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Mozilla Thunderbird keyboard shortcuts

94 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 14, 2026.

Clipboard 2 shortcuts

Action Windows
Paste as a quotation Writing a message Ctrl + Shift + O
Paste without formatting Writing a message Ctrl + Shift + V

Files and printing 9 shortcuts

Action Windows
Open advanced search Mail Ctrl + Shift + F
Open the address book Anywhere Ctrl + Shift + B
Open saved files Anywhere Ctrl + J
Open help Anywhere F1
Open the developer tools Anywhere Ctrl + Shift + I
Reopen the tab you closed Anywhere Ctrl + Shift + T
Save the draft Writing a message Ctrl + S
Open the calendar tab Anywhere Alt + 3
Open the tasks tab Anywhere Alt + 4

Messages and mail 21 shortcuts

Action Windows
Write a new message Mail Ctrl + N
Get new messages for this account Mail F5
Get new messages for every account Mail Shift + F5
Zoom in Reading a message Ctrl + =
Zoom out Reading a message Ctrl + -
Reset the zoom Reading a message Ctrl + 0
Turn caret browsing on or off Reading a message F7
Undo Mail Ctrl + Z
Redo Mail Ctrl + Y
Search every message Mail Ctrl + K
Filter the current folder Mail Ctrl + Shift + K
Find text in the message Reading a message Ctrl + F
Show or hide the message pane Mail F8
Show or hide the contacts sidebar Writing a message F9
Show or hide the attachment pane Writing a message Alt + M
Rewrap the message text Writing a message Ctrl + R
Insert a link Writing a message Ctrl + K
Find and replace Writing a message Ctrl + H
Check the spelling Writing a message Ctrl + Shift + P
Attach a file Writing a message Ctrl + Shift + A
Remove text styles Writing a message Ctrl + Shift + Y

Navigation 13 shortcuts

Action Windows
Find the next match Reading a message Ctrl + G
Find the previous match Reading a message Ctrl + Shift + G
Move to the next pane Mail F6
Move to the previous pane Mail Shift + F6
Send the message now Writing a message Ctrl + Enter
Send the message later Writing a message Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Show or hide the Today pane Calendar F11
Create an event Calendar Ctrl + I
Create a task Calendar Ctrl + D
Go to today Calendar Alt + End
Go to the next day, week or month Calendar ]
Go to the previous day, week or month Calendar [
Clear the history Anywhere Ctrl + Shift + Delete

Paragraphs and lists 15 shortcuts

Action Windows
Expand the thread Message list Right arrow
Collapse the thread Message list Left arrow
Expand every thread Message list *
Mark everything read Message list Shift + C
Mark messages read up to a date Message list C
Go to the next message Message list F
Go to the previous message Message list B
Go to the next unread message Message list N
Go to the previous unread message Message list P
Go to the next unread thread Message list T
Go to the first message Message list Home
Go to the last message Message list End
Insert a line break Writing a message Shift + Enter
Increase the indent Writing a message Ctrl + ]
Decrease the indent Writing a message Ctrl + [

Selection 23 shortcuts

Action Windows
Reply to the sender Message selected Ctrl + R
Reply to everyone Message selected Ctrl + Shift + R
Reply to the mailing list Message selected Ctrl + Shift + L
Forward the message Message selected Ctrl + L
Edit the message as a new one Message selected Ctrl + E
Open the message Message selected Ctrl + O
Open the message in its conversation Message selected Ctrl + Shift + O
Print the message Message selected Ctrl + P
Save the message as a file Message selected Ctrl + S
View the message source Message selected Ctrl + U
Select the whole thread Message list Ctrl + Shift + A
Move or copy to the last folder again Message selected Ctrl + Shift + M
Archive the message Message selected A
Delete the message Message selected Delete
Delete the message without the trash Message selected Shift + Delete
Rename the folder Folder selected F2
Remove every tag from the message Message selected Not documented
Mark the message read or unread Message selected M
Mark the thread read Message selected R
Mark the message as junk Message selected J
Mark the message as not junk Message selected Shift + J
Star or unstar the message Message selected S
Remove links from the selection Writing a message Ctrl + Shift + K

Tabs and windows 5 shortcuts

Action Windows
Go to the next tab Mail Ctrl + Tab
Go to the previous tab Mail Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Go to the mail tab Anywhere Ctrl + 1
Go to the last tab Anywhere Ctrl + 9
Close the window or tab Anywhere Ctrl + W

Text formatting 6 shortcuts

Action Windows
Bold the text Writing a message Ctrl + B
Italicise the text Writing a message Ctrl + I
Underline the text Writing a message Ctrl + U
Use a fixed width font Writing a message Ctrl + T
Make the font larger Writing a message Ctrl + >
Make the font smaller Writing a message Ctrl + <

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/thunderbird/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.