IntelliJ IDEA · Optimize imports
Code
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+Alt+OMac
Ctrl+Option+ODrops the imports nothing uses and puts the rest back in the configured order. On a Mac this one is Ctrl, not Cmd — the Cmd version opens Go to Symbol. Note that once a package passes the project's threshold it may be folded into a single wildcard.
- Group
- Code
- 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
QWhat is the shortcut for Optimize imports in IntelliJ IDEA?
Drops the imports nothing uses and puts the rest back in the configured order. On a Mac this one is Ctrl, not Cmd — the Cmd version opens Go to Symbol. Note that once a package passes the project's threshold it may be folded into a single wildcard. It is Ctrl+Alt+O on Windows and Ctrl+Option+O on a Mac.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Alt+O on Windows, Ctrl+Option+O on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Code in IntelliJ IDEA.