Go to File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts ( Ctrl+K Ctrl+S ) Search for “vim_escape” Edit and repalce “Escape” with “CapsLock” Enter to close the dialog. That’s it. Alternatively you can add config in keybindings.json Press “Ctrl+Shift+P” search for “Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON)” Add following to keybindings array and save the file.