Most Used Shortcut keys for Android Studio
Are you looking for Shortcut keys for Android Studio?
Don’t worry you are at the right place in this blog post we have mentioned the most used shortcut keys for Android Studio.
Android Studio includes keyboard shortcuts for many common actions and it saves you a lot of time. The good thing is that we have mentioned the Android Studio Shortcut keys for both Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. So this blog post will be helpful for both Windows and Mac users.
Default Android Studio keyboard shortcuts:
Following are the default keyboard shortcuts for Windows/Linux and Mac operating systems:
| Description | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Save all | Control+S | Command+S |
| Synchronize | Control+Alt+Y | Command+Option+Y |
| Maximize/minimize editor | Control+Shift+F12 | Control+Command+F12 |
| Add to favorites | Alt+Shift+F | Option+Shift+F |
| Inspect current file with current profile | Alt+Shift+I | Option+Shift+I |
| Quick switch scheme | Control+` (backquote) | Control+` (backquote) |
| Open settings dialogue | Control+Alt+S | Command+, (comma) |
| Open project structure dialog | Control+Alt+Shift+S | Command+; (semicolon) |
| Switch between tabs and tool window | Control+Tab | Control+Tab |
| Navigating and searching within Studio | ||
| Search everything (including code and menus) | Press Shift twice | Press Shift twice |
| Find | Control+F | Command+F |
| Find next | F3 | Command+G |
| Find previous | Shift+F3 | Command+Shift+G |
| Replace | Control+R | Command+R |
| Find action | Control+Shift+A | Command+Shift+A |
| Search by symbol name | Control+Alt+Shift+N | Command+Option+O |
| Find class | Control+N | Command+O |
| Find file (instead of class) | Control+Shift+N | Command+Shift+O |
| Find in path | Control+Shift+F | Command+Shift+F |
| Open file structure pop-up | Control+F12 | Command+F12 |
| Navigate between open editor tabs | Alt+Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Control+Right Arrow or Control+Left Arrow |
| Jump to source | F4 or Control+Enter | F4 or Command+Down Arrow |
| Open current editor tab in new window | Shift+F4 | Shift+F4 |
| Recently opened files pop-up | Control+E | Command+E |
| Recently edited files pop-up | Control+Shift+E | Command+Shift+E |
| Go to last edit location | Control+Shift+Backspace | Command+Shift+Delete |
| Close active editor tab | Control+F4 | Command+W |
| Return to editor window from a tool window | Esc | Esc |
| Hide active or last active tool window | Shift+Esc | Shift+Esc |
| Go to line | Control+G | Command+L |
| Open type hierarchy | Control+H | Control+H |
| Open method hierarchy | Control+Shift+H | Command+Shift+H |
| Open call hierarchy | Control+Alt+H | Control+Option+H |
| Viewing layouts | ||
| Zoom in/out | Control+plus or Control+minus | Command+plus or Command+minus |
| Fit to screen | Control+0 | Command+0 |
| Actual size | Control+Shift+1 | Command+Shift+1 |
| Design tools: Layout Editor | ||
| Toggle between Design and Blueprint modes | B | B |
| Toggle between Portrait and Landscape modes | O | O |
| Toggle devices | D | D |
| Force refresh | R | R |
| Toggle render errors panel | E | E |
| Delete constraints | Delete or Control+click | Delete or Command+click |
| Zoom in | Control+plus | Command+plus |
| Zoom out | Control+minus | Command+minus |
| Zoom to fit | Control+0 | Command+0 |
| Pan | Hold Space+click and drag | Hold Space+click and drag |
| Go to XML | Control+B | Command+B |
| Select all components | Control+A | Command+A |
| Select multiple components | Shift+click or Control+click | Shift+click or Command+click |
| Design tools: Navigation Editor | ||
| Zoom in | Control+plus | Command+plus |
| Zoom out | Control+minus | Command+minus |
| Zoom to fit | Control+0 | Command+0 |
| Pan | Hold Space+click and drag | Hold Space+click and drag |
| Go to XML | Control+B | Command+B |
| Toggle render errors panel | E | E |
| Group into nested graph | Control+G | Command+G |
| Cycle through destinations | Tab or Shift+Tab | Tab or Shift+Tab |
| Select all destinations | Control+A | Command+A |
| Select multiple destinations | Shift+click or Control+click | Shift+click or Command+click |
| Writing code | ||
| Generate code (getters, setters, constructors, hashCode/equals, toString, new file, new class) | Alt+Insert | Command+N |
| Override methods | Control+O | Control+O |
| Implement methods | Control+I | Control+I |
