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Tool windows

Last modified: 21 March 2024

Tool windows provide access to development tasks: viewing your solution structure, running and debugging your application, integration with version control systems and other external tools, code analysis, search, navigation, and so on. By default, tool windows are attached to the bottom and sides of the main window. However, you can rearrange and even detach them to use as separate windows, for example, on another monitor.

Some tool windows are always available (for example, Explorer and Structure), some are activated when a specific plugin is enabled, and some appear only when you perform a certain action (for example, Run, Debug, and Find) .

To focus your attention on the editor, you can hide all tool windows and then when necessary, quickly restore all windows that were open when you've hidden them.

You can use the following shortcuts to manage JetBrains Rider's tool windows:

For the full list of JetBrains Rider keyboard shortcuts, refer to Keyboard shortcuts in predefined keymaps.