Superhuman Fundamentals

Welcome to the Superhuman Get Started Guide. These 4 lessons will help you be faster, more focused, and less stressed in your inbox. In just 15 minutes, you’ll be an email expert!

The first thing you’ll notice is, unlike other email apps, Superhuman’s interface is clutter-free to help you focus on your most important tasks.

To keep the interface clean and help you go faster, we designed Superhuman with fast and powerful keyboard shortcuts on desktop, and lightning fast taps and swipes on mobile.

The most important shortcut is Superhuman Command: Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows). This makes Superhuman fast and easy to learn. Just hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K and type what you want to do!

As you type, pay close attention to the letter that appears on the right side of the menu — this teaches you the exact shortcut for that action!

⚡ Try it Now

1. Hit C to compose a new message.
2. Hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Discard Draft.
3. Look on the right side of the menu to find the keyboard shortcut for next time!

💡 Tips 

• Blue dots indicate unread messages, while Purple dots indicate returned reminders.
• No need to memorize every shortcut! Just hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K to learn the different actions as you go.
• Hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Search to find emails quickly.

Superhuman for Mobile

Now that you’ve got the hang of Superhuman for Desktop, let’s dive into Superhuman for Mobile!

Instead of keyboard shortcuts, we have lightning fast taps and swipe gestures. To access Superhuman Command on mobile (Cmd+K or Ctrl+K on desktop), two-finger tap.

To search, simply swipe down your screen. You can even use search terms like to:, from:, and subject: to narrow your results 🔎

Up next, you’ll learn how to better focus using Superhuman's Split Inbox feature.