How can I maximize the editor pane in IntelliJ IDEA?

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In Eclipse, I can type Ctrl+M or click the maximize icon in the editor pane to make the editor pane take up the entire Eclipse window, and then again to restore the pane back to its previous size exposing the other panes.

Is it possible to perform the equivalent in IntelliJ IDEA?

To clarify, I'm asking about hiding all other tool panes to show only the editor pane. I'm not asking how to go to distraction-free mode, because this is mode is completely "full screen", hiding all toolbars, window decorations, etc.

The same feature has Netbeans – Marecky Sep 04 '20 at 06:16 — Marecky, Sep 04 '20 at 06:16

ehsanullahjan · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-25T03:21:54.053

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The closest thing would be to hide all tool windows by invoking the Hide All Tool Windows action. The shortcut for that is Ctrl + Shift + F12 (Default keymap).

This will hide all tool windows, effectively maximizing the editor window (though not full screen). The IntelliJ menu bar, toolbar, breadcrumb and tab bar will still be visible.

I'm using IntelliJ 11.1.2 on Kubuntu 12.04 LTS with the Default keymap.

14.0.3 on MacOS X

It's Cmd + Shift + F12 in IntelliJ IDEA 14.0.3 on MacOS X.

UPDATE on 2015-03-24: IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 now has support for Distraction Free Mode. You can invoke it by clicking View > Enter Distraction Free Mode. In this mode, IntelliJ hides everything but the menu. For more details, follow their video detailing the new feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVwE8MFgYig.

edited Mar 25 '16 at 03:21

answered Jun 12 '12 at 03:38

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This is nice--though it would be nice if there were a maximize current view similar to Eclipse's. This IntelliJ feature can only maximize the editor pane, where control-M on eclipse maximizes any pane--the project explorer, todo list (tasks), etc. – Jeff Axelrod Jun 12 '12 at 13:48
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By the way, you can change size of any tool window by using a nifty shortcut. If a tool window is stacked on the rigth side (like Commander, Ant Build etc.), just use Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow to increase size of the window in big chunks. Using Right Arrow while holding down Ctrl and Shift keys will decrease the tool window size. Similarly, you can use this shortcut with any tool window stacked at the bottom -- the only difference is you'll have to use the up/down arrow keys instead of the left/right ones. These shortcuts work for all tool window. – ehsanullahjan Jun 14 '12 at 01:46
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But I certainly agree that it would be very useful to have the capability to maximize any tool window and editor etc. with a simple shortcut. – ehsanullahjan Jun 14 '12 at 01:54
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@JeffAxelrod There's a separate hotkey, ctrl + shift + " (d-quote) to toggle-max a tool pane. Yes, too bad it doesn't also work for the editing window... You might be able to macro the two together, end up with one hotkey for the macro..? – Hawkeye Parker Oct 31 '15 at 22:57
@HawkeyeParker See the update to my answer. Distraction Free mode effectively gives you a shortcut to maximize a code editor window. – ehsanullahjan Nov 02 '15 at 14:43
@ehsanullahjan Yes, thanks, I saw that. I actually prefer the "Hide all tool windows" mode; in particular, I want line numbers and tabs. My comment was really more about the lack of a universal hotkey for maximizing any pane in Idea. You can see [what I ended up doing](http://stackoverflow.com/a/33457612/99717). – Hawkeye Parker Nov 04 '15 at 00:44
@ehsanullahjan I love you :) Its kinda obvious there should be some kind of this shortcut but I wouldn't know about it if I didn't came across this topic by accident :) – Srneczek Mar 23 '16 at 17:26
Lol, had to figure out by myself before finding this one. Recorded a macro of double-clicking on the window tab and then went to edit it to see what action was recorded. – bratner Dec 08 '17 at 19:35
Hide All Tool Windows is not even near the original feature of Netbeans, it does not hide any inactive source editor. – Marecky Sep 04 '20 at 06:19
Distraction Free Mode is the closest one can get, but it still does not hide inactive editors. – Marecky Sep 04 '20 at 06:21

RamValli · Answer 2 · 2015-09-20T08:00:18.243

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If you want to maximize a pane , select that pane (by clicking inside or on its title bar) and then use the shortcut "Ctrl+Shift+Quotes"

edited Sep 20 '15 at 08:00

answered Jul 21 '15 at 07:33

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great answer! For those who wants to maximise e.g. "Debug" pane, this is the shortcut you want! – nemo Sep 18 '15 at 14:35
How is this method inside Keymap tab called? I can find it by searching via Shortcut – Joaquin Iurchuk Jan 07 '16 at 12:40
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@joaquin Maximize Tool Window – Mr. Tao Apr 10 '16 at 22:18
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This only works for *tool* panes. It does *not* work to maximize the *editor pane* (which is the question). – Sébastien Nov 07 '16 at 17:26
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What quotes exactly. My keyboard layout appears to have trouble finding the right key. – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen Feb 20 '17 at 09:37
@ThorbjørnRavnAndersen The key which has Single/Double quotes (next to semi colon key) – RamValli Oct 09 '17 at 10:14
@Ram Doesn't work on a Danish keyboard layout under Ubuntu. But then I found out that Ctrl-Shift-[0-9] sets a bookmark that can be navigated to with Ctrl-[0-9]. – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen Oct 09 '17 at 11:49
Its close - but what If I want to fullscreen single editor tab on split editory layout? I wish to make fullscreen single "split screen" and revert as I have file that I am editing right now and 2 more split tabs as a code preview – Antoniossss Nov 07 '18 at 10:10

score 26 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 18 '14 at 19:53

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You can double click anywhere on the tab title bar of the editor pane.

