# Switch between schemes

You can quickly switch between different [user interface themes](user-interface-themes.html), [color schemes](configuring-colors-and-fonts.html), [code style schemes](configuring-code-style.html), [keymaps](configuring-keyboard-and-mouse-shortcuts.html), [view modes](viewing-modes.html), [layouts](tool-window-layouts.html), and [zoom percentage](settings-appearance.html#zoom-setting) without invoking the IDE settings.

Procedure:

1. Press `Ctrl+`` (Windows), `⌃ `` (macOS), `⌃ `` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌃ `` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+`` (XWin), `Ctrl+`` (GNOME), `Ctrl+`` (KDE), `Ctrl+`` (Emacs), `Ctrl+`` (Sublime Text), `⌃ `` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌃ `` (Xcode), `Ctrl+`` (Visual Studio), `Ctrl+`` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+`` (ReSharper), `Ctrl+`` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+`` (QtCreator), `⌃ `` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+`` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+`` (Eclipse), `⌃ `` (Eclipse (macOS))  or select `View | Quick Switch Scheme` from the main menu.

2. In the popup that opens, select the IDE setting that you want to change.

![Switch scheme popup](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/ps_quick_switch_scheme.png)

3. In the suggestion list, select the desired option.

![Switch color scheme popup](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/ps_quick_switch_color_scheme.png)