Postbox 7.0.60

  • Updated the built-in Emoji set to v15.0
  • Added Search History to the group of user-generated data that can be stored in a user-specified location
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the built-in Address Book from being stored in a user-specified location

Postbox 7.0.59

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong sending server authentication choice to display in the sending server summary panel
  • Fixed an authentication issue with OneDrive accounts

Postbox 7.0.58

  • Hotfix to address an authentication issue with Yahoo accounts

Postbox 7.0.57

  • Implemented change to use external browsers for OAuth2 authentications
  • Added the "Send Later" command (which drops messages into the Outbox instead of sending them immediately) to the Send button for newly composed messages

Postbox 7.0.56

  • Updated the database for categorizing emails from social networking websites
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent accounts from checking for new mail when OAuth2 is used for authentication
  • Fixed an authentication issue with Dropbox Cloud File Sharing accounts

Postbox 7.0.55

  • Internal test build

Postbox 7.0.54

  • Fixed an issue that would prevent signature settings from displaying properly in the preferences panel
  • Fixed an issue that could cause iCloud folders to unsubscribe when a folder was deleted

Postbox 7.0.53

  • Fixed an authentication issue with GoDaddy servers
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent text from switching color between light and dark themes

Postbox 7.0.52

  • Fixed a font spacing issue when a non-English locale is used in macOS Monterey
  • Select localization fixes

Postbox 7.0.51

  • Fixed an issue that could prevent messages from loading when using Apple email servers

Postbox 7.0.50

  • You can now set a default light and dark theme - select the "Default" theme, then use the pulldown menus to specify light/dark themes in Preferences | Options > Display > Themes
  • The speed of LDAP addressing lookups has been significantly improved

Postbox 7.0.49

  • Support for Antidote Labs Project for Windows
  • Fixed an issue that prevented existing Quick Post entries from appearing in the Quick Bar

Postbox 7.0.48

  • Improved new account set up for Office 365 accounts
  • Internal maintenance changes

Postbox 7.0.47

  • Promoted Office 365 OAuth2 support from BETA to production
  • OAuth2 servers will now manually display in the Account Setup Wizard instead of dynamically
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong OAuth2 server to display in the Outgoing Servers Summary panel
  • Added a new service to Postbox's Tracking Prevention feature

Postbox 7.0.46

  • Blocked Athena Smart Card device driver (asepkcs.dll) versions 6.5.0.5 and below from loading in Postbox
  • Fixed a glitch with toolbar button rendering on macOS Big Sur

Postbox 7.0.45

  • Refactored the loading animation to improve performance
  • Fixed several login issues with Cloud File Sharing
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent drag-n-drop of images from a sharing folder into the Compose window

Postbox 7.0.44

  • Online search in the Compose window now uses the selected search engine in Preferences | Options > General
  • Fixed file link creation when using Dropbox for Business
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent themes from being saved with a hyphen in the name

Postbox 7.0.43

  • Fixed login issues for Cloud File Sharing services
  • Cloud File Sharing support for Box's updated folder name
  • Fixed a visual glitch in the Windows search bar
  • Fixed a few crashing bugs

Postbox 7.0.42

  • Changed new account authentication to default to Password instead of Autodetect

Postbox 7.0.41

  • BETA release of MFA/OAuth2 authentication for Office 365 accounts
  • Cleaned up several areas of the UI, and reworked some of the icons to make them display better with certain dark mode themes
  • Implemented better fix for persisting print preferences across sessions
  • Fixed a theme regression for the Address Book in the Compose Sidebar
  • Fixed a crashing bug

Postbox 7.0.40

  • Added support for inserting a new Theme template for all locales
  • Fixed an issue that could cause contextual menus to show in the wrong place for multi-display configurations

Postbox 7.0.39

  • Backed out a change that could be causing password issues for some customers

Postbox 7.0.38

  • REMINDER: To make room for new themes, we have removed all themes from Postbox except for the default Light and Dark themes, however, our "Classic Themes" are still available and can be downloaded here.
  • The Theme Editor now uses a code view window
  • Added a color picker to all code view windows
  • Increased the size of code view windows for Themes, Signatures, Responses, and Clips
  • Fixed a few missing styling changes in the Compose and Address Book toolbars