answered Jun 18 '14 at 19:53

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I only discovered this today by accident, and it is _insanely_ useful! (Note that you can also maximise tool windows — albeit only vertically — by double-clicking their title bars.) – wjv Jun 19 '16 at 11:45
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Note that this only works on places where there is no label or tab or something. – sjngm Jun 28 '18 at 12:13
but is there a way to attach the eclipse-like ctrl-m hotkey for it? – stu Jan 01 '19 at 23:57
doesn't maximize single editor pane if you have two editor panes split window https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-82829 – FantomX1 Oct 04 '19 at 14:30

score 8 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 30 '18 at 06:33

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I use Ctrl-Shift-F12("Hide All Windows") toggle between maximum and normal modes of the editor.

answered Oct 30 '18 at 06:33

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score 8 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 01 '19 at 09:41

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All answers work for only hiding other tools. If you have more than one editor pane and you want to maximize only one editor pane (hide all tolls and hide all other editor panes), it is not possible right now.

PyCharm version: 2018.2.7

answered Feb 01 '19 at 09:41

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That is what I am looking for... I have split view and I want temporally to zoom in one pane. This is similar to zoom feature of `terminator` cli tool. – Kon Pal May 03 '19 at 09:19
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thanks, seems here like 20 replies about minimizing tool window, but not maximizing a single one when you have two panes, as the question seems to be about, I wished I removed some votes I accidentally gave in the past, just to bookmark the reply https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-82829 – FantomX1 Oct 04 '19 at 14:29
This is exactly what I was commenting about in the top answer. Netbeans had it also! – Marecky Sep 04 '20 at 06:23

score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 31 '15 at 23:13

Using IntelliJ 14.1.5

If you want to maximize the editor window AND full-screen the app, you can create a macro with the following two commands:

Toggle Full Screen Mode
Hide All Tool Windows

And then assign a hotkey to the macro. Here's how I did this:

File > Settings > Keymap
Use the search bar to search for the two commands above. Assign obscure hotkeys to those.
Edit > Macros > Start macro recording
Hit the two obscure hotkeys you just assigned: this should max the editor and full-screen the app
Stop recording. Name the macro
Open File > Settings > Keymap again. Find the Macros section, find your macro, assign a nice hotkey to it.

score 5 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 21 '18 at 23:26

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I just assigned ^M(ctrl+M) to Main menu | Window | Active Tool Window | Hide All Tool Windows under preferences(by clicking cmd,). This worked for me exactly like eclipse. Here is a screenshot

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score 5 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 07 '20 at 06:10

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something similar can be achieved by opening your tab in a new window.

The default hotkey for that is shift+f4.

the editor tab remains in the main app window as well, and the new window appears on top of the main app window.

answered Feb 07 '20 at 06:10

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AWT · Answer 9 · 2016-06-27T16:24:33.827

This has already been answered, but since when I google "android studio maximize tab" this is the first answer I see, I'm going to add my two cents.

I hate the keyboard shortcuts since, at any given time, I have 1 hand on my keyboard and 1 hand on my mouse. Having to let go of my mouse to hit a 3-key combination to maximize the current tab is not a shortcut. What I was looking for was an Eclipse-style behavior: double-click the tab to maximize. Here's how to do that:

In Android Studio, under Preferences, go to Keymap->Main Menu->Window->Active Tool Window. Right-click the "Maximize tool window" mapping and select "Add mouse shortcut."

For "Click Count" pick "Double Click" and then double-click on the "Click Pad" mouse icon.

Click OK out of the menus and you should now be able to double-click on any tab and it will be maximized. Double-clicking again will minimize it.

Coming from Eclipse to IntelliJ, this was one of the most frustrating aspects I've had to deal with.

score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Jun 05 '13 at 08:16

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full screen plugin is availble for IntelliJ Idea...

https://github.com/jfim/ideafullscreen

answered Jun 05 '13 at 08:16

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score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 21 '21 at 23:25

If you need to use the same shortcut like Eclipse Ctrl+M, to minimize/maximize the active editor window,
You can follow the below steps:

Open (File > Settings...) or click ( Ctrl+Alt+s )
Select Keymap
Search for "Hide All Tool Windows"
Change the default shortcut to Ctrl+M

Then you will be able to use the same shortcut as Eclipse.

score 1 · Answer 12 · answered Feb 20 '21 at 23:19

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This is quite an old question and the distraction free mode wasn't exactly what I wanted. This is because it does not hide other editor windows. With 2021.1 EAP this issue has been resolved and maximising the editor hides all other editors but the active one.

answered Feb 20 '21 at 23:19

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There is an corresponding option at Settings->Advanced Settings->Editor Tabs. – Dmitry Gordienko Oct 17 '21 at 12:48

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Aug 30 '22 at 14:58

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For people using IdeaVim trying to emulate the <leader> z behavior of tmux, you can use the following mapping:

map <leader>zz <Action>(MaximizeEditorInSplit)

answered Aug 30 '22 at 14:58

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score -1 · Answer 14 · answered Aug 03 '19 at 17:02

I searched for something like ctrl+b zin tmux. For me, the similar task solved by key combination shift+f4. It opens your tab in the separated window (which can be closed as usual, alt+f4). My PyCharm version:

PyCharm 2019.2 (Professional Edition)
Build #PY-192.5728.105, built on July 23, 2019
Runtime version: 11.0.3+12-b304.10 amd64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
Windows 10 10.0
GC: ParNew, ConcurrentMarkSweep
Memory: 725M
Cores: 8
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Non-Bundled Plugins:

How can I maximize the editor pane in IntelliJ IDEA?

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