[GH-ISSUE #12] [Feature] Support multiple cursors #12

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opened 2026-03-03 16:43:09 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @nickustinov on GitHub (Feb 10, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nickustinov/itsypad-macos/issues/12

Cmd+Click - place an additional cursor anywhere. Now you have two (or more) cursors and typing happens at all of them simultaneously.

Cmd+D (?) - select the current word, press again to select the next occurrence of that same word. Each gets its own cursor.

Cmd+Shift+L - take a multi-line selection and split it into one cursor per line.

Opt+Shift+Up/Down (VS Code) or Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down (Sublime) - add a cursor on the line above/below.

Originally created by @nickustinov on GitHub (Feb 10, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nickustinov/itsypad-macos/issues/12 Cmd+Click - place an additional cursor anywhere. Now you have two (or more) cursors and typing happens at all of them simultaneously. Cmd+D (?) - select the current word, press again to select the next occurrence of that same word. Each gets its own cursor. Cmd+Shift+L - take a multi-line selection and split it into one cursor per line. Opt+Shift+Up/Down (VS Code) or Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down (Sublime) - add a cursor on the line above/below.

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@AB-boi commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2026):

Oh! This is very useful. I'm interested!

I feel most apps (VS Code, Obsidian, Zed) use Option + Click for multi-cursor placement and hence that would be a better default.
Also, right now links (if Clickable Links is enabled) are directly clickable. I think a better, best of both worlds implementation would be to let links be un-clickable and editable by default. In order to click a link, make the user Cmd + Click (another common default) to go to it.

Also, what does Opt + Click and Drag do right now? Have you configured it to do something specific @nickustinov ?

@AB-boi commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2026): Oh! This is very useful. I'm interested! I feel most apps (VS Code, Obsidian, Zed) use `Option + Click` for multi-cursor placement and hence that would be a better default. Also, right now links (if _Clickable Links_ is enabled) are directly clickable. I think a better, best of both worlds implementation would be to let links be un-clickable and editable by default. In order to click a link, make the user `Cmd + Click` (another common default) to go to it. Also, what does `Opt + Click and Drag` do right now? Have you configured it to do something specific @nickustinov ?