Postbox 7.0.37

  • NEW FEATURE - Customizable themes are here! Create a new theme, modify an existing theme, and import/export themes in our new Theme Editor. For details, please see this help article.
  • IMPORTANT: To make room for new themes, we have removed all themes from Postbox except for the default Light and Dark themes, however, our "Classic Themes" are still available and can be downloaded here.
  • The Postbox toolbar on Windows has updated styling
  • Made a change to allow more characters to be used in passwords
  • Added a new service to Postbox's Tracking Prevention feature
  • Fixed an issue with the new mail icon not being removed from the Windows System Tray on exit
  • Fixed a crash when clicking in the search bar in Windows Explorer
  • Fixed a crash that could occur on startup on macOS Big Sur
  • Fixed a crash related to printing preferences on macOS

Postbox 7.0.36

  • Hotfix to address an edge case with Evernote deprecation

Postbox 7.0.35

  • Dragging and dropping a file to the Compose window addressing panel will now attach it to the message
  • Deprecated support for direct Evernote integration on macOS
  • Fixed a regression that prevented the Compose Sidebar from opening and closing
  • Fixed a regression that prevented message headers from collapsing and expanding
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the message list from clearing when selecting an empty account group

Postbox 7.0.34

  • Hotfix to address an issue with bold font display on macOS 10.13 and 10.14

Postbox 7.0.33

  • Improvements to macOS font tracking

Postbox 7.0.32

  • Internal release, not available to the public

Postbox 7.0.31

  • Increased the timeout for bulk copy operations
  • Improvements to macOS font tracking
  • User interface improvements

Postbox 7.0.30

  • UI improvements/fixes in preparation for macOS Big Sur
  • Fixed an issue that could cause changes to be lost during message editing when new messages arrive

Postbox 7.0.29

  • Hotfix to address a localization issue on Windows

Postbox 7.0.28

  • Added Minimize to Tray feature for Windows 8 and Windows 10 users
  • Added ability to select all folders in the Subscribe and Offline folder selection panels
  • Added ability to preserve print preferences
  • Improved context-click feedback during folder selection

Postbox 7.0.27

  • Improved the UI feedback for message drag and drop
  • Changed the behavior of Google Safe Browsing so that the local database of URLs is deleted once the feature is disabled
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent nested folders from appearing in the Subscribe panel
  • Fixed an issue with the profile migrator when external storage locations were used for POP and Local accounts
  • Fixed a crash on macOS Big Sur when Fullscreen Mode is used
  • Fixed an issue with window titles on macOS Big Sur
  • Fixed an issue where the Favorites Bar wouldn't update properly after deleting a folder

Postbox 7.0.26.1

  • Fixed a crashing bug on macOS Big Sur

Postbox 7.0.26

  • Changed the behavior of conversation view so that selected text will clear when a different message is selected
  • Added new services to the Tracking Prevention database
  • Fixed an issue that prevented selected text from quoting when a conversation was viewed
  • Fixed an issue that caused Contact Card email addresses to duplicate when contact display was set to Display Name and Email Address
  • Fixed a crashing bug on macOS Big Sur

Postbox 7.0.25

  • Improved the "add to filter" feature to detect when a contact is From, To, or CC'd in a message so that these criteria can be added to the selected filter
  • Improved the Find Bar to support Themes
  • Added code to detect when running on macOS Big Sur for theming changes
  • Implemented new crash reporting mechanism
  • Fixed a crashing bug

Postbox 7.0.24

  • Changed some of the strings in the en-GB locale to better map to what's used for en-US
  • Fixed an issue with text not displaying in pop-up menus on macOS Big Sur
  • Fixed an issue that prevented quoted text from displaying the correct colors during message composition
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the "add to filter" feature from writing preferences when the Filter Manager wasn't open
  • Fixed an issue that could cause mixed conditionals when using the "add to filter" feature

Postbox 7.0.23

  • Changed the default for contact display from "Email Address" to "Display Name"
  • On macOS, when adding an event to the Calendar from a detected date, Postbox now includes a link back to the original message
  • Created "add to filter" option in the Contacts Card
  • Added new services to the Tracking Prevention database
  • Fixed a glitch with the action buttons on Windows for the Calypso and Storm Grey themes

Postbox 7.0.22

  • Added a preference to select "Display Name," "Email Address," or "Display Name and Email Address" for contact presentation in the message list and message header envelope in Preferences | Options > Display > Advanced
  • Improved support for EU date formats (dd/mm/yyyy) for search and date detection
  • Added Date Pickers to the Advanced Search, Message Filter, and Smart Folder panels
  • Improved the styling in the Advanced Search panel
  • Added a new service to Postbox's Anti-Tracking database
  • Fixed an issue with date detection when multiple dates are present within a message
  • Fixed an issue that could cause March and October months to duplicate in the date picker for certain EU locales
  • Fixed field sizing in the Advanced Search panel when the panel was resized smaller

