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Apple Mail

Reply to the sender

CmdR

Mac Desktop app Mail for Mac

Practice this

Press Cmd + R to reply to the sender in Apple Mail. 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.

The same task in other apps

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
Reply to the sender Mozilla Thunderbird Ctrl + R

More Apple Mail shortcuts

Reply to everyone Shift + Cmd + R
Forward the email Shift + Cmd + F
Redirect the email Shift + Cmd + E
Show or hide the sidebar Ctrl + Cmd + S
Turn the mailbox filter on or off Cmd + L
Mark emails as read or unread Shift + Cmd + U
Move emails to the suggested mailbox Ctrl + Cmd + M
Move emails to the junk mailbox Shift + Cmd + J

See every Apple Mail shortcut

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