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Mozilla Thunderbird

Reply to the sender

CtrlR

Windows Desktop app Thunderbird on Windows and Linux

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Press Ctrl + R to reply to the sender in Mozilla Thunderbird. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Message selected

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - Thunderbird Help

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Reply to the sender Apple Mail Cmd + R
Respond to the sender Gmail R
Respond to the sender Microsoft Outlook Ctrl + R
Reply sender Microsoft Outlook R
Reply sender Microsoft Outlook Cmd + R

More Mozilla Thunderbird shortcuts

Reply to everyone Ctrl + Shift + R
Reply to the mailing list Ctrl + Shift + L
Forward the message Ctrl + L
Edit the message as a new one Ctrl + E
Get new messages for this account F5
Get new messages for every account Shift + F5
Open the message Ctrl + O
Open the message in its conversation Ctrl + Shift + O

See every Mozilla Thunderbird shortcut

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