Keyboard shortcuts
Every shortcut in DMU Mail, grouped as the app groups them. Press ? at any time to see the same list.
Updated 24 October 2026 · 3 min read
How they work
Shortcuts appear on tablets and computers, not on phones.
Keys marked “then” are pressed one after the other, not together: press g, then i.
Most shortcuts act on the conversation you have open. Nothing fires while you are typing.
On a Mac, use ⌘ wherever you see Ctrl.
Shortcuts cannot be changed. If you use a screen reader or dictation that sends keystrokes, open Settings, then Keyboard shortcuts, and turn off Single-key shortcuts. Ctrl K and Esc keep working.
The same page has Show shortcuts in menus and tooltips, which shows the keys beside commands.
Moving around
Moving around
- jNext conversation
- kPrevious conversation
- EnterOpen the first conversation
- gtheniGo to the inbox
- gthenoGo to open
- gthensGo to sent
- gthencGo to closed
- gthenaGo to everything
- gthendGo to drafts
- gthentGo to trash
g then m also goes to Important.
Acting on a conversation
Acting on a conversation
- eClose the conversation
- bSnooze it
- uMark it unread
- sFlag it as important
- vAssign it to somebody
- lLabel it
- mMove it to another mailbox
- #Move it to trash
- !Mark it as spam
- xAdd it to the selection
- CtrlASelect all loaded conversations
- F2Rename the conversation
- CtrlPPrint the conversation
Ctrl A does not take over select-all while you type, in a menu or dialog, or in the text of a message. In Trash, # opens Delete permanently and asks first. See Statuses and Assign a conversation.
Writing
Writing
- cWrite a new message
- rReply
- aReply to everybody
- fForward
- CtrlEnterSend the message
What r does is your choice: Reply or Reply all, under Settings, then Writing, in Default reply.
Everything else
Everything else
- /Search
- CtrlKOpen the command palette
- ?Show the list of shortcuts
- EscClear the selection, or close what is open
The command palette runs the same actions as the keys, and finds them by letters in order: “gtr” finds Go to trash. See Search.