
| /share | Share session |
| @file | Reference file |
| @codebase | Codebase context |
| @docs | Documentation |
| @terminal | Terminal output |
| @problems | Errors & warnings |
| @clipboard | Clipboard content |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Explain this code | Code explanation |
| Refactor using <pattern> | Refactor request |
| Find bugs in this function | Bug detection |
| Write tests for edge cases | Edge case tests |
| Translate this to TypeScript | Language convert |
Continue.dev's 26 shortcuts on this page are organized into 4 categories: VS Code Shortcuts (8), JetBrains Shortcuts (3), Chat Commands (10), Prompt Tips (5). Chat Commands is the largest group with 10 shortcuts — a good place to focus first if you're building muscle memory from scratch.
A few of these aren't Continue.dev-specific — they're shared across tools: Ctrl + L (Open chat, also in Chrome); Ctrl + I (Inline edit, also in Excel); Ctrl + Shift + I (Toggle sidebar, also in Chrome). Learning them here pays off well beyond Continue.dev itself.
New to Continue.dev? Start with VS Code Shortcuts above — it's usually where the shortcuts you'll reach for constantly live. Once those feel automatic, work through Prompt Tips to round out your workflow.
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The most essential Continue.dev shortcuts are: Ctrl + L (Open chat), Ctrl + I (Inline edit), Ctrl + Shift + L (Add to chat). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Continue.dev has 26 keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Simply press the key combination while Continue.dev is focused. Most shortcuts work immediately. On Mac, replace Ctrl with Cmd and Alt with Option for most shortcuts.
The Continue.dev shortcut for open chat is Ctrl + L.
Continue.dev includes 10 Chat Commands shortcuts, including /edit <instruction> (Inline edit mode) and /comment (Generate comments). See the full list in the Chat Commands section above.
Continue.dev includes 8 VS Code Shortcuts shortcuts, including Ctrl + L (Open chat) and Ctrl + I (Inline edit). See the full list in the VS Code Shortcuts section above.
Yes — use My Stack to combine Continue.dev shortcuts with any other platform on this site into one printable reference, which is useful if your daily workflow spans several tools.
Start with the essentials: Learn Ctrl + L (Open chat) and Ctrl + I (Inline edit) first — these are the most commonly used.
Practice daily: Pick 2–3 new shortcuts each day and consciously use them instead of the mouse. Within a week, they become muscle memory.
Print this cheat sheet: Keep a reference nearby until shortcuts become automatic. Focus on the VS Code Shortcuts category first.
Developer tip: Multi-cursor editing and code navigation shortcuts save the most time. Learn them before anything else.