This tutorial shows multiple ways to split editor or screen in an atom editor from a command line in macOS and Windows. Atom editors provide the split screens out of the box.

It provides a split-screen with the following features

  • Split Up: It splits the new window to the upper part of the opened file.
  • Split Down: It splits the new pane to the lower part of the opened file.
  • Split Left: It splits the new window to the left part of the opened file.
  • Split Right: It splits the new window to the Right part of the opened file.
  • Close Actie pane: Close the active pane.

There are multiple ways we can split the screen into multiple.

  • use Right Click on the Opened file
  • Command Palette
  • Shortcut Commands

Atom Editor Split Window screen.

Files opened in the atom editor as a single-window or screen by default.

use Right Click on the opened file

Following are the steps

  • Open the file in the atom editor
  • Right-click on opened file and you have options as a given screenshot

atom command palette split pane

Command Palette split Pan

Following are the steps

  • Open the file in the atom editor

  • Open Command Palette with the below shortcut command

    • Ctrl + Shift + P in Windows and Linux
    • ⌘ + Shift + P in MacOS

  • It opens the Command Palette popup and types Split in search as given below

atom split pane

-And, Select one of the Split options It split the options

Keyboard shortcuts to split windows

Shortcut helps developers with ease of operations.

  • Split Up :

    • Ctrl + K with Up Arrow Key in Windows and Linux
    • ⌘ + K with Up Arrow Key in MacOS

  • Split Down

    • Ctrl + K with Down Arrow Key in Windows and Linux
    • ⌘ + K with Down Arrow Key in MacOS

  • Split Left

    • Ctrl + K with Left Arrow Key in Windows and Linux
    • ⌘ + K with Left Arrow Key in MacOS

  • Split Right

    • Ctrl + K with Right Arrow Key in Windows and Linux
    • ⌘ + K with Right Arrow Key in MacOS

  • Close Active Pane You can close the current active pane using the below commands

    • Ctrl + K with Ctrl + W Arrow Key in Windows and Linux
    • ⌘ + K with ⌘ + W Arrow Key in MacOS