Using the interface

A handful of keys cover a normal mail day. The quick reference holds the full map; press ? in the client for the live one.

Read

Key	Does
J / K	move down / up
Enter	open the selected message
J / K	scroll the open message (or mouse wheel)
Q	back to the list

The list's left column: ◆ unread, ⚑ flagged, R replied, A has attachments, T more of its thread is in view.

Reply and compose

Key	Does
R	reply
Shift+R	reply-all
Shift+L	reply to list
F	forward
N	new message

After R you land in the header fields (To pre-filled). Press Ctrl+E to open your $EDITOR on the body; save and quit to reach the review screen, then Y to send. The daemon retries if the network is down.

In the To field, start typing a name and Antiphon suggests addresses from your mail history; Tab accepts one.

File

Key	Does
A	archive
C	move (opens a folder picker)
D	delete
M	toggle read / unread
Shift+M	mark the whole folder read

Actions apply at once and queue offline, replaying when the connection returns.

Search

Press / and type a notmuch query:

from:alba invoice
date:2026-06.. attachment:pdf

Search is scoped to what's in view. Move the sidebar with Ctrl+N / Ctrl+P and open a folder or saved search with Ctrl+O; folders with unread mail show a count. The whole query language is in searching mail.

Change the theme

:theme

Lists the seventeen palettes. Switch to one and persist it:

:theme nord

To cycle themes live, use the Essentials tab of :settings (next page).

Next: more accounts and settings.