Mac mail application. Perfect mail client for desktop - is there such a thing? Airmail - False Winner Apple Design Awards

• Category: Productivity, Internet
• Developer / Publisher: Dropbox.
• Version: 0.7.5
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• Mac: free [download from the official site]

Apple does excellent applications, it's undoubtedly, but mail client Mail for OS X still have to grow. The Question of High-quality Mail for Mac has always stood sharply. Yes, there are powerful postal applications, but there are truly comfortable among them. In today's review, I will tell you about, such a simple mail that even a child will cope with her.

The first thing that this simplicity is manifested is the configuration process. You just need to enter a login and password, after which your entire mail will be synchronized as soon as possible (thanks to an unusual algorithm of work with letters). No more ports, protocols and other Gikik privileges. True, you can only connect gmail mail and. From the rest will have to refuse. For me, this is not a problem, since I have long made the redirection of all my boxes on Gmail.

The design of the application is minimalistic. There are almost no buttons and icons here, and what is there, it looks simple and tastefully. Mailbox management is mainly carried out by gestures: short smacking to the left will postpone the letter for later, the long one will add to the desired folder, short smack right notes the letter read, and the long - remove it. That's all the control. There are, of course, a menu in which three more buttons are hidden: add to spam, mark unread and mark.

As it should be, Mailbox can work with drafts, but here it is worth making a reservation: all drafts are stored on Dropbox servers. This means that you will not be able to access them from another mailclock, except Mailbox. Yes, it looks like a disadvantage, but it allows the drafts to synchronize between your devices almost instantly.

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Of course, there are no many advanced features, work with calendars and planning, but there are stunning gestures and an excellent postponed reading mode, which allows you to unload the entire mailbox in a couple of minutes. In my opinion, Mailbox is clearly not suitable for corporate goals, but it is perfect for each private user who is simply needed fast and convenient access to mail without any problems, so it remains only to enjoy.

Mail programs for Windows and Mac a whole bunch, but many of us still continue to use services through a web browser. Maybe there are weighty reasons for it? Today we understand with postal clients - what is the benefit of them, what harm and is it possible to find perfect at all.

Let's start, as usual, with good. Mail clients have many advantages relative to their web options.

No advertising and other infomusor

On the mail page in the web browser, a lot of unnecessary information appears with letters. Ancient advertising, news, links to other services, pop-up tips and tips - all this is terribly annoying. In the postal clients, all this is missing, especially if you use a paid version.

You can connect several boxes at once and do not get confused

Most often, we use several mailboxes at once, and at different services. For example, one address is a worker, another personal, third - for minor information, which flies by mail after registering in online stores, on forums, services, and so on.

Switch between links in the browser to have instant access to the contents of the boxes is inconvenient: for this they should always be opened in the browser. And the mail client will be alone, no matter how many accounts do you have.

You can see letters, even if there is no internet

Usually, when using mail application, letters are saved on your computer. So, you will see the incoming and sent messages, even when there is no connection to the network. When working through a browser, such an opportunity for obvious reasons will not be: there is no Internet - no boxes with letters.

Do not make a box at the mailbox

For instant notice of a new incoming message, you need to either keep tabs with drawers open, or set some kind of browser plugin - both options are quite uncomfortable. In addition, when closing the web browser, even the plugin will not save - an important letter will come, but you will not see it immediately.

Postal clients They themselves are associated with servers and request information about new letters. With a positive answer, you immediately receive a notification that is difficult not to notice.

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The disadvantages of postal customers also have enough. Here are the most opposite.

They are so many functions that you will not immediately understand

If the browser versions of the boxes are made as simple as possible, then the developers are often fond with applications, the ingredients of them with all sorts of options, features and settings, to which most users have no case.

As a result, instead of just to add mailboxes and enjoy life, you have to dig in the wilderness of the interface, trying to find where the signature is set here, and how to turn off the stupid Spellcheker.

With multiplatform full trouble

If you have to work often with mail on different devices With different operating systems, the applications will be difficult to call a suitable solution. And then the effect of addiction is still: if the "adhesive" to one application, then it is inconvenient to use another, even if they are the same on the functionality.

Import contacts is not easy

If browsers are thin, poorly learned to pull up the story and login with passwords, then the postal applications are still doing it is not always successful. Usually the problem occurs when you import contacts from another application, not a web version.

As a rule, with large solutions (Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird) there are no problems. The settings select, like "export", a file with contacts is created, then in a new client, click on "import" or a similar button, and the document is added.

