Plugins - Airmail for macOS
Airmail supports various plugins which are documented below:
Read Receipts
Require Airmail 3 VERSION 370 or newer
You can download this plugin from this link.
Campaign Monitor
Using this plugin, you can save contacts from incoming email to a Campaign Monitor subscriber list.
 account is the same as an Microsoft Exchange Account. To add an O365 account,
follow these steps
Go to "Add your email account" window and then choose Exchange.
Enter the details of your account in the window.
And then click on "Add" and the account will be added in Airmail.
 and trying to add it to Airmail
using your regular password you will get the following error.
If you are using Airmail for the first time, it automatically takes you to the "Add you email account" window
which looks as below
If you already have added an account in Airmail and want to add more accounts, please go to:Very popularPreferences - Appearance - Airmail for macOS
You can set custom appearance preferences in Airmail which are explained below. Airmail provides several
options to control its look and feel that allows a personal touch while also improving your workflow by
visually distinguishing messages from different accounts.
THEMES
Airmail provides several themes to choose from that alter the overall look and feel of the Airmail meVery popularInbox Zero - Airmail for macOS
Inbox Zero is an email management concept aimed at keeping emailing as efficient as possible. This is a
short tutorial about it, however, there are a number of resources online if you’d like a more in depth
description.
Inbox Zero aims to keep your inbox empty, resulting in ‘Inbox Zero’. Inbox Zero revolves around 5 actions,
for each email you receive you must do one of the following actions. The actions are ordered based on
how often you should be doing them, but different people haveVery popularImport/Export Accounts in Airmail - Airmail for macOS
You can easily import your backed up mail account settings with these simple steps.
Open Airmail App
Click on File in the Menu Bar
Choose Import Account Settings
4. Choose the folder where you exported the mail account settings. You will recognise the files with the
.ams extension e.g. "contact@xyz.com.ams"Very popularContacts - Airmail for macOS
Airmail Address Book
If you send a message to, or reply to, someone who is not in your Address Book, that email address is stored in Airmail. At times, you may want to find or take other actions with this address, such as deleting it, and Airmail makes it easy to do this.
Go to Menu > Window > and select ‘Address Book’ which will bring up the screen shown below. To find a contact you can search for ‘Name’ or ‘Email Address’.
 - Airmail for macOS
Airmail makes sending mail to a contact group very simple. These groups can either be in your Apple
Contacts App or your Google Contacts.
Let’s get started.
Create Contact Group
To use a contact group, you will first need to create a group with contacts in either your Apple Contacts App or with Google Contacts.
Sync Contact Group with Airmail App
It is important to note that Airmail syncs contacts from Google and the Apple Contacts app upon opening
the AirmaVery popularSearch in Airmail - Airmail for macOS
The all-new search engine is much more efficient and enhanced than the old one now. It includes the
online search feature (searching for the results on the server database even if the database/messages are
not stored on Airmail locally).
The new search also allows you to use the Gmail Advanced Search Operators of which you can find a
reference from this link:
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7190?hl=en
(Please note that fully supported Google Advanced Search Operators are ONLYVery popularSend Later - Airmail for macOS
Airmail now has a new option to schedule messages to send automatically at the chosen/scheduled time.
This is only available for Gmail and Exchange email accounts. Please note that Airmail sends the
scheduled messages even if the app is not running. To schedule a message at a later time please
follow these steps.
Open up the ‘Composer’ (New Message) window and compose the message that you want to send at
a later point of time.
Set the point of time at which you want to senPopularSignature - Add Multiple Signatures - Airmail for macOS
Go to Preferences > Account settings (double tap the account listed) > Signature tab to change or add
signatures to your outgoing email messages. Signatures are created on a per-account basis, so you can
configure each email account with multiple signatures.
Additionally, you can control whether a signature is automatically added to a message (again, on a pePopularUninstall and Install Airmail - Airmail for macOS
Simple Uninstall and Reinstalling from the App Store
To accomplish this method, please move the app to trash from the applications folder as shown in the video below.
Then move to the App Store and re-install Airmail. If an App Store asks to pay again, make sure to log out
and login back to the App Store to avoid such situation.
