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
Q. What 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.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Alt+O on Windows, Ctrl+Option+O on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Code in IntelliJ IDEA.