Postbox 7.0.21

  • Exiting from a search or Focus Pane filter will now preserve the selector for previously selected messages
  • If the message list is sorted by date ascending, exiting from a search will now jump to the bottom of the message list
  • Turning off the preference for quoting the original message will now turn off Summarize mode
  • Added more services to the Anti-Tracking database

Postbox 7.0.20

  • Internal release, not available to the public

Postbox 7.0.19

  • Enhanced Gmail Labeling so that entries in the Quick Bar do not remove previous labels
  • Enhanced the Quick Bar by removing [Gmail] and [Goolge Mail] labels before special folder names
  • Enhanced the Quick Search contextual menu to reduce panel flicker
  • Updated the Anti-Tracking database to prevent more services from tracking your behavior
  • Fixed an issue that prevented inline vCards from opening when View menu > Display Attachments Inline is disabled
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Folder Pane at minimal width from being resized
  • Fixed an issue with the Global Filter indicator not updating when a filter's position was changed
  • Fixed an issue that caused messages to lose selection after applying a Gmail label

Postbox 7.0.18

  • Added an importer for Thunderbird (in BETA)
  • Changed the protocol handler from callto: to tel: to prevent Zoom from launching for phone numbers
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent vCard, Signature, and Clips preferences from sticking
  • Fixed an issue that caused non-Favorite Topic colors to lose their colors
  • Fixed an issue with contextual menus after a specific search path

Postbox 7.0.17

  • Contextual menus for Favorite Contacts in the Focus Pane can now filter multiple email addresses per contact
  • Addressed an issue with Updates on macOS

Postbox 7.0.16

  • Added Periodic Filter option that allows filters to run on all Inbox messages every 10 minutes
  • Enhanced the Focus Pane's Attributes contextual menu so that it will now stay open during the selection
  • Removed white backgrounds from some Custom Signatures
  • Refreshed the Postbox application icon on macOS to better adhere to Catalina visual standards
  • Fixed a glitch that caused LDAP directory names to not display properly when selected
  • Fixed a crashing bug

Postbox 7.0.15

  • Fixed several crashing bugs

Postbox 7.0.14

  • Fixed several crashing bugs

Postbox 7.0.13

  • Support for macOS Catalina's "Auto" appearance setting
  • The Favorites Bar now supports first-level sub-folders
  • Fixed an issue on Windows that caused April and November months to duplicate in the search bar date picker
  • Fixed a theme issue on Windows that prevented subject lines in Edit mode from displaying clearly

Postbox 7.0.12

  • For Windows users, we've added more fine-grained DPI controls in Tools menu > Options > General
  • For new installs, we changed the default Archive granularity from yearly folders to one folder
  • For new installs, we added the Theme button to the default toolbar set
  • Updated the Tracking Notification database with new services
  • Added better OAuth authorization resets when the password has changed on the server
  • Fixed a theme issue in the Address Book on Windows

Postbox 7.0.11

  • Additional support for macOS Hardened Runtime Entitlements
  • Fixed a regression with adding events to macOS Calendar

Postbox 7.0.10

  • Added support for macOS Hardened Runtime Entitlements
  • For new installs, the app will no longer close if the account wizard is canceled
  • Updated the anti-tracking database with new image URLs to flag
  • Fixed an issue that could cause an infinite loop during indexing

Postbox 7.0.9

  • Updated Windows code signing certificate
  • Updated the anti-tracking database with new image URLs to flag
  • Fixed the appearance of notification bar buttons in certain themes
  • Fixed styling of drag and drop actions in the Favorites Bar

Postbox 7.0.8

  • The Compose window will now use the text zoom level that was last used
  • Implemented a workaround to address an authentication issue at Google
  • Implemented code that will fail more gracefully if Google accounts do not return the appropriate authentication response

Postbox 7.0.7

  • We added 4 beautiful new themes – the new light themes are Lavender and Calypso, and the new dark themes are Charcoal and Gulf Blue – enjoy!
  • Improved the image scaling icons in the Compose window when using a dark mode theme
  • Fixed an issue with the Tab key skipping over fields in the Compose window
  • Fixed an issue with the "is" Topic criteria for Smart Folders

