Shortcuts

This doc provide a quick references to common default shortcuts to streamline your workflow in IDA.


Action
Shortcut

Jump to Operand

Enter

Jump in a New Window

Alt+Enter

Jump to Previous Position

Esc

Jump to Next Position

Ctrl+Enter

Jump to Address

G

Jump by Name

Ctrl+L

Jump to Function

Ctrl+P

Open Cross-References Window

X

View Pseudocode

Tab

Jump to Segment

Ctrl+S

Jump to Segment Register

Ctrl+G

Jump to Problem

Q

Jump to Entry Point

Ctrl+E


Bookmarks

Action
Shortcut

Mark Position

Alt+M

Jump to Bookmark

Ctrl+M

Open Bookmarks Window

Ctrl+Shift+M


Action
Shortcut

Search Text

Alt+T

Search Next Text

Ctrl+T

Search Sequence of Bytes

Alt+B

Search Immediate Value

Alt+I

Search Next Immediate Value

Ctrl+I

Search Next Code

Alt+C

Search Next Data

Ctrl+D


Debugging

Action
Shortcut

Add Breakpoint

F2

Start Process

F9

Terminate Process

Ctrl+F2

Step Into

F7

Step Over

F8

Run Until Return

Ctrl+F7

Breakpoint List

Ctrl+Alt+B

View Stack Trace

Ctrl+Alt+S


Operands

Action
Shortcut

Change to Hexadecimal

Q

Change to Decimal

H

Change to Binary

B

Change to Character

R

Change Enum Member

Ctrl+O

Change to Offset (data segment)

O

Change to Offset (in any segment)

Alt+R

Change to Offset (user-defined)

Ctrl+R

Select Union Member

T

Change to Stack Variable

K

Bitwise Negate

~

Change Sign

_


Function Management

Action
Shortcut

Create Function

P

Edit Function

Alt+P

Set Function End

E

Edit Stack Variables

Ctrl+K

Set Type

Y

Open Stack Variables Window

Ctrl+K


Annotate

Action
Shortcut

Annotate (Rename)

N

Enter Repeatable Comment

;

Enter Comment

:

Insert Line Before

Ins

Insert Line After

Shift+Ins

Enter Anterior Lines

Alt+Q

Enter Posterior Lines

Alt+A

Open Subviews

Subview
Shortcut

Local Types

Shift+F1

Functions

Shift+F3

Names

Shift+F4

Signatures

Shift+F5

Segments

Shift+F7

Segment Registers

Shift+F8

Structures

Shift+F9

Type Libraries

Shift+F11

Strings

Shift+F12


Miscellaneous

Action
Shortcut

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Begin Selection

Alt+L

Open Calculator

?

Save

Ctrl+S

Exit

Alt+X


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