IntelliJ IDEA · Run
Run
Windows · Linux
Shift+F10Mac
Ctrl+RLaunches the run configuration selected in the toolbar — not the file you happen to be looking at. Pressing it with another file open and watching the wrong thing start is the single commonest misunderstanding in this IDE.
- Group
- Run
- Keys held
- 2
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 Run in IntelliJ IDEA?
Launches the run configuration selected in the toolbar — not the file you happen to be looking at. Pressing it with another file open and watching the wrong thing start is the single commonest misunderstanding in this IDE. It is Shift+F10 on Windows and Ctrl+R on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Shift+F10 on Windows, Ctrl+R on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Run in IntelliJ IDEA.