Less common or not very fresh applications can use their data storage formats, and then it is necessary to suffer from the order, transferring the necessary to other services, such as Google Contacts.

Safety is also not very clear

Any program has vulnerabilities, and postal clients are no exception. Among the specialists there is an opinion that the anneach is archaic, the more reliable, because there are no lasers for hacking in the form of additional scripts and extensions. A peculiar standard can be considered MUTT, but it can be used in 2017 without pain in the eyes. Except that the most tidy paranoids is reasonable to design and convenience still fifteen years ago.

So you need an email client and if so, what?

We are confident to the site that the pros will outweigh the minuses, and with the postal program, the whole is better than without it. The problem is that there are no ideal mailers, so it will still have to turn the eyes to disadvantages.

So we selected the best postal clients for different platforms: there are some on Windows, others on OS X, third - and there, and there, and you yourself decide what suitable for you more.

Microsoft Outlook.

The application is convenient thanks to close integration with other windows services And great for the work mail. For example, there is a binding to the list of current affairs and the calendar, which will help optimize your work and make it more comfortable. With multiplatform, Microsoft Outlook is also all right: except desktop OS, the application is available for iOS and Android.

The problem is that Outlook client enters office Package 365, the personal version of which is estimated at 2699 rubles per year. In the load will receive Word, Excel, PowerPoint and others standard programs. If specifically, Microsoft Outlook is needed, then hold on - it is bought at once and costs 8199 rubles. In the presence of many free analogs, it is, to put it mildly, the transcendant amount.

Apple Mail

Standard application For OS X, it has a worthy functionality - it is quite possible to do. The client is free and comes immediately with operating system For Mac. Supported Work with basic services: Google, Yahoo! and others. Song pleasant bonuses - The ability to slightly edit the image attached to the letter by adding a comment or highlighting the desired area.

The problem is that This is an email client for "apple devices".

Mailbird.

Free mail client Mailbird bribes concise, but at the same time a very modern appearance, which can be tuned to infinity. In addition, you can set combinations for hot keys: switching between folders, to answer all the correspondence participants and so on, it is very accelerating work.

The client has synchronization not only with conventional services - Dropbox, Google calendar, TODOIST, but also with social networks and messengers - Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp.

Free version Supports up to three accounts, while for a paid version ($ 1 per month / $ 22.5 life) no restrictions. In addition, there is one more in the Pro version useful chip - the ability to postpone the incoming letter for later to set time Remember the received message came.

The problem is that MailBird is an email client for Windows and only for her.

Spark.

This is a mail program for "apple" technology: the application appeared at first on iOS, and then got to OS X and Watchos. SPARK follows the logic of the popular Mailbox, closed a year ago. New and important letters are stored in the main folder, and when they cease to be relevant to you, you can move to the archive.

The service is free, it works fast. You can set the rapid response parameters, such as "Thank you", "OK" and so on.

The problem is that In the desktop version initially unusually working gestures, but if you use the trackpad or Magic Mouse.The control will be quite intuitive. Let's say, to delete a letter or transfer to another folder, you can hover the cursor and move it to the left or right: so multiple options will appear. In addition, along with brushes, you can choose the usual buttons to highlight the letter or transfer to another folder.

Airmail

Another popular email client for Mac and iPad / iPhone with Apple Watch., also managed by gestures. There is also support for the TouchBar panel in new MacBook Pro.. Flexible settings, third-party integration, smart sorting support and the ability to connect a bunch of accounts - all makes Airmail one of the best alternative email clients for Apple devices.

The problem is that Airmail has a paid distribution model. Desktop version costs 749 rubles, mobile - 379 rubles. Is it worth paying when there is no worse than free analogues?

Thunderbird.

Mail application created by Mozilla - developers of not browser Firefox.. The program, like a web browser, flexible in the setup and has a bunch of extensions - useful and not very. There is support modern Systems Protection: Suspicious letters are noted, checking the URL on authenticity, blocking automatic download Attached pictures. Most importantly, Thunderbird is entirely free postal client. Nic trial versions or trimmed functional.

The problem is that Thunderbird is completely unceremonious by computer resources. First, it does not always work the function of archiving folders and cleaning remote, as a result of which there are a lot of places on the hard disk, secondly, the client loves to eat and rapid memory.

The Bat!

This email client is extremely concise and undemanding to resources. But the application provides a high degree of security: the data is encrypted on the hard disk, also the letters themselves are processed by sSL protocols and TLS. True, it will have to pay for it: 2000 rubles is the version of Home, and for the Professional Option, which offers even more advanced protection, will have to put 3000 rubles.