Postbox 7.0.6

  • Gmail labels now match against label name instead of the label path
  • Pressing the tab key during addressing will now select the highlighted contact
  • Added Placeholders to Table and Bullet Clips to make selection easier
  • Fixed Conversation View when an Account Group is selected and conversations were set to display messages from the Inbox, Sent, and Archive folders
  • Fixed a font color issue when copying and pasting text from dark mode themes
  • Fixed an issue with setting default Signatures and Clips in secondary Identities
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Home button from loading the start page

Postbox 7.0.5.2

  • Fixed a selection issue in the RSS/Feed subscription list
  • Fixed several issues with Quick Post and Gmail labeling in the Quick Bar
  • Fixed a graphics glitch in the tab bar

Postbox 7.0.5.1

  • Internal build to test macOS 10.15 Catalina

Postbox 7.0.5

  • Improved dark mode theme display for message forwards
  • Improved first-run theme display when migrating from Postbox 6 to 7
  • Added "New Smart Folder" menu option to the action bar below the Folders Pane
  • Lightened reply color for plain text messages in dark mode themes
  • Fixed an issue that could inhibit auto-completion suggestions for Gmail labels
  • Addressed an S/MIME security issue

Postbox 7.0.4

  • Fixed an issue with some .ics files not displaying as attachments when certain information was missing from the message header
  • Fixed an issue with scaling images when added using the image button in the formatting toolbar
  • Fixed an issue with dark mode themes when using plain text in the composition window
  • Fixed an issue with setting up Google accounts under certain conditions
  • Fixed several crashing bugs

Postbox 7.0.3

  • Updated instructions for callout Clips
  • Fixed an issue where messages weren't being marked as read when the preview pane was closed and messages were set to open in a new window
  • Fixed an issue with dark mode when colors with transparency are used
  • Fixed an issue that caused images added in signatures via the image button to not render correctly
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the progress meter to move positions on low-resolution Macs
  • Fixed styling for drag-and-drop operations on Windows

Postbox 7.0.2

  • Added monochrome icons to the Address Book sidebar for themes that support them
  • Fixed an issue with fonts not picking up the correct color in the Address Book on Windows
  • Fixed an issue that prevented content display after a delete action when an Account Group was selected

Postbox 7.0.1

  • Search bar dropdown menu now inherits theme styling
  • Messages will now reload when switching between light and dark themes
  • Fonts have been made darker on many of the themes
  • Corrected letter spacing for the San Francisco font on macOS 10.15 Catalina
  • Changed the background color of the Filter Log
  • We now display the proper placeholder message when "Search All Folders" is selected without a search term
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the “Default” theme to not display correctly when the OS was in light mode
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent a default Clip from being set on alternate Identities

Postbox 7.0

What's New

Themes

Postbox now ships with 20 beautiful themes spread across light and dark modes. To select a new theme, click the Themes button in the toolbar, or select a theme from the View > Theme menu.

The "Default" option will automatically switch between the original "Light" and "Dark" themes based upon the OS preference or dark mode state.

Clips

Clips let you quickly insert pre-formatted blocks of HTML into your messages. It works similarly to Responses and Signatures, but Clips have two additional capabilities:

  1. Clips can insert CSS into the <head> region of a message
  2. A default Clip can be used per identity when new messages are composed

This means that you can now create sophisticated newsletters, brand templates, or stationary and use them as needed or by default per identity.

Theoretically, any email template that you can create or find on the web can now be used in Postbox.

Like Signatures and Responses, we've included a suite of example Clips that you can use in your messages, including:

  • checked bullets
  • numbered bullets
  • buttons
  • callouts
  • description list
  • horizontal rules
  • image blocks
  • quotes
  • social follow blocks
  • text blocks
  • tables

To access Custom Clips, open the Compose window, make sure the Clips button is added to the Toolbar, press and hold the Clips button, then select Custom Clips from the menu.

Labs

Similar to add-ons, our Labs feature will allow for experimental 3rd-party code to be used within Postbox.

The first Labs project will be OpenPGP support provided by a specially designed version of Enigmail for Postbox and can be enabled under the Tools menu (remember to add the appropriate buttons to the Compose window toolbar).

Unlike add-ons which can be arbitrarily installed, only a select number of Labs projects will be available for Postbox. Given that Labs projects contain 3rd-party experimental code, they are not officially supported by Postbox, Inc.

