IntelliJ IDEA shortcuts for Eclipse users
Switching from Eclipse to IntelliJ IDEA was a great decision. Eclipse of course gets things done, but not as fast, not as flawlessly, not as intelligently as IntelliJ. And yet, the switching process took me some time. Especially learning new shortcuts was irritating. Performing basic tasks took me minutes, because I had to look up the correct shortcut each time. It's possible to use an Eclipse shortcut mapping, but since I wasn't going to switch back, I've decided to learn the default mapping. JetBrains offers a nice overview (PDF) containing most important shortcuts. To find the correct row faster, I have added another column with Eclipse shortcuts.
So let's say I want to see a class outline. I know it's Ctrl + O in Eclipse. Now I just have to look for this shortcut in the first column to find the IntelliJ equivalent. For a shortcut junkie like me this is a lot faster than reading the action descriptions. I hope this helps other software developers, too. Let me know if any shortcut mapping is wrong or missing.
| Eclipse | IntelliJ IDEA | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Editing | ||
| Ctrl + Space | Ctrl + Space | Basic code completion (the name of any class, method or variable) |
| Ctrl + Shift + Space | Smart code completion (filters the list of methods and variables by expected type) | |
| Ctrl + Shift + Space | Ctrl + P | Parameter info (within method call arguments) |
| F2 | Ctrl + Q | Quick documentation lookup |
| Ctrl + mouse over | Brief Info | |
| F2 | Ctrl + F1 | Show descriptions of error or warning at caret |
| Alt + Insert | Generate code... (Getters, Setters, Constructors, hashCode/equals, toString) | |
| Ctrl + O | Override methods | |
| Ctrl + I | Implement methods | |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Surround with... (if..else, try..catch, for, synchronized...) | |
| Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Unwrap/Remove statement | |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Ctrl + Shift + Y | Comment/uncomment with line comment |
| Ctrl + Shift + / | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y | Comment/uncomment with block comment |
| Alt + Shift + Up | Ctrl + W | Select successively increasing code blocks |
| Alt + Shift + Down | Ctrl + Shift + W | Decrease current selection to previous state |
| Alt + Q | Context info | |
| Ctrl + 1 | Alt + Enter | Show intention actions and quick-fixes |
| Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Complete current statement | |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Ctrl + Alt + L | Reformat code |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Ctrl + Alt + O | Optimize imports |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste from recent buffers... | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Up | Ctrl + D | Duplicate current line or selected block |
| Ctrl + D | Ctrl + Y | Delete line at caret |
| Shift + Enter | Shift + Enter | Start new line |
| Ctrl + Shift + X/Y | Ctrl + Shift + U | Toggle case for word at caret or selected block |
| Ctrl + Delete | Ctrl + Delete | Delete to word end |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete to word start | |
| Ctrl + NumPad+/- | Ctrl + NumPad+/- | Expand/collapse code block |
| Ctrl + NumPad * | Ctrl + Shift + NumPad+ | Expand all |
| Ctrl + Shift + NumPad / | Ctrl + Shift + NumPad- | Collapse all |
| Ctrl + W | Ctrl + F4 | Close active editor tab |
| Alt + Up/Down | Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down | Move line up/down |
| Ctrl + Up/Down | Scroll Line up/down | |
| Search/Replace | ||
| Ctrl + F | Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + K | F3 | Find next |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Shift + F3 | Find previous |
| Ctrl + F | Ctrl + R | Replace |
| Strg + H | Ctrl + Shift + F | Find in path |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Replace in path | |
| Usage Search | ||
| Ctrl + G | Alt + F7 | Find usages |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ctrl + F7 | Find usages in file |
| Ctrl + Shift + F7 | Highlight usages in file | |
| Ctrl + Alt + F7 | Show usages | |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Show occurrences in file | |
| Compile and Run | ||
| Ctrl + B | Ctrl + F9 | Make project (compile modified and dependent) |
| Ctrl + Shift + F9 | Compile selected file, package or module | |
| Alt + Shift + F10 | Select configuration and run | |
| Alt + Shift + F9 | Select configuration and debug | |
| Ctrl + F11 | Shift + F10 | Run |
| Shift + F9 | Debug | |
| Debugging | ||
| F6 | F8 | Step over |
| F5 | F7 | Step into |
| Shift + F7 | Smart step into | |
| F7 | Shift + F8 | Step out |
| Ctrl + R | Alt + F9 | Run to cursor |
| Ctrl + U | Alt + F8 | Evaluate expression |
| F8 | F9 | Resume program |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Ctrl + F8 | Toggle breakpoint |
| Alt + Shift + Q, B | Ctrl + Shift + F8 | View breakpoints |
| Navigation | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Ctrl + N | Go to class |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Ctrl + Shift + N | Go to file |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N | Go to symbol | |
| Ctrl (+ Shift) + Tab | Alt + Right/Left | Go to next/previous editor tab |
| Ctrl + L | Ctrl + G | Go to line |
| Ctrl + E | Ctrl + E | Recent files popup |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Recent edited files popup | |
| Alt + Left/Right | Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right | Navigate back/forward |
| Ctrl + Shift + Backspace | Navigate to last edit location | |
| F3 or Ctrl + Click | Ctrl + B or Ctrl + Click | Go to declaration |
| Ctrl + T | Ctrl + Alt + B | Go to implementation(s) |
| Ctrl + U | Go to super-method/super-class | |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down | Alt + Up/Down | Go to previous/next method |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Ctrl + >/< | Move to code block end/start |
| Ctrl + O | Ctrl + F12 | File structure popup |
| F4 | Ctrl + H | Type hierarchy |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Method hierarchy | |
| Ctrl + Alt + H | Ctrl + Alt + H | Call hierarchy |
| Ctrl + . / Ctrl + , | F2 / Shift + F2 | Next/previous highlighted error |
| Alt + Shift + B | Alt + Home | Show navigation bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Navigate from/to the corresponding test class, or create one | |
| Bookmarks | ||
| F11 | Toggle bookmark | |
| Ctrl + F11 | Toggle bookmark with mnemonic | |
| Ctrl + #[0-9] | Go to numbered bookmark | |
| Shift + F11 | Show bookmarks | |
| Refactoring | ||
| F5 | Copy | |
| F6 | Move | |
| Alt + Shift + R | Shift + F6 | Rename |
| Alt + Shift + C | Ctrl + F6 | Change Signature |
| Alt + Shift + I | Ctrl + Alt + N | Inline |
| Alt + Shift + M | Ctrl + Alt + M | Extract Method |
| Ctrl + 2, L | Ctrl + Alt + V | Extract Variable |
| Ctrl + 2, F | Ctrl + Alt + F | Extract Field |
| Ctrl + Alt + C | Extract Constant | |
| Ctrl + Alt + P | Extract Parameter | |
| Version Control | ||
| Ctrl + # | Ctrl + K | Commit |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Push | |
| Ctrl + T | Update project | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Z | Revert changes | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down | Next Change | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up | Previous Change | |
| Live Templates | ||
| Ctrl + Alt + J | Surround with Live Template | |
| Ctrl + J | Insert Live Template | |
| General | ||
| Ctrl + M | Ctrl + Shift + F12 | Toggle maximizing editor |
| Alt + Shift + F | Add to Favorites | |
| Alt + Shift + I | Inspect current file with current profile | |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Open Settings dialog | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | Open Project Structure dialog | |
| Ctrl + 3 | Ctrl + Shift + A | Find Action |
| Ctrl + Tab | Switch between tabs and tool window | |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy Path | |