Android Studio keyboard shortcuts

Android Studio provides keyboard shortcuts for many common operations. Table 1 shows the default keyboard shortcuts by operating system.

Note: In addition to the default key mappings in Table 1 below, you can choose from a variety of preset key mappings or create custom key mappings. For more information on custom keyboard shortcuts, see Configuring Custom Key Mappings below.

Table 1. Default keyboard shortcuts for Windows/Linux and Mac operating systems.

Configuring custom key mappings

You can choose from a variety of preset keymaps, or you can modify a preset keymap in Android Studio’s keymap settings to create a new custom keymap.

To open the key mapping settings, click File > Settings > Keymap (on a Mac, click File > Properties > Keymap ).

Figure 1. Android Studio key mapping settings window.

1. Keymap drop-down menu: Select the desired keymap from this menu to toggle between preset keymaps.
2. Action list: Right click to modify it. You can add more keyboard shortcuts to your actions, add mouse shortcuts to associate an action with a mouse click, or remove the current shortcut. If you’re using a preset keymap, the shortcut to the edit action will automatically create a copy of the keymap and add your changes to the copy.
3. Copy button: Select a key map to use as a starting point from the drop-down menu and click Copy to create a new custom key map. You can modify the keymap name and shortcuts.
4. Reset button: Select a key map from the drop-down menu and click Reset to return it to its original configuration.
5. Search box: Type text here to search for keyboard shortcuts by action name.
6. Search by shortcut : Click Find Actions by Shortcut and type a shortcut to press the shortcut to search for the action.