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Find an action by name

CmdShiftA

Mac Desktop app Android Studio default keymap

Practice this

In Android Studio, Ctrl + Shift + A will find an action by name. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + A instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdShiftA`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlShiftA`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - Android Studio - Android Developers

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

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Open the command palette Inkscape ?
Find an action IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + Shift + A
Open the command palette JupyterLab Cmd + Shift + C
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Open the command palette Obsidian Cmd + P
Open the command palette Postman Cmd + Shift + P
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More Android Studio shortcuts

Search by symbol name Cmd + Option + O
Find a class by name Cmd + O
Find a file by name Cmd + Shift + O
Find text across a path Cmd + Shift + F
Open the file structure dialog Cmd + F12
Jump to the source F4
Open the editor tab in a new window Shift + F4
Show recently opened files Cmd + E

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