Shortcuts

This doc provide a quick references to common default shortcuts to streamline your workflow in IDA. You can configure and customize shortcuts via Options → Shortcuts....

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Navigation

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

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Bookmarks

Action	Shortcut
Mark Position	Alt+M
Jump to Bookmark	Ctrl+M
Open Bookmarks Window	Ctrl+Shift+M

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Search

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

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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

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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	_

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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

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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

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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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Get the handy shortcuts cheatsheet

You can download the cheatsheet here:

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