Labels

Use labels in Superhuman Mail to quickly categorize or store important information without cluttering your inbox 🏷️

Note: How labels work depends on your account. In a Gmail account, labels are your Gmail labels. In an Outlook account, your Outlook categories appear as labels — you can apply, remove, and create them right from Superhuman, and changes sync back to Outlook automatically.

Accessing Labels

Desktop 

• From the main inbox, hit the Left arrow key to see your labels. 
• Or, hit Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows) → go to [label].

Mobile (Gmail accounts only) 

• From the main inbox, tap the menu icon in the top-left corner of the inbox to see your labels. 
• Or, when viewing a conversation, pull down from the top of the inbox to open Superhuman Command, then type go to [label].

Adding a Label

Desktop  

1. Select the message you would like to label, then hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Label or L.
2. Type the name of an existing label, or type a new name to create one.

The labeled message will stay in your inbox, with the label displayed next to the subject line.

In an Outlook account, a new label you create here becomes an Outlook category and syncs back to Outlook automatically. New labels created in Mail start with a neutral gray color.

Mobile (Gmail accounts only) 

1. Tap the message you would like to label.
2. Pull down from the top of the inbox to open Superhuman Command, then type Label.
3. Tap the desired label, or tap ➕ to create a new label.

This will label the message and keep it in your inbox.

Outlook labels are coming to Mobile soon.

Removing a Label (without Archiving) 

Desktop 

1. Select the message with the label you’d like to remove, then hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Label or L.
2. Type the name of the label you’d like to remove.

This will remove the label and keep the message in your inbox. In an Outlook account, the category is removed in Outlook too.

Mobile (Gmail accounts only) 

1. Tap the message with the label you’d like to remove.
2. Pull down from the top of the inbox to open Superhuman Command, then type Label.
3. Tap the label you’d like to remove.

This will remove the label and keep the message in your inbox. 

Outlook labels are coming to Mobile soon.

Removing a Label (and Archiving)

Desktop

1. Select the message with the label you’d like to remove.
2. Hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Remove from Label or Shift+Y to remove a label and archive a message at the same time.

Mobile (Gmail accounts only)  

1. Tap the message with the label you’d like to remove.
2. Pull down from the top of the inbox to open Superhuman Command, then type Remove from Label.

This will remove the label and archive the message into the Done folder. To access the Done folder, pull down from the top of the inbox to open Superhuman Command, then type go to Done. 

Outlook labels are coming to Mobile soon.

Moving a Message into a Label 

Desktop 

1. Select the message you would like to move from your inbox into a label.
2. Hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Move or V.
3. Type the name of an existing label, or type a new name to create one.

This will apply the label and move the message from your inbox into the label. This is equivalent to labeling a conversation and marking it Done at the same time.

Note: In an Outlook account, hitting Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Move or V shows folders only, and not labels. Because Outlook categories are tags rather than destinations, you can apply a label by hitting Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Label or L. To see everything in that label, hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → go to [label].

Mobile (Gmail accounts only) 

1. Tap the message you would like to move from your inbox into a label.
2. Pull down from the top of the inbox to open Superhuman Command, then type Move.
3. Tap the desired label, or tap ➕ to create a new label.

This will apply the label and move the message from your inbox into the label. 

Outlook labels are coming to Mobile soon.

Deleting Labels

Gmail accounts: To delete a label on Desktop or Mobile, hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Open Gmail to delete the label there. The change will sync back to Mail.

Outlook accounts: To delete a label, hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Open Outlook and delete the category there. The change will sync back to Mail.

FAQs 

Can I use labels in my Outlook account?

Yes. Your Outlook categories appear as labels in Mail, so you can apply, remove, and create them right from Superhuman. Hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Label or L on any message, then type the name of an existing category or a new one. Your changes sync back to Outlook automatically.

Why do my Outlook categories show up as labels? 

We use “labels” consistently across Mail, and your Outlook categories map directly to Mail labels. Nothing changes on the Outlook side — it’s just our naming, so everything feels consistent as you move around Mail.

Can I create a new category in Mail? 

Can I rename a category in Mail? 

Why don’t my categories show up in the Move menu?

Can I build a Split Inbox from a category?

Yes. Hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → Search or / to start a search, then enter label:“category name”. Hit Cmd+K or Ctrl+K → New Split Inbox and select New split from search, then name your Split Inbox. From then on, adding that label to a message will send it to your new Split Inbox.

Will categories show up on Mobile? 

Why can’t I see all my folders?