Display & Theme Settings

Theme	Description
Light	Bright backgrounds, dark text. Best in well-lit environments.
Dark	Dark backgrounds, light text. Reduces glare in low light.
System	Follows your OS appearance setting automatically.

Theme

Description

Light

Bright backgrounds, dark text. Best in well-lit environments.

Dark

Dark backgrounds, light text. Reduces glare in low light.

System

Follows your OS appearance setting automatically.

Compose Mode

Set under Compose & Reply.

Mode	Description
Full screen	Editor takes over the main area. One email at a time (default).
Pop up	Floating window. Multiple drafts, inbox visible behind. Toggle per-draft with `Cmd+Shift+P`.

Full screen compose mode with the composer over the inbox

Private reading is also under Compose & Reply. It blocks hidden tracking pixels from outside senders while the images they meant you to see still load. See Email tracking.

Mail Display

These settings live under Mail Display.

Setting	What it does
Thread style	Side peek shows the thread beside the list. Full page takes over the main area.
Default to All Mail	Show all mail instead of important emails when opening the app.
Show All Mail in Labels	Display All Mail at the top of the Labels section in the sidebar.
Show unread counts	Show unread counts instead of total counts in the sidebar, badge, and title.
Show account photos in thread list	Use each inbox’s account photo when available, otherwise its colored initial.
Contrast mode	Highlight read emails with a subtle background color.
Condensed mode	Display thread messages in a condensed list.
Hide empty labels	Hide labels with zero messages. Also available in the mobile app.

Every setting has its own link. For example, slashy.com/settings/account/hide-empty-labels opens Settings at that row.

Action	Shortcut
Open display settings	`Cmd+,` > Account
Toggle sidebar	`Cmd+B`
Pop out compose	`Cmd+Shift+P`
Switch to All Mail	`g a`
Filter unread	`Shift+U`
Filter starred	`Shift+S`

Action

Shortcut

Open display settings

Cmd+, > Account

Toggle sidebar

Cmd+B

Pop out compose

Cmd+Shift+P

Switch to All Mail

g a

Filter unread

Shift+U

Filter starred

Shift+S

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