Using this metPopulariCloud Sync - Airmail for macOS
Syncing your account settings with iCloud is the best way to keep your account settings safe. To enable this feature, please follow these simple steps
Open Airmail App
Open Airmail Preferences (⌘,)
Select the General Tab
There are 2 options tPopularKeyboard Shortcuts - Airmail for macOS
PopularImport from Apple Mail
To import the 'On my mac' mailboxes from the Apple Mail app, please follow the steps below:
Make a local account by going to ‘Preferences > Accounts > +sign > Add Local Account.
Go to ‘Preferences > Accounts > Local Account > and choose Load message.
In the finder press, Command + Shift + G and enter ~/library/Mail
Choose V4 and the subsequent path.
Please note the 'subsequent pPopularEmails are moving to Archive or All Mail folder automatically
If emails are moving directly to Archive folder or All mail folder (Gmail account) there can be following reason behind this:
Particular contact is added in Blocked list
Go to Airmail preferences > Favorites > Blocked list > enable and the list will appear in the side bar with other folders.
Please check if the contact is appearing under the Blocked list in side bar, if so, Control click the contact > DelePopularSpamSieve - Airmail for macOS
Airmail does not have an inbuilt spam filter yet, it incorporates SpamSieve, a separate application which
must be purchased and installed - enabled by the user. The reason for this is because many email services,
like Gmail, have their own very good spam filters, so this option is left up to the Airmail user.
SpamSieve is a powerful Bayesian-based spam filter for filtering out the vast volumes of email space that
plague users. If SpamSieve is enabled in Airmail, it will automatically lSome readersGmail Categories
The Gmail categories are basically virtual folders/sections to categorize the messages in different sections like Primary, Social, Promotions etc.
Airmail Inbox will not show only the Primary emails (Airmail Inbox will contain all the messages from all the categories) in it and you can not avoid this behavior and to accomplish this - you will have to choose the Primary folder in the sidebar.
To enable these cateSome readersMigrating to New HD - Airmail for macOS
When using the migration process, we have to copy the Airmail data from the Finder and therefore, there .
are chances that some part of it might get accidentally changed or removed resulting in the corruption of
data. So, the backing up of data is recommended before migrating, to save such instances.
For macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later
If you’re moSome readersTemplates - Airmail for macOS
How to create a template?
Go to Airmail Composer and compose a message as you do normally as shown in the screenshot below.
After you have composed your template, click on the 'Template' button from the toolbar of the Airmail Composer as shown in the screenshot below and choose 'Create Template'. Enter the desired name for the template and save it.
![Some readersSetting Airmail as the Default Email Client - Airmail for macOS
You can make Airmail as the default mail client for your OS X device.
To make Airmail your default mail client go to Apple Mail app preferences and set default mail reader as Airmail as shown below.
If the above process does not work, please follow the steps:
You can reset Apple's Preferences Database.
Open Terminal (Cmd+Space Bar and enter Terminal)
CoSome readersTroubleshooting Connection Issues - Airmail for macOS
There are many factors that can influence your internet connection that can cause problems with with
Airmail operation.
Some of these factors include:
A VPN Connection
A Proxy Server
Internet Security Software
SIMBL
BarTender
Slow/Faulty Internet Connection
Firewalls
Temporary issues with hosting company
It is important to note that any software or connection that controls or attempts to control on your Internet
connection, can affect Airmail’s ability toSome readersHide/Unhide - Folders/Labels - Airmail for macOS
Airmail allows you to hide/unhide the folders/labels. This feature allows you to hide/unhide them only in
Airmail and this action will not make any effect on the web-client.
Right click any folder/label in the list and a dropdown menu will appear, choose hide folder to hide it.
You will notice that the hidden folders are now in a faded color. Please see theSome readersAlias Account Tutorial - Airmail for macOS
Alias accounts allow you to essentially merge one or more email addresses.
To add an alias account, follow these steps.
Open Airmail Preferences using the ‘Airmail’ menu at the top left of your screen, as shown below.
2. On the left side of the Accounts page a list of your email accounts appears. Select the email account
you’d like to add an alias to.Some readersCustomise View - Airmail for macOS
Airmail gives you 'Customized View' option in which you can show/hide the components of Airmail window
to suit your need. In the following picture, the components are explained as
Account List/Panel
Folder List/Panel
Message List/Panel
Message Preview Panel / Message Detail
You can toggle these panels ON/OFF using the three options, as shown in theSome readersGmail Mappings - Airmail for macOS
Gmail supports two protocols POP3 and IMAP. But Airmail definitely recommends IMAP over POP3 protocol for better support and performance. Following the screenshot below, which shows you in the blue box that you’ll need to have IMAP option enabled in your Gmail Settings in order to get IMAP working with Airmail.
