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Split view

Edit several documents side by side in independent tab groups within one window — to compare two files, or keep a reference open while you edit.

Splitting

View menu:

Command Shortcut What it does
Split Right Ctrl+\ Moves the active tab into a new pane to the right.
Split Document Ctrl+Shift+\ Shows the same document in a second pane — edits in one appear in the other.

Groups can be split further; panes share the window and are resized by dragging the divider between them.

Working across groups

  • Move to Pane — from a tab's context menu, move it to another group.
  • Merge Group — fold a group's tabs back into another group.
  • Drag a tab from one group's tab bar onto another to move it across.

Saved layout

The arrangement of groups — which document is in which pane, and the panes' relative widths — is part of your session, so it is restored next launch (see the Session plugin).