Menu bar

Every command in Nixt Mail is in the menu bar, laid out the way most mail apps arrange theirs: File, Edit, View, Message and Help.

System	Where
macOS	The system menu bar across the top of the screen, while Nixt Mail is the app in front. It adds the Nixt Mail application menu and a Window menu.
Windows and Linux	A row of menu names in the Nixt Mail title bar, beside the Nixt Mail name. Press `Alt` with a menu’s underlined letter to open it. Settings… and Exit are in File, and About Nixt Mail is in Help.
Narrow windows, phones and tablets	No menu bar. Every command is also available from buttons, the row menu or the keyboard.

The title-bar menu appears only in the full-width layout; see Layouts.

How commands behave

Greyed out means not right now. A command that cannot run at the moment — Reply with no message open, for example — is greyed out. It becomes available as soon as it can run.
Commands that switch something say what they will do. An item is worded as its action: Show Oldest First while the list is newest first, Show Newest First while it is oldest first.
Commands act on your selection. With several messages selected, Message items say so, such as Archive 3 Messages.
Keys shown are the keys that work. On macOS, only ⌘ shortcuts are shown beside items; single-letter shortcuts still work, and are listed under Help › Keyboard Shortcuts. On Windows and Linux, the Ctrl shortcut is shown where there is one, and otherwise the single key.

Nixt Mail (macOS only)

Item	What it does	Shortcut
About Nixt Mail	Shows the version of Nixt Mail you are running.	—
Settings…	Opens Settings — on the Calendar section if Calendar is in front.	`⌘,`
Check for Updates…	Opens Settings › Updates. See Licence and updates.	—
Services, Hide, Hide Others, Show All, Quit	The standard macOS items.	As macOS sets them

File

Item	What it does	macOS	Windows and Linux
New Message	Opens the compose window.	`⌘N`	`Ctrl+N`
New Event	Opens a new calendar event. Available when you have a calendar you can add to.	—	`C` while Calendar is in front
Quick Add Event…	Opens quick add for the calendar. Available when you have a calendar you can add to.	—	`Q` while Calendar is in front
Check for New Mail	Asks your servers for new mail. Available with at least one account connected.	`⌘R`	`Ctrl+R`
Print…	Prints the conversation you are reading. See Print a conversation. Available with one conversation open in Mail.	`⌘P`	`Ctrl+P`
Export Mailbox…	Saves the folder you have open as an .mbox file in Downloads. See Export a folder. Available in Mail.	—	—
Add Account…	Opens the address step of adding an account.	—	—
Lock Nixt Mail	Locks the app now. Listed only when App lock is on.	—	—
Settings…	Opens Settings. Windows and Linux only.	—	`Ctrl+,`
Exit	Closes Nixt Mail. Windows and Linux only.	—	—
Close Window	Closes the window, as its close button does. Nixt Mail keeps running and checking your mail; click its Dock icon to bring the window back. macOS only.	`⌘W`	—

New events and quick add are described on Calendar.

Edit

Item	What it does	macOS	Windows and Linux
Undo	Undoes typing in the focused text field.	`⌘Z`	`Ctrl+Z`
Redo	Redoes typing.	`⇧⌘Z`	`Ctrl+Shift+Z`
Cut	Cuts the selected text.	`⌘X`	`Ctrl+X`
Copy	Copies the selected text, including text selected in a message.	`⌘C`	`Ctrl+C`
Paste	Pastes into the focused text field.	`⌘V`	`Ctrl+V`
Select All	Selects all the text in the focused field.	`⌘A`	`Ctrl+A`
Search Mail	Puts the cursor in the mail search box, switching to Mail first. Available when you have an account and the compose window is closed.	`⌘F`	`Ctrl+F`
Search or Ask AI…	Opens the command palette. Reads Search Commands… when AI is not set up.	`⌘K`	`Ctrl+K`

Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste and Select All are available when the focused control accepts them — a text field, or the selectable text of a message. They do not undo actions on mail; use Undo in the snack bar for that.

