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Apple Mail

Send the email

ShiftCmdD

Mac Desktop app Mail for Mac

Practice this

To send the email in Apple Mail, press Shift + Cmd + D. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Writing an email

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

Send the current draft Gmail Cmd + Enter
Send the current draft Microsoft Outlook Alt + S
Send draft Microsoft Outlook Ctrl + Enter
Send draft Microsoft Outlook Ctrl + Enter
Send draft Microsoft Outlook Cmd + Return
Send the message now Mozilla Thunderbird Ctrl + Enter

More Apple Mail shortcuts

Unsend the email Cmd + Z
Reply to the sender Cmd + R
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

See every Apple Mail shortcut

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