In the screenshot you could also see “Folder Size LimSome readersHow to speed up your Airmail app - Airmail for macOS
If you Airmail app is running slow, there are following methods to speed it up; either through account
specific settings (only applicable to a specific email account), or universal settings (applies to app in
general).
Universal App Settings
Open the Airmail app
Open Airmail Preferences (⌘,)
Go to the Advanced Tab
Advanced Graphics Option:
Deselect "Animations and Transparency" to disable Advanced Graphics. This will only take effect once
you restart the app
![]Some readersDelete Addresses from Airmail
You can delete all addresses appearing in Composer as auto suggestion and sync the Mac Contacts, Gmail account ones and Exchange account ones as a fresh start.
To do so, go to Airmail Window menu > show Airmail data > General > Addresses > addresses.db file > move it to Trash and then restart the app
. However, Airmail has an option for enabling you to update
the contacts manually yourself. See the following screenshot with blue box below:
Once you’ve pressed the button Airmail will automatically feSome readersToDo, Done, Memo - Airmail for macOS
Airmail has special features that are similar to task management but more simple, to keep your emails on
track without losing them in long inboxes while receiving lots of mails. Generally, Airmail will create these
folders ion the Account server interface by default upon setting up the account.
How it works?
Basically Airmail will create you those folders by default while you’re setting up the account with Airmail
and it is a default feature of Airmail. However, you will see theFew readersSave Sent Mail - Airmail for macOS
The 'Save Sent Mail in the Sent Folder' function is designed to create extra copies of your sent message. But this does not mean that the mails are sent twice to the receiver and this function only creates extra copy and stores them on the server 'Sent Folder', in case the server refuses to store your sent mail in the folder.
How can I disable the function of creating duplicate copies?
If you are getting duplicate copieFew readersDefault Composer - Airmail for macOS
In Airmail, there are three types of text editor which are - Rich Editor, Plain Text and Markdown. Changing .
the type of composer will just affect Airmail and will not make any changes system-wide. However, you’ll
need to make changes 'per account' in your preference option which will allow you to carry out your own
composer style for a particular account.
In the following screenshot there is an optFew readersAdding Images or Attachments to a Message - Airmail for macOS
There are two ways to add attachments to a message in Airmail, either by “Drag & Drop” (the easiest
method) or by selecting an attachment on your computer using Finder and adding it to the message.
Drag & Drop
To use this method, open a new message window (or reply to an existing message) and drag and drop any
attachment and it will show inFew readersBadge Icon - Airmail for macOS
Airmail has two choices for 'Badge Icon Number'. The function of 'Badge' is - it fetches the number of
unread messages which is used as a more preferred option and the second option is ‘count’, which would
display a count of your all emails in inbox and not just unread mails. Also, you can choose either unread
count or inbox count and by default Airmail has the unread count enabled for 'Badge'.
Whenever you receive new message from another sender Airmail will automatically update your doFew readersHTML Source Signature - Airmail for macOS
In Airmail you can use images and other various of objectives in the signature which are in HTML codes or
supported for HTML. If you already have created signature using Apple Mail or any third-party editor, you .
can simply copy them in rich-text and paste in the signature field without using HTML which is the quickest
way to add the signature.
In the following tutorial below there are two ways to add signature to Airmail and in the Screencast we
include how to add signature using thiFew readersSnooze - Airmail for macOS
A snooze feature allows you to snooze an email, which means it will disappear from your inbox temporarily,
but return at the time you have chosen. It is a great tool to declutter your inbox without forgetting to answer
those important emails.
How to set default values for different snooze options?
Open Airmail Preferences (⌘,)
Click on the Snoozes Tab which is as below
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This article will provide you steps to add the Google account into the Airmail app with two step verification.
If the two step verification is enabled on your Gmail account, you have to create the App specific password on the Gmail web settings as mentioned in the link here https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
The steps to create the App password on the Gmail web settings are-
Go to your Google Account.
On the left navigation panel, click Security.
