Shortcuts for MAC

1. General Shortcuts

1.1 Search Everywhere: Shift + Shift

Opens the universal search bar to find classes, files, actions, or symbols across the project.

Classes: A class in Java (or other languages supported by IntelliJ IDEA) is a blueprint for creating objects. It defines the properties and behaviors of objects through fields (variables) and methods.

Examples in Java: Customer, OrderService, ProductController

Files: Files include all the resources in your project, such as:

• Java files (.java)

• HTML files (.html)

• CSS files (.css)

• XML/JSON configuration files

• Any other type of file in your project directory.

Examples: application.yml (Spring configuration file),index.html (Frontend file), pom.xml (Maven configuration file)

Actions: Actions are operations or commands you can perform in IntelliJ IDEA. These include shortcuts to open windows, execute commands, refactor code, format code, etc.

Examples of actions: Reformat Code, Run Debug Configuration, Show Recent Files, Commit Changes

Symbols: Symbols include named elements within your code, such as:

• Methods

• Variables

• Constants

• Fields

Examples in Java: Methods: calculateTotal(), fetchData(),Variables: int counter, String name , Constants: static final String APP_NAME, Fields: private double price;

1.2 Open Settings/Preferences: Command + ,

Quickly opens the IntelliJ IDEA settings/preferences.

1.3 Switch Between Tabs: Control + Tab

Shows the switcher to navigate between open files and tool windows.

1.4 Quick Documentation: F1

Displays the documentation popup for the symbol at the caret.

1.5 Show Context Menu: Control + Space

Opens the context menu at the caret.