Cursor vs Rider IDE Shortcuts Comparison

General Navigation

Action	Cursor	Rider	Description
Quick Open	Ctrl + P	Ctrl + Shift + N	Open file by name
Command Palette	Ctrl + Shift + P	Ctrl + Shift + A	Show all commands
Go to Definition	F12	Ctrl + B	Navigate to definition of current field/method/class
Find All Usages	Shift + F12	Ctrl + B	Find all usages
Go to Line	Ctrl + G	Ctrl + G	Jump to specific line
Toggle Terminal	`Ctrl + ``	Alt + F12	Show/hide terminal
Soft-Wrap	Alt + Z		Soft-Warp the code
		Alt + Up/Down Arrow Key

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Editing

Action	Cursor	Rider	Description
Format Document	Shift + Alt + F	Ctrl + Alt + L	Format entire file
Format Selection	Ctrl + K, Ctrl + F	Ctrl + Alt + L	Format selected code
Comment/Uncomment	Ctrl + /	Ctrl + /	Toggle line comment
Block Comment	Shift + Alt + A	Ctrl + Shift + /	Toggle block comment
Duplicate Line	Shift + Alt + ↓	Ctrl + D	Copy line below
Delete Line	Ctrl + X	Ctrl + Y	Remove current line
Move Line Up/Down	Alt + ↑/↓	Alt + Shift + ↑/↓	Move line position

• Cursor.Format Selection is conflict with Cursor.AI Chat

Search

Action	Cursor	Rider	Description
Find in File	Ctrl + F	Ctrl + F	Search in current file
Find in Project		Ctrl + Shift + F	Search in all files
Global Search	Ctrl + Shift + F	Shift + Shift	Search everywhere (files, classes, symbols)
Find Symbol	Ctrl + T	Ctrl + T	Search for symbol
Replace	Ctrl + H	Ctrl + R	Replace text in current file
Replace in Files	Ctrl + Shift + H	Ctrl + Shift + R	Replace texts in all files

Code Navigation

Action	Cursor	Rider	Description
Outline View	Ctrl + Shift + O	Ctrl + F12	Show file structure
Go to Class	Ctrl + T	Ctrl + N	Navigate to the current class
Recent Files	Ctrl + R	Ctrl + E	Show recent files

Refactoring

Action	Cursor	Rider	Description
Rename Symbol	F2	Shift + F6	Rename variable/method
Extract Method	Ctrl + Shift + R	Ctrl + Alt + M	Extract to method
Extract Variable	Ctrl + Shift + L	Ctrl + Alt + V	Extract to variable
Quick Fix	Ctrl + .	Alt + Enter	Show quick fixes

Cursor.Extract Variable is conflict with Cursor.Refresh Side AI

Debugging

Action	Cursor	Rider	Description
Start Debugging	F5	Shift + F10	Start debug session
Step Over	F10	F8	Step over line
Step Into	F11	F7	Step into function
Step Out	Shift + F11	Shift + F8	Step out of function
Toggle Breakpoint	F9	Ctrl + F8	Add/remove breakpoint

AI Features (Cursor Specific)

Action	Cursor	Description
Native AI Chat	Ctrl + K	Open native AI chat panel
Side AI Chat	Ctrl + L	Open side AI chat panel
Refresh Side AI	Ctrl + Shift + L	Refresh Side AI Chat panel
Explain Code	Ctrl + Shift + E	Get AI explanation

Notes

• Some shortcuts may vary depending on your keyboard layout and OS
• Cursor is built on VS Code, so many shortcuts are similar to VS Code
• Rider shortcuts are more similar to other JetBrains IDEs
• You can customize shortcuts in both IDEs through their settings

Additional Resources

• Cursor Documentation
• Rider Documentation

Unity Editor Shortcuts

General

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Save	Ctrl + S	Cmd + S	Saves the current scene
Save As	Ctrl + Shift + S	Cmd + Shift + S	Saves the current scene with a new name
New Scene	Ctrl + N	Cmd + N	Creates a new empty scene
Open Scene	Ctrl + O	Cmd + O	Opens the scene browser
Build Settings	Ctrl + Shift + B	Cmd + Shift + B	Opens the build settings window
Project Settings		Cmd + ,	Opens the project settings window