The problem is that design The Bat.! - From the last century, and then the developers hardly frightened. Very simple and often everything looks.

Inky.

Free email client with modern design, works and under Microsoft Windows., and under MacOS, and under iOS, and under Android. The mail application supports an unlimited number of postal records, can automatically sort letters in importance, which is especially pleased when there are many messages. In addition, you can manually set the relevance settings: messages from which contacts to raise at the top of the list.

The problem is that support Google Apps., Office 365, Microsoft Exchange and a number of other useful services are available only by subscription, and you will pay 5 dollars per month for it.

Embedded in OS X mail client Mail - a vivid example of how cool product can be. I have been using it for 3 years and it suits me almost in everything. Its design is ideal in my opinion, and on the functionality, many recognize it with one of the best email customers not only for Mac, but in general, all existing.

But still, Mail has its own serious shortcomings. For example, the lack of support for tags in letters. Apple has someway for some reason introduced it to Finder and refused to do this with mail, although there are more tags there. Yes, there is MailTags, but its cost makes thinking before buying.

Or the situation with the pseudonyms: I connected the pseudonym [Email Protected] To your corporate drawer and every time you send using a pseudonym, I have to manually choose the SMTP server, Mail does not allow you to configure the binding of aliases to individual servers.

Airmail

Cost: $9.99

Supported OS: Mac OS X., iOS.

Postal client with very beautiful and modern interface. The controls are located in such a way that it takes a minimum of useful space leaving its viewing area. The program itself is very convenient, unlike analogs. If you think about replacing Mail, the airmail can become an excellent candidate.

A separate mention is to display the display of attachments and images in PostBox. Its use when searching for files in letters can very much to save your time, although Mail supports the search by filter messages by file types. In everything else, if not counting the design, PostBox repeats the Mozilla Thunderbird functionality and buy the program makes sense only to those who are important appearance.

Benefits:

• Quick response form;
• Editable marks for messages;
• A large number of settings for pseudonyms;
• Advanced search by reports;
• Investment browser;

Disadvantages:

• Not the most original design interface;
• Not all extensions are correctly ported;
• Does not work with Microsoft Exchange.

Mozilla Thunderbird.

Cost: is free

Supported OS: Mac OS X., Windows, Linux

By default, you must familiarize yourself with some features, thanks to which new letters will come faster, spam is automatically deleted, letters will go at a given time and much more. Let's make the same life with Mail easier and more productive!

How to get new letters faster?

By default, the Mail application checks the mailbox on the server every 5 minutes. Fix the position will help the settings, and therefore in the menu bar Mail → Settings ... (or press the key combination Command (⌘) + comma).

Click the tab Maintenance and in the field " Check for mail»Set the time interval - every minute. Letters will come faster.

How to view more messages?

Thanks to the classical species, you can see on one page without scrolling much more letters. This feature will be very useful in active work with the client.

In the default form, the larger lines of the list of letters are displayed in the left column, and the preview is in the right.

In order to accommodate more letters, go to the menu Mail → Settings ... and in the tab View Check the box opposite item " Use classic view».

Now at the top of the display will display lines with letters, and in the bottom - preview. The number of letters displayed will increase significantly.

Automatic destruction of garbage and spam

By default, all spam and garbage are stored in the postal client forever. But why keep all this trash? In Mail settings, go to the tab " Accounts", Then select the account you use and on the right side of the window go to the tab" Mailboxes" In points " Spam"And" Basket»Install the acceptable time interval after which an unnecessary correspondence will be deleted.

Use VIP status for important letters.

The VIP mark allows you to highlight important letters from the entire correspondence stream. In order to add to Favorites, open any important letter and hover the sender's left one. The stars will appear there.

After you assign the status of VIP at least one interlocutor, in the left side menu Mail applications will display a new item where all selected letters will be displayed.

By the way, if you go to Settings → Basic and in the field " New Message Notification»Select item" VIP."Mac will disturb you only on incoming letters from important contacts and you will no longer twist once again from any newsletter.

Preview Websites using a quick view function

Do not know what the link sent one or another subscriber and do not want to open a browser once again? We offer to use the function " Quick view" It allows you to view content links in a special window without starting the default browser.

To view the URL using a quick view, Mouse over the link and click on the tick, which will appear to the right. Preview of the page will appear below.

In general, the function " Quick view"It has another huge bunch of useful features that we told in.