![](https://storage.cFew readersUnsubscribe - Airmail for macOS
You will find the option as shown in the picture below
You can add the Unsubscribe button in menu buttons and it will appear on the top of preview panel for quick access.
Please go to Airmail presences > Actions > Menu buttons 1/2/3/4 > Unsubscribe
![](https://storageFew readersSending Delay - Airmail for macOS
Airmail has a feature called 'Sending Delay' which is similar to Gmail’s 'Undo' feature. With 'Sending Delay',
you can set your outgoing messages to get delayed by the fixed value of time before they get sent.
Go to Preferences > Composing > and select the desired value of 'Sending Delay'
Where to find the messages when they are 'Pending' due to the setFew readersAirmail Icon - Dock/Menu Bar - Airmail for macOS
You can disable Airmail from being shown in the Menu Bar/Dock. Go to Preference > General and then you could see the option as shown in the picture below.
In the above screenshot you could see a blue box mark, it’s where you could choose either Dock or
Menubar and also you can choose Airmail being shown on both Dock as well as Menu bar.Few readersAppleScript Mac
Download
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Credit to Jonas NeugebauerFew readersTransfer emails to folder of another account
How to move emails of one account to another account folder using a shortcut key?
If you often move the emails to a particular folder of another account then you can create a rule to do so and set a shortcut key with the rule.
Please make sure to disable the Rule and it will not apply on the incoming emails, only when you use the shortcut key.
Please see this screenshot as an example:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cda391d2-f5f9-4dc6-bec0-935bb2d9a44e/445a5f55-d67e-4Few readersDelete a single message in a conversation - Airmail for macOS
In Airmail you can delete single message without deleting the entire conversation. The deletion of message from a conversation will remove only the selected message and if it’s chosen from the message list on the left, this will result in deletion of entire conversation.
In the following screenshot there is an option that allows you to delete the message in a conversation:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cda391d2-f5f9-4dcFew readersAutoload Remote Images
Airmail allows you to enable/disable autoloading of remote images.
To find the option, go to Airmail preferences > Appearance as shown in the picture below and then quit and relaunch Airmail to save the change.
When Autoload Remote Images is disabled -
You caFew readersPriority - Airmail for macOS
In Airmail you can prioritise messages for your receiver which means the high priority marked as important .
mail and warns the receiver to pay attention as well there are different level of priority which are Normal,
High and Low the choice is yours and you can decide whichever you would like to choose Airmail will
perform it and warn the receiver with priority.
However prioritising messages does not effect the spam system, If you have your email listed as spammer
your mails will noFew readersDownload Old Messages - Airmail for macOS
Download Old Messages in Airmail is a feature that allows you to determine the volume of messages in
relation to the time period that you want to keep in Airmail. This option is useful if you want to save the disk
space and do not want the complete database to be downloaded locally from the servers.
To find this option, go to 'Airmail Preferences > Account > More' and here you willFew readersAdding a GoDaddy Account - Airmail for macOS
Please go to "Add your email account" window and then follow the steps to add a GoDaddy email account
using IMAP.
Click on the dropdown menu and choose IMAP.
Now type in the details of your GoDaddy Account using the reference from picture below.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cda391d2-f5f9-4dc6-bec0-935bb2d9a44e/7d231Few readersArchive an email - Airmail for macOS
To archive a message, simply right-click a message and choose ‘Archive’ as shown below.
Alternatively you can use the 'Swipe to Archive’ gesture. To do this, put your cursor over the message and
swipe two fingers from the left to the right of your trackpad. You should see a grey area appear on the left
side of the message, keep swiping your fingers until theFew readersFollow up Reminders
Airmail now allows you to set reminders ("remind me if no reply") on the outgoing messages. You will get
notification if the recipient does not reply to your email on the scheduled time.
It reminds you at that set time if the message is not replied to before the specified time.
You can toggle this feature ON from the composer itself as shown in the picture below.
Click on the settings icon next to the MS Exchange account.
Click on the 'Composer' tab
Make sure the "Global Address List" is ticked.
Click on "Save".Few readersVIP Contacts - Airmail for macOS
Airmail now gives you the ability to mark the desired contacts as VIPs and you can find all the received
messages from a VIP contacts at one place by a simple click on the Folder Panel present in Airmail Sidebar.
VIPs are synced over iCloud with other devices(for example with Airmail on iPhone/iPad). Please follow the
picture below.
