Reference

Keyboard shortcuts

Single keys work in the list and in the reader, and match Gmail's. Typing in a field turns them off, except Esc and the palette. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where you see ⌘. Press ? in the app to see this list.

Practice in the demo Open Minimail

Move

Move shortcuts
Action	Keys
Next conversation	`j`or`↓`
Previous conversation	`k`or`↑`
Open	`Enter`or`o`
Back to the list	`Esc`or`u`
Select	`x`

Act

Act shortcuts
Action	Keys
Archive	`e`
Move to Trash	`#`or`Delete`
Report spam	`!`
Star	`s`
Mark unread	`ShiftU`
Mark read	`ShiftI`
Snooze	`h`
Move to folder	`v`
Load images	`i`
Undo	`z`

Write

Write shortcuts
Action	Keys
Compose	`c`
Reply	`r`
Reply all	`a`
Forward	`f`
Send	`⌘Enter`or`CtrlEnter`
Close and save draft	`Esc`
Show Cc	`⌘ShiftC`or`CtrlShiftC`
Show Bcc	`⌘ShiftB`or`CtrlShiftB`
Discard draft	`⌘Shift⌫`or`CtrlShiftBackspace`

Jump

Jump shortcuts
Action	Keys
Inbox	`g`then`i`
Starred	`g`then`s`
Sent	`g`then`t`
Drafts	`g`then`d`
Archive	`g`then`a`
Snoozed	`g`then`z`
Spam	`g`then`!`
Trash	`g`then`#`
Files	`g`then`f`
Switch account	`g`then`1–9`

Find

Find shortcuts
Action	Keys
Search	`/`
Command palette	`⌘K`or`CtrlK`
Command palette (VS Code style)	`⌘ShiftP`or`CtrlShiftP`
Settings	`,`
All shortcuts	`?`

Search operators

Search operators
Operator	Example
from:	from:maya
to:	to:me
subject:	subject:invoice
in:	in:sent
is:	is:unread · is:starred
has:	has:attachment · has:pdf · has:image
type:	type:sheet · type:slides
filename:	filename:lease
before: / after:	after:2026-03-01
newer_than: / older_than:	newer_than:7d
"…"	"exact phrase"

Snooze, move and every other action can be undone with z for 10 seconds. See all features →