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Mozilla Thunderbird

Search every message

CtrlK

Windows Desktop app Thunderbird on Windows and Linux

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To search every message in Mozilla Thunderbird, press Ctrl + K. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Mail

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

Open the base switcher Airtable Cmd + K
Open the search dialog DBeaver Ctrl + H
Open the quick switcher Discord Cmd + K
Search your notes Evernote Cmd + K
Put the cursor in the search box Google Calendar /
Search chats and spaces Google Chat /
Focus the search bar GitHub S
Put the cursor in the search bar GitLab S
Search your notes Google Keep /
Focus the mail search field Gmail /
Open the command bar Linear Cmd + K
Open the find channels dialog Mattermost Cmd + K

More Mozilla Thunderbird shortcuts

Filter the current folder Ctrl + Shift + K
Open advanced search Ctrl + Shift + F
Find text in the message Ctrl + F
Find the next match Ctrl + G
Find the previous match Ctrl + Shift + G
Go to the next message F
Go to the previous message B
Go to the next unread message N

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