Sending letters with attachments directly from Dock

Panel on MacOS is quite interactive. Another confirmation of this is the ability to quickly send investments. Just drag the image, document, roller or any other file to the mail icon in the dock, as a new letter will be created immediately.

Accelerate the work of the postal client

If you received a letter with a huge number of multimedia investments, most of the MAC resources will be directed to the opening of their miniature. Such a correspondence is sometimes great inhibits the system. Turning off the previe will help in this matter, especially relevant on old Mac.

To disable thumbnails Run Terminal And enter the following command:

defaults Write Com.apple.mail DisableinlineAtTachmentViewing -Bool True

After clicking ENTER, To apply all changes, restart the Mail application.

How to send Mac to sleep mode remotely with a letter?

Thanks to uncomplicated manipulations, you can prepare your Mac to ensure that it is remotely trans. For example, if you forget to turn off Mac, it will be enough to send to a box tied to Mail, a letter with the text " Sleeping mode».

1 . Run the application Applescript Editor (conductor Finder → Programs → Utilities).

2 . Create a new container by pressing the button " new document».

3 . Insert the text:

tell Application "System Events" to Sleep

4 . In the menu bar, click File → Save As ... and enter a container as the title " sleepmac.scpt." Save it to the folder " Documentation».

5 . Open the application " post office"(Mail) and go to Settings → Filters. Click the " Add».

6 . Set the following parameters:

• Description: Sleep mode via mail.
• If a: All the following conditions are performed.
• Conditions: Sender - Contains - the name of the contact in the address book from which the off command will come.
• Click on the plus and enter the second condition.: Theme - contains - sleep mode.
• Perform the following steps: Start Applescript - Open in Finder. Next, drag the Finder container to the finder window. sleepmac.scpt.", Which we kept in documents. After that, it will appear in the list of scripts.

7 . Click the " OK».

After you send a letter to Mac with the topic " Sleeping mode", Mac will immediately go into sleep mode.

Standard application "Post office" in OS X. has a sufficiently large number of functions and capabilities, and also allows you to add accounts to the email client of any postal service, whether Yahoo., Yandex, Mail, or a number of others. Most people built-in options in the program "Post office" more than enough, but for the rest of people there is a wonderful universal application called Airmail 2., allowing you to withdraw experience with mail to a completely new level.

For the most part of the program Airmail 2. is a modified and trimmed version of the "apple" application Mail. Each account In the mail client, you can configure a unique appearance that will completely distinguish it from other accounts. The huge functionality of the program allows you to choose different signatures, work with lists, and even change the fonts inside the application.

Second version Airmail different from the first generation of the program with minimalistic design in style OS X Yosemite. All fonts B. Airmail 2. on the Retina. The screen looks just perfect, and in the appearance of the program there is not even something to complain. The color gamut of the program can be independently configured at its discretion. For this, the developers took a whole list of special options in the settings.

The program has the opportunity to sort the received and sent letters from a specific date, or even a specific temporary gap. Search for some words in Airmail 2. Made very convenient. It is enough just to type the desired word or some phrase in the upper right corner of the program, and all the letters containing this text will be displayed a few seconds.

IN Airmail 2. You can add an unlimited number of postal accounts, and each of them may have its own appearance. This solution allows not to be mistaken when choosing mailbox. For example, if for mail Yandex set up a yellow color gamut, and for Google Red, then make a mistake when choosing a mailbox will be simply impossible.

If you try to send by mail some kind of heavy file, then do it fails, because post service Will write about exceeding the maximum letter size. For this B. Airmail 2. there is special settingwhich allows you to forget about the word "file size" when recovering. Due to automatic work from Dropbox., Box., and near other cloud storages, your mailing Previously will be flooded with the cloud storage, and the letter to the recipient simply will receive a link to download or view the contents of the letter.

All incoming notifications Airmail 2. on the MAC. with operating system OS X. You can configure at your discretion. You can receive push notifications, display the number of unread letters on the program icon. Moreover, the program even has the opportunity to choose sound signal When receiving or sending a letter.

Probably B. Airmail 2. There is no such thing that could not be reconstructed at its discretion. The abundance of settings in the appendix amazing imagination. To set up the program for yourself, you will need to dig in the settings. Airmail About 10-20 minutes, but the result is worth it. Of course, you can simply add your account to this postal program for several mouse clicks, and use it, but in this case there is no point in use. Airmail 2.because it is thanks to numerous settings that the program exceeds the standard mail from Apple..G o O G L E NEWS ,