Does this shortcut work the same way in every app?

No. The listed contexts include VS Code, Notion, Adobe After Effects, IntelliJ IDEA, Cursor, Obsidian, Google Meet, Google Slides, Notepad++, Sublime Text, Windows Terminal, Adobe Acrobat. Check the table for each application and platform: the active window, keyboard layout and application settings determine which command receives the key press. An application being available on an operating system is not evidence that this exact binding works there.

What should I use on a Mac?

Use a macOS binding shown in the table, if one is recorded for your task and application. This page does not assume that replacing Ctrl with Cmd produces a working Mac shortcut. When an equivalent has not been independently verified, open the linked application reference and check its documented context before relying on it.

What does Ctrl+Shift+F do?

In VS Code, Ctrl+Shift+F means: Search across all files in the workspace.

Last verified: Not yet independently verified

Where this shortcut applies

What does Ctrl+Shift+F do?
App	Platform	What it does
VS Code	Platform not independently verified	Search across all files in the workspace Verification pending
Notion	Platform not independently verified	Enter or exit full-screen focus mode Verification pending
Adobe After Effects	Platform not independently verified	Flip the selected layer horizontally Verification pending
IntelliJ IDEA	Platform not independently verified	Search for text across all project files Verification pending
Cursor	Platform not independently verified	Search across all project files Verification pending
Obsidian	Platform not independently verified	Full-text search across all notes, including backlinks Verification pending
Google Meet	Platform not independently verified	Enter or exit full screen Verification pending
Google Slides	Platform not independently verified	Toggle full-screen editing mode Verification pending
Notepad++	Platform not independently verified	Search across multiple files in a directory Verification pending
Sublime Text	Platform not independently verified	Search across all files in the project Verification pending
Windows Terminal	Platform not independently verified	Search for text in the terminal output Verification pending
Adobe Acrobat	Platform not independently verified	Open advanced search across multiple PDFs Verification pending

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Frequently asked questions

What does Ctrl+Shift+F do?: In VS Code, Ctrl+Shift+F means: Search across all files in the workspace.
Does this shortcut work the same way in every app?: No. The listed contexts include VS Code, Notion, Adobe After Effects, IntelliJ IDEA, Cursor, Obsidian, Google Meet, Google Slides, Notepad++, Sublime Text, Windows Terminal, Adobe Acrobat. Check the table for each application and platform: the active window, keyboard layout and application settings determine which command receives the key press. An application being available on an operating system is not evidence that this exact binding works there.
What should I use on a Mac?: Use a macOS binding shown in the table, if one is recorded for your task and application. This page does not assume that replacing Ctrl with Cmd produces a working Mac shortcut. When an equivalent has not been independently verified, open the linked application reference and check its documented context before relying on it.