You can see all the messFew readersBounce - Airmail for macOS
Bouncing an email sends a message to the email senders' server, which essentially says that your address
doesn’t exist. This can be used to prevent your email account getting spammed as spammers will often
remove you from an emailing list if your email account doesn’t exist.
To bounce an email, use the following steps:
Select the email you’d like to bounce by clicking on it.
Click on 'Messages' menu from the Menu Bar and choose ‘Bounce’ as shown below
(Shortcut: shift + cmd + BFew readersQuick Filter Menu - Airmail for macOS
Airmail has a "Quick Filter Menu" which is located just above the messages list.
This menu allows the section of multiple filters.
Enable the Filter Menu
If the menu is not visible, it can be enabled oFew readersGroup by Subject - Airmail for macOS
Airmail allows you to arrange the messages by subject, which will in turn convert them into conversation
view. However, the replies of conversation will only be included if the Subject has not been changed.
The action of this feature will only be performed within Airmail and this will not the server message list or
other email clients using the same account. There is an option in Preferences > Appearance as shown in
the picture below. Please note that you have to quit and restart the apFew readersSave Email as PDF
Airmail allows you to save the emails as PDFs. This can be done from the message preview/reading pane. Please refer to the screenshot below to create a PDF.
We can create shortcuts manually to convert an email into PDF file. Please check the following screenshots:
Menu Buttons
Please go to Airmail preferences > Actions > Menu Buttons 1/2/3/4 and selectFew readersPreferences - Favorites - Airmail for macOS
Airmail has a ‘Favourites’ tab in Airmail Preferences. ‘Favourites’ now allow you to select the folders and
labels that should appear in the ‘Folder Panel’ in the sidebar as marked in the picture below.
You can also access the quick folder view from the ‘three dash’ icon in the folder panel, to gain a quick
access to any folder of any account, which is preseFew readersSounds - Enable/Disable - Airmail for macOS
You can disable interaction sounds for Airmail, such as receiving and sending sounds and also other
actions' sounds. In the following screenshot there is an option 'Sounds' which you can select or deselect
as per your choice.Few readersAirmail Share Extensions - Airmail for macOS
There are two sharing extensions:
Airmail Composer
Airmail Share
We will discuss them in-depth shortly.
First, it is necessary to enable these extensions
Enable Airmail Share Extensions
Click on the Apple in the menu bar and select System Preferences
In the 3rd row, click on the Extensions icon.
In the left column click on Share Menu.
Select the Airmail Composer and Airmail Share extenFew readersDisable Conversations - Airmail for macOS
If you do not like to have Gmail-like conversations in your Inbox, Airmail has a way to disable this feature
and uses receiving and sent mails in a separate thread. Also, this action of disabling/enabling ‘Use
Conversations’ does not make any effect in the server and it functions within Airmail’s Database only.
In the following screenshot you need to uncheck ‘Use Conversations’:
 and it will no longer be available in the
original email account. This action works for all email accounts, including local accounts.
To Clone a Message from one email account in Airmail to another emailFew readersReminders - Airmail for macOS
In Airmail it’s easy to create a reminder that syncs to Apple Reminders so you’ll have the reminder on your
Mac and iOS devices. There are following methods for creating a reminder.
Just right-click on any message in your inbox and you’ll see the dropdown menu - OR - Just right click any .
message in Airmail message list and choose 'Send to' - OR- Just select a message and use the
shortcut key 'Z'.(https://help.airmailapp.com/en-us/article/shortcut-send-to-services-airmail-for-macos-1Few readersOmnifocus - Airmail for macOS
Airmail allows you to use OmniFocus to remind you to reply or act upon a message.
Ensure that you install and open OmniFocus at least once before opening Airmail and then go to
Airmail Preferences > Services and enable Omnifocus as shown in the picture below.
2. Right click an email and choose 'Send to' and then choose 'Create OmniFocus Task' (We recommenFew readersSafe Mode - Airmail for macOS
As of Airmail you have a feature called “Safe Mode”. This feature allows you to run Airmail in Safe Boot
without restarting your computer and Airmail will disable entire accounts in order to launch in Safe Mode. If
you notice that Airmail is crashing upon launch this feature allows you to bypass the crashing and after
bypassing the crashing issue, you can able to disable certain options or provide us crash logs.
 you’d like to attach
to the email in Finder or another app (e.g. your web browser).