If there's a 3rd-party solution you would like to see in Postbox, contact the 3rd-party developer directly. Please do not contact Postbox asking us to support code we do not develop, thanks! 👍

Cloud File Sharing for Business

By popular demand, we've added two new services to our Cloud File Sharing feature:

  • Dropbox for Business
  • OneDrive for Business

New Swipe Gestures on macOS

We've created a new swipe mechanism on macOS that will provide better feedback for four commonly used actions:

  • 1/2 swipe left = Archive
  • full swipe left = Reminder
  • 1/2 swipe right = Junk
  • full swipe right = Delete

The swipe actions work on a "swipe-n-hold" basis. Swipe until the desired action is displayed, hold, then let go once the swipe action "activates." This usage pattern was designed to prevent accidental swipes from performing an action.

Most importantly, swipe actions can be performed on multiple messages at once!

Currently, this feature is available on macOS only.

Quick Copy

This works similarly to Quick Move but copies the message to the desired folder instead of moving it. The keyboard shortcut "c" will bring up the Quick Bar, and from there you can type the name of the folder you wish to copy the message to.

Gmail Labeling Mechanism

We've created a new mechanism for Gmail labeling that mirrors the actions used for Quick Move, Quick Switch, and Quick Copy. Type the "l" key to bring up the Quick Bar, then autocomplete against the desired label name.

Gmail labeling works similarly to Topic assignment in the Quick Bar, and you can now assign multiple labels at once.

Highlight & Strikethrough in Compose

The compose formatting toolbar now supports text strikethrough and highlighting.

New Filter Actions

We've added three more filter actions:

  • Add Prefix to Subject
  • Add Suffix to Subject
  • Add Sender to Address List
Other Improvements
  • Improved Gravatar Support
  • Date Pickers in the Search Bar
  • Alphabetical sorting of Topics in the editor panel
  • vCards can now be imported to the Address Book by double-clicking on them
  • Improved styling for vCard display
  • Improved status messages in the preview pane
  • Added option and set default to limit Conversation View to messages in the Inbox, Sent, and Archive folders in Preferences | Options > Display > Conversations
  • Added Quick Post actions to the Quick Bar with the keyboard shortcut “q”
  • Multiple selected messages now display a message count in the preview area
  • Added OAuth2 (Yahoo) to the account settings page
  • Implemented preference to hide/show signatures in conversation view
  • Improved the options for remote image loading
  • Improved icon display when using different resolutions on Windows
  • Implemented TCP keepalive option to improve connections
  • Added preference to MIME encode 8-bit headers to fix Yahoo character and question mark issues
Changes in Behavior
  • Removed the default preference for composition background color
  • Changed font sizes from points to pixels in the compose window, which may require that you change your default composition size
  • Increased line-height for composition and display
  • Changed delete behavior for Google accounts to better mirror what Gmail does on the web
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that could cause URLs with line breaks in them to not open in a browser
  • Fixed an issue that could cause messages to not be Marked as Read after deleting when the Preview Pane is closed
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent child messages from being selected when the message preview pane is closed
  • Fixed an issue when contextual-clicking non-selected messages and performing actions, the selector didn’t return to the previously selected message
  • Fixed an issue when contextual-clicking non-selected messages and performing actions, the action would be performed on the previously selected message
  • Fixed an issue when the default send server was not being respected when clicking on an email address in the contact card
  • Fixed an issue when using arrow keys to select contacts in the addressing auto-complete widget
  • Fixed an issue that could cause sort order to get reset after a file or image search
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Task Bar icon to reset during updates on Windows
  • Fixed an issue that could cause duplicate .ics file icons to display
  • Fixed an issue with the Account Wizard where ymail.com accounts were not recognized as Yahoo accounts
  • Fixed an issue that wouldn’t allow multiple messages to be set as Reminder at once
  • Fixed an issue with addressing messages from the Compose Sidebar recent contacts list
  • Fixed an issue where image attributes were not preserved when selecting a different image during message composition
  • Fixed an issue to prevent files stored in the clipboard to be added during a drag and drop action in the Compose window
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when parsing attachments
  • Fixed an issue with scam detection connectivity
  • Fixed an issue that caused excess CPU while Postbox was at rest and not actively indexing
  • Fixed an issue that could cause read receipts to not display
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent attachments from displaying
  • Fixed a regression that prevented Spotlight from indexing messages on macOS
  • Fixed an issue where selected attachments in compose would not deselect when clicking in the message body
  • Fixed an issue where messages forwarded as attachment contained the wrong display name
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent addressing autocomplete if Gravatar was turned off
  • Fixed an issue that caused avatars to duplicate in the Compose Sidebar if Gravatar was turned off

