---
id: major-mode
title: Major Mode
---

Major mode offers dynamic menu and functions based on the active buffer.
You can access key bindings specific to the current major mode by pressing `<spc> m` or `,` if you want to save one keystroke.

:::tip
If `,` isn't bound, you might need to update your settings.
You can add the necessary keybindings to your `settings.json` by pressing `Ctrl+Shift+p` and running the command "VSpaceCode: Configure Default Settings".
More information can be found in the [Installation](./) for instructions.
:::

:::note
The default configuration uses `,` as the shortcut to major mode, that will override the vim "find previous match" after a `f{character}`.
You can follow the instructions in [Troubleshooting](./troubleshooting#-cannot-find-previous-match) to remove or modify this shortcut.
:::

For example, you can press `<spc> m x b` to make the text bold in a markdown buffer.

To find the active language mode of your current buffer, you can look at the bottom right of the status bar.

![major mode position](/img/docs/major_mode.png)

The major mode is using which-key's conditional bindings. If you want to modify the default bindings, check out the conditional bindings [docs](./whichkey/extra#conditional-bindings-experimental).

The vast majority of major mode specific key bindings will require the installation of additional extensions in order to work properly.
The section below lists all the extensions required by each major mode.

In the following you can see all the currently available major modes.
If your favorite one is missing, please [contribute](https://github.com/VSpaceCode/VSpaceCode/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)!

## Agda

Required extensions:

- [agda-mode](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=banacorn.agda-mode)

## Clojure

Required extensions:

- [Calva](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=betterthantomorrow.calva)

Documentation:

- [Practicalli VSpaceCode](https://practical.li/vspacecode/) install & user guide for VSpaceCode and Calva

## Coq

Required extensions:

- [VSCoq](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=maximedenes.vscoq)

## C++

Required extensions:

- [C/C++ Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools)

## CUDA-C++

Required extensions:

- [C/C++ Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools)
- [Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=NVIDIA.nsight-vscode-edition)

## C\#

Required extensions:

- [C#](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csharp)

## Dart/Flutter

Required extensions:

- [Dart](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Dart-Code.dart-code)
- [Flutter](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Dart-Code.flutter)

## Elixir

Required extensions:

- [ElixirLS](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=JakeBecker.elixir-ls)

## Go

Required extensions:

- [Go](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=golang.Go)

## F\#

Required extensions:

- [Ionide F#](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Ionide.Ionide-fsharp)

## Java

Required extensions:

- [Language support for Java ™ for Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.java)
- [Debugger for Java](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-debug)
- [Test Runner for Java](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-test)

These extensions are all included in the [Extension Pack for Java](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-pack).

Documentation: [Java in Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/java)

## Julia

Required extensions:

- [Julia](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=julialang.language-julia)

## Markdown

Required extensions:

- [Markdown All in One](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=yzhang.markdown-all-in-one)

## Pascal

Required extensions:

- [OmniPascal](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Wosi.omnipascal)

## PHP

Required extensions:

- [PHP Intelephense](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bmewburn.vscode-intelephense-client)

## Python

Required extensions:

- [Python](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python)

## Quarto

Required extensions:

- [Quarto](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=quarto.quarto)

## R

Required extensions:

- [R](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=REditorSupport.r)

## Ruby

Required extensions:

- [Ruby](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rebornix.Ruby)
- [Ruby Solargraph](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=castwide.solargraph)

## Rust

Required extensions:

- [rust-analyzer](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=matklad.rust-analyzer)

## LaTeX

Required extensions:

- [LaTeX Workshop](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=James-Yu.latex-workshop)
- [LaTeX Utilities](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=tecosaur.latex-utilities)