How to Customize the Toolbar and Action Bar in Airmail for Mac

<h2>Problem</h2><p>You want to customize which buttons appear in the Airmail toolbar and message action bar on Mac.</p><h2>Customizing the Toolbar</h2><ol><li>Right-click on the toolbar area at the top of Airmail</li><li>Select <strong>Customize Toolbar</strong></li><li>Drag and drop icons to add or remove toolbar items</li><li>Available items include: New Message, Reply, Forward, Archive, Delete, Flag, Move, and more</li><li>Click <strong>Done</strong> when finished</li></ol><h2>Customizing the Action Bar</h2><p>The action bar appears when you hover over or select a message. To customize it:</p><ol><li>Go to <strong>Airmail → Settings → Actions</strong></li><li>Configure which actions appear on swipe and hover</li><li>Set up custom action sequences for one-tap workflows</li></ol><h2>Custom Actions</h2><p>Airmail lets you create custom action sequences that chain multiple actions together:</p><ol><li>Go to <strong>Settings → Actions → Custom Actions</strong></li><li>Tap <strong>+</strong> to create a new custom action</li><li>Chain actions like: Mark as Read → Move to Folder → Apply Label</li><li>Name your custom action and save</li><li>The action will appear in your action bar and right-click menu</li></ol><h2>Tips</h2><ul><li>Custom actions are powerful for repetitive workflows</li><li>Actions sync across devices when iCloud sync is enabled</li><li>Create separate action sets for different email accounts</li><li>Right-click on a message for a full list of available actions</li></ul>

Updated on: 03/28/2026