Thunderbird
Mozilla's multi-functional email client freely building email environments with multiple account management and customizability
Navigation shortcuts that dramatically improve Thunderbird operation efficiency with folder navigation, tab switching, and UI element navigation
N
Go to Next Unread
Moves to the next unread message.
💡 Hint: Next unread
🎯 Efficiently move to the next unread email
P
Go to Previous Unread
Moves to the previous unread message.
💡 Hint: Previous unread
🎯 Quickly return to the previous unread email
Space
Scroll to Next Unread Message
Scrolls down and moves to the next unread message.
💡 Hint: Space = continue
🎯 Smoothly move to next while reading unread emails
Ctrl+Tab → Ctrl+PageDown
Next Tab
Moves to the next tab.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Tab
🎯 Quickly switch between tabs for efficient work
Ctrl+Shift+Tab → Ctrl+PageUp
Previous Tab
Moves to the previous tab.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + Tab
🎯 Return to previous tab to maintain workflow
F6 → Ctrl+F6
Focus Next Pane
Moves focus between main UI panes.
💡 Hint: F6
🎯 Efficiently move between UI elements
Ctrl+O → Enter
Open Message
Opens the selected message in a new window or tab.
💡 Hint: Open
🎯 Open selected email in a new window
Ctrl+1 → Ctrl+2 → Ctrl+3 → Ctrl+4 → Ctrl+5 → Ctrl+6 → Ctrl+7 → Ctrl+8 → Ctrl+9
Go to Tab #
Goes to the specified tab number.
💡 Hint: Ctrl+Number
🎯 Jump directly to specific tabs
F8
Toggle Message Pane
Toggles the message pane visibility.
💡 Hint: F8
🎯 Optimize work area by toggling message pane
Ctrl+W → Alt+F4 → Ctrl+F4
Close Window/Tab
Closes the current window or tab.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + W
🎯 Quickly close unnecessary windows or tabs