VS Code · Toggle the sidebar

View

Windows · Linux

Ctrl+B

Mac

Cmd+B

Hides and shows the left sidebar to widen the code; reopening brings back whichever view you had there.

Learn the command palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P) and you can skip memorising the rest — type a feature name and its shortcut is listed beside it.

Reading the key names

Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.

Q. What is the shortcut for Toggle the sidebar in VS Code?

Hides and shows the left sidebar to widen the code; reopening brings back whichever view you had there. It is Ctrl+B on Windows and Cmd+B on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — Ctrl+B on Windows, Cmd+B on a Mac.

Q. How many keys is that?

2 pressed together. The combination sits under View in VS Code.