Master Mac IntelliJ IDEA Keyboard Shortcuts: Boost Your Productivity

This article compiles the most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts for IntelliJ IDEA, organized by functional categories to improve development efficiency.

Editing

⌃Space

Basic code completion ⌃⇧Space Smart code completion ⌘⇧↩ Auto‑insert semicolon at line end ⌘P Show method parameter info ⌃J, Mid. button click Quick view documentation ⇧F1 Open external documentation ⌘+mouse over code Show quick info ⌘F1 Show detailed error/warning description ⌘N, ⌃↩, ⌃N Generate getters/setters/constructors/toString ⌃O Override method ⌃I Implement method ⌘⌥T Surround with if/try/for/etc. ⌘/ Toggle line comment ⌘⌥/ Toggle block comment ⌥↑ Expand selection ⌥↓ Shrink selection ⌃⇧Q Show context info ⌥↩ Show intention actions ⌘⌥L Reformat code ⌃⌥O Optimize imports ⌃⌥I Auto‑indent lines ⇥ / ⇧⇥ Indent / unindent ⌘X Cut line or selection ⌘C Copy line or selection ⌘V Paste from clipboard ⌘⇧V Paste from recent buffer ⌘D Duplicate line or selection ⌘⌫ Delete line or selection ⌃⇧J Join lines intelligently ⌘↩ Split joined line ⇧↩ Start a new line ⌘⇧U Toggle case ⌘⇧] / ⌘⇧[ Select to end/start of block ⌥⌦ Delete to word end (Fn+Delete) ⌥⌫ Delete to word start ⌘+ / ⌘- Expand / collapse code block ⌘⇧+ Expand all blocks ⌘⇧- Collapse all blocks ⌘W Close active editor tab

Search / Replace

Double ⇧

Search anything ⌘F Find in file ⌘G Find next (down) ⌘⇧G Find previous (up) ⌘R Replace in file ⌘⇧F Global find by path ⌘⇧R Global replace by path ⌘⇧S Structure search (Ultimate) ⌘⇧M Structure replace (Ultimate)

Usage Search

⌥F7 / ⌘F7

Find usage in file / class ⌘⇧F7 Highlight usages in file ⌘⌥F7 Show usages

Compile and Run

⌘F9

Build project ⌘⇧F9 Build selected file/package/module ⌃⌥R Show Run menu ⌃⌥D Show Debug menu ⌃R Run ⌃D Debug ⌃⇧R, ⌃⇧D Run from editor context

Debugging

F8

Step over (skip method body) F7 Step into ⇧F7 Smart step into ⇧F8 Step out ⌥F9 Run to cursor ⌥F8 Evaluate expression ⌘⌥R Resume program ⌘F8 Toggle breakpoint ⌘⇧F8 View breakpoint info

Navigation

⌘O

Find class ⌘⇧O Find any type / open file / directory ⌘⌥O Go to symbol ⌃← / ⌃→ Switch editor tabs F12 Return to previous tool window ⎋ Focus code window from tool window ⇧⎋ Hide current window and focus code ⌘⇧F4 Close active run/message/find tab ⌘L Go to line ⌘E Recent files list ⌘⌥← / ⌘⌥→ Navigate back/forward ⌘⇧⌫ Jump to last edit location ⌥F1 Show target chooser ⌘B / ⌘ click Go to declaration/definition ⌘⌥B Go to implementation ⌥ Space, ⌘Y Quick open definition ⌃⇧B Go to type declaration ⌘U Go to super method/interface ⌃↓ / ⌃↑ Jump to next/previous method ⌘\] / ⌘[ Jump to block start/end ⌘F12 Show file structure popup ⌃H Show class hierarchy ⌘⇧H Show method hierarchy ⌃⌥H Show call hierarchy F2 / ⇧F2 Next/previous error or warning F4 / ⌘↓ Edit / view source ⌥ Home Show navigation bar F3 Toggle bookmark ⌥F3 Toggle mnemonic bookmark ⌃0…⌃9 Jump to numeric bookmark ⌘F3 Show all bookmarks

VCS / Local History

⌘K

Commit changes ⌘T Update project ⌥⇧C View recent changes ⌃C Quick VCS actions

Live Templates

⌘⌥J

Surround with live template ⌘J Insert custom live template

General

⌘1…⌘9

Open tool windows by number ⌘S Save all ⌘⌥Y Sync / refresh ⌃⌘F Toggle full‑screen mode ⌘⇧F12 Maximize editor ⌥⇧F Add to favorites ⌘, Open IDE settings ⌘; Open project structure ⇧⌘A Find action ⌃⇥ Switch between editor and tool windows

Other

⌘⇧8

Column (vertical) edit mode