Intellij Idea - open recent project keyboard shortcut key

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If I'm working in a project, is there a keyboard shortcut key to open a recent project (equivalent of File > Open Recent)? I'm on a Mac.

It seems like you can't even assign a shortcut to "Open Recent" in the Keymap either.

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On windows and IJ 14, one can assign a hotkey for Reopen project which will popup a list of recent projects when used. If this is what you need, I can provide an answer with a couple of screenshots - Morfic
I'm using Intellij 14.1 on Mac and there is no Reopen Project for which a keymap can be assigned. Is this in the File menu in Windows? - stepanian
14.1.4 here and yes, there's a File > Reopen Project menu item - Morfic
On the Mac, there is a File > Open Recent menu item that, for some reason, is no mappable in Keymap :( - stepanian
Have you tried right clicking it in the keymap window? - Morfic

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NOTE: The following is based on IJ 14.1.4 running on W7. There may be minor discrepancies on other OS', such as Reopen Project being named Open recent on Mac

  1. Go to Settings > Keymap and scroll down to Main menu. Expand File, select Reopen Project and assign a shortcut, such as CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+O

Keymap dialog

  1. When used, it will popup a list with your recent projects:

Reopen project popup menu

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Another approach that doesn't require adding any keyboard shortcuts:

Press cmd + shift + a (Mac) / ctrl + shift + a (Windows) to perform an action search, then search for "open recent".

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On MacOS:
Settings > Keymap > Main menu > File > Open Recent
Right click > Add Keyboard Shortcut
Press a combo, click OK to close shortcut dialog, click OK to save and close Settings.
Hit your combination and a dialog with a list of recently opened projects will appear.

Pro tips:

  • When the dialog is open you can start typing to filter project list
  • You can also delete projects you don't need in recents by clicking on "Manage Projects.." and removing them by pressing 'x' next to project name.