Key Binding Selectors

Selector	Argument	Action
`nextMessage:`	-	Move to next message (expand if possible)
`previousMessage:`	-	Move to previous message
`nextThread:`	-	Move to next thread
`previousThread:`	-	Move to previous thread
`nextUnreadMessage:`	-	Move to next unread message (expand if possible)
`previousUnreadMessage:`	-	Move to previous unread message
`nextUnreadThread:`	-	Move to next unread thread
`previousUnreadThread:`	-	Move to previous unread thread
`rootOfThread:`	-	Move to root of thread (search for thread if necessary)
`lastOfThread:`	-	Move to last message of thread (with respect to received date)
`selectNextMessageRow:`	-	Select next message (without expanding)
`selectPreviousMessageRow:`	-	Select previous message (same as `previousMessage:`)
`selectFirstMessageRow:`	-	Select first message
`selectLastMessageRow:`	-	Select last message
`expand:`	-	Expand selected messages
`collapse:`	-	Collapse selected messages
`expandThread:`	-	Expand selected threads
`collapseThread:`	-	Collapse selected threads
`expandAll:`	-	Expand all threads
`collapseAll:`	-	Collapse all threads
`scrollPageDown:`	-	Scroll one page down
`scrollPageUp:`	-	Scroll one page up
`scrollToTop:`	-	Scroll to the top of a list, for example, the message list.
`scrollToBottom:`	-	Scroll to the bottom of a list, for example, the message list.
`scrollPageDownOrNextUnreadMessage:`	-	Scroll one page down if possible or skip to next message
`makeFirstResponder:`	View identifier	Move focus to a specific view (identifiers can be found in layout files)
`selectNextKeyView:`	Move focus to the next key view as when using tab (⇥)
`selectPreviousKeyView:`	Move focus to the previous key view as when using shift-tab (⇧⇥)
`goToMailbox:`	Mailbox UUID (optional)	Select mailbox (or show mailbox selection window)
`goToDestinationMailbox:`	-	Select the destination mailbox of the most recently moved message and select the message
`selectNextMailboxRow:`	-	Select next mailbox (without expanding)
`selectPreviousMailboxRow:`	-	Select previous mailbox
`selectNextMailbox:`	-	Select next mailbox (expand if possible)
`selectPreviousMailbox:`	-	Select previous mailbox (same as selectPreviousMailboxRow:)
`selectNextCountedMailbox:`	-	Select next mailbox with a non-zero displayed count (expand if possible)
`selectPreviousCountedMailbox:`	-	Select previous mailbox with a non-zero displayed count
`selectNextCountedMailboxRow:`	-	Select next mailbox with a non-zero displayed count (without expanding)
`selectPreviousCountedMailboxRow:`	-	Select previous mailbox with a non-zero displayed count (same as `selectPreviousCountedMailbox:``)
`searchAllMessages:`	-	Initiate search in “All Messages”
`mailboxSearch:`	-	Initiate search in currently selected mailbox
`showThread:`	-	Initiate search for messages in the same thread(s)
`showCorrespondence:`	-	Initiate search for messages with the same correspondent(s)

Selection

Selector	Argument	Action
`selectAll:`	-	Select all messages
`deselectAll:`	-	Clear selection of messages
`selectThread:`	-	Select all messages in a thread
`moveDownAndModifySelection:`	-	Extend selection downwards
`moveUpAndModifySelection:`	-	Extend selection upwards
`selectWithFilter:`	Filter format string	Select a subset of messages matched by the filter

Message display

Selector	Argument	Action
`nextAlternative:`	-	Switch to next display alternative (usually only plain text and HTML alternatives exist)
`previousAlternative:`	-	Switch to previous display alternative (usually only plain text and HTML alternatives exist)
`downloadResources:`	-	Allow the external resources/images of the currently displayed message to be downloaded once (potentially allowing tracking)
`downloadAllResources:`	-	Works like `downloadResources:`, but this will also include any strictly blocked resources

Message actions

Selector	Argument	Action
`openMessages:`	-	Open message(s) in separate window(s)
`newMessage:`	-	Create new message and open composer
`reply:`	-	Reply to selected message
`replySender:`	-	Reply to only the sender of the selected message
`replyAll:`	-	Reply to both sender and all recipients of the selected message
`replyList:`	-	Reply to the mailing list of the selected message (if possible)
`forwardMessage:`	-	Forward selected message(s)
`forwardAsAttachment:`	-	Forward selected message as an attachment
`redirectMessage:`	-	Redirect selected message
`moveToMailbox:`	Mailbox UUID (optional)	Move selected messages to mailbox (or show mailbox selection window)
`moveThreadToMailbox:`	Mailbox UUID	(not fully implemented)
`copyToMailbox:`	Mailbox UUID	Copy selected messages to mailbox
`archive:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'moveToMailbox:', 'archive' )`
`moveToJunk:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'moveToMailbox:', 'junk' )`
`deleteMessage:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'moveToMailbox:', 'trash' )`
`expungeMessage:`	-	Delete without moving to the trash mailbox
`toggleTag:`	IMAP keyword	Toggle an IMAP keyword (not necessarily a tag)
`setTag:`	IMAP keyword	Set an IMAP keyword (not necessarily a tag)
`removeTag:`	IMAP keyword	Remove an IMAP keyword (not necessarily a tag)
`clearTags:`	-	Remove all tags of the selected messages
`toggleReadState:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'toggleTag:', '\\Seen' )`
`markAsRead:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'removeTag:', '\\Seen' )`
`markAsUnread:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'setTag:', '\\Seen' )`
`toggleFlag:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'toggleTag:', '\\Flagged' )`
`toggleMuteState:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'toggleTag:', '$Muted' )`
`markAsJunk:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'setTag:', '$Junk' )` — automatically clears not-junk related tags
`markAsNotJunk:`	-	Shorthand for `( 'setTag:', '$NotJunk' )` — automatically clears junk related tags
`saveAttachments:`	-	Display “Save Attachments” panel
`saveAttachmentsInDownloads:`	-	Save attachments in the default downloads folder
`removeAttachments:`	-	Remove all attachments and update the message on the IMAP server (with the stripped variant).
`undo:`	-	Undo action (moved messages or keyword changes)
`redo:`	-	Redo action (moved messages or keyword changes)
`copyAsLink:`	-	Put the `message:` URL of the currently selected message on the pasteboard.

