Netbeans Shortcut to Open File

Question

I remember seeing someone use a shortcut in NetBeans to open a dialog similar to phpStrom that can open files based on class names or is it file name. whats that?

`alt-shift-O` - Thats what @faisalbhagat said down bellow. Thats the shortcut. Please up vote his comment. — Jonas Erik Barreto, May 12 '16 at 16:37
@jiew-meng Please consider changing the selected answer, it should be just Alt+Shift+O, not that really long answer. — jcarballo, May 17 '16 at 22:48

RobertB · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-17T20:20:25.540

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I'm fairly certain you are referring to the "Quick File Chooser" plugin. As someone else points out, though, there are several other candidates. I list them below...

The Quick File Chooser Plugin:

By default CTRL-SHIFT-O opens the Open Project dialog, and once the plugin is installed, you will get the dialog pictured here automatically:

Quick File Chooser - Open Project Dialog

(The Quick File Chooser plugin replaces the default open project dialog with its own.)

When opening a file with the Quick File Chooser plugin, you see this:

Quick File Chooser - Open File Dialog

I did not find that the plugin was able to open based on a class name.

Quick File Chooser is available through the NetBeans Plugin Portal. You can also install it directly from within NetBeans versions 7.1 and 7.3 if you have the "Plugin Portal" Update Center configured. (See the bottom of this answer for instructions.)

NetBeans Core (no plugin)

By default CTRL-SHIFT-O opens the Open Project dialog, and without the QFC plugin, you will get the default dialog:

default Open Project dialog (Windows)

The default Open File dialog is this:

default Open File dialog (Windows)

The Open File dialog does not have a keyboard shortcut by default, but you can easily add it:

Click on Tools, then Options, then on the Keymap icon in the tool bar of the dialog.
In Search: type "Open Fi" and you should see "Open File..." in the Actions list.
Double click on the Shortcut box for that entry, and select an appropriate shortcut (either by pressing the key combination, or by selecting it from the drop-down).
Click OK.

The Go To... Dialogs:

The Go To... dialogs are provided by core NetBeans, and are available even if the QFC plugin is installed (the QFC plugin does not override them).

The Go To File dialog is ALT-SHIFT-O.

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Go To Type: CTRL-O, appears to list classes, variables, and all sorts of stuff.

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Go To Symbol: CTRL-ALT-SHIFT-O

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For PHP projects, Go To Type and Go To Symbol appear to list the same set. As mentioned, all of these are available on the Navigate menu.

Installing Quick File Chooser from the Plugin Portal Update Center

In NetBeans:

Click on Tools, then Plugins
Go to the Settings tab
Ensure that the "Plugin Portal" is listed in Configuration of Update Centers and checked as Active. If it is not listed, click Add, give it an appropriate name, and the URL is http://plugins.netbeans.org/nbpluginportal/updates/7.3/catalog.xml.gz for versions 7.3.x. (In the URL replace the "7.3" with, e.g., "7.2" or "7.1" if you are using an older version of NetBeans.)
Click on the Available Plugins tab.
Click on Reload Catalog just to be sure you have the latest contents.
In Search: type "Quick". That should be enough to get it listed by itself (or at least on a short list).
Click on the check box under the Install column, and then click on the Install button down below.

In my NetBeans with the "NetBeans" Keymap profile CTRL-SHIFT-@ (which is really CTRL-SHIFT-2) selects the file that is currently open in the editor over in the "Files" tab. — RobertB, Feb 08 '11 at 21:55
+10000. Holy crap been using NB for a few years and never knew about CTRL SHIFT O. THANKS!!! — cbmeeks, Nov 09 '12 at 13:46

score 43 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 18 '16 at 07:36

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to open a file based on its name Alt+Shift+O.

edited Nov 18 '16 at 07:36

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answered Mar 01 '16 at 12:44

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this answer should be the accepted answer, simple, straight to the point – Thor May 02 '16 at 04:07
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Agreed. This is the real answer. – Roberto Rodriguez May 03 '16 at 18:57
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Thank you very much! THIS is the right aswer! Those guys up there didint understand the question. – Jonas Erik Barreto May 12 '16 at 16:34
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I think so too. Best answer. It does not loose me to waste my time – Lorenzo Lerate Nov 28 '16 at 11:19
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On mac it's CTRL+SHIFT+O – Pini Cheyni Feb 11 '17 at 07:51
Best answer saved my day – Mobeen Sarwar Jun 19 '19 at 05:47

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 16 '11 at 06:19

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Hit Ctrl + O to search files based on their 'Class Name'.

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answered Jan 01 '11 at 08:47

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score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 18 '12 at 05:15

I think the simplest solution for this would be ALT+f+o

This will open the file open dialog box, now you can browse through the files and open which-ever file you want or if you have the complete path to that file just paste it in the text-field which says "File name:" and press Enter

score 3 · Answer 5 · edited Sep 16 '11 at 06:19

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I use Ctrl + Shift + O to open this dialog for Java classes.
I don't know if this is also valid for PHP though.

If you just want to open some file based on its name, you can use Ctrl + Shift + L.

Edit: Both actions are available in the Navigate menu.

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answered Jan 01 '11 at 09:18

It works in OSX. Do the same job as Command + P in SublimeText. – Andres Ramos Dec 06 '16 at 15:18

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 16 '16 at 01:05

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This is old and pretty much answered, but you may also try this plugin - works for all up to 8.2:

answered Apr 16 '16 at 01:05

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Yup, that plugin does the job. – jcarballo Jun 07 '16 at 23:26
I realize this is a bit older, but I just found this plugin as well. Have you found a way to copy/paste into that dialog box? For some reason it won't let me do so – shenn Feb 03 '17 at 17:31

PJ3 · Answer 7 · 2018-02-12T13:03:53.167

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My shortcuts different from answers above (don't know why).

To me its Alt + Shift + L, Or Navigate->"Go to File".

To search by type its Alt + Shift + O or Navigate-> "Go to Type" (you can see the shortcut in front of it)

It did not require me to install any plugins BTW. Netbeans version: 8.2

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Dec 03 '14 at 08:36

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The best way to search and open file in netbeans:

Press ctrl + o and type file name you are looking for, it will search in current projects and list matching files thn you can select file and open.

answered Dec 03 '14 at 08:36

It doesn't answer exactly the question because he wants to open any file but the shortcut you showed could be useful to open Java files – Lorenzo Lerate Mar 31 '17 at 18:42

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 07 '15 at 09:51

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Another way is to use open file fast plugin. it got two matching modes, smart (like in textmate) and exact.

answered Oct 07 '15 at 09:51

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I realize this is a bit older, but I just found this plugin as well. Have you found a way to copy/paste into that dialog box? For some reason it won't let me do so – shenn Feb 03 '17 at 17:32

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Apr 19 '20 at 12:50

The best way to open the file without any plugins is to use Alt + Shift + O, then netbeans will offer all the available files with your given keywords.

I do also believe the answer from @faisalbhagat must be the accepted answer as @Thor mentioned above!

Netbeans Shortcut to Open File

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