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Keyboard shortcuts

Shrike is driven entirely by the keyboard. Bare-letter shortcuts fire only when no text input is focused — so typing a message never triggers an action.

KeyAction
j / Next thread
k / Previous thread
Enter / oOpen selected thread
u / EscBack to list
[ / ]Open previous / next thread

Acts on the selected or open thread.

KeyAction
eArchive
# / DeleteTrash
sStar / unstar
+U / +IMark unread / read
hSnooze
mMute thread
KeyAction
cCompose
rReply
+RReply all
fForward
+EnterSend

A local, inbox-driven task list.

KeyAction
tMake a to-do from the open/selected thread (AI)
g yGo to the to-do list
j / kMove selection
x / SpaceToggle done
EnterEdit selected to-do
cNew to-do
# / DeleteDelete selected to-do
KeyAction
+KCommand palette
/Search
?Keyboard shortcut help
+ZUndo last action
+,Open Settings
EscUnwind one layer