Intellij Default windows keymap on Mac OS X

Question

Is it possible to have the default windows key map for Intellij IDEA on Mac OS X. It is not an option like the Eclipse Windows Key Map?

Answer 1

That was a pain for me aswell. Iam working at sometimes at IntelliJ in windows, linux and macOS and just don't want to handle the different layouts mentally.

Ive finally succeeded at having the same layout and I also swapped the control/command buttons on the keyboard (i am using a regular windows keyboard) in all applications except IntelliJ so I can use ctrl + c/v/a/f/... through the whole system.

1. changed the keymap in IntelliJ to "Default for XWin"
2. installed karabiner-elements which allows any keyboard/mouse changes: https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements

3. edited my /Users/username/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json and added my own rule in that json under profiles > complex_modifications > rules:

   {
     "description": "ctrl/command swap",
     "manipulators": [
       {
         "conditions": [
           {
             "bundle_identifiers": [
               "^com\\.jetbrains\\.intellij$"
             ],
             "type": "frontmost_application_unless"
           }
         ],
         "from": {
           "key_code": "left_control"
         },
         "to": [
           {
             "key_code": "left_command"
           }
         ],
         "type": "basic"
       },
       {
         "conditions": [
           {
             "bundle_identifiers": [
               "^com\\.jetbrains\\.intellij$"
             ],
             "type": "frontmost_application_unless"
           }
         ],
         "from": {
           "key_code": "left_command"
         },
         "to": [
           {
             "key_code": "left_control"
           }
         ],
         "type": "basic"
       }
     ]
   }
   

Answer 2

yes, it is possible. go to Preferences -> keymap -> keymaps, and select your default