A simple way to avoid common email mistakes

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The MailButler plugin adds a range of super-useful features to Apple Mail.
The MailButler plugin adds a range of super-useful features to Apple Mail.
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This post is brought to you by Feingeist Software, maker of MailButler.

If your inbox is a disaster zone that fosters common email mistakes, perhaps it’s time to get a little help. MailButler is a simple plugin that adds lots of features and functions to the stock Mail app on your Mac. It will help you avoid the dreaded “accidental send” and other common email mishaps.

MailButler offers plenty of tools for easing the overall pain of email overload and getting you to the nirvana known as “inbox zero.” With this Apple Mail plugin, you can quickly transform emails into notes or to-do items, or snooze an annoying (but important!) email thread to put it out of mind for a set time. That way you won’t drop the ball on crucial emails from your boss or other VIPs.

A simple unsubscribe feature lets you boost your inbox’s signal-to-noise ratio by removing you from email lists you no longer need. And to make sure you get a little down time, MailButler lets you pause your inbox outside of work hours.

Maybe most useful of all is the “unsend” feature, which can roll back half-baked (or full-on angry) emails before they damage a critical relationship.

We all know the feeling of sending a regrettable message we can’t take back. Well, with this simple feature you can do exactly that, instantly taking back an errant email and averting potential disaster. Every email platform should offer this feature!

MailButler makes Apple Mail better

But MailButler isn’t all about freeing you from hassles and saving you from embarrassing email mistakes. It also packs powerful productivity tools that make email far more efficient and effective.

You can track your sent messages to see if the recipient opens them, or schedule emails to go out at certain times and/or on certain days. And you can make your mark on your email by adding beautiful and unique signatures that you can share across your team.

MailButler also delivers some familiar features you might recall from other email services, like serving up a reminder when you forget to attach a file, or showing colorful avatars for each contact you correspond with.

But unlike many other services, and because Apple Mail is already integrated with macOS, you can access your most frequently used mailboxes right from the menu bar. MailButler also integrates massive Giphy and emoji libraries into Apple Mail, bringing it up to speed with the ways many of us communicate these days.

Try MailButler for free and get started on inbox zero

Why can’t we already do these things with Apple Mail by default? We may never know. But with MailButler, you don’t need to sit around and ponder the limitations of the Mac’s built-in mail app.

MailButler comes in three tiers: free, professional and business. Some of MailButler’s more advanced features come only with the paid versions, but the free version packs enough punch to instantly upgrade anyone’s mailbox (and the price, obviously, is unbeatable).

You can download the free version of MailButler and start taking advantage of its essential features in a matter of minutes. If you like what you see, you can always upgrade to add extra features with a monthly pro or business subscription.

​Try MailButler today and put an end to email hassles. You’ll transform your inbox from a cluttered hellhole where productivity goes to die into a powerful platform for communication.

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