IntelliJ IDEA keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

JetBrains · 78 shortcuts

78 IntelliJ IDEA shortcuts grouped by task, with Windows and Mac keys side by side. Click any row for the full answer page.

Essentials

Action	Windows	Mac
Search everywhere	Double Shift	Double Shift
Find action	Ctrl+Shift+A	Cmd+Shift+A
Show intention actions and quick-fixes	Alt+Enter	Option+Enter
Basic code completion	Ctrl+Space	Ctrl+Space
Smart code completion	Ctrl+Shift+Space	Ctrl+Shift+Space
Generate code	Alt+Insert	Cmd+N
Recent files	Ctrl+E	Cmd+E
Rename	Shift+F6	Shift+F6
Save all	Ctrl+S	Cmd+S
Reformat code	Ctrl+Alt+L	Cmd+Option+L
Comment with line comment	Ctrl+/	Cmd+/
Extend selection	Ctrl+W	Option+Up
Shrink selection	Ctrl+Shift+W	Option+Down
Run anything	Double Ctrl	Double Ctrl

Editing

Action	Windows	Mac
Complete statement	Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Cmd+Shift+Enter
Parameter info	Ctrl+P	Cmd+P
Quick documentation lookup	Ctrl+Q	Cmd+J
Override methods	Ctrl+O	Ctrl+O
Implement methods	Ctrl+I	Ctrl+I
Surround with	Ctrl+Alt+T	Cmd+Option+T
Comment with block comment	Ctrl+Shift+/	Cmd+Option+/
Optimize imports	Ctrl+Alt+O	Ctrl+Option+O
Auto-indent lines	Ctrl+Alt+I	Ctrl+Option+I
Duplicate line	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D
Delete line	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Delete
Smart line join	Ctrl+Shift+J	Ctrl+Shift+J
Smart line split	Ctrl+Enter	Cmd+Enter
Start new line	Shift+Enter	Shift+Enter
Toggle case	Ctrl+Shift+U	Cmd+Shift+U
Paste from recent buffers	Ctrl+Shift+V	Cmd+Shift+V
Delete to word end	Ctrl+Delete	Option+Delete

Action	Windows	Mac
Go to class	Ctrl+N	Cmd+O
Go to file	Ctrl+Shift+N	Cmd+Shift+O
Go to symbol	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N	Cmd+Option+O
Go to line	Ctrl+G	Cmd+L
Go to declaration	Ctrl+B	Cmd+B
Go to implementations	Ctrl+Alt+B	Cmd+Option+B
Go to super method	Ctrl+U	Cmd+U
Go to type declaration	Ctrl+Shift+B	Ctrl+Shift+B
Recent locations	Ctrl+Shift+E	Cmd+Shift+E
Navigate back	Ctrl+Alt+Left	Cmd+Option+Left
Navigate forward	Ctrl+Alt+Right	Cmd+Option+Right
Go to last edit location	Ctrl+Shift+Backspace	Cmd+Shift+Delete
File structure popup	Ctrl+F12	Cmd+F12
Type hierarchy	Ctrl+H	Ctrl+H
Call hierarchy	Ctrl+Alt+H	Ctrl+Option+H
Go to next error	F2	F2
Go to previous error	Shift+F2	Shift+F2
Toggle bookmark	F11	F3

Search and replace

Action	Windows	Mac
Find	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Find next	F3	Cmd+G
Find previous	Shift+F3	Cmd+Shift+G
Replace	Ctrl+R	Cmd+R
Find in files	Ctrl+Shift+F	Cmd+Shift+F
Replace in files	Ctrl+Shift+R	Cmd+Shift+R
Find usages	Alt+F7	Option+F7
Select next occurrence	Alt+J	Ctrl+G
Select all occurrences	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J	Ctrl+Cmd+G

Refactoring

Action	Windows	Mac
Refactor this	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T	Ctrl+T
Change signature	Ctrl+F6	Cmd+F6
Inline	Ctrl+Alt+N	Cmd+Option+N
Extract method	Ctrl+Alt+M	Cmd+Option+M
Extract variable	Ctrl+Alt+V	Cmd+Option+V
Extract field	Ctrl+Alt+F	Cmd+Option+F
Extract constant	Ctrl+Alt+C	Cmd+Option+C
Extract parameter	Ctrl+Alt+P	Cmd+Option+P
Safe delete	Alt+Delete	Cmd+Delete

Run, debug and VCS

Action	Windows	Mac
Build project	Ctrl+F9	Cmd+F9
Run	Shift+F10	Ctrl+R
Debug	Shift+F9	Ctrl+D
Step over	F8	F8
Step into	F7	F7
Step out	Shift+F8	Shift+F8
Resume program	F9	Cmd+Option+R
Toggle breakpoint	Ctrl+F8	Cmd+F8
Commit project to VCS	Ctrl+K	Cmd+K
Update project from VCS	Ctrl+T	Cmd+T
Push commits	Ctrl+Shift+K	Cmd+Shift+K

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Questions

Windows: Ctrl + S. Mac: Cmd + S.

Windows: Ctrl + Shift + A. Mac: Cmd + Shift + A.

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