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Master IntelliJ IDEA Keyboard Shortcuts on macOS

Navigate, refactor, and debug faster in IntelliJ IDEA with a macOS-first shortcut toolkit you can lean on daily.

IntelliJ IDEA is built for power users. These shortcuts keep your macOS development momentum high.

Navigation

ActionShortcut
Search Everywhere⇧ + ⇧
Go to Class⌘ + O
Go to File⌘ + ⇧ + O
Navigate back/forward⌘ + [ / ⌘ + ]
Recent files popup⌘ + E
Find Action⌘ + ⇧ + A
Find in Path⌘ + ⇧ + F
Replace in Path⌘ + ⇧ + R
Find Usages⌥ + F7

Editing and refactoring

ActionShortcut
Show intentions/actions⌥ + Enter
Smart rename⇧ + F6
Extract variable⌥ + ⌘ + V
Extract method⌥ + ⌘ + M
Duplicate line⌘ + D
Delete line⌘ + Backspace
Comment line⌘ + /
Block comment⌘ + ⌥ + /
Extend selection⌥ + ↑
Shrink selection⌥ + ↓
Move statement up/down⌘ + ⇧ + ↑ / ⌘ + ⇧ + ↓

Code generation

ActionShortcut
Generate code (getters, constructors)⌘ + N
Surround with (try/catch, if, etc.)⌘ + ⌥ + T
Override methods⌃ + O
Implement methods⌃ + I
Reformat code⌘ + ⌥ + L
Optimize imports⌃ + ⌥ + O
Complete current statement⌘ + ⇧ + Enter

Code navigation

ActionShortcut
Show implementations⌥ + ⌘ + B
Navigate to declaration⌘ + B
View file structure⌘ + F12
Jump between methods⌃ + ↑ / ⌃ + ↓
Toggle bookmark⌃ + ⌥ + <digit>
Show bookmarks⇧ + F11

Debugger

ActionShortcut
Step overF8
Step intoF7
Smart step into⇧ + F7
Run to cursor⌥ + F9
Evaluate expression⌥ + F8
Toggle breakpoint⌘ + F8
View breakpoints⌘ + ⇧ + F8
Resume program⌥ + ⌘ + R

Run and build

ActionShortcut
Run current configuration⌃ + R
Debug current configuration⌃ + D
Run context configuration⌃ + ⇧ + R
Debug context configuration⌃ + ⇧ + D
Stop⌘ + F2
Build project⌘ + F9

Documentation

ActionShortcut
Quick DocumentationF1
Parameter info⌘ + P
Type info⌃ + ⇧ + P
Error description⌘ + F1

Version control

ActionShortcut
Open commit window⌘ + K
Push⌘ + ⇧ + K
Quick branch popup⌃ + V
Show recent changes⇧ + ⌘ + C

Tabs and windows

ActionShortcut
Close active tab⌘ + W
Reopen closed tab⌘ + ⇧ + T
Next tab⌘ + ⇧ + ]
Previous tab⌘ + ⇧ + [
Hide all tool windows⌘ + ⇧ + F12

Customize shortcuts

Open IntelliJ IDEA → Settings → Keymap (⌘ + ,) to view and customize all bindings.

Show your shortcuts on screen

Creating tutorials or presenting live? KeyScreen displays your keystrokes beautifully on screen so viewers always know what you pressed.

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