Multiple cursor support for Eclipse IDE
An aborted attempt to provide Sublime-Text-like multi cursor support for text editors in the Eclipse IDE.
Use:
Select All Same Words (All): Ctrl+Alt+F
(Place the cursor on a word and press the shortcut to select all occurrences. Then type to change them.
*Note: does not support adjacent matches, e.g., `ssss` searching for `ss`.*)
Select Same Word (Next, Next): Ctrl+Alt+D
(Place the cursor on a word and press the shortcut to select the next occurrence. Then type to change it.
*Note: does not support adjacent matches, e.g., `ssss` searching for `ss`.*)
Select Remaining Same Words (Rest All): Ctrl+Alt+N
(Place the cursor on a word and press the shortcut to select all remaining occurrences. Then type to change them.
*Note: does not support adjacent matches, e.g., `ssss` searching for `ss`.*)
Custom Multiple Selections (Multiple Positions): Ctrl+Alt+V
(Place the cursor at the desired insertion point and press the shortcut to mark it.)
Tags: cursor
Additional Details
Eclipse Versions: 2026-03 (4.39), 2025-12 (4.38), 2025-09 (4.37), 2025-06 (4.36), 2025-03 (4.35), 2024-12 (4.34), 2024-09 (4.33), 2024-06 (4.32)
Platform Support: Windows, Mac, Linux/GTK
Organization Name: Tlcsdm
Development Status: Production/Stable
Date Created: Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 05:02
License: EPL 2.0
Date Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 08:13
Submitted by: Tang Liang
| Date | Ranking | Installs | Clickthroughs |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 291/604 | 18 | 13 |
| December 2025 | 314/621 | 19 | 41 |
| November 2025 | 325/626 | 20 | 11 |
| October 2025 | 297/637 | 29 | 24 |
| September 2025 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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