Use the search interface to perform powerful search queries on archived information. To begin, simply type a matching keyword and click the Search button.
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Refer to Query Syntax, Search Fields and Search Macros for comprehensive information on MailArchiva's powerful query language.
Use the Query Builder to simply the process of constructing a query. To access the Query Builder and other search options, click the down arrow in the search box.

Select the after and before dates to choose a time period that is relevant to a particular search.
Choose a language to use for search purposes. Using this feature, it is possible to search for documents indexed in other languages, even though the display language may be different. For example, the user interface may be in English, although using this feature, it is still possible to search for German documents.
Check to match synonyms of search query keywords in the search results. For example, the query "all:dog", will match results whose fields contain the word "hound". MailArchiva uses the Wordnet database for synonym lookups.
The search toolbar enables one to perform functions such as printing emails, export emails to PDF, sending emails back to your email account. For a full description of the options available and how to use them, refer to Search Actions.
Shortcuts follow standard desktop conventions and are optimized for fast navigation and bulk operations across large result sets.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Run the search |
| Tab | Jump to the first row in the results table |
| Shift+Tab | Move focus to the Reset button (input-box area) |
| Alt+↓ | Open the query builder panel and focus its first field |
| Alt+↑ | Close the query builder panel |
| Escape | Close the query builder (if open); otherwise reset/clear the search |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Escape | Close the query builder and return focus to the search box |
| Alt+↑ | Close the query builder and return focus to the search box |
| Enter | Execute the search (from any criteria input field) |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Move to the previous / next result row and open it in the preview pane |
| Page Up / Page Down | Scroll results up / down by one page |
| Home | Jump to the first result row |
| End | Jump to the last result row |
| Tab | Move focus forward: preview-pane buttons (if visible), otherwise toolbar buttons |
| Shift+Tab | Move focus back: search box (or tree pane if in folder view) |
| Enter | Preview the selected message in the south pane; if already previewed, open it in a new tab |
| Ctrl/Cmd+Enter | Open the selected message directly in a new tab (skips the preview pane) |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F6 | Focus the first result row |
| Ctrl+Page Down | Cycle to the next tab |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Cycle to the previous tab |
] |
Cycle to the next tab (blocked when a text field has focus) |
[ |
Cycle to the previous tab (blocked when a text field has focus) |
| Ctrl/Cmd+A | Select all results |
| Ctrl/Cmd+D | Deselect all results |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete selected results (disabled when a message tab or preview pane is active) |
| ↑ / ↓ | Navigate rows (fires when the scroll body does not have focus) |
| T (Shift+T) | Open the folder/tree pane and focus it |
/ |
Jump to the search box |
? |
Open the help panel |
| Home / End | First / last result row (only on the results tab) |
| Page Up / Page Down | Page through results (only on the results tab) |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Tab | Move to the next toolbar button; wraps to the Reset button then #query |
| Shift+Tab | Move to the previous toolbar button; wraps to preview-pane buttons (or first result row) |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Escape | Close the message tab (index ≥ 2) or close the preview pane; returns focus to the results table |
| ← | Previous message |
| → | Next message |
| j / n | Next message (Gmail / Thunderbird style) |
| k / p | Previous message (Gmail / Thunderbird style) |
| Space | Toggle the checkbox on the currently open message row |
| e | Export / save the message |
| Ctrl/Cmd+S | Export / save the message |
| s | Send the message |
| d / Delete / Backspace | Delete the message |
| t | Open the thread view |
| T (Shift+T) | Open the folder/tree pane and focus it |
| v | View the message source |
| h | Toggle extended headers |
| i | Toggle message info panel |
Note: Single-letter shortcuts in the message view (
e,s,d,t,v,h,i,j,k,n,p) are blocked when a text input, textarea, or select element has focus. Modifier-key combos (Ctrl/Cmd/Alt+letter) are also excluded from the single-letter switch, preventing conflicts with browser or OS shortcuts.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↓ | Move to the next node (loads folder content automatically) |
| ↑ | Move to the previous node |
| → | Expand a closed node; if already open, move into its first child |
| ← | Collapse an open node; if already closed, move to the parent node |
| Enter | Select the current node and load its folder content |
| Tab |
Select the current node and move focus to the first row in the results table
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