Keyboard-first navigation for Visual Studio: Open File in Solution (Alt+Shift+O), List Methods in File (Alt+M), Find Symbol in Solution (Alt+Shift+S), C/C++ Find All References with grouped call sites (Alt+Shift+F) and an inline reference-count lens, C/C++ declaration↔definiti...
Keyboard-first navigation and comfort pack for Visual Studio 2022 / 2026.
If your fingers remember Alt+Shift+O, Alt+M, Shift+Alt+H from other
productivity tools, MoleKey gives that muscle memory a home — dig through
your code and pop up exactly where you meant to, with every change backed
up first and restorable in one click.
Navigation
Key
Window
Alt+Shift+O
Open File in Solution — every solution file, filtered as you type (space = AND terms)
Alt+M
List Methods in File — the active document's functions/fields/types, Enter jumps
Alt+Shift+S
Find Symbol in Solution — every type & member defined in your code
Alt+Shift+F
Find All References — C/C++ gets a call-site list grouped by file; other languages keep the VS window
Ctrl+Shift+G
Open File Under Caret — resolves the #include or path at the caret across the whole solution
Shift+Alt+H
Hashtags — browse every #tag written in comments across the solution
Shift+Alt+G
Goto Hashtag — locations of the #tag under the caret, Enter = next
Ctrl+F12
Toggle Declaration/Definition — C/C++ functions jump between the .h prototype and the .cpp body
All finders share one flow: type to filter → arrows to pick (without leaving
the search box) → Enter to jump → Esc to close. Filter tokens work everywhere:
/src narrows results to paths containing src, and .cpp (file finder)
filters by extension.
Hashtags — bookmarks that move with your code
Write #likeThis (3+ chars, Unicode/Korean OK) in any comment:
// #renderLoop frame starts here
/* #refactor split this class */
Tags render underlined in link-blue right in the editor
Typing # in a comment autocompletes existing tags
Preprocessor directives (#include, #region) are never mistaken for tags
Solution-wide index with per-file caching; unsaved edits included
C/C++ references
Alt+Shift+F on a C/C++ symbol lists its call sites grouped by file, with
syntax-colored previews — including on VS 2026's new C++ editor
An inline "N references" count next to each function definition (the
CodeLens C++ never got); click it to open the same list
Alt+O toggles header/source even when the counterpart lives in another
folder or project — the whole solution is searched
Ctrl+F12 toggles between a function's declaration and its definition
(and cycles through overload lines) — no browse database required
Shortcut profile & custom keys
MoleKey profile: a curated navigation key set (Alt+G go to definition,
Alt+O toggle header/code, Alt+←/→ navigate back/forward, …) applied only
with your consent, merged next to the VS defaults — never replacing them.
Original bindings are backed up on first touch; Restore brings them back exactly.
My Keys: bind any of Visual Studio's ~10,000 commands to your own shortcut —
search the command, capture the key in a dialog (even combinations VS already
uses), pick Global or Text Editor scope, Apply. Conflict scanning included.
Enhanced syntax coloring
Presets that give fields, parameters, statics and macros distinct colors
(dark & light variants), or build your own per-item scheme with a color picker.
Works on Visual Studio 2022 and 2026 (including the 2026 C++ editor rework).
MoleKey (formerly VsMasterKey) is an independent extension and is not
affiliated with or endorsed by the vendors of any other product.
