The ultimate Neovim alternative for VSCode. Custom modes, key bindings, and a clean interface, forked from Dance, inspired by Helix.

• ⌨️ No touching the mouse • Pure keyboard efficiency
• ✨ Beautiful Zen interface • Distraction-free flow state
• 🚀 Quick Scripting and Macros • Automate your workflow
• 🌟 Teleport through your codebase • Lightning-fast navigation
• 🎓 Easy to learn • Natural key mappings
• 🧑‍💻 Modal editing perfected • Move, modify, select, inspect
• 🔮 Smart selections • Multi-cursor magic at your fingertips

• 🧭 Move mode: Navigate with vim-like motions (h, j, k, l, etc.)
• ✏️ Modify mode: Write and edit code
• 🔍 Select mode: Change your selection
• 💡 Inspect mode: Explore code details with definitions, references, and more.

esc Return to move mode

⎈space Intelisense

⇧space Completion

⎈⇧space/⎈i Inline Chat

⎈1/⎈⇧g Toggle git

⎈2/⎈⇧e Toggle explorer

⎈3/⎈⇧c Toggle copilot chat

⎈4/⎈⇧s Toggle search

⎈5/⎈⇧t Toggle timeline

⎈6/⎈⇧l Toggle outline

⎈7/⎈⇧b Toggle debug

⎈8/⎈⇧x Toggle extensions

⎈b Toggle sidebar

⎈o Toggle panel

⎈p Pop this tab out into a new window

⎈⎇p Join this tab back

⎈m Make one more window

⎈⇧f Search codebase

⎈t Search symbol

⎈tab Switch tab forwards, ⎈⇧tab backwards

⎈w Close tab

⎈s Save file

⎈r Switch to recent project

Drag n' Drop Open file / folder

⎈g Jump to line

⎈h Switch between header and source file

⎈n Open a new temporary file

⎈⇧s Save all files

h Left, ⎇h extending

j Down, ⎇j extending

k Up, ⎇k extending

l Right, ⎇l extending

w Select ahead until next word, ⎇w extending

e Select ahead to word end, ⎇e extending

b Select back to word start, ⎇b extending

g Get (select & copy) word, ⇧g non-whitespace

⇧w Select ahead until next non-whitespace, ⎇⇧w extending

⇧e Select ahead until next whitespace, ⎇⇧e extending

⇧b Select back until whitespace, ⎇⇧b extending

f◌ Select ahead to ◌, ⎇f◌ extending

⇧f◌ Select back to ◌, ⎇⇧f◌ extending

t◌ Select ahead until ◌, ⎇t◌ extending

⇧t◌ Select back until ◌, ⎇⇧t◌ extending

x Select line below, ⇧x above

⎈h/⎈left Select to line start, ⎈⎇h/⎈⎇left extending

⎈l/⎈right Select to line end, ⎈⎇l/⎈⎇right extending

⎈d/⎈⇧u Halfpage down, ⎈⎇d/⎈⎇⇧u extending

⎈u/⎈⇧d Halfpage up, ⎈⎇u/⎈⎇⇧d extending

z Toggle fold at cursor

⎈f Search

⎈⎇f Search and Replace

n Next search result, ⇧n previous result

⎈a Select all

; Clear selections

v⌨ Visually select

⇧; Switch cursor side

⎇n Select next ocurrence of selection, ⎇⇧n previous ocurrence

m Select object

⇧- Trim whitespaces from selection

⎇c/⎈⇧j/⎈⇧down Copy selections to below, ⎇⇧c/⎈⇧k/⎈⇧up above

s Select all regex matches in selection or leap ahead if nothing selected

⇧s Split selection for lines or leap back if nothing selected

⇧k Keep selections matching regex

⇧m Merge selections

⎇s Split by delimiter regex

[ To last Jumppoint, ] next Jumppoint

d/⎈x Cut, del/backspace Delete

p/⎈v Paste before, ⇧p/⎈⇧v after

⎇p Duplicate line to below, ⎇⇧p above

u/⎈z/⎈⇧y Undo

⇧u/⎈⇧z/⎈y Redo

i ⌨ Insert ⌨ before selection

a ⌨ Append ⌨ after selection

⇧i ⌨ Insert ⌨ at line start

⇧a ⌨ Append ⌨ at line end

o ⌨ Add ⌨ as newline below, ⇧o ⌨ above

c ⌨ Change seletion to ⌨ after Copy, ⎈⎇c ⌨ without copying

r◌ Replace each character with ◌

⇧r Replace with clipboard after Copy, ⎈⇧r without copying

⎈j/⎈down move line down, ⎈k/⎈up up

tab Indent, ⇧tab Unindent

⇧j Join lines

- Remove empty lines from selection

enter Add line below selection, ⇧enter above selection

⎇space Add space before selection, ⎇⇧space after selection

⇧c Comment selected lines (toggle)

" Enclose as 

= Format selection

⎇= Switch case, ⎈= Convert to lowercase, ⎈⇧= uppercase

q Execute this macro

. Repeat change over here

⎈⇧k/⎇⇧up increment selected number, ⎈⎇j/⎇⇧down decrement

⎇⇧] Cycle selection content forward, ⎇⇧[ backward

y/⎈c Copy

space Inspect

⇧q Record a macro (toggle)

⎈q Load a macro

⎈⇧q Save a macro

[0-9]* 🗲 Run 🗲 this many times

f Go to definition

t Go to type definition

z Go to implementations

g Go to references

r Rename

⇧r Rename to clipboard

space Quick Fix

e Inspect next problem, ⇧e previous problem

y/⎈c Copy the symbol

⇧y Copy the symbol info

h Left

j Down

k Up

l Right

a Create file, ⇧a folder

r/F2 Rename

We remove most the fuss from your view. No split panes or distractions. It is the window manager's job to take care of panes. Use ⎈p and multiple windows.

Danceflow is designed to work out of the box with sensible defaults, but you can customize key bindings in your VSCode settings.