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Learn how to enable and disable Zen Mode when you're coding in VSCode.

In VSCode, y'all can quickly remove unnecessary UI elements (distractions) by entering Zen Mode.

How to enter Zen Mode in VSCode:

Press Cmd + Shift + P (Mac), or Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows) and search for "zen".
In the search dropdown, use your mouse or arrow keys to select the one that says "View: Toggle Zen Manner".
While in Zen Mode, you lot tin can press Cmd + Shift + P once more and click on Zen Manner again to disable information technology.

Quick video sit-in:

That'due south it. At present y'all got a distraction-gratuitous working environment in VSCode!

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Zen Mode toggle shortcut

VSCode has a built-in shortcut for toggling Zen Mode on and off. The specific shortcut depends on your Operating Organisation and keyboard language.

You can see the Zen Fashion shortcut in the search dropdown (Cmd + Shift + P):

As you can meet in the screenshot higher up, my Zen Way toggle shortcut is Cmd + K, Z, but yours might be different.

In case yous're dislocated, the mode you run that command is by showtime pressing Cmd + K, and so let get of both Cmd & One thousand, and press Z (inside a couple of seconds).

Zen is a Japanese word for meditation, peace, and calmness. When yous need to focus on a hard task without distractions, Zen is your friend.