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The VS Code Superpower You Aren't Using Enough
February 5, 2026
If you find yourself renaming variables or changing repetitive strings one by one, you're wasting time. The single most powerful editing feature in VS Code is multi-cursor selection. You can hold down `Alt` (or `Option` on Mac) and click everywhere you need a cursor to appear. Alternatively, use `Ctrl+D` (or `Cmd+D`) repeatedly to select the next matching instance of your current selection. Instantaneous parallel editing turns tedious refactoring into a two-second task.