IntelliJ IDEA Windows Shortcut Keys Reference with Animated Demonstrations

IntelliJ IDEA (Windows) offers a rich set of keyboard shortcuts to improve development efficiency. The shortcuts are grouped into the following sections, each illustrated with animated GIFs.

1. Build / Compile

Ctrl + F9 : Build the project (equivalent to the menu Build → Build Project ).

Ctrl + Shift + F9 : Recompile the current class (equivalent to Build → Recompile ‘class name’ ).

2. Text Editing

Ctrl + X : Cut selected text; if nothing is selected, cuts the current line.

Ctrl + C : Copy selected text; if nothing is selected, copies the current line.

Ctrl + V : Paste.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V : Paste as plain text.

Ctrl + Shift + V : Paste from history.

Ctrl + D : Duplicate the current line.

Ctrl + Shift + C : Copy the file path of the selected file.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C : Copy reference (package path or class name).

Ctrl + S : Save all files.

Ctrl + Z : Undo the last action.

Ctrl + Shift + Z : Redo the undone action.

3. Cursor Operations

Ctrl + Left : Move cursor one word to the left.

Ctrl + Right : Move cursor one word to the right.

Home : Move to the beginning of the line.

End : Move to the end of the line.

Ctrl + Shift + M : Move to the matching brace.

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ] : Jump to the start/end of a code block.

4. Text Selection

Ctrl + A : Select all.

Shift + Left / Shift + Right : Extend selection one character left or right.

Ctrl + Shift + Left / Ctrl + Shift + Right : Extend selection one word left or right.

Shift + Home / Shift + End : Select from cursor to line start/end.

Ctrl + Shift + Home / Ctrl + Shift + End : Select from cursor to file start/end.

5. Code Folding

Ctrl + NumPad+ : Expand the current code block.

Ctrl + NumPad- : Collapse the current code block.

Ctrl + Alt + NumPad+ : Recursively expand.

Ctrl + Alt + NumPad- : Recursively collapse.

Ctrl + Shift + NumPad+ : Expand all.

Ctrl + Shift + NumPad- : Collapse all.

6. Multiple Cursors & Range Selection

Alt + Shift + Click : Add or remove a caret.

Alt + Shift + Insert : Toggle column selection mode.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Click : Drag to create multiple rectangular selections.

7. Assist Coding

Alt + Enter : Show intention actions (context‑sensitive suggestions).

Ctrl + Space : Basic code completion.

Ctrl + Shift + Space : Smart type‑matching completion.

Ctrl + Alt + L : Reformat code.

Ctrl + / : Toggle line comment.

Ctrl + Shift + / : Toggle block comment.

8. Context Navigation

Alt + Down / Alt + Up : Navigate to next/previous method.

Ctrl + G : Go to a specific line number.

Ctrl + Tab : Switch between open files.

Alt + F1 : Locate the current file in the project view.

9. Search Operations

Ctrl + F : Find text in the current file.

F3 / Shift + F3 : Find next / previous occurrence.

Ctrl + R : Replace text in the current file.

Ctrl + Shift + F : Find text in all files.

Ctrl + Shift + R : Replace text in all files.

10. Symbol Navigation

Alt + F7 : Find usages of a symbol.

Ctrl + B or Ctrl + Click : Go to declaration.

Ctrl + Alt + B : Go to implementation.

11. Code Analysis

Alt + Enter : Show intention actions for code issues.

Ctrl + F1 : Show error description.

F2 / Shift + F2 : Navigate to next / previous highlighted error.

12. Run & Debug

Shift + F10 : Run the current configuration.

Alt + Shift + F10 : Open the Run/Debug configuration selector.

Shift + F9 : Debug the current configuration.

F9 : Resume program until next breakpoint.

F8 : Step over.

F7 : Step into.

Shift + F8 : Step out.

Ctrl + F8 : Toggle line breakpoint.

13. Refactoring

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T : Open the Refactor This menu.

Shift + F6 : Rename symbol.

Ctrl + Alt + N : Inline variable or method.

Ctrl + Alt + M : Extract method.

14. Global CVS Operations

Ctrl + K : Commit changes.

Ctrl + T : Update project.

Ctrl + Alt + Z : Revert changes.

15. Diff Viewer

F7 / Shift + F7 : Navigate to next / previous difference.

Ctrl + Alt + R : Accept left side change.

Ctrl + Alt + A : Accept right side change.

16. Tool Windows

Shift + Escape : Hide the active tool window.

Ctrl + Shift + F12 : Hide all tool windows.

Alt + 1 … Alt + 9 : Show Project, Bookmarks, Find, Run, Debug, Problems, Structure, Services, Version Control, Commit windows respectively.

All shortcuts are presented with animated GIFs that demonstrate the exact effect of each key combination.