Essential macOS, Chrome, and IntelliJ Shortcut Cheat Sheet for Developers

1. macOS Shortcuts

Command+N

– Open Finder Command+Shift+G – Go to folder in Finder Command+Shift+. – Show hidden files/folders Command+Shift+D – Open Desktop folder Command+D – Duplicate item Option+Drag – Copy item while dragging Option+Command+V – Move file (cut‑paste) Option+Right‑click – Copy path Option+Click status bar – Show hardware info Shift+Option+Volume keys – Fine‑tune volume Option+Dock icon – Quickly delete from Desktop Command+I – Get file info Command+Space – Spotlight search Command+Shift+3 – Capture full screen Command+Shift+4 – Capture selected area Return – Rename selected file Option+↑ / Option+↓ – Move items in list view Command+Tab – Switch applications Command+M – Minimize to Dock Command+H – Hide current window Command+Option+H – Hide other windows Command+W – Close window (keeps app running) Command+Q – Quit application Command+Control+F – Toggle full‑screen Command+Option+Esc – Force quit Command+Control+Q – Lock screen Command+Shift+Q – Log out Command+Z, Command+X, Command+C, Command+V, Command+A, Command+S, Command+F, Command+O, Command+P – Common edit commands

2. Chrome / Edge Shortcuts

Command+Q

– Quit browser Command+W – Close current tab Command+R – Reload page Command+T – Open new tab Command+Y – Open history Command+D – Bookmark page Command+N – New window Command+L – Focus address bar Command+Shift+J – Open downloads Command+Shift+T – Reopen last closed tab Command+Shift+S – Capture webpage screenshot Command+Shift+N – Open incognito window Command+Shift+F – Full‑screen toggle Command+Shift+H – Go to home page Command+Shift+B – Show/hide bookmarks bar Command+Option+U – View page source Command+Option+I – Open developer tools Command+Option+B – Open bookmarks manager

3. IntelliJ IDEA Shortcuts (Java Developers)

Command+,

– Open Settings Command+L – Go to line number Command+/ – Toggle line comment Command+D – Duplicate line / Show diff in Commit window Command+W – Close current file Command+E – Recent files popup Command+Shift+E – Recent edited files Command+Shift+U – Toggle case Command+Option+L – Reformat code Command+Option+I – Implement/override methods Command+Option+M – Extract method Command+Control+U – Translate (via plugin) Option+Enter – Show intention actions / parameter completion Command+Option+Shift+U – Show UML diagram Command+L – Clear terminal Command+K – Commit changes Command+T – Pull branch Command+Shift+K – Push branch

These shortcuts cover the essential commands to navigate macOS, browse efficiently, and accelerate Java development in IntelliJ IDEA.