Superhuman Keyboard Shortcuts

macOS Uses Command (⌘) as the primary modifier for compose/formatting actions and plain letter keys for most inbox actions (E to archive, R to reply). A handful of actions use different keys from Windows/Linux beyond the modifier swap, not just a Cmd-for-Ctrl substitution.

Windows Uses Ctrl as the primary modifier. Alt takes over for account-switching and copying a page link, to avoid clashing with Ctrl+1-9 tab switching and other Ctrl-based bindings.

Linux Matches the Windows shortcut set key for key, Superhuman documents Windows and Linux together as one reference.

Superhuman's shortcuts fall into a handful of areas: quick actions and conversation triage (archive, snooze, star, trash), composing and sending, labels and folders, calendar, text formatting, and window/tab navigation.

The single most useful one to learn first is Superhuman Command (⌘K/Ctrl+K): type what you want to do, and it shows you the shortcut for next time.

A printable PDF cheat sheet is available for each platform page. Useful as a quick reference while you build up muscle memory for the single-letter inbox actions.

Gmail, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Calendar, Slack, and Microsoft Teams sit near Superhuman because it's an email client, not a groupware suite, most people running Superhuman still have a Gmail or Outlook account underneath it, a calendar app alongside it, and a team chat tool open in another tab. These apps are related by workflow, not because every Superhuman session touches all of them.

What's the most important Superhuman shortcut to learn?

Superhuman Command, Cmd+K on Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows/Linux. Type the action you want and it runs it, while showing you the dedicated shortcut for next time, so you can learn the rest of the shortcut set gradually instead of memorizing it upfront.

Does the "?" key show a shortcuts list in Superhuman?

Not anymore. As of the current shortcut reference, "?" opens Ask AI instead. Superhuman Command still opens the full list via its own Shortcuts entry.

Can I customize Superhuman's keyboard shortcuts?

No, Superhuman does not currently support remapping shortcuts. The keys documented here are fixed.

This section lists official sources for Superhuman so you can confirm behavior and verify shortcut keys as the app updates.

For Superhuman, the authoritative sources are:

Superhuman ships shortcut-reference updates alongside app releases (these pages reflect v8); check the linked PDFs for the current version if a key seems to have changed.