The chief editor website Mikk Sid asked me to advise him a normal client for email. The standard "mail" has long been tired to him, but to trust the working correspondence assembled on the knee the application really does not want. Does it make sense to change something?
To answer his question, I took branded postal apple clients, Google and Microsoft, as well as a couple third-party applications top developers. I encountered their foreheads and found a favorite, which is separately noted at the end of the article.
Each of these postal clients turns emails in the task, guarantees the security of correspondence and opens access to a number of useful features. But which one to choose?
"Mail" - Apple Standard Email Client
Benefits: There is in the device from the box, copes with most tasks.
Disadvantages: There are no additional features, suffers from problems with notifications.
It is a pity, but I do not have official statistics of the popularity of postal customers for iPhone and Mac. Nevertheless, experience suggests that standard application Use most often.
After a short setting, you can create and send an email with text, photos and other files immediately after you get the device out of the box.
"Mail" is an excellent mail client who really deserves your attention. But he has no number of really useful featureswhich will be useful to all those who need electronic to solve work tasks.
In "Mail" I most lack of intelligent filter For incoming letters. I want the entire useless spam that flies to me very often did not get into the chief directory.
Other users complain about the inability to postpone and schedule an incoming letter. This useful opportunity allows reminding the availability of the received message at the right time - for example, on weekdays.
And in the standard postal client, there were always problems with push-notifications. I do not know what it is connected with, but letters most often come with a big delay, and it is inconvenient.
- Download from the App Store (is free)
- Built in Macos. (is free)
INBOX - Google Corporate Mail Service
Benefits: Visual preview of messages and a cool intelligent filter.
Disadvantages: Not suitable for third-party mail services, there is no normal application for Mac.
If you actively use exactly mail Gmail., a good choice for you can be a corporate google Service called Inbox.
For some reason, only in this company thought to do normal preview of letters: Show text, photos and other files immediately in the tape. All other solutions with this is extremely bad - usually a simple non-informative strip with a letter.
Inbox cool filters incoming letters and separates important messages from useless trash in intellectual way.
Nevertheless, there is an Inbox and a number of shortcomings that Google made specially. For me the biggest - no application for Mac. The computer has to use a web version, and it is inconvenient.
Personally, I use Gmail, so on mobile device I would have enough InBox. But all other postal services remain almost in the span, and their fans need to look for an alternative.
And the company Google reluctantly optimizes its programs for any new iOS features And the iPhone in principle, and this is also a big minus of this application.
- Download from the App Store (is free)
- Web version for Mac (is free)
Outlook - All-in-One Microsoft app
Benefits: In one style with other Microsoft products, additional features Organizer.
Disadvantages: In one style with other Microsoft products, overload with the possibilities of the organizer.
Among my friends dozens of users who prefer to all other Microsoft Outlook applications. All of them are united love for the company's software ecosystem, and active use of Office on Mac.
Outlook has a well-known interface and full set All the necessary features, so I do not see the reasons for not using it in this case.
Nevertheless, I do not know a single person who would use this email client separately from Office - such units.
Microsoft has tried to turn Outlook from a simple postal client to this business tool with organizer capabilities and built a calendar, tasks and notes in it.
On the one hand, it is convenient. If you really use Mail for work purposes, such a tool is all-in-one to be useful.
But on the other hand, Outlook is too functional and smooth. I have long been accustomed to that such combines are different, and individual programs for each task are much more efficient.
- Download from the App Store (is free)
- Download from Mac App Store (Office 365 subscription)
Airmail - False Winner Apple Design Awards
Benefits: Stylish minimalistic design, abundance of additional features.
Disadvantages: Frequency failures in the work that appear at the most inopportune moment.
In 2017, the Airmail application has become aPPLE DESIGN AWARD laureate. And there is nothing surprising in this, because the developers managed to make a truly functional mail client for all occasions.
On the one hand, it has the most simple minimalistic interface without unnecessary control elements, which most often only distract from regular work tasks.