| Surround with (if…else / try…catch / etc.) | Control+Alt+T | Command+Option+T |
| Delete line at caret | Control+Y | Command+Delete |
| Collapse/expand current code block | Control+minus or Control+plus | Command+minus or Command+plus |
| Collapse/expand all code blocks | Control+Shift+minus or Control+Shift+plus | Command+Shift+minus or Command+Shift+plus |
| Duplicate current line or selection | Control+D | Command+D |
| Basic code completion | Control+Space | Control+Space |
| Smart code completion (filters the list of methods and variables by expected type) | Control+Shift+Space | Control+Shift+Space |
| Complete statement | Control+Shift+Enter | Command+Shift+Enter |
| Quick documentation lookup | Control+Q | Control+J |
| Show parameters for selected method | Control+P | Command+P |
| Go to declaration (directly) | Control+B or Control+click | Command+B or Command+click |
| Go to implementations | Control+Alt+B | Command+Option+B |
| Go to super-method/super-class | Control+U | Command+U |
| Open quick definition lookup | Control+Shift+I | Command+Y |
| Toggle project tool window visibility | Alt+1 | Command+1 |
| Toggle bookmark | F11 | F3 |
| Toggle bookmark with mnemonic | Control+F11 | Option+F3 |
| Comment/uncomment with line comment | Control+/ | Command+/ |
| Comment/uncomment with block comment | Control+Shift+/ | Command+Shift+/ |
| Select successively increasing code blocks | Control+W | Option+Up |
| Decrease current selection to previous state | Control+Shift+W | Option+Down |
| Move to code block start | Control+[ | Option+Command+[ |
| Move to code block end | Control+] | Option+Command+] |
| Select to the code block start | Control+Shift+[ | Option+Command+Shift+[ |
| Select to the code block end | Control+Shift+] | Option+Command+Shift+] |
| Delete to end of word | Control+Delete | Option+Delete |
| Delete to start of word | Control+Backspace | Option+Delete |
| Optimize imports | Control+Alt+O | Control+Option+O |
| Project quick fix (show intention actions and quick fixes) | Alt+Enter | Option+Enter |
| Reformat code | Control+Alt+L | Command+Option+L |
| Auto-indent lines | Control+Alt+I | Control+Option+I |
| Indent/unindent lines | Tab or Shift+Tab | Tab or Shift+Tab |
| Smart line join | Control+Shift+J | Control+Shift+J |
| Smart line split | Control+Enter | Command+Enter |
| Start new line | Shift+Enter | Shift+Enter |
| Next/previous highlighted error | F2 or Shift+F2 | F2 or Shift+F2 |
| Build and run | ||
| Build | Control+F9 | Command+F9 |
| Build and run | Shift+F10 | Control+R |
| Apply Changes and Restart Activity | Control+F10 | Control+Command+R |
| Apply Code Changes | Control+Alt+F10 | Control+Shift+Command+R |
| Debugging | ||
| Debug | Shift+F9 | Control+D |
| Step over | F8 | F8 |
| Step into | F7 | F7 |
| Smart step into | Shift+F7 | Shift+F7 |
| Step out | Shift+F8 | Shift+F8 |
| Run to cursor | Alt+F9 | Option+F9 |
| Evaluate expression | Alt+F8 | Option+F8 |
| Resume program | F9 | Command+Option+R |
| Toggle breakpoint | Control+F8 | Command+F8 |
| View breakpoints | Control+Shift+F8 | Command+Shift+F8 |
| Refactoring | ||
| Copy | F5 | F5 |
| Move | F6 | F6 |
| Safe delete | Alt+Delete | Command+Delete |
| Rename | Shift+F6 | Shift+F6 |
| Change signature | Control+F6 | Command+F6 |
| Inline | Control+Alt+N | Command+Option+N |
| Extract method | Control+Alt+M | Command+Option+M |
| Extract variable | Control+Alt+V | Command+Option+V |
| Extract field | Control+Alt+F | Command+Option+F |
| Extract constant | Control+Alt+C | Command+Option+C |
| Extract parameter | Control+Alt+P | Command+Option+P |
| Version control / local history | ||
| Commit project to VCS | Control+K | Command+K |
| Update project from VCS | Control+T | Command+T |
| View recent changes | Alt+Shift+C | Option+Shift+C |
| Open VCS popup | Alt+` (backquote) | Control+V |
Android Studio offers a lot of shortcuts to save the user’s time. You have already learned some of them.
At the beginning of the blog post, I have mentioned “default shortcuts”. I believe you guys would be think why I have mentioned default word with keyboard shortcuts. The reason is Android Studio provides to Configure custom keymaps and add your own shortcuts.
I have written a separate blog post that describes how you can create your own short keys for Android Studio. If you want to learn you can check “How to Create Your Own Shortcut in Android Studio“.
Reference: Android Studio