IntelliJ IDEA · Step out
Debug
Windows · Linux
Shift+F8Mac
Shift+F8Both systems use the same combination.
Finishes the current method and stops back in whatever called it. It is the way out when a step took you deeper than you meant to go.
- Group
- Debug
- 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 Step out in IntelliJ IDEA?
Finishes the current method and stops back in whatever called it. It is the way out when a step took you deeper than you meant to go. It is Shift+F8 on Windows and Shift+F8 on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, Shift+F8 on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Debug in IntelliJ IDEA.