This extension brings Emacs-like keybindings to VS Code, making navigation and editing more familiar to Emacs users. It provides keybindings for cursor movement, text selection, editing, and window navigation.
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code.
Go to the Extensions Marketplace (Cmd+Shift+X).
Search for bmax-emacs.
Click "Install".
Alternatively, install it manually via the command line:
code --install-extension Bhanukamax.bmax-emacs
Keybindings
Cursor Movement
Ctrl+A: Move to beginning of line
Ctrl+Shift+A: Select to beginning of line
Ctrl+E: Move to end of line
Ctrl+Shift+E: Select to end of line
Alt+F: Move forward one word
Shift+Alt+F: Select forward one word
Alt+B: Move backward one word
Shift+Alt+B: Select backward one word
Ctrl+Alt+F: Move forward one word part
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F: Select forward one word part
Ctrl+Alt+B: Move backward one word part
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+B: Select backward one word part
Editing
Ctrl+/: Undo
Ctrl+Shift+/: Redo
Ctrl+W: Delete word before cursor
Alt+D: Delete word after cursor
Alt+J: Move line down
Alt+K: Move line up
Shift+Ctrl+D: Duplicate line
Shift+Alt+J: Copy line down
Shift+Alt+K: Copy line up
Alt+W: Copy selection
Ctrl+Y: Paste selection
Selection
Alt+H: Expand selection
Shift+Ctrl+Right: Remove default expand selection
Shift+Ctrl+N: Select line down
Shift+Ctrl+P: Select line up
Shift+Ctrl+A: Select to beginning of document
Shift+Ctrl+E: Select to end of document
Window & Terminal Navigation
Ctrl+Tab: Next editor
Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Previous editor
Shift+Cmd+]: Remove default next editor
Shift+Cmd+[: Remove default previous editor
Alt+G Alt+G: Go to line
Ctrl+Tab: Next terminal
Shift+Ctrl+Tab: Previous terminal
Page Navigation
Alt+V: Page down
Shift+Alt+V: Page up
Code Navigation & Actions
Shift+Ctrl+K: Show definition preview
Ctrl+C Ctrl+N: Rename symbol
For a full list of keybindings, check the keybindings.json file in your VS Code settings.