Postbox 6.1.18

  • Fixed a regression when pasting in the Compose window on older operating systems

Postbox 6.1.17

  • Pasting a file as an attachment to the Compose window is now supported
    • please note that we only support one file at a time, but you can always use drag-n-drop for multiple files
    • on macOS only versions 10.13 and above are supported
  • Added more services to Postbox's Anti-Tracking feature
  • Better alignment of toolbar elements on Windows
  • Resized the OAuth2 authentication windows for clarity
  • Fixed an issue that prevented links from opening in OAuth2 authentication windows
  • Fixed a regression that disabled sorting during mailbox searches
  • Fixed a hidden navigation tab stop on Windows

Postbox 6.1.16.1

  • Hotfix to address an XML error on start up for localized versions of Postbox

Postbox 6.1.16

  • We've made Tab navigation across interface elements buttery smooth, try it!
  • Folder display in the Quick Bar has been improved by truncating the front of long folder names or deeply nested folder paths
  • Search strings are now highlighted in the Quick Bar and Addressing fields making them easier to see
  • Added the Reminder toolbar button to stand-alone message windows
  • Removed Smart Folders from the Run Now command in the filters panel
  • Added more services to our Anti-Tracking feature to highlight when tracking tools are used in messages
  • Restyled the Account Wizard
  • Fixed an issue that could cause images to disappear during message edit when multiple images were present
  • Fixed an issue that could cause addressing bubbles to duplicate when clicking outside of the bubble before completion
  • Fixed an issue that caused the sort order to be lost when folders are switched during Focus Pane searches
  • Fixed several issues related to the display of fonts
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent filtering on a specific message when an Account Group is selected
  • Fixed an issue that could cause conversation threads to disappear from view when loading remote images
  • Fixed several issues related to how and when the Pending flag is set
  • Fixed an issue that could cause strange characters to appear when replying or editing drafts
  • Fixed an issue where drafts would not save when the Follow-up field is used

Postbox 6.1.15

  • Made a change to allow the Pin Reminders function to work for Sent, Trash and Archive folders (except for Gmail All Mail folders, which are too large and could introduce unwanted behavior)
  • Removed white top border that would display when using dark mode on Windows while in full screen mode
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the message list to not update when an Account Group is selected and folder tabs are open
  • Fixed a bug that could cause All Accounts + Focus Pane selections to stop working after clearing a search
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent Reminder indicators from immediately displaying when View menu > Organize by Thread is set to "off"
  • Fixed an issue that caused inline images to disappear during message edit
  • Fixed a regression that could cause strange characters to appear when resending or redirecting a message
  • Fixed non-threaded, vertical view message list display when sorting by reverse date order

Postbox 6.1.14

  • Added ellipses to the Quick Bar to accommodate long folder names or deeply nested folder paths
  • Improved the way Postbox automatically indexes messages for search
  • Added preference for the number of idle seconds to wait before indexing in Preferences | Options > Advanced > General
  • Added preference that will automatically download message bodies for folders marked for offline in Preferences | Options > Advanced > General
  • Implemented change that will always force a selection in the Focus Pane when it is opened
  • Improved the accuracy of S/MIME icons in the message header
  • Better and more complete fix for "efail" security issue
  • Fixed a bug caused signature defaults to not display properly in the Identity preference panel
  • Fixed a bug that would prevent subsequent Topic selections from working in the MacBook Pro Touch Bar
  • Fixed a bug that could cause content to be duplicated when jumping from Quick Reply to a full composition window
  • Fixed a regression that prevented Topics from being properly removed
  • Fixed a bug that prevented search results from displaying when an Account Group is selected
  • Fixed a bug that could cause new messages to not appear when Focus Pane attributes are selected
  • Fixed several theme/UI issues

Postbox 6.1.13

  • We've redesigned the Quick Bar to make it easier to read and use
  • The Password field is now hidden in the Account Setup Wizard when Gmail accounts are detected
  • Text to Speech on macOS now respects text selection
  • Preference for hiding Send button in macOS Touch Bar has been added to Preferences > Display > Advanced
  • Added OAuth2 support for Yahoo! accounts
  • Disabled Run Filters on Folder commands for Smart/Saved Searches
  • Added more debug info within the filter logs
  • Single message bodies will now highlight in the Message Pane
  • Reverted a thread menu change that caused