Custom IntelliJ Navigation

IntelliJ-style Go to Declaration or Usages for VS Code.

What it does

This extension provides a custom command:

IntelliJ Navigation: Go to Declaration or Usages
command id: intellij.goToDeclarationOrUsages

Behavior:

Try Go to Declaration first.
If an external declaration exists, navigate to it.
If declaration resolves to the current location, show Usages in a peek view.
If no declaration exists, try Go to Definition.
If definition also resolves to the current location, show Usages.

Why this extension exists

VS Code splits navigation into separate actions such as:

Go to Definition
Go to Declaration
Find References
Peek References

This extension combines those behaviors to approximate IntelliJ IDEA's ⌘B experience.

Bundled macOS keymap

This extension can ship a small curated macOS keymap.

Enabled by default

⌘B → Go to Declaration or Usages

Optional extended keymap

The following shortcuts can be enabled via settings:

⌘⇧B → Go to Type Definition
⌘⌥⇧N → Go to Symbol in Workspace
⌘N / ⌘⇧N → New File / New Folder in Explorer
⌘1 → Focus/toggle Explorer
⌘\ → Split Editor
⌃⇧R → Run Test at Cursor
⌃⇧D → Debug Test at Cursor
⌥J → Add Selection to Next Find Match
⌘⌃G → Select Highlights

Settings

`customIntellijNav.enableBundledMacKeymap`

Default: true

Enables the bundled macOS ⌘B keybinding.

`customIntellijNav.enableExtendedMacKeymap`

Default: false

Enables additional macOS shortcuts beyond ⌘B.

This is disabled by default because some shortcuts can still overlap with built-in VS Code bindings or third-party keymap extensions.

If you also use IntelliJ IDEA Keybindings

This extension does not try to replace the full IntelliJ IDEA keymap.

If you also use the IntelliJ IDEA Keybindings extension, the bundled ⌘B may still compete with another keybinding depending on your setup.

If you want deterministic behavior, add the following overrides to your user keybindings.json.

Optional user overrides for conflict-heavy shortcuts

[
  {
    "key": "cmd+b",
    "command": "-workbench.action.toggleSidebarVisibility"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+b",
    "command": "-editor.action.goToDeclaration",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+b",
    "command": "intellij.goToDeclarationOrUsages",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+shift+b",
    "command": "-workbench.action.tasks.build"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+d",
    "command": "-editor.action.addSelectionToNextFindMatch"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+e",
    "command": "-actions.findWithSelection"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+1",
    "command": "-workbench.action.focusFirstEditorGroup"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+t",
    "command": "-editor.action.transposeLetters",
    "when": "textInputFocus && !editorReadonly"
  },
  {
    "key": "alt+cmd+b",
    "command": "-workbench.action.toggleAuxiliaryBar"
  }
]

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