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Apple Mail

Apply your mail rules

CtrlCmdL

Mac Desktop app Mail for Mac

Practice this

Pressing Ctrl + Cmd + L will apply your mail rules. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Email selected

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

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

More Apple Mail shortcuts

Switch between plain and rich text Shift + Cmd + T
Show the viewer window Cmd + 0
Show the activity window Ctrl + Cmd + 0
Close every Mail window Option + Cmd + W
Start a new email Cmd + N
Open a new viewer window Option + Cmd + N
Attach files to the email Shift + Cmd + A
Paste text as a quotation Shift + Cmd + V

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