![]() ![]() I tried Postbox a few years ago (still have an old license for it), and it was Ok. I might be the only one using this approach, but maybe you find something in this post that can work for you.I still haven't found an email application that really fits my needs on the Mac (or iPhone, or Android, to be honest). to filter out automated emails like svn). I don’t use any now, but I used to before when I had multiple mail sources (i.e. Just create the ones you need and add them in the Favorites bar at the top. Smart Mailbox: a very powerful way to have this unified view is to use a Smart Mailbox (you can add one from the Mailboxes sidebar) that pre-filters the inbox for you.It’s an approach similar to Mailbox or Google Inbox. In this way you can read through incoming messages setting them unread so the red indicator disappear, but leaving them in until you dealt with them. Inbox Management: this approach works well if every message once read or dealt with is either Archived or Deleted.If you’re not sure if you ever use something, just remove everything and re-add it once you need it. Trim the Toolbars: I remove all the items I don’t use from the toolbars, to make them clean.Note that you can do more than just coloring (like getting a sound notification just for certain emails), but that’s enough for me. A good rule could be to color light gray all the automated notification emails, and leave full color the ones that are actually important for you. To do this just go to Mail → Preferences → Rules and add a new rule for the source you want to color. the screenshot above colors work messages blue). Coloring Rules: since you have a single view, an effective way to make messages stand out is to color them (i.e.There I keep just Inbox, Flagged and Drafts. To add or remove simply drag from the Mailbox sidebar (the Mailbox sidebar you folded above). For example you can add just the personal inbox and work inbox, or any set of labels you use often. ![]() Favorites Bar: configure this with the folders you use most.In this way you get a small, simplified window that you can place anywhere on the side and still use it effectively.Ī couple of extra tricks to make this work for you: Set “List Preview” to your liking. I use “None”.Īnd now resize at will.Enable “Show contact photos in the message list”.Fold column 1 - Close the mailboxes side panel (Mailboxes button in the Favorites Bar).Fold column 3 - Click on the divider between the email list and the message preview and drag it all the way to the right until snaps closed. The divider is tiny, but you see when you’re in the right position because the cursor changes (if you need to reverse this look for the edge between the scrollbar and the window border).The above is my current configuration, to get there it’s just 5 simple steps: A simple list view, as simple as possible.The way I use it can probably be called “Unified Box”, since it’s a single view on your mailbox. It’s based on two basic needs: There are lots of Mac email apps coming out recently that are trying to create a better email experience: Postbox, Airmail, Sparrow, Mailplane, Unibox, Mail Pilot, Opera Mail. Unfortunately none of them satisfy my personal usage, but fortunately I managed to get a good mileage just playing with the plain Apple Mail and its configuration. ![]()
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