MailButler: finalizing the standard Apple Mail to perfection
Macos / / December 26, 2019
Mail, as well as any other standard Apple application, just doing his job, and what users like. But what if the Mail all happy, but want more functionality and settings? Wait until it implements Apple's, is not an option, so we'll tell you about another method - a set of plug-ins MailButler.
Immediately after installation MailButler standard email client pretty much transformed. On the toolbar, there are new buttons in the message list, instead of boring initials are full contact avatars - is the result of plug-ins. A total of six set, and they cover a variety of needs.
In the settings Mail adds a new tab MailButler, which contains all of the options. In the main section there is nothing but the account information, so we go on.
Integration with third-party services
Exactly what Mail so desperately lacks. We can not say that MailButler offers a cornucopia, however, in addition to the huge amount of cloud storage of all kinds, here there is integration with Google+, Flickr and Gravatar to automatically search for the avatars of your contacts and messages Evernote for export notes.
Avatars, as I said, are automatically searched from various sources, including the Web, so visually navigate the message list becomes a lot easier, and it looks like this nicer. With cloud, everything is simple: they are used to insert and save the attachments, and a garter to Evernote allows you to convert the letters in quick notes, or notes with the addition of tags and choice of settings.
Delayed sending, schedule
A very handy feature for those who work with contacts from different time zones. Thanks to her, you can compose a letter and schedule it to be sent at a certain time. Hit the clock on the airplane icon and choose from several options: the date on a template, a specified period of time or a specific date.
But the cancellation of sending useful for everyone without exception, because from when you recollect what is already after the letter has gone, no one is immune. The delay time is also configurable (default 10 seconds).
Working with Attachments
With an active correspondence, especially when your colleagues are often applied to volumetric letters, files in your account rather quickly ends. Here and useful integration with cloud storage, which provides MailButler. With it, you can configure automatic download of files larger than a certain size in the cloud, and insert links to attachments. There is also an interesting feature of reminders. If you write in the text of the letter that the attach file but forget to do so - MailButler tells you. Working through key words in the text, the Russian language is also supported.
Export to notes
Export messages in the notes configured for shortcuts, with even for individual accounts. This feature comes in handy when you need to keep the accounts, various notifications and other important items sent by mail, so they do not get lost among the other letters. It works unfortunately only with Evernote, but it is working properly.
editor signatures
The signature you can put a lot of useful information. MailButler will help you to do this in one of the beautiful templates, and not just a long list. Choose a template, colors, and then fill the field - and that's your phone, web links and portfolio look much neater and more attractive.
Appearance Settings
The last tab allows you to set various display options: how it will be displayed avatars of your contacts to you and how they will show yours. Also here is the avatar cache cleaning button.
conclusions
By MailButler work no complaints there, but there is an important point that should be remembered: the entire work plugin organized locally. That is, if your Mac is turned off or is in sleep mode with an inactive Power Nap, or without access to the Internet - no deferred letter will not go. The same applies to all other functions. Not the smartest decision I must say.
However, this is not the only negative MailButler. The big drawback is the price, but rather the distribution model. The plugin has a limit of 20 actions per month, which is the purchase of a subscription is removed. It costs about 6 euros per month if you buy once a year. Per month will cost 7.95 euros.
Rather strange approach to monetization. Not only that MailButler not a standalone application, but only a set of plug-ins, so also this notorious subscription model, you do not like users. By itself, a very good tool, but, unfortunately, the plug-in to mail is hardly the thing for which people are willing to pay on a monthly basis.