Master IntelliJ IDEA: 100+ Essential Windows Shortcuts to Boost Your Coding Efficiency

1. Build/Compile

Ctrl + F9 : Build Project

This shortcut is equivalent to the menu Build → Build Project .

Executing this command compiles all classes in the project and outputs the results to the out directory. IntelliJ IDEA supports incremental builds, recompiling only modified classes.

Ctrl + Shift + F9 : Recompile Current Class

This shortcut is equivalent to the menu Build → Recompile ‘class name’ .

Open the class you want to compile and run the command to recompile that class only.

2. Text Editing

Ctrl + X : Cut

Cuts the selected text; if nothing is selected, cuts the current line.

Ctrl + C : Copy

Copies the selected text; if nothing is selected, copies the current line.

Ctrl + V : Paste

Pastes the previously copied content.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V : Paste as Plain Text

Pastes the clipboard content as plain text, stripping formatting.

Ctrl + Shift + V : Paste from History

Selects a previously copied entry from the clipboard history to paste.

Ctrl + D : Duplicate Line

Duplicates the line where the caret is located.

Ctrl + Shift + C : Copy File Path

Copies the full path of the selected file.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C : Copy Reference

Copies the package path or class name of the selected element.

Ctrl + S : Save All

Saves all modified files.

Ctrl + Z : Undo

Reverts the last operation.

Ctrl + Shift + Z : Redo

Restores the last undone change.

Tab : Indent

Indents the selected line or block.

Shift + Tab : Unindent

Removes one level of indentation.

Ctrl + Alt + I : Auto-Indent Lines

Automatically indents the current line to the proper code style.

Shift + Enter : Start New Line

Starts a new line regardless of the caret position.

Ctrl + Alt + Enter : Insert New Line Before Current

Creates a new line above the current line.

Ctrl + Y : Delete Line

Deletes the line where the caret is located.

Ctrl + Shift + U : Toggle Case

Changes the case of the selected text.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Insert : Create Temporary File

Creates a temporary file of any type that is not saved to disk.

Shift + F4 : Open in New Window

Opens the current file in a separate window.

3. Cursor Operations

Ctrl + Left : Move Cursor Left by Word

Ctrl + Right : Move Cursor Right by Word

Home : Move to Line Start

End : Move to Line End

Ctrl + Shift + M : Jump to Matching Brace

Press repeatedly to toggle between the opening and closing braces.

Ctrl + [ : Move to Block Start

Ctrl + ] : Move to Block End

Alt + Down : Next Method

Alt + Up : Previous Method

Ctrl + PageUp : Scroll to Top of Page

Ctrl + PageDown : Scroll to Bottom of Page

PageUp : Page Up

PageDown : Page Down

Ctrl + Home : Move to File Start

Ctrl + End : Move to File End

4. Text Selection

Ctrl + A : Select All

Shift + Left : Extend Selection Left

Shift + Right : Extend Selection Right

Ctrl + Shift + Left : Select Word Left

Ctrl + Shift + Right : Select Word Right

Shift + Home : Select to Line Start

Shift + End : Select to Line End

Shift + Up : Extend Selection Up

Shift + Down : Extend Selection Down

Ctrl + Shift + [ : Select to Block Start

Ctrl + Shift + ] : Select to Block End

Ctrl + Shift + PageUp : Select to Page Top

Ctrl + Shift + PageDown : Select to Page Bottom

Shift + PageUp : Page Up Selection

Shift + PageDown : Page Down Selection

Ctrl + Shift + Home : Select to File Start

Ctrl + Shift + End : Select to File End

Ctrl + W : Expand Selection

Ctrl + Shift + W : Shrink Selection

5. Code Folding

Ctrl + NumPad + : Expand Code Block

Ctrl + NumPad - : Collapse Code Block

Ctrl + Alt + NumPad + : Recursively Expand

Ctrl + Alt + NumPad - : Recursively Collapse

Ctrl + Shift + NumPad + : Expand All

Ctrl + Shift + NumPad - : Collapse All

Ctrl + . : Collapse Selection

6. Multiple Cursors and Block Selection

Alt + Shift + Click : Add/Remove Caret

Alt + Shift + Insert : Toggle Column Selection Mode

Double‑click Ctrl + Up : Clone Caret Upwards

Double‑click Ctrl + Down : Clone Caret Downwards

Alt + Shift + G : Add Caret to Every Selected Line

Alt + J : Select Next Occurrence

Alt + Shift + J : Deselect Last Occurrence

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + J : Select All Occurrences

Alt + Shift + Middle‑Click : Create Rectangular Selection

Alt + Click : Drag to Create Rectangular Selection

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Click : Drag to Create Multiple Rectangular Selections

