How to Bring Gmail Shortcuts to macOS Mail App

This step-by-step guide explains how to bring Gmail shortcuts to macOS mail app. It covers the required setup, the main actions, and the checks that help prevent common problems.

Gmail shortcuts will help users manipulate faster and more efficiently while working, when Gmail is now an email service used by many people. If you like this shortcut set with the E key to store mail, Shift + R responds to mail in a new window, or the R reply message, . You can bring them to the Mail app on macOS. How to bring Gmail shortcut to Mail app on macOS will be in this guide.

Step 1

Start by to be able to use this shortcut, we need to install bundle (plugin) Gmailinator and activate it on the system. Open Terminal And activate bundle for the Mail app with the following command.

Defaults write com. Apple. Mail EnableBundles -bool true

When applying this statement, the Enablebundles value will be Converted to true . Mail app will not check bundles if not enabled. So you need to be sure to follow the above command.

Step 2

Next we will download Gmailinator according to the link below.

HTTPS: //github. Com/jgavris/GMailinator/tree/sierra-uuid

At the interface select the Clone or Download Button, then continue to press the Download ZIP Button. After downloading, proceed to extract the above file.

Step 3

Next we need to download XCode from the Mac App Store App Store under the link below.

Download XCode for macOS

Note to users , XCode has 4GB capacity, so the download process will be relatively long and you need to ensure a stable Internet connection.

Step 4

Next, double select the GMailinator. Xcodeproj File to open it on your computer.

Step 5

The command line appears on the interface. You can select The Play button At the top interface to run and install bundle.

When running the Mail app if the version does not work, we will see an error message. If an error message does not appear, it means we can open the Mail app and use familiar Gmail shortcuts on this app.

Now, the bundle installed will be at ~ Library / Mail / Bundles / . In case you want to remove bundle, just delete this folder and you're done.

Step 5

List of support shortcuts for Mail app on macOS include:

#: Delete mail.
/: Search for mailboxes.
! : Mark spam messages.
A: Answer all letters.
C: Create a new message.
E, y: Archive.
F: Forward the message.
G: open the last message.
G: open the first message.
J: open the next message.
K: open the previous message.
L: Move to the folder.
O: Open the selected message.
R: Refresh, download new messages.
R: Reply to the letter.
S: Mark the letter.
U: Mark read the message.
U: Mark unread messages.
V: View raw messages.
Z: Cancel operation.

With the above implementation, users can use the familiar shortcut shortcut in Gmail to the macOS Mail app. We will need to use bundle Gmailinator and through XCode to be able to install and set up this shortcut key.