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Mozilla Thunderbird

Write a new message

CtrlN

Windows Desktop app Thunderbird on Windows and Linux

Practice this

Press Ctrl + N to write a new message in Mozilla Thunderbird. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Mail

Ctrl and M also starts a new message.

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.

The same task in other apps

Start a new email Apple Mail Cmd + N
Draft a fresh email Gmail C
Draft a fresh email Microsoft Outlook Ctrl + Shift + M
New item Microsoft Outlook Ctrl + N
New item Microsoft Outlook N
Compose email Microsoft Outlook Cmd + N
Compose message Slack Ctrl + N

More Mozilla Thunderbird shortcuts

Reply to the sender Ctrl + R
Reply to everyone Ctrl + Shift + R
Reply to the mailing list Ctrl + Shift + L
Forward the message Ctrl + L
Edit the message as a new one Ctrl + E
Get new messages for this account F5
Get new messages for every account Shift + F5
Open the message Ctrl + O

See every Mozilla Thunderbird shortcut

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