Scene View

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Frame Selected	F	F	Centers the view on the selected object
Lock view to selected	Shift + F	Cmd + F	Adjusts the view to show the selected object
Toggle 2D/3D	2	2	Switches between 2D and 3D view modes
Toggle Gizmos	G	G	Shows/hides all gizmos in the scene
Toggle Grid	Ctrl + G	Cmd + G	Shows/hides the grid in the scene
Toggle Scene View Camera	Ctrl + Shift + F	Cmd + Shift + F	Aligns scene view with game view camera
Toggle Grid Snap	\		Enable/disable grid snap
Push to Grid	Ctrl + \	Ctrl + \	Push selected GameObject into Grid
Toggle All Overlays	Ctrl + `		Show/hide all Overlays

Game View

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Play/Stop	Ctrl + P	Cmd + P	Starts/stops the game in the editor
Pause	Ctrl + Shift + P	Cmd + Shift + P	Pauses the game in the editor
Step	Ctrl + Alt + P	Cmd + Alt + P	Steps through the game one frame at a time

Hierarchy

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Create Empty	Ctrl + Shift + N	Cmd + Shift + N	Creates a new empty GameObject
Create Child	Alt + Shift + N	Option + Shift + N	Creates a new child GameObject under selection
Create Empty Parent	Ctrl + Shift + G		Create a new empty parent for the selected GameObj
Delete Selected	Delete	Delete	Removes the selected GameObject(s)
Select Children	Shift + C		Select all children of current GameObject
Invert Selection	Ctrl + I
Duplicate	Ctrl + D	Cmd + D	Creates a copy of the selected GameObject(s)
Select Parent	Left Arrow	Left Arrow	Selects the parent of the current selection
Select Child	Right Arrow	Right Arrow	Selects the first child of the current selection
Align With View	Ctrl + Shift + F		Place the selected GameObj right infront of the Camera
Move To View	Ctrl + Alt + F		Move selected GameObject to the current View of Camera
Select Prefab Root	Ctrl + Shift + R		Select the prefab root of the selected GameObject on the Hierarchy View

Inspector

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Reset Component	Right-click > Reset	Right-click > Reset	Resets the selected component to default values
Apply Prefab Changes		Cmd + Alt + A	Applies changes made to a prefab instance
Revert Prefab Changes		Cmd + Alt + R	Reverts changes made to a prefab instance
Add New Component	Ctrl + Shift + A		Add New Component Into The Current GameObject

Project View

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Quick Find	Ctrl + F		Find Asset In Project with Name
Show In Explorer (addition)	Alt + F		Show current folder in the Explorer

Window Management

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Console	Ctrl + Shift + C	Cmd + Shift + C	Opens the console window
Scene	Ctrl + 1	Cmd + 1	Opens the scene view
Game	Ctrl + 2	Cmd + 2	Opens the game view
Inspector	Ctrl + 3	Cmd + 3	Opens the inspector window
Hierarchy	Ctrl + 4	Cmd + 4	Opens the hierarchy window
Project	Ctrl + 5	Cmd + 5	Opens the project window
Animation	Ctrl + 6	Cmd + 6	Opens the animation view
Profiler	Ctrl + 7	Cmd + 7	Opens the profiler view
Audio Mixer	Ctrl + 8	Cmd + 8	Opens the audio mixer view
Undo History	Ctrl + U		Opens the undo history view

Asset Management

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Create Prefab		Cmd + Shift + N	Creates a prefab from selected GameObject
Refresh Assets	Ctrl + R	Cmd + R	Refreshes the asset database

Transform Tools

Action	Windows	Mac	Description
Move Tool	W	W	Activates the move tool
Rotate Tool	E	E	Activates the rotate tool
Scale Tool	R	R	Activates the scale tool
Rect Tool	T	T	Activates the rect tool
Transform Tool	Y	Y	Activates the transform tool
Toggle Pivot/Center	Z	Z	Switches between pivot and center modes
Toggle Local/Global	X	X	Switches between local and global coordinate systems