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….

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`

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`

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`

Get the handy shortcuts cheatsheet

You can download the cheatsheet here: {% file src=“assets/ida_cheatsheet.pdf” %}