IntelliJ IDEA · Reformat code
Code
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+Alt+LMac
Cmd+Option+LApplies the project's code style: the whole file when nothing is selected, only the selection when there is one. On GNOME and Ubuntu this combination locks the screen, so the Linux default never reaches the IDE until you take the binding away from the desktop.
- 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 Reformat code in IntelliJ IDEA?
Applies the project's code style: the whole file when nothing is selected, only the selection when there is one. On GNOME and Ubuntu this combination locks the screen, so the Linux default never reaches the IDE until you take the binding away from the desktop. It is Ctrl+Alt+L on Windows and Cmd+Option+L on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Alt+L on Windows, Cmd+Option+L on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Code in IntelliJ IDEA.