Mailbox actions

Selector	Argument	Action
`newIMAPMailbox:`	-	Create an IMAP mailbox in the currently selected IMAP account/mailbox.
`newSmartMailbox:`	-	Create a smart mailbox.
`mailboxToggleTag:`	IMAP keyword	Toggle tag for messages in currently displayed mailbox (or search result)
`mailboxSetTag:`	IMAP keyword	Set tag for messages in currently displayed mailbox (or search result)
`mailboxRemoveTag:`	IMAP keyword	Remove tag for messages in currently displayed mailbox (or search result)
`markAllAsRead:`	-	Mark all emails in the current mailbox as read.
`expungeDeletedMessages:`*	-	Permanently delete any messages marked as `\Deleted` in the currently displayed mailbox (or search result)
`emptyMailbox:`	-	Empty the current mailbox (by default this only works for junk/trash mailboxes)
`applyRules:`	-	Apply the rules of the currently selected mailbox to the currently selected messages
`refreshMailbox:`	-	Forces a refresh of smart mailboxes hanging on to certain types of messages (like recently read messages in the Unread mailbox)
`toggleFilterKey:`	key	Experimental feature allowing the user to temporarily enable/disable a filter. Currently, the only supported key is `unread`.
`setFilterKey:`	key	See `toggleFilterKey:`.
`removeFilterKey:`	key	See `toggleFilterKey:`.
`saveMailboxExpansions:`	-	Save the set of currently expanded mailboxes.
`restoreMailboxExpansions:`	-	Restore the set of currently expanded mailboxes to the saved state. By default, this expands the top-level mailboxes.
`synchronize:`	Mailbox UUID (optional)	Synchronize the given mailbox or any IMAP mailboxes on which it is based. If no mailbox is given then any selected mailboxes are synchronized.
`toggleOnlineState:`	-	Toggle online state of the selected mailboxes.
`toggleOnlineStateOfAllAccounts:`	-	Toggle online state of all accounts.

* Experimental feature which can be used to make MailMate behave like a traditional IMAP email client. Currently this also requires enabling the following preference in the Terminal (to prevent MailMate from hiding \Deleted messages):

defaults write com.freron.MailMate MmShowDeletedMessages -bool YES

Composer

Selector	Argument	Action
`saveDocument:`	-	Save draft
`showContextMenu:`	-	Show context sensitive menu (can be used to show spelling alternatives in the composer)
`showHeaders:`	-	Show headers menu
`showSignatures:`	-	Show signatures menu
`showMarkupLanguage:`	-	Show markup menu
`showIdentities:`	-	Show identities menu (choice of “From”)
`toggleMarkdown:`	-	Enable/disable the use of Markdown (a bit faster than using `showMarkupLanguage:`).
`toggleBold:`	-	Toggle styling of the current selection or word at the current caret location.
`toggleItalic:`	-	Toggle styling of the current selection or word at the current caret location.
`toggleCode:`	-	Toggle styling of the current selection or word at the current caret location.
`send:`	-	Send message
`sendAndArchiveParent:`	-	Send message and then archive the replied message
`sendAndMoveParentToMailbox:`	Mailbox UUID	Send message and then move the replied message to the given mailbox
`insertString:`	string	Insert text in composer
`pasteAsQuotedText:`	-	Paste text with an increased quoting level
`insertFormatString:`**	format string	Insert text in composer using a format string
`moveSignatureToTop:`	-	Move signature above replied text, so-called “top-posting”
`moveSignatureToBottom:`	-	Move signature below replied text (and move signature if used), so-called “bottom-posting”

** Experimental feature added as an alternative to insertText:. Mainly to allow one to do something like "x" = ( "reply:", "insertFormatString:", "Hi ${from.name.first},\n\n");.

Other

Selector	Argument	Action
`performBundleItemWithUUID:`	Command UUID	Launch bundle command with the given UUID.

Key Binding Selectors

Navigation

Selection

Message display

Message actions

Mailbox actions

Composer

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Appendix

Advanced/Experimental Features