Learn Thunderbird Shortcuts for Windows & Mac
Compose and Edit Message Shortcuts
Action | Thunderbird Shortcuts Windows | Thunderbird Shortcuts Mac |
New Message | Ctrl + M | Command + M |
Reply to Message (sender only) | Ctrl + R | Command + R |
Reply to all in the Message | Ctrl + Shift + R | Command + Shift + R |
Reply to list | Ctrl + Shift + L | Command + Shift + L |
Forward Message | Ctrl + L | Command + L |
Edit Message as new | Ctrl + E | Command + E |
Send Message now | Ctrl + Enter | Command + Return |
Send Message later | Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Command + Shift + Return |
Add additional recipient | Alt + Down Arrow key | Option + Down Arrow key |
Increase the text size of the selection | Ctrl + + | Command + + |
Decrease the text size of the selection | Ctrl + – | Command + – |
Copy | Ctrl + C | Command + C |
Cut | Ctrl + X | Command + X |
Paste | Ctrl + V | Command + V |
Paste as quotation | Ctrl + Shift + O | Command + Shift + O |
Paste without formatting | Ctrl + Shift + V | Command + Shift + V |
Select all text in a message | Ctrl + A | Command + A |
Save draft | Ctrl + S | Command + S |
Delete current word | Ctrl + Delete | Command + Delete |
Delete the previous word | Ctrl + Backspace | Command + Backspace |
Navigate Messages Shortcuts
Action | Thunderbird Shortcuts Windows | Thunderbird Shortcuts Mac |
Toggle Message Pane | F8 | F8 |
Switch focus between Folders Pane and Message List Pane | F6 | F6 |
Go one message down | Down Arrow key | Down Arrow key |
Go one message up | Up Arrow key | Up Arrow key |
Go to the first message | Home | Home |
Go to the last message | End | End |
Go to the next message | F | F |
Go to the previous message | B | B |
Go to the next unread Message | N | N |
Go to the previous unread Message | P | P |
Go to previously viewed Message | [ | [ |
Go to the next viewed Message | ] | ] |
Open the message (in a new window or tab) | Ctrl + O | Command + O |
Close the window or tab | Ctrl + W | Command + W |
Redo close window or tab | Ctrl + T | Command + T |
Select all messages | Ctrl + A | Command + A |
Select all messages in Thread | Ctrl + Shift + A | Command + Shift + A |
Expand collapsed Thread | Right Arrow key | Right Arrow key |
Collapse collapsed Thread | Left Arrow key | Left Arrow key |
Expand all Threads | * | * |
Collapse all Threads | \ | \ |
Find Messages Shortcuts
Action | Thunderbird Shortcut keys Windows | Thunderbird Shortcut keys Mac |
Find Messages with Quick Filter | Ctrl + F | Command + F |
Find all Messages in the Folder | Ctrl + Shift + F | Command + Shift + F |
Find text in the current Message | Ctrl + F And Ctrl + F | Command + F And Command + F |
Find text again next in Current Message | Ctrl + G | Command + G |
Find the text again previous in Current Message | Ctrl + Shift + G | Command + Shift + G |
Move to the Search Bar | Ctrl + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K |
Retrieve Messages Shortcuts
Action | Thunderbird Shortcut keys Windows | Thunderbird Shortcut keys Mac |
Send and retrieve all messages | Ctrl + T | Command + T |
Retrieve new messages for the current account | F5 | F5 |
Retrieve new messages for all accounts | Ctrl + Shift + T | Command + Shift + T |
Stop | Esc | Esc |
Most used Thunderbird Shortcuts
Action | Thunderbird Shortcut keys Windows | Thunderbird Shortcut keys Mac |
View Message Source | Ctrl + U | Command + U |
Save Message as File | Ctrl + S | Command + S |
Print | Ctrl + P | Command + P |
Undo | Ctrl + Z | Command + Z |
Redo | Ctrl + Y | Command + Y |
Caret browsing (select text with keyboard) | F7 | F7 |
Help | Ctrl + ? | Command + ? |
Open Saved Files Window | Ctrl + J | Command + J |
Increase text size | Ctrl + + | Command + + |
Decrease text size | Ctrl + – | Command + – |
Restore Text Size (reset zoom) | Ctrl + 0 | Command + 0 |
Open Address Book | Ctrl + Shift + B | Command + Shift + B |
Exit | Ctrl + Q | Command + Q |
Mark, Delete, and Move Message Shortcuts
Action | Thunderbird Shortcut keys Windows | Thunderbird Shortcut keys Mac |
Mark Message as read/unread | M | M |
Mark Message Thread as Read | R | R |
Mark all Messages as Read | Shift + C | Shift + C |
Mark as Read by date | C | C |
Mark as Junk | J | J |
Mark as not junk | Shift + J | Shift + J |
Add/remove Star | S | S |
Archive Message | A | A |
Move to the previous folder | Ctrl + Alt + M | Command + Option + M |
Delete message | Delete | Delete |
Delete by bypassing the trash | Shift + Delete | Shift + Delete |
Ignore or Unignore Thread | K | K |
Ignore or Unignore Subthread | Shift + K | Shift + K |
Watch Thread | W | W |
Add/remove Tag 1 … 9 | 1…9 | 1…9 |
Remove all Tags from the Message | 0 | 0 |
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