Intellij Mac Shortcut Conflict Resolution.

Jul 24, 2023

In a recent macOS update a keyboard shortcut was introduced that conflicts with the intellij find command, cmd + shift + f.

To resolve this conflict you can disable the spotlight shortcut by doing the following:

  1. Open System Preferences on your Mac.
  2. Go to Keyboard.
  3. Click on the Keyboard Shortcuts button.
  4. Select Services on the left pane.
  5. Expand the Searching section.
  6. Uncheck Spotlight

Now, when searching for text in Intellij, you can use the cmd + shift + f shortcut without the spotlight search popping up.