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Shortwave Keyboard Shortcuts

Browse Shortwave keyboard shortcuts on an interactive keyboard map. Compose, thread actions, navigation, and formatting — free on KeyBindr, no signup required.

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Inbox

C
Compose — Start a new draft
R
Reply — Reply to sender of focused thread
A
Reply All — Reply all to focused thread
F
Forward — Forward focused thread
N
New Thread — Begin a new thread (when viewing search results)
D
Done — Archive the currently focused thread
[
Done & Next — Archive thread and navigate to next
]
Done & Prev — Archive thread and navigate to previous
T
Todos — Create or add to an existing todo
B
Snooze — Open the snooze picker
S
Star — Star or unstar the focused thread
L
Label — Add a label to the focused thread
V
Move To — Relocate thread to another label
M
Mute — Mute (unfollow) the focused thread
U
Mark Unread — Flag focused thread as unread
X
Select — Enable multi-select mode for bulk actions
Y
Ask AI — Prompt AI to summarize, translate, or explain thread
Shift + 3
Delete — Delete the focused thread (Shift+3 = #)
Ctrl + Z
Undo — Revert most recent thread action
/
Search — Open search
Esc
Close — Close selection / cancel action / remove focus
Space
Page Down — Scroll down one page height
Enter
Open — Open focused thread in the side panel
G
Go To… — Navigation prefix — follow with I=Inbox, O=Todos, S=Starred, E=Done, D=Drafts, T=Sent
J
Next — Move to next thread (vim-style)
K
Previous — Move to previous thread (vim-style)
Next — Move to next thread
Previous — Move to previous thread
Open — Open focused thread in side panel
Close Panel — Close the open thread panel
Ctrl + \
Sidebar — Collapse or expand the left sidebar

Compose

Ctrl + Enter
Send — Send your message from the compose box
Ctrl + Z
Undo Send — Revert the most recently sent message
Ctrl + Shift + D
Discard — Discard the current draft
Ctrl + Shift + A
Attach File — Attach a file to the current draft
Ctrl + Shift + C
CC Field — Focus the CC field to add recipients
Ctrl + K
Add Link — Add a hyperlink to selected text
Ctrl + ;
AI Snippet — Open the AI snippet insertion modal
Ctrl + ,
Settings — Open Shortwave settings
Ctrl + /
Shortcuts — Display the keyboard shortcut reference
Ctrl + B
Bold — Apply bold formatting to selected text
Ctrl + I
Italic — Apply italic formatting to selected text
Ctrl + U
Underline — Apply underline formatting to selected text
Ctrl + E
Code — Format selected text as inline code
Ctrl + Shift + X
Strikethrough — Apply strikethrough formatting to selected text
Ctrl + Shift + 7
Numbered List — Create or toggle a numbered (ordered) list
Ctrl + Shift + 8
Bullet List — Create or toggle a bulleted (unordered) list
Ctrl + Shift + 9
Quote — Format selected text as a block quote