IntelliJ IDEA Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows and Mac The shortcut logic is the same, but many individual bindings genuinely differ, not just the modifier. Tool window shortcuts are Cmd+1 through 9 on Mac and Alt+1 through 9 on Windows; line-start/line-end navigation is Cmd+Left/Right on Mac and Home/End on Windows. Each platform follows its own OS conventions rather than a direct Mac-to-Windows key swap.

Search Everywhere. Double-tapping Shift opens a universal search box for files, actions, symbols, and settings, the fastest way to get anywhere in a large project.

Refactoring. Rename, Extract Method, Introduce Variable, and Safe Delete each have their own shortcut, and Refactor This opens a menu of every refactoring available at the caret.

Code navigation. Go to Declaration, Find Usages, and Go to File jump straight to the code you need; Back and Forward retrace your steps like a browser history.

Multiple carets. Add Selection for Next Occurrence and Select All Occurrences turn repetitive edits into a single multi-cursor operation.

Version control. Commit, Push, and the VCS Operations Popup cover the everyday Git workflow without leaving the keyboard.

A printable PDF of IntelliJ IDEA shortcuts is available for each platform. Search Everywhere, the refactoring shortcuts, and Find Usages are the ones worth learning first.

Visual Studio Code, GitHub Desktop, and Fork sit near IntelliJ IDEA because JVM and general software development rarely stays inside one editor: code gets reviewed in a lighter-weight editor, committed through a dedicated Git client, or pushed from a GUI instead of the IDE's own VCS panel. They're related by workflow, not because they replace IntelliJ IDEA's project-aware refactoring and navigation.

Are IntelliJ IDEA's keyboard shortcuts the same on Windows and Mac?

No, not directly. IntelliJ IDEA ships two separate default keymaps that each follow their own OS's conventions. Some shortcuts are a simple Cmd-for-Ctrl swap, but many others use entirely different keys, tool windows are Cmd+1-9 on Mac versus Alt+1-9 on Windows, for example.

What's the fastest way to find a file or action in IntelliJ IDEA?

Double-tap Shift to open Search Everywhere, which searches files, actions, symbols, settings, and recent locations in one box. Ctrl+Shift+A (Cmd+Shift+A on Mac) opens Find Action specifically, for running a command or opening a setting by name.

How do I see every refactoring available for the code under my cursor?

Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T on Windows or Ctrl+T on Mac to open Refactor This, a menu listing every applicable refactoring, rename, extract method, move, safe delete, and more, for whatever's at the caret.

This section lists official sources and documentation for IntelliJ IDEA. Use these references to verify shortcut behavior instead of trusting old notes, screenshots, or memory.