Type
Ctrl
/
to open the keyboard shortcut reference from directly within Shortwave.
Action | Keys | Description |
---|---|---|
Compose | C | Start a new draft |
New thread | N | Start a new thread when viewing a search result addressed to the relevant search participants |
Reply all | A | Reply all to focused thread |
Reply to sender | R | Reply to sender to focused thread |
Forward | F | Forward focused thread |
Cc | Ctrl Shift C | Focus the Cc field to add recipients |
Bcc | Ctrl Shift B | Focus the Bcc field to add recipients |
Instant intro | Ctrl Shift I | Move last sender to Bcc and inserts text Thanks "lastSenderName"! (moved to BCC) |
Attach file | Ctrl Shift A | Attach a file to the current draft |
Link | Ctrl K | Add a link to your text. If you have a link already copied, you can paste it over highlighted text with Ctrl V . |
Discard draft | Ctrl Shift D Ctrl Shift , | Discard the current draft |
Send | Ctrl Enter | Send your message from the compose box |
Scheduled send | Ctrl Shift L | Schedule your message to send later from the compose box |
Send & done | Ctrl Shift Enter | Send your message from the compose box and mark thread as done |
Undo send | Ctrl Z Z | Revert most recently sent message back into a draft |
View sent message | Ctrl Shift V | Open most recently sent email in pop-out window |
Search | / | Open search |
Close | Esc | Close selection / cancel action / remove focus |
Keyboard shortcuts | Ctrl / Shift / | Open the in-app keyboard shortcuts reference |
Action | Keys | Description |
---|---|---|
Ask AI | Y | Prompt AI to help summarize, translate, or understand a thread |
Done | D or E | Archive the currently focused thread or bundle and automatically focus the next item |
Done & next | [ | Archive the current thread if one is selected. Go to the next thread and opens it, even if that means going to the next bundle or group. |
Done & previous | ] | Archive the current thread if one is selected. Go to the previous thread and opens it, even if that means going to the previous bundle or group. |
Manage todos | T | Create a new todo or add an item to an existing todo |
Snooze | B or H | Open the snooze picker for the focused thread or bundle |
Star | S | Star or unstar the focused thread |
Label | L | Add a label to the focused thread or bundle |
Move to | V | Move the focused thread or bundle from it's current location to the applied label |
Delete | # Delete | Delete the focused thread or bundle |
Unsubscribe | Ctrl U | Unsubscribe you from the mailing list |
Block spam | Ctrl B | Report the current thread as spam and automatically trashes all future messages from the sender |
Report spam | ! | Report the current thread as spam and removes it from the inbox |
Mute (Unfollow) | M | Unfollow the focused thread |
Copy thread link | Ctrl C | Copy the thread's unique link when a thread is focused |
Mark unread | U Shift U | Mark the current thread as unread |
Mark read | U Shift I | Mark the current thread as read |
Mark important | + | Mark the current thread as important |
Mark not important | - | Mark the current thread as not important |
Undo | Ctrl Z Z | Undo the most recent action |
Action | Keys | Description |
---|---|---|
Next | ↓ or J | Move to the next item (thread or bundle) |
Previous | ↑ or K | Move to the previous item (thread or bundle) |
Select | X | Select the focused item and enables multi-select mode |
Open in side panel | → or Enter | Open the focused item in a side panel (thread or bundle) |
Open in full screen | Ctrl Shift → | Open the focused thread in full screen |
Close | ← or Esc | Close the open item (thread or bundle) |
Scroll down | ↓ | Scroll the page down (when thread has focus) |
Scroll up | ↑ | Scroll the page up (when thread has focus) |
Page down | Space | Scroll down one page height |
Page up | Shift Space | Scroll up one page height |
Toggle sidebar | Ctrl \ | Collapse / expand the left sidebar |
Action | Keys | Description |
---|---|---|
Inbox | G + I | Go to Inbox |
Todos | G + O | Go to Todos |
Starred | G + S | Go to Starred |
Snoozed | G + B G + H | Go to Snoozed |
Done | G + E | Go to Done |
Important | G + + | Go to Important |
Sent | G + T | Go to Sent |
Drafts | G + D | Go to Drafts |
Spam | G + ! | Go to Spam |
Trash | G + # | Go to Trash |
Favorite (1-9) | G + 1 | Go to favorited search (1 through 9) |
AI Assistant | Ctrl J | Open AI Assistant |
Command Palette | Ctrl K Ctrl Shift K Ctrl Shift P | Open command palette |
Other account (1-9) | Alt 1 | Switch account (1 through 9) |
Settings | Ctrl , | Go to Settings |
Toggle theme | Ctrl Shift L | Toggle between light and dark mode themes |
The following text shortcuts work when you are drafting messages in the compose box:
Action | Keys | Description |
---|---|---|
Emoji | :emoji | Add emoji to your text :shorts :wave = 🩳 👋 |
Bold | **bold** Ctrl B | Make your text bold |
Italics | *italicize* Ctrl I | Make your text italicized |
Underline | _underline_ Ctrl U | Make your text underlined |
Strikethrough |
Ctrl Shift X | Add a |
Code | `code` Ctrl E | Make your text code |
Code block | ``` | Make your text a code block |
Heading | # Space | Make your text a larger **Heading ** |
Numbered List | 1 . Space Ctrl Shift 7 | Add an ordered list |
Bulleted List | - Space * Space Ctrl Shift 8 | Add an unordered list |
Quote | > Space Ctrl Shift 9 or q | Convert text to a quote. For quick quote, select a previous message and press Q to quote the text in your reply. |
Add participant | +name | Add a person or channel to a thread, similar to adding them to the To or Cc field |
Remove participant | -name | Remove a person or channel from a thread, similar to removing them from the To or Cc field |
Add & notify participant | @name | Directly notify a specific person with a push notification |
Link to | #name | Link a specific person or channel in a conversation |
Like keyboard shortcuts, Shortwave's command palette provides quick keyboard-based access to navigation and thread shortcuts from wherever you are.
Use
Ctrl
K
to pull up the command palette and start typing (Ctrl
Shift
P
and Ctrl
Shift
K
are also support shortcuts).
Navigate to the following pages at any time:
Take actions on a specific open thread, such as:
Snoozing and scheduling emails in Shortwave is simple with our natural language date picker. You can type phrases into the input field to snooze a thread or schedule a message without ever leaving your keyboard.
Use a combination of weekdays, months, dates, times, and years, such as:
Use relative time inputs when you're not sure of the exact date. Try typing:
Input a unit and amount to select a date that is a certain amount of time from now, such as:
Type popular holidays to get the corresponding date, including:
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