Keyboard Shortcuts
Magimail supports native macOS application shortcuts alongside standard Gmail web shortcuts.
Window & Account Navigation
Section titled “Window & Account Navigation”| Action | Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Switch to Account 1–9 | ⌘1 – ⌘9 | Instantly switches active account tab. |
| Back in history | ⌘[ | Also supports two-finger swipe left and mouse button 4. |
| Forward in history | ⌘] | Also supports two-finger swipe right and mouse button 5. |
| Reload mailbox | ⌘R | Reloads the current account’s web session. |
| Find in page | ⌘F | Searches the text of the page you are reading. |
| Search mailbox | ⌥⌘F | Jumps directly to Gmail’s server search input. |
| Find Next | ⌘G | Advances to the next search match. |
| Find Previous | ⇧⌘G | Moves to the previous search match. |
| Settings | ⌘, | Opens the settings window. |
| Close window | ⌘W | Closes detached thread or compose window. |
| Quit Magimail | ⌘Q | Quits Magimail. |
Switching accounts, and what each one keeps separate, is in Multiple Accounts.
Composing Messages
Section titled “Composing Messages”| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Message | ⌘N | Opens a standard compose draft in the active account. |
| New Detached Compose Window | ⇧⌘N | Opens an independent, floating compose window with native macOS window controls. |
| Global Quick Compose | ⌥⌘C | Opens a compose window from any app. See Quick Compose. |
| Detached Thread Window | ⇧+Click | Hold Shift while clicking any email thread in your message list to pop it out into its own window. |
| Send Message | ⌘Enter | Sends the draft currently in focus. |
Gmail In-Mail Shortcuts
Section titled “Gmail In-Mail Shortcuts”Magimail preserves Gmail’s built-in single-key shortcuts when enabled in Gmail settings:
| Action | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Compose | C | Create a new email within the current window. |
| Search mail | / | Focus Gmail search query field. |
| Archive | E or Y | Archive selected conversation. |
| Delete message | # | Move selected message to Trash. |
| Mark as unread | ⇧U | Mark conversation as unread. |
| Mark as read | ⇧I | Mark conversation as read. |
| Star message | S | Toggle star status. |
| Reply | R | Reply to active message. |
| Reply all | A | Reply to all recipients on thread. |
| Forward | F | Forward message. |
| Select thread | X | Select or deselect conversation checkbox. |
| Next message | J | Navigate down to older conversation. |
| Previous message | K | Navigate up to newer conversation. |