Sometimes, You want to open the last closed tab after Intellij IDE is reopened.

For example, You are opening Test.java and it opened in Tab with the editor and opened another file first.java in another tab and closed this tab. Now current active tab is Test.java.

Next, Close the Intelli IDEA editor and open it again, It should open the editor in the tab with the Test.java file instead of the random tab.

How to show the active tab as a current tab in opened Intelli IDEA

Please follow the following steps

  • Go to File > Settings or Ctrl + Alt + S to open Settings Window
  • Select Editor > General > Editor Tabs
  • Choose the Most recently Opened tab option for When the tab is closed, activate: as given below

Intellij Idea Open last active return to tab

  • Click Apply button
  • Close the Intelli Ide editor
  • Open Intelli IDE editor
  • It shows an active tab

Let’s see Some of the shortcuts on Tab Operations.

IntelliJ tab shortcuts

Next tab and previous tab - Ctrl + ALT + Left or Right Arrow key

Last Edit Tab: Ctrl + Shift + Backspace Key Recent Files Opened tabs: Ctrl + E