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Quickly Switch between Tabs in Sublime Text

Tab Switching Shortcuts

Next/Previous Tab

Cmd-Option-Right/Left (Mac) or Ctrl-PgUp/PgDn (Windows).

Cycle Recent Tabs

Ctrl-Tab cycles to the most recently used tab.

Goto Anything

Cmd-P (Mac) or Ctrl-P (Windows) — type filename to jump to any open file.

Numbered Tabs

Cmd-1 through Cmd-9 (Mac) or Ctrl-1 through Ctrl-9 (Windows) jumps to specific tab positions.

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Use Cmd (Mac) or Alt (Windows) with the number keys 0–9 to switch between tabs in Sublime Text. For example hit Cmd–2 (Mac) or Alt–2 (Windows) to switch to the second tab.

You can also use Ctrl–Tab (Mac and Windows) to cycle through your tabs.

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