It’s every developer’s dream to be more efficient in the field of development. And the number one rule is to train yourself with keyboard shortcuts. PhpStorm comes with a vast set of features and PhpStorm Shortcuts that will help you streamline your workflow. PhpStorm is an integrated development environment for PHP and web designers.
The keymap in PhpStorm itself is considered a set of PhpStorm Shortcuts. Here, you will find a list of actions with their corresponding keyboard and mouse shortcuts. There might be conflicts with global shortcuts, so to avoid such conflicts, we have listed down the PhpStorm Shortcuts below. Download the PhpStorm Shortcuts list in PDF format.
Editing Shortcuts
Action PhpStorm Shortcuts Windows PhpStorm Shortcuts Mac
Copy
Ctrl + C
Command + C
Paste
Ctrl + V
Command + V
Cut
Ctrl + X
Command + X
Generate Code
Alt + Insert
Option + Insert
Override Methods
Ctrl + O
Command + O
Implements Method
Ctrl + I
Command + I
Basic Code Completion
Ctrl + Spacebar
Command + Spacebar
Class name Completion
Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar
Command + Option + Spacebar
Complete Statement
Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Command + Shift + Return
Quick Documentation Lookup
Ctrl + Q
Command + Q
Parameter Information
Ctrl + P
Command + P
Move Line Up
Alt + Shift + Up Arrow key
Option + Shift + Up Arrow key
Move Line Down
Alt + Shift + Down Arrow key
Option + Shift + Down Arrow key
Surround With..
Ctrl + Alt + T
Command + Option + T
Comment or Uncomment with Line Comment
Ctrl + /
Command + /
Comment or Uncomment with Block Comment
Ctrl + Shift + /
Command + Shift + /
Show Intention Actions and Quick Fixes
Alt + Enter
Option + Return
Reformat Code
Ctrl + Alt + L
Command + Option + L
Duplicate Current Line
Ctrl + D
Command + D
AutoIndent Lines
Ctrl + Alt + I
Command + Option + I
Delete line at caret
Ctrl + Y
Command + Y
Start New line
Shift + Enter
Shift + Return
Close Active Editor Tab
Ctrl + F4
Command + F4
Decrease Current Selection to Previous State
Ctrl + Shift + W
Command + Shift + W
Select Successively Increasing Code blocks
Ctrl + W
Command + W
Expand Code block
Ctrl + +
Command + +
Collapse Code block
Ctrl + –
Command + –
Delete to end word
Ctrl + Delete
Command + Delete
Delete to Word and start
Ctrl + Backspace
Command + Backspace
Select till the code block end
Ctrl + Shift + ]
Command + Shift + ]
Select till the code block starts
Ctrl + Shift + [
Command + Shift + [
Switch case for Word at Caret
Ctrl + Shift + U
Command + Shift + U
Navigation Shortcuts
Action Phpstorm Shortcuts Windows Phpstorm Shortcuts Mac
Go to Class
Ctrl + N
Command + N
Go to File
Ctrl + Shift + N
Command + Shift + N
Go to Symbol
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N
Command + Option + Shift + N
Next highlighted Error
F2
F2
Previous highlighted Error
Shift + F2
Shift + F2
Go to Line
Ctrl + G
Command + G
Recent files Popup
Ctrl + E
Command + E
Select current file
Alt + F1
Option + F1
Go to the Next Tab
Alt + Left Arrow key
Option + Left Arrow key
Go to the Previous Tab
Alt + Right Arrow key
Option + Right Arrow key
Go to Declaration
Ctrl + B
Command + B
Go to Implementation
Ctrl + Alt + B
Command + Option + B
Go to Type Declaration
Ctrl + Shift + B
Command + Shift + B
Navigate back
Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow key
Command + Option + Left Arrow key
Navigate forward
Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow key
Command + Option + Right Arrow key
Go to super method or superclass
Ctrl + U
Command + U
Move to code block end
Ctrl + ]
Command + ]
Move to code block start
Ctrl + [
Command + [
Go to Previous Method
Alt + Up Arrow key
Option + Up Arrow key
Go to the Next Method
Alt + Down Arrow key
Option + Down Arrow key
Show Navigation bar
Alt + Home key
Option + Home key
Edit Source
F4
F4
View Source
Ctrl + Enter
Command + Return
Debugging Shortcuts
Action Phpstorm Shortcuts Windows Phpstorm Shortcuts Mac
Step Out
Shift + F8
Shift + F8
Step Over
F8
F8
Step Into
F7
F7
Evaluate Expression
Alt + F8
Option + F8
Toggle Breakpoint
Ctrl + F8
Command + F8
View Breakpoints
Ctrl + Shift + F8
Command + Shift + F8
Resume Program
F9
F9
Compile and Run Shortcuts
Action Phpstorm Shortcut keys Windows Phpstorm Shortcut keys Mac
Run Command Line
Ctrl + Shift + X
Command + Shift + X
Run
Shift + F10
Shift + F10
Debug
Shift + F9
Shift + F9
Run Context Editor from Editor
Ctrl + Shift + F10
Command + Shift + F10
Find & Replace Shortcuts
Action Phpstorm Shortcuts Windows Phpstorm Shortcuts Mac
Find
Ctrl + F
Command + F
Replace
Ctrl + R
Shift + F10
Find Next
F3
F3
Find Previous
Shift + F3
Shift + F3
Find in Path
Ctrl + Shift + F
Command + Shift + F
Replace in Path
Ctrl + Shift + R
Command + Shift + R
Refactoring Shortcuts
Action Phpstorm Shortcut keys Windows Phpstorm Shortcut keys Mac
Copy
F5
F5
Move
F6
F6
Rename
Shift + F6
Shift + F6
Safe Delete
Alt + Delete
Option + Delete
Inline Variable
Ctrl + Alt + N
Command + Option + N
Extract Method
Ctrl + Alt + M
Command + Option + M
Extract Field
Ctrl + Alt + F
Command + Option + F
Extract Constant
Ctrl + Alt + C
Command + Option + C
Extract Variable
Ctrl + Alt + V
Command + Option + V
Other JetBrains PhpStorm Shortcuts
Action Phpstorm Shortcut keys Windows Phpstorm Shortcut keys Mac
Find Usage in File
Ctrl + F7
Command + F7
Find Usage
Alt + F7
Option + F7
Highlight Usage in File
Ctrl + Shift + F7
Command + Shift + F7
Show Usage
Ctrl + Alt + F7
Command + Option + F7
Commit Project to VCS
Ctrl + K
Command + K
Update Project from VCS
Ctrl + T
Command + T
View Recent Changes
Ctrl + Shift + E
Command + Shift + E
VCS Operations Popup
Alt + ‘
Option + ‘
Insert Live Template
Ctrl + J
Command + J
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