IntelliJ IDEA · Find action
Navigation
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+Shift+AMac
Cmd+Shift+ARuns any IDE command by name, including the many that have no key of their own, and prints each command's shortcut beside it — so it teaches you the rest of this page. If you memorise one shortcut here, memorise this one.
- Group
- Navigation
- Keys held
- 3
IntelliJ IDEA ships a different default keymap per platform, and two of them on macOS — "macOS" and "macOS System Shortcuts" — so when nothing works, look at Keymap in Settings first; whichever you pick then serves PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand and Android Studio unchanged.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Find action in IntelliJ IDEA?
Runs any IDE command by name, including the many that have no key of their own, and prints each command's shortcut beside it — so it teaches you the rest of this page. If you memorise one shortcut here, memorise this one. It is Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows and Cmd+Shift+A on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows, Cmd+Shift+A on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Navigation in IntelliJ IDEA.