Open containing directory in Windows Explorer from IntelliJ

Question

Is there a way (keyboard shortcut?) to open the folder of the currently opened file in Windows Explorer?

What I mean is this: When a java source file is open in IntelliJ, I'd like to open Windows Explorer on the folder containing that file. Is there a short way of doing that?

Answer 1

As of version 2016.2 you can press Alt+F1 while in the editor and navigate to different view. Choose "Show in file manager". You can even navigate to a corresponding pom.xml from Maven view. Powerful, indeed.

Answer 2

Just padding out Peter Lawrey's answer, for Intellij 12.n on Windows 7 the steps for adding explorer as an external program would be:

1. File > Settings > External Tools
2. Click on the Plus (+) in the
3. Name: Open Containing Folder
4. Group: [select group]
5. Description: Open Containing Folder
6. Unselect "Open Console"
7. Program: explorer [or] C:\Windows\System32\explorer.exe
8. Parameters: $FileDir$
9. Working Directory: [leave blank]
10. Click OK

You can then add the External Tool as a keyed short cut through File > Settings > Keymap

Right clicking on a source file External Tools->Open Containing Folder is another way to use this tool.