NetBeans shortcuts are primarily used during the development of desktop, mobile, or web applications. These shortcuts help you save a significant amount of time while coding. Once you have stored the shortcut in your muscle memory, you will often use it without even thinking.
NetBeans is supported on all operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS. However, below, we have listed NetBeans Shortcuts specifically for Windows users. We have organized the shortcuts into different groups such as debugging, coding in JAVA, testing, running, and compiling shortcuts.
Most used NetBeans Shortcuts
Action NetBeans Shortcuts
Copy file path
Alt + Shift + L
Go to type
Ctrl + O
Go to file
Alt + Shift + O
Go to the Unit test
Ctrl + Shift + T
Go to Source
Ctrl + Shift + B
Go to declaration
Ctrl + B
Go to line
Ctrl + G
Toggle add or remove bookmark
Ctrl + Shift + M
Next bookmark
Ctrl + Shift + .
Previous bookmark
Ctrl + Shift + ,
Next usage or compile error
Ctrl + .
Previous usage or compile error
Ctrl + ,
Select next element
Alt + Shift + .
Select the previous element
Alt + Shift + ,
Select in Projects
Ctrl + Shift + 1
Select in Files
Ctrl + Shift + 2
Select in Favorites
Ctrl + Shift + 3
Move caret to match bracket
Ctrl + [
Next word match
Ctrl + K
Previous word match
Ctrl + Shift + K
Go backward
Alt + Left Arrow key
Go forward
Alt + Right Arrow key
Go to the last edit
Ctrl + Q
Next marked occurrence
Alt + Up Arrow key
Previously marked occurrence
Alt + Down Arrow key
Search word at the insert point
Ctrl + F3
Find next in the file
F3
Find the previous file
Shift + F3
Find in file
Ctrl + F
Replace in file
Ctrl + H
Find usages
Alt + F7
Find in projects
Ctrl + Shift + F
Replace in projects
Ctrl + Shift + H
Find usages results
Alt + Shift + U
Turn off search result highlights
Alt + Shift + H
Rename
Ctrl + R
Convert selection to uppercase
Ctrl + U then U
Convert selection to lowercase
Ctrl + U then L
Toggle case of selection
Ctrl + U then S
Paste formatted
Ctrl + Shift + V
Show Clipboard History
Ctrl + Shift + D
Jump to the quick search field
Ctrl + I
Debugging Shortcuts
Action NetBeans Shortcuts
Start debugging the main project
Ctrl + F5
Start debugging the current file
Ctrl + Shift + F5
Start debugging test for file
Ctrl + Shift + F6
Stop debugging session
Shift + F5
Continue debugging session
F5
Run to the cursor location in the file
F4
Step into
F7
Step over
F8
Step out
Ctrl + F7
Go to the calling method
Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow key
Evaluate expression
Ctrl + F9
Toggle breakpoint
Ctrl + F8
New breakpoint
Ctrl + Shift + F8
New watch
Ctrl + Shift + F7
Coding in C or C++ Shortcuts
Action NetBeans Shortcuts
Go to declaration
Alt + Shift + C
Evaluate expression
Ctrl + F9
Coding in JAVA Shortcuts
Action NetBeans Shortcut keys
Generate code
Alt + Insert
Fix all class imports
Ctrl + Shift + I
Fix selected class’s import
Alt + Shift + I
Format selection
Alt + Shift + F
Shift lines left
Alt + Shift + Left Arrow key
Shift lines right
Alt + Shift + Right Arrow key
Shift lines up
Alt + Shift + Up Arrow key
Shift lines down
Alt + Shift + Down Arrow key
Rectangular Selection
Ctrl + Shift + R
Copy lines up
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow key
Copy lines down
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow key
Inspect members
Ctrl
Inspect hierarchy
Alt + F12
Add comment lines
Ctrl + Shift + C
Remove comment lines
Ctrl + /
Delete current line
Ctrl + E
Testing, Running, and Compiling Shortcuts
Action NetBeans Shortcuts
Compile package or file
F9
Build the main project
F11
Clean and build the main project
Shift + F11
Set request parameters
Ctrl + Q
Create Unit test
Ctrl + Shift + U
Run a Unit test on file
Ctrl + F6
Run Unit tests on the project
Alt + F6
Run the main project
F6
Run the main file
Shift + F6
Opening & Toggling Shortcuts
Action NetBeans Shortcut keys
Switch between open documents by order used
Ctrl + Tab
Maximize window
Shift + Esc
Close selected window
Ctrl + W
Close all windows
Ctrl + Shift + F4
Open contextual menu
Shift + F10
Reopen the recently closed file
Ctrl + Alt + T
Toggle Inspect Mode
Ctrl + Shift + S
JAVA Editor Code templates Shortcuts
Action NetBeans Shortcuts
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JSP Editor Code Templates Shortcuts
Action NetBeans Hotkeys
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Other text editors can assist us in developing applications similar to NetBeans. Examples include Visual Studio Code and IntelliJ, both of which have their own set of shortcuts.
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