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Mozilla Thunderbird

Go to the mail tab

Ctrl1

Windows Desktop app Thunderbird on Windows and Linux

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In Mozilla Thunderbird, Ctrl + 1 will go to the mail tab. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Anywhere

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.

More Mozilla Thunderbird shortcuts

Go to the last tab Ctrl + 9
Open the address book Ctrl + Shift + B
Open saved files Ctrl + J
Open help F1
Open the developer tools Ctrl + Shift + I
Show or hide the message pane F8
Close the window or tab Ctrl + W
Reopen the tab you closed Ctrl + Shift + T

See every Mozilla Thunderbird shortcut

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