Getting started

Download and install JetBrains Toolbox

• Download and install JetBrains Toolbox.

  For macOS, you can also download the installer that matches your processor type: Apple Silicon or Intel. Ensure you select the correct option based on your system's processor.

Download and install JetBrains Fleet

• In JetBrains Toolbox, click Install next to the JetBrains Fleet icon.

  

• Click View | Color Theme from the main menu.

• Press ⌘ ⇧ K, then type Theme selection.

  

Open a tool

1. Press ⌘ T or select View | Tools from the main menu.

2. Type the name of the tool or select one from the suggestion list.

Hide and show a tool panel

• Use the buttons in the top-left corner of the window, or press ⌘ 1, ⌘ 2, or ⌘ 3 to toggle the left, bottom, or right panel, respectively.

Open a folder

1. From the workspaces menu, select Open and navigate to the directory you want to open.

   

2. Alternatively, click File | Open in the main menu and navigate to the desired directory.

   

Create a file

1. Select a directory in the Files view and press ⌘ N. Alternatively, right-click the directory and select New file.

2. Type a name for the file along with its extension.

   

Split view

• It is often helpful to work in multiple tabs side-by-side. To do this, drag a tab to the side of the editor for a vertical split, or to the top or bottom for a horizontal split.

  

• Press ⌘ ⇧ K and start typing split. Select the split action you want to perform.

• You can also use the following preconfigured shortcuts:

  • Split Right: ⌘ \

  • Focus First Split: ⌃ ⇧ 1

  • Focus Last Split: ⌃ ⇧ 2

  • Focus Next Split: ⌃ ⇧ ]

  • Focus Previous Split: ⌃ ⇧ [

  To configure additional shortcuts for split actions, refer to Review and edit key bindings.

  

Multiple carets

You can make changes in several places at once using multiple carets. To add additional carets, do one of the following:

• Press ⌘ ⌥ ↑ or ⌘ ⌥ ↓ to add carets above or below the current one.

• Hold Alt+Shift and click the places where you want to add carets.

• Position the caret on a repeated word or text fragment, then press ⌘ ⇧ L to add carets to all occurrences in the file.

With multiple carets, you can type, copy, paste, complete code, and more—just like with a single caret.

Expand and shrink selection

• You can expand or shrink the selection at the caret based on the surrounding text or code structure.

  Use ⌥ ⇧ ↑ to expand the selection to the outer scope, or ⌥ ⇧ ↓ to shrink it to the inner scope.

• Press ⌘ K and select the relevant tab.

  

Commit changes locally

1. Open the Git tool or press ⌃ G,⌃ C.

   

   If you want to group the list of changed files by directory, click the Settings icon and select Group by | Directory.

   

2. In the Changed files list, select the files you want to commit.

3. Enter the commit message and click Commit.

Push your changes

1. From the main menu, choose Git | Push or press ⌃ G,⌃ P.

2. In the Git Push dialog that opens, click Push.

3. To push the changes to the remote branch, you now need to log in to your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket account.

   • For GitLab and Bitbucket, enter your credentials and click Log in.

   • For GitHub, enter your personal access token and click Log in. If you do not have a token, follow the Generate link to generate a new personal access token in your GitHub settings.

     

After the successful login JetBrains Fleet pushes the local changes to the remote branch.