Editor
Code Navigation & Refactoring
Move through a codebase by meaning, not by file tree — and make sweeping changes with confidence that every reference gets updated.
Getting around
| Action | Windows / Linux | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Go to Definition | F12 | F12 |
| Peek Definition (inline, no navigation) | Alt+F12 | Option+F12 |
| Go to References | Shift+F12 | Shift+F12 |
| Go to Symbol in File | Ctrl+Shift+O | Cmd+Shift+O |
| Go to Symbol in Workspace | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T |
| Navigate back / forward | Alt+←/→ | Ctrl+-/Ctrl+Shift+- |
Peek instead of jump
Peek Definition (Alt/Option + F12) opens the definition in an inline panel without leaving your current file or losing your place — ideal for a quick check of a function signature before continuing to type.
Renaming and refactoring
Press F2 on any symbol to rename it everywhere it's referenced
across your workspace — not just a text find-and-replace, but a
language-aware rename that understands scope, so a local variable named
data in one function is never touched by renaming a data in another.
Beyond rename, the lightbulb icon that appears next to a line with an available fix or suggestion (or Ctrl/Cmd + .) opens a menu of quick fixes and refactorings for that spot — extracting a selection into its own function or variable, converting a function to an arrow function, adding missing imports, and more, depending on what the language server for that file supports.
Multi-root workspaces and navigation
In a multi-root workspace, Go to Definition and Find All References search across every root folder, not just the one the current file belongs to — so navigating from an app package into a shared library package in the same workspace works exactly the same as navigating within a single folder.
Breadcrumbs
The breadcrumb trail just above the editor (toggle with View → Appearance → Show Breadcrumbs) shows your current file's path and, for supported languages, your position within nested symbols — click any segment to jump to a sibling file or symbol without opening a picker.