Then drag and drop the image above the horizontal line which displays in the bottom section of the
composer as shown in the picture below:
 and attach the files from Google Drive in the Airmail
composer.
How to save a message to Google Drive from AirmFew readersHow to Adjust Airmail Sync Frequency - Airmail for macOS
If you’re changing folder names or moving messages frequently in web-client you’ll notice that Airmail .
delays from being updated. This is due to the refresh timing being different for Airmail and Web-Client. But
definitely you will able to set refresh time for every accounts in Airmail which would keep the folders up-to-
date on time.
Each account in Airmail can be individually configured for the inbox sync interval, as well as the foldeFew readersAttachment - Default Saving Location - Airmail for macOS
Airmail allows you to change your attachment download destination folder instead of a default saving
location. In the following screenshot, blue box contains an option to choose the destination folder.
Once you have chosen your own attachment saving location, Airmail will automatically save your new
attachment files to this location. This can also save multipFew readersHow to make ‘Quick Reply’ the default behaviour in Airmail for macOS
When replying to an email in Airmail, the default behaviour is to open a new window. If you prefer to use
Airmail’s ‘quick reply’ feature to dash off a response, it is possible to make this the default behaviour when
you click on reply or use the reply-to shortcut key combination, 'Command'+'R'. This change is made for a
particular account, so it is an account specific option/preference.
Open Airmail Preferences and choose an account and click on the 'gear' icon to the right of that acFew readersRefresh - Airmail for macOS
If you’re changing folder names or moving messages frequently in web-client you’ll notice that Airmail
delays from being updated which is the refresh timing is different from Airmail and Web-Client.
But definitely you will able to set refresh time for per accounts in Airmail that keeps the folders up-to-date
on time.
In the following screenshot below there is an option in the Preference which you need to change it for per
accounts:
 and attach the files from Dropbox in the Airmail comFew readersIntegration - Bear
This article here describes about how to send a message from Airmail to create a new note in Bear.
Bear is a simple and elegant tool to organize your notes. Airmail adds the Bear integration to let you create a new note for the message that you send to Bear.
How to enable the Bear integration?
You can enable the integration in Airmail Preferences > Services as shown in the screenshot below
Click on the Services tab
Choose the LDAP Service
5. Type in all the relevant details. These details can be obtained from the company’s
network administrators.
Using LDAP Server
Once the LDAP Server is activatFew readersData Detectors - Airmail for macOS
Airmail makes it easy for you to selectively choose what information you would like hyperlinked in your
displayed emails. The choices Airmail provides are URL links, dates, and phone numbers, or even a
combination of these. To select which ones you would like to see, go to Preferences > Advanced > and
click on the ‘Detect in messages’ drop-down window as in the screenshot below.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/Few readersWunderlist - Airmail for macOS
Wunderlist is a beautifully designed to-do list app for your Mac, that makes it easy and fun to get stuff done.
Airmail offers integration with Wunderlist. Please note that Wunderlist integration can only be enabled only
when the app is installed.
How to enable Wunderlist integration ?
At first, please ensure that you have Wunderlist installed on your Device and it has been opened at least
once before using it with Airmail. Then in Airmail, please go to Preferences > Services > WFew readersRight to Left Text Direction - Airmail for macOS
If you are using a language such as Arabic or Hebrew, it is important to be able to write from right to left of
the page.
First, open an email. Enter the subject, add recipient, however, do not start writing the email yet.
Open the ‘Composer’ menu in the top left of the screen, the open the 'Text’ menu, followed by the
'Writing Direction’ menu and click on 'Right to Left’ under 'Paragraph’. If desired you can also change your
text selection direction.
![](https://storage.crisp.cFew readersHow to Get the Console Log - Airmail for macOS
Occasionally, in a support ticket request, an Airmail support staff member may ask you for the Console Log
for Airmail so we can debug the problem you have reported. Following is a simple procedure to obtain this
log and send it to us.
First, open the Console by clicking on “Spotlight” in the Menu Bar, type in “console” and hit “Return”.
This will open the Console.
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To quickly access the Share menu shortcut, simply press the letter ‘z’ in the message list.
In the message list, press the letter ‘z’,
This will open the share menu.
