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This is the most critical shortcut. It instantly opens or minimizes the terminal panel from anywhere in your IDE without closing your active code tab. 2. Create a New Terminal Tab Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + T macOS: Command + Shift + T

| Action | Windows / Linux | macOS | |--------|----------------|-------| | | Ctrl+Shift+T | Cmd+Shift+T | | Switch to previous/next session | Alt+Right / Alt+Left | Option+Right / Option+Left | | Close current session | Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Cmd+Shift+F4 | | Focus editor from terminal | Esc | Esc | phpstorm terminal shortcut top

Shift + Esc to toggle hide/restore focus. This is the most critical shortcut

If you want to customize your environment further, let me know what you are on or if you want to know how to change the default shell (like Bash, Zsh, or PowerShell) inside PhpStorm. Share public link Create a New Terminal Tab Windows/Linux: Ctrl +

Standard PHPStorm global shortcuts remain active while typing in the terminal. Pro-Tips for an Advanced Terminal Workflow

: Alt + F12 (Windows/Linux) or ⌥ + F12 (macOS). This opens the tool window or focuses it if it’s already open.

Interacting with text inside the terminal slightly differs from the standard editor text selection. Windows / Linux Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Shift + C ) ⌘ C Paste into Terminal Ctrl + V (or Ctrl + Shift + V ) ⌘ V Scroll Page Up Shift + PageUp ⇧ PageUp Scroll Page Down Shift + PageDown ⇧ PageDown Clear Buffer / Screen Ctrl + L (Standard Shell) ⌃ L How to Customize Terminal Shortcuts in PHPStorm