View

Item	What it does	macOS	Windows and Linux
Mail, Documents, Calendar, Team	Switch to that module. Only modules your copy includes are listed.	—	—
Enter Autopilot / Leave Autopilot	Opens or leaves Autopilot. Not available while the compose window is open. See Autopilot.	—	—
Show AI Panel / Hide AI Panel	Opens or closes the AI panel. Listed only when AI is set up; not available in Autopilot. See Assistant.	—	—
Group by Conversation / Show Messages Separately	Groups the list into conversations, or lists each message on its own. Changes Settings › Message list › Group messages into conversations.	—	—
Show Oldest First / Show Newest First	Changes the list’s order. Changes Settings › Message list › Sort order.	—	—
Switch to Dark Mode / Switch to Light Mode	Switches between light and dark.	—	—
Full screen	The standard macOS full-screen item. macOS only.	As macOS sets it	—

While Calendar is in front

View also lists the calendar’s views and movement:

Item	macOS	Windows and Linux
Day	—	`D`
Work Week	—	`X`
Week	—	`W`
Month	—	`M`
Agenda	—	`A`
Today	—	`T`
Next	—	`J`
Previous	—	`K`
Go to Date…	—	`G`
Refresh Calendars	—	`R`

The view already on screen, and Today when today is showing, are greyed out. The single letters also work on macOS. See Calendar.

Message

These act on the open message, or on every selected message when several are selected. They are available only while Mail is in front with nothing covering it.

Item	What it does	macOS	Windows and Linux
Reply	Replies to the sender. One message only.	—	`R`
Reply All	Replies to everyone. One message only.	—	`A`
Forward	Forwards the message. One message only.	—	`F`
Create Event from Message…	Opens a new event with the subject as its title and everyone on the message except you as guests. One message only; needs a calendar you can add to. See Calendar.	—	—
Archive / Archive N Messages	Archives.	—	`E`
Move to Trash / Move N Messages to Trash	Moves to the trash. The key is not shown when Delete key is set to archive.	—	`Backspace`
Move to ▸	Lists the account’s folders, except the Inbox and the folder the message is in; choose one to move it there. Greyed out when there is nowhere to move it. One message only.	—	—
Flag / Clear Flag	Flags the message, or clears its flag. With several selected: Flag N Messages, or Clear N Flags when all are flagged.	—	`S`
Mark as Unread / Mark N as Unread	Marks unread. With several selected, available when at least one is read.	—	`U`
Mark as Junk / Not Junk	Moves the message to the Junk folder, or back to the Inbox. Listed only when the account has a Junk folder. One message only.	—	—
Block Sender…	Asks, then sends this sender’s mail to Junk from now on. See Block a sender. Greyed out for the sample mailbox. One message only.	—	—
Snooze ▸	Lists Later today, Tomorrow morning, This weekend and Next week — whichever make sense right now. One message only.	—	—
Bring Back Now	Shown instead of Snooze for a snoozed message.	—	—

The actions are described on Organising mail and Writing mail.

Window (macOS only)

The standard macOS window items: minimise, zoom, and bringing all windows to the front.

Help

Item	What it does	Shortcut
Keyboard Shortcuts	Opens Settings › Keyboard, which lists every shortcut.	`⌘/`
About Nixt Mail	Shows the version. Windows and Linux only; on macOS it is in the Nixt Mail menu.

Right-click the Nixt Mail icon in the Dock, or hold the pointer down on it, for two more commands. They work with the window closed, since Nixt Mail keeps running.

Item	What it does
New Message	Brings the window back and opens the compose window, as File › New Message does.
Check for New Mail	Asks your mail servers for new mail, as File › Check for New Mail does, without bringing the window back.

While Nixt Mail is locked

When the app lock is on and Nixt Mail is locked, the menus say nothing about your mail:

macOS: only the Nixt Mail and Window menus are shown.
Windows and Linux: only File › Exit is shown.

See App lock.

Where the menu bar is