Choose a sharing option.Few readersHow to Use 2Do with Airmail
2Do is a popular Mac task manager with which Airmail integrates to provide you the powerful feature of making 2Do entries for your messages. 2Do is purchasable in the Mac App Store and the iOS App Store and syncs between the two platforms.
How to enable 2Do in Airmail?
Go to Airmail Preferences > Services and enable 2Do there.
How to send a message to 2Do?
To use Airmail with 2Do, simply right-click on any email in your inbox, or right click on any message body and click on thFew readersToday Extension - Airmail for macOS
Airmail makes full use of the OS X environment to utilise the latest features, such as the Today view in the
Notification Centre.
Enable the Today Extension
1. Click on the on the Notification Centre icon in the top right corner of the screen
2. Then click on Edit
3. Click on the green plus sign, next to the Airmail Today
4. Click on the Done butFew readersCustom Sort Messages - Airmail for macOS
You can now access to a powerful message sort on the message list menu, to revert back use the sort by
date.Few readersCustom Time Slice filter - Airmail for macOS
You can now filter messages by a specific time start and end range, or pick only messages of a specific
day. To select a range hold 'Shift' while choosing.Few readersShortcut - Select Messages from the Same Sender - Airmail for macOS
Click on a message to identify a sender.
Press the equal sign "="
All the message in the list with the same sender will be highlighted in grey.
You can easily notice in the message list above that - notifications@... is the sender of which all messages
are highlighted here.Few readersOperations Window - Airmail for macOS
The operations window is in Window > Operations. In the operations, you can see the progression of your actions which are shown as failed/completed/pending while Airmail operates your tasks with the server.
You can see them as shown in the picture below:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cda391d2-f5f9-4dc6-bec0-935bb2d9a44e/61458f97-89b2-411cFew readersUsing the “Delete” Key with Messages - Airmail for macOS
To intentionally use the “Delete” key to delete a message and move it to the “Trash” folder, go to
Preferences > Actions > and set the Backspace field as 'Move to Trash' or as any of your desired action as
indicated in the screenshot below:Few readersPreferences - Advanced - Airmail for macOS
Airmail offers numerous ways to tune its behaviour and performance. Please note that these are 'App Wide'
options vs. "Account Specific" ones.Few readersUsing the Console Log to Debug an Issue - Airmail for macOS
Occasionally, in a support ticket request, an Airmail support staff member may ask you for the Console Log
for Airmail so we can debug the problem you have reported. Following is a simple procedure to obtain this
log and send it to us.
First, open the Console by clicking on “Spotlight” in the Menu Bar, type in “console” and hit “Return”.
This will open the Console.
 and attach the files from One Drive in the
Airmail composer.
How to save a messagFew readersFTP for Attachments - Airmail for macOS
If you own, or have access to, an FTP server, it’s easy to use Airmail to automatically upload and store your
message attachments there. First, go to any “Preferences” page and at the top-right, click on “FTP” which
will present the screen below.
Add your complete server path to the folder from where you want to attach the attachments, your
Username and PasFew readersReverse Sort Order - Airmail for macOS
In Airmail you can use the oldest message on top and the newest message at the bottom. If you are .
reading mails from the oldest then we may suggest you to enable the option that allows you to reverse the
order your mails and you can also archive them if you don’t wish to keep them in the Inbox.
The option to reverse sort order is located under Window in the Menu Title/Bar.
On the following screenshot below there is an option for sorting mails in reverse order:
Click on the settings icon next to the MS Exchange account
Click on the Composer tab
Make sure the Directory Search is ticked
6. Click on Save
Using Google Apps Directory
OnceFew readersFull Subject - Airmail for macOS
When you have long subjects for some messages, it can not be seen completely in normal view. All you
need to do is, hover your mouse over the subject in order to see the entire subject:
Following screenshot below its preview of Render Window with mouse hover in the subject:
Click on the Advanced Tab
Click on the select box to deselect Advanced Graphics
Quit andFew readersDroplr - Airmail for macOS
Airmail can integrate with Droplr. To enable the Droplr integration, please go to Airmail Preferences >
Services and then 'Sign in Droplr' as shown in the picture below.
You can save the files and create links(drops) on Droplr (as .pdf files) and attach the files from Droplr in the
Airmail composer.
How to save a message to Droplr from Airmail?
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