An iOS version has been available since last year, but today sees the official launch of popular email client (and former Kickstarter project) Mail Pilot for Mac.
What makes Mail Pilot a bit different from your standard email is its task-oriented approach to email. Unless you’re the kind of person who uses email like the physical postal system of the 1700s, it’s more than likely that your messages include a few more categories than straightforward correspondences to be answered at your leisure.
Mail Pilot essentially turns your Mac inbox into a to-do list, with users given the opportunity to toggle statuses between “Incomplete” and “Complete” (doing an end to the grossly inefficient “mark as unread” strategy), as well as to to set reminders for time-sensitive emails such as business messages or bills.
Mail Pilot developers Mindsense are currently offering a limited time introductory price of $9.99 for the app.
Source: iTunes
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
