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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