Inbox

Keyboard shortcuts

The full list of Heron keyboard shortcuts on Mac, Windows, Linux and iPad.

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Sort your inbox without leaving the keyboard. You’ll find this list in the app too: Settings → Keyboard shortcuts.

On Windows and Linux, replace ⌘ with Ctrl, ⌥ with Alt and ⇧ with Shift. Exceptions are shown in the Windows / Linux column.

Messages

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux
New message	`⌘N`	`Ctrl+N`
Reply	`⌥⌘R` or `R`	`Ctrl+Alt+R` or `R`
Reply All	`⇧⌘R` or `A`	`Ctrl+Shift+R` or `A`
Forward	`⇧⌘F` or `F`	`Ctrl+Shift+F` or `F`
Archive	`⌃⌘A` or `E`	`Ctrl+Shift+A` or `E`
Delete	`⌘⌫` or `Del`	`Ctrl+Backspace` or `Del`
Mark as read / unread	`⇧⌘U`	`Ctrl+Shift+U`
Flag / unflag	`⇧⌘L`	`Ctrl+Shift+L`
Mark as Junk	`⇧⌘J`	`Ctrl+Shift+J`
Snooze	`H`	`H`
Mark as Done	`D`	`D`
Set Aside	`S`	`S`
Pin / Unpin	`P`	`P`
Show Headers	`⇧⌘H`	`Ctrl+Shift+H`
Print	`⌘P`	`Ctrl+P`
Undo the last action	`⌘Z`	`Ctrl+Z`
Close the message (or clear the search)	`Esc`	`Esc`

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux
Previous / next message	`↑` `↓` or `K` `J`	`↑` `↓` or `K` `J`
Select all	`⌘A`	`Ctrl+A`
Add to selection / select a range	`⌘`-click · `⇧`-click	`Ctrl`-click · `Shift`-click
Search	`⌘F`	`Ctrl+F`
Show/Hide sidebar	`⌃⌘S`	`Ctrl+Shift+S`
Unread only	`⌥⌘U`	`Ctrl+Alt+U`
Flagged only	`⌥⌘L`	`Ctrl+Alt+L`
Inbox, Drafts, Sent, Archive, Trash	`⌘1` … `⌘5`	`Ctrl+1` … `Ctrl+5`
Refresh	`⌘R`	`Ctrl+R`
Settings	`⌘,`	`Ctrl+,`
Move an account (Settings › Organize)	`⌥↑` / `⌥↓`	`Alt+↑` / `Alt+↓`

Single keys (R, E, H…) act on the selected message when you’re not typing in a field.

Action	Mac	Windows / Linux
Send	`⌘↵`	`Ctrl+Enter`

Hold ⌘ to see the available shortcuts. The main ones: