And you can tie in your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts to not only get links to your contacts on those services, but post to all three directly from Postbox. Once you set up your account information, dragging and dropping files from your Dropbox will create links that let recipients download those files straight from your Dropbox account. If you have Evernote installed, Postbox can send emails to that service to help you keep track of them. Postbox plays nicely with many popular social and productivity tools. Just compose your response in preferences, then choose it from a pulldown menu when you’re writing a new email. You can also easily search for any messages, images, or attachments from a particular sender just by clicking links within their address book info.Īnd if work requires you to send a lot of form responses, Postbox builds in that ability. Message threads are easy to follow, with each message’s beginning and end clearly marked, and a quick reply box waiting at the end of the most recent message.Īn inspector pane next to each message shows you not only who sent it -and, with a click, their entire contact card from your address book-but breaks out any links, images, maps, or package delivery info it finds in the message. It then filled up my new mailbox relatively quickly, despite the pile of messages involved, and let me track its progress with a clear but unobtrusive progress icon.Įverywhere you turn in Postbox, you’ll find well-thought-out features that enhance your email experience.

Setting up new POP and IMAP accounts went smoothly in one case, when I tried to set up a work Outlook account, Postbox patiently guessed at several different IMAP configurations until it found the right one. We’ve found one strong program that offers a great mix of features, usability, and value for a broad swath of users, plus several more that will cater well to more specialized preferences.Įven though it’s built on Mozilla’s aging Thunderbird underpinnings, Postbox handled my email quickly and confidently. But with so may options to choose from, it’s now even harder to pick out the best email client for your particular needs. With a panoply of clever features and new ideas, these contenders have also mounted a serious challenge to the relatively stagnant Apple Mail and Microsoft Outlook. A recent surge of worthy new email clients offers Mac users some of the best choices they’ve ever had for managing their mail.

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