7. Assisted Coding

Alt + Enter : Show Intention Actions

Ctrl + Space : Basic Code Completion

Ctrl + Shift + Space : Type‑Matching Completion

Ctrl + Alt + Space : Second‑Level Completion

Ctrl + Shift + Enter : Complete Current Statement

Ctrl + Alt + L : Reformat Code

Ctrl + P : Parameter Info

Ctrl + Q : Quick Documentation

Ctrl + Shift + Up : Move Statement Up

Ctrl + Shift + Down : Move Statement Down

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left : Move Element Left

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right : Move Element Right

Alt + Shift + Up : Move Block Up

Alt + Shift + Down : Move Block Down

Ctrl + / : Toggle Line Comment

Ctrl + Shift + / : Toggle Block Comment

Alt + Insert : Generate Code

8. Context Navigation

Alt + Down : Jump to Next Method

Alt + Up : Jump to Previous Method

Ctrl + G : Go to Line

Ctrl + Tab : Switch Active File

Alt + F1 : Locate File in Project View

Ctrl + E : Recent Files

Ctrl + Shift + Backspace : Navigate to Last Edit Location

Ctrl + Alt + Left : Navigate Back

Ctrl + Alt + Right : Navigate Forward

Ctrl + Alt + Down : Next Event

Ctrl + Alt + Up : Previous Event

Alt + Right : Select Next Tab

Alt + Left : Select Previous Tab

F11 : Toggle Anonymous Bookmark

Ctrl + Shift + [digit] : Switch to Numbered Bookmark

Ctrl + F11 : Toggle Bookmark with Mnemonic

Shift + F11 : Show All Bookmarks

Ctrl + [digit] : Jump to Numbered Bookmark

Alt + 7 : Show Structure Window

Alt + 3 : Show Find Window

9. Search Operations

Double‑click Shift : Select All Occurrences

Ctrl + F : Find in Current File

F3: Find Next

Shift + F3: Find Previous

Ctrl + R : Replace in Current File

Ctrl + Shift + F : Find in All Files

Ctrl + Shift + R : Replace in All Files

Ctrl + F3 : Find Next Occurrence of Word at Caret

Ctrl + Shift + N : Find File and Navigate

Ctrl + F12 : Open File Structure Popup

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N : Find Symbol (class, method, etc.)

Ctrl + Shift + A : Find Action

10. Symbol Navigation

Alt + F7 : Find Usages

Ctrl + B : Go to Declaration

Ctrl + Shift + B : Go to Declaring Class

Ctrl + Alt + F7 : Show Usages

Ctrl + U : Go to Super Method

Ctrl + Alt + B : Go to Implementation

Ctrl + Shift + F7 : Highlight Usages in File

11. Code Analysis

Alt + Enter : Show Intent Actions (analysis)

Ctrl + F1 : Show Error Description

F2: Next Highlighted Error

Shift + F2: Previous Highlighted Error

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I : Run Inspection by Name

Alt + 6 : Show Problems Tool Window

12. Run and Debug

Double‑click Ctrl : Run All

Shift + F10 : Run Context Configuration

Alt + Shift + F10 : Open Run Configurations

Shift + F9 : Debug Context Configuration

Alt + Shift + F9 : Open Debug Configurations

Ctrl + Alt + F5 : Attach to Process

Ctrl + F2 : Stop

F9: Run to Cursor (Resume)

Ctrl + Shift + F2 : Stop Background Process

F8: Step Over

Alt + Shift + F8: Force Step Over

F7: Step Into

Shift + F7: Smart Step Into

Alt + Shift + F7: Force Step Into

Shift + F8: Step Out

Alt + F9: Run to Cursor

Ctrl + Alt + F9: Force Run to Cursor

Alt + F10: Show Execution Point

Alt + F8: Evaluate Expression

Ctrl + Alt + F8: Quick Evaluate Expression

Ctrl + F8 : Toggle Line Breakpoint

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F8 : Toggle Temporary Breakpoint

Ctrl + Shift + F8 : View Breakpoints

Ctrl + Shift + F8 : Edit Breakpoint

Alt + 4 : Show Run Tool Window

Alt + 5 : Show Debug Tool Window

Alt + 8 : Show Services Tool Window

13. Code Refactoring

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T : Open Refactor This Menu

Shift + F6: Rename

Ctrl + F6: Change Signature

Ctrl + Alt + N: Inline

F6: Move

Ctrl + Alt + M : Extract Method

Ctrl + Alt + F : Introduce Field

Ctrl + Alt + P : Introduce Parameter

Ctrl + Alt + V : Introduce Variable

Alt + Delete : Safe Delete

14. Global CVS Operations

Alt + ` : Open CVS Window

Ctrl + K : Commit

Ctrl + T : Update Project

Ctrl + Alt + Z : Rollback

Ctrl + Shift + K : Pull

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down : Next Change

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up : Previous Change

Alt + 9 : Show Version Control Window

Alt + 0 : Show Commit Window

15. Diff Viewer

F7: Next Difference

Shift + F7: Previous Difference

Ctrl + Alt + R : Accept Left

Ctrl + Alt + A : Accept Right

Ctrl + Shift + Tab : Switch to Opposite Diff Pane

Ctrl + Shift + D : Open Diff Settings

16. Tool Windows

Shift + Escape : Hide Active Tool Window

Ctrl + Shift + F12 : Hide All Tool Windows

F12: Jump to Last Tool Window

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left : Extend Window Left

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right : Extend Window Right

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up : Extend Window Up

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down : Extend Window Down

Alt + 1 : Show Project Window

Alt + 2 : Show Bookmarks Window

Alt + 3 : Show Find Window

Alt + 4 : Show Run Window

Alt + 5 : Show Debug Window

Alt + 6 : Show Problems Window

Alt + 7 : Show Structure Window

Alt + 8 : Show Services Window

Alt + 9 : Show Version Control Window

Alt + 0 : Show Commit Window

Alt + F12 : Show Terminal Window

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