# Minimalistic Mode

Minimalistic mode is designed to reduce distractions for developers who prefer a clutter-free workspace. In this mode, JPA Buddy's panels are hidden, and their content is accessible through standard IntelliJ IDEA windows such as Project panel, Generate menu and so on...

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/v/fSUnqcZVWnM)

## Enabling Minimalistic Mode

### Via JPA Buddy Tool Window

To enable minimalistic mode, click ![Minimalistic Mode](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/Minimalistic_Mode.svg) in the JPA Buddy tool window.

![tool-window-enable](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/tool-window-enable.png)

### Via Settings

Another way to activate minimalistic mode is via settings. Open `Settings | Tools | JPA Buddy | Designer Settings` and switch View mode to Minimalistic.

![settings-minimalistic](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/settings-minimalistic.png)

> **Note:**
> Read more about Designer Settings [here](jpa-buddy-entity-designer.html#designer-settings).

## Disabling Minimalistic Mode

To disable minimalistic mode, open Settings | Tools | JPA Buddy | Designer Settings and switch  View mode  to Extensive.

![settings-extensive](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/settings-extensive.png)

> **Note:**
> Read more about Designer Settings [here](jpa-buddy-entity-designer.html#designer-settings).

## Using Features in the Minimalistic View

### JPA Structure

Since one of the primary purposes of [JPA Structure](jpa-buddy-entity-designer.html#jpa-structure) tab is to provide a comprehensive data-centric view of the project, it will be available in the Project panel. You can select it from the drop-down list.

![project-drop-down-list](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/project-drop-down-list.jpeg)

![project-jpa-structure](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/project-jpa-structure.jpeg)

### JPA Palette

To use wizards from [JPA
Palette](jpa-buddy-entity-designer.html#jpa-palette), you need to access the Generate menu (`Alt+Insert` (Windows), `⌘ N` (macOS), `⌃ N` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ N` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Insert` (XWin), `Alt+Insert` (GNOME), `Alt+Insert` (KDE), `Alt+Insert` (Emacs), `Alt+Insert` (Sublime Text), `⌘ N` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (NetBeans), `Alt+Insert` (Visual Studio), `⌘ ⌃ N` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (Eclipse), `⌘ N` (Eclipse (macOS))). Subsequent interactions with them are the same as those explained in the section about JPA Palette.

![jpa-palette-generate-menu](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/jpa-palette-generate-menu.jpeg)

### JPA Inspector

[JPA Inspector](jpa-buddy-entity-designer.html#jpa-inspector) allows you to configure classes and fields in it. Press `Alt+Enter` (Windows), `⌥ ⏎` (macOS), `⌥ ⏎` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌥ ⏎` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Enter` (XWin), `Alt+Enter` (GNOME), `Alt+Enter` (KDE), `Alt+Enter` (Emacs), `Alt+Enter` (Sublime Text), `⌥ ⏎` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Alt+Enter` (NetBeans), `Alt+Enter` (Visual Studio), `⌥ ⏎` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+1` (Eclipse), `⌘ 1` (Eclipse (macOS)) on any element that you need to configure, and select Show JPA Inspector popup.

![show-jpa-inspector-popup](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/show-jpa-inspector-popup.jpeg)

After that, the resizable and draggable JPA Inspector panel will appear. The cool thing is that you can navigate through it and change anything using your mouse or keyboard:

* To move through the lines, use the up (`Up` (Windows), `↑` (macOS), `↑` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `↑` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Up` (XWin), `Up` (GNOME), `Up` (KDE), `Up` (Emacs), `Up` (Sublime Text), `↑` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Up` (NetBeans), `Up` (Visual Studio), `↑` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Up` (Eclipse), `↑` (Eclipse (macOS))) and down (`Down` (Windows), `↓` (macOS), `↓` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `↓` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Down` (XWin), `Down` (GNOME), `Down` (KDE), `Down` (Emacs), `Down` (Sublime Text), `↓` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Down` (NetBeans), `Down` (Visual Studio), `↓` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Down` (Eclipse), `↓` (Eclipse (macOS))) buttons.

* To change the value in the selected row, press `Space` (Windows), `Space` (macOS), `Space` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `Space` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Space` (XWin), `Space` (GNOME), `Space` (KDE), `Space` (Emacs), `Space` (Sublime Text), `Space` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Space` (NetBeans), `Space` (Visual Studio), `Space` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Space` (Eclipse), `Space` (Eclipse (macOS)) twice.

* To close JPA Inspector, click the Esc button.

![jpa-inspector-popup](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/jpa-inspector-popup.jpeg)

#### Custom Shortcuts

For JPA Inspector popup, it's possible to bind another shortcut. You can do it directly from the Enable Minimalistic Mode window, by clicking on the Add keyboard shortcut:

![enable-minimalistic-mode](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/enable-minimalistic-mode.png)

Or using the IDE settings. Open Keymap, JPA Inspector Popup and set your desired combination.