On the other hand, the developer managed to fit in this interface the full set of even the most advanced users of capabilities.
It is this app that I used the last months, and I was never embarrassed by its cost even if there is a whole set of free analogues.
Nevertheless, for an unknown reason, the Airmail brings me to the most inopportune moment. At times app just refuses to work normallyAnd it is solved only by the full reboot of the computer.
For example, the last time the program simply did not want to attach several documents to a letter to pDF formatthat I needed to urgently send to my colleagues. Therefore, I had to say goodbye to him.
- Download from the App Store (379 rubles.)
- Download from Mac App Store (749 rubles)
Spark - free mailer who use now
Benefits: Advanced filter letters, simple interface, separate menu for attachments.
Disadvantages: Obvious overlap capabilities that sometimes distracts.
For the creation of the SPARK postal client, the Ukrainian company-developer called Readdle. Although the Ukrainian can only be called it with a large stretch, because the head office of the studio has long been located in San Jose, USA.
You can know her for a variety of useful office applications for every day, including universal mobile file manager Documents, Advanced Calendars Calendars 5 and Cool Scanner Pro Pocket Scanner.
Spark really gives the opportunity look at the post in a new wayAnd he has not let me down yet.
For all users of any computer, it does not matter for work or personal goals, it is necessary email. For APPLE fans, it will be important to know how it passes setting up mail on McBook.
Beginning of work
Before all the settings, you need to tie your mailboxes to the postal client. By default, this is done as follows.
- Go to the settings.
- Next "Internet Accounts".
- After choosing the box you need and add it to the client. Suppose you have Yandex Mail. Choose Yandex. Enter your username and password. After that, it appears in the list, which is located on the left side.
All, synchronization has passed successfully! Thus, you can bind an unlimited number of mailboxes.
Settings by mail itself
The first stage is passed. After that, go to the mail itself. The default on the left side is incoming, VIP, marked, sent, spam, basket, mailboxes. Letters can be viewed separately for each box (if you have several of them) or all together. You can set a filter. When it is turned on, only not read messages will be visible.
VIP is a very useful thing. This addresses that were added in so say "Favorites". When receiving letters from such addresses will pop up push notifications. The top menu completely repeats the side. In Levom upper cornerThe button is located for forced mail check. Next to it there is a button for writing and subsequent sending a letter.
Mainly sorted out, go to the settings. We go to the settings and the first thing we see is the default email client. Next is to configure the check. It happens automatic, every 5, 15, 30 minutes and manually. Manually - only when you start the program, new messages will come. After configuring the sound of messages. Select the download folder - the place where the attached files will be saved. Next, go to the settings of the color and font of the text. All customize for yourself. We establish the message format - it is better to choose "Simple Text". After configure the signature is the text that will be displayed at the end of each letter. If you wish, you can configure the control panel with simple drag and drop icons. Everything, mail on McBook Ready!
The safety of work in the Apple Mail program can only be guaranteed if its version 3.1 and above, and if. If the version of Apple Mail 3.0 or below, or if version operating system Mac OS x 10.5 or below That use it is unsafe. We recommend installing the email client of a newer version.
Configure iMAP protocol
1. Open the Mail application on MacOS.
2. If you have already configured another mail in I app, go "File" → "Add an account".
3. Select "Other Mail Account ...".
2. Fill in the fields:
3. Click "Log in" - automatic configuration of the program will begin.
If an error occurred when setup, enter the following data:
After successfully configured your mailbox opens.
5. Go "Mail" → "Settings ...".
7. In the "Account Properties" tab, remove the "Configure Connection Automatically" checkboxes in the "Incoming Mail Server" and "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" sections.
Fields to edit ports.
8. Edit ports:
Set up the POP3 protocol
To set up the mail program Apple Mail according to POP3 protocol:
1. B. top panel In the File menu, select "Add Account ...";
2. On the Enter Data page:
- "Full Name" - enter a name that will be displayed in the "From:" field for all messages sent;
- "E-mail address" - Enter the full name of your mailbox in format [Email Protected] ;
- "Password" - specify incorrect password from the boxso that the mail client does not implement automatic setting via IMAP protocol.
Click "Continue".
3. On the page that opens, enter the data:
Click "Continue".
4. On the page that opens, enter the data:
- Outgoing Mail Server - SMTP.Mail.Ru;
- Install the check mark opposite "Span. Only this server ";
- Install the check mark opposite "Use Authentication";
- Username - Full name of your mailbox in format [Email Protected] ;
- Password - acting password from your mailbox.
Click "Continue".
5. Go "Mail" - "Settings ..."
6. Click the "Account Properties" tab in the " Account"And in the drop-down list opposite the" Exodus server. Mail (SMTP) »Select" Ed. List of SMTP servers ... ".
7. Select "Use arbitrary port" and enter 465.
Install the checkbox opposite "Use SSL", and in the "Authentication" drop-down list, select Password.
Click OK.
8. Click the Add-ons tab. Opposite the "Port:" item, enter 995 and check the box next to "Use SSL".
If you want letters downloaded by the postal program, not deleted from the server, remove the box next to "delete a copy from the server after receiving the message".
Change the SSL protocol settings
Safety of work in the programApple Mail. can be guaranteed only if its version 3.1 and higher and ifit is installed on the computer under mAC management OS x 10.5.1 and above. If the version of Apple Mail 3.0 or below, or if the version of the operating systemMac OS x 10.5 or below That use it is unsafe. We recommend installing the email client of a newer version.
To configure your email program Apple Mail on SSL secure protocol:
If the settings mentioned above are already installed in your postal program, you do not need any changes.
If you have any problems with setting up the mail program, use our
If you, like me, can no longer use the standard Mail client (especially on OS X Yosemite), then you will be useful to get acquainted with three alternative postal customers, especially since some of them are distributed completely free.
Yes, yes, the very sparrow, as popular in 2012. Subsequently, the company was absorbed by the Google search giant, however, small updates still continue to go out.
There is nothing superfluous: on the left - incoming letters, right - tools to view a specific letter. Convenient access to the "Favorites", "Basket" and other tabs, as well as simplicity and conciseness make sparrow one of best decisions in area. Lite version It applies for free, for the complete will have to pay 699 rubles. You can download this or this link.
The writing window can be positioned on the right or alone separately - if you do not have enough free space on the desktop all the time.
Name:
Publisher / Developer:
Price: 599 rub.
Built-in purchases: Not
Compatibility: For OS X.
Link: Install
Inky.
Inky has a steep system of sorting incoming letters by relevance, so the processing of correspondence is carried out very simply. It automatically divides letters to groups - for example, social networks, letters from colleagues and others. A pleasant addition was the presence of a single login for authorization - you can easily use your account on any Mac.
It is ideal for a numerous number of mail that should always be sorted. Available completely free.
Name: Inky.
Publisher / Developer: Inky Inc.
Price: Is free
Built-in purchases: Not
Compatibility: For OS X.
Link: Install
I do not in vain left this client finally, because I successfully use it in the last few months. We are talking it is about version 1.0, since (in my opinion) version 2.0 while "dated" for comfortable use: Elements work incorrectly, letters are sent in times and so on.
It is quite another thing - version 1.0, which works stably, with all mail services (including Yandex) and has convenient mail reading tools from several accounts. The standard mail client Mail is clearly smoking aside.
Personally, Airmail conquered me, although Airmail 2.0 for this parameter is much better. It is impossible to find the first version in now, I advise you to search for the Internet. But the second version can be downloaded easily. Try, suddenly you will like it?
Name:
Publisher / Developer: Bloop.
Price: 599 rub.
Built-in purchases: Not
Compatibility: For OS X.
Link: Install
If you use another email client on Mac or Windows, from which you are really delighted, share with everyone in the comments.
