How to Use Keyboard Shortcuts in Airmail for Mac

Problem

You want to speed up your email workflow using keyboard shortcuts in Airmail for Mac.

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

• ⌘+1 to ⌘+9 — Switch between accounts
• ⌘+Shift+I — Go to Inbox
• ⌘+Shift+D — Go to Drafts
• ⌘+Shift+S — Go to Sent
• ↑/↓ Arrow Keys — Move between messages

Actions

• ⌘+N — New email
• ⌘+R — Reply
• ⌘+Shift+R — Reply All
• ⌘+Shift+F — Forward
• ⌘+Shift+N — Refresh all accounts
• Delete — Move to Trash
• ⌘+Shift+U — Mark as Unread
• ⌘+Shift+A — Archive

Compose

• ⌘+Return — Send email
• ⌘+Shift+D — Save as Draft
• Tab — Move between fields (To, CC, Subject, Body)

Search

• ⌘+F — Open search
• ⌘+Shift+F — Advanced search
• Esc — Close search

Customizing Shortcuts

Currently, Airmail uses system-defined shortcuts. You can customize some through macOS System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → App Shortcuts, adding custom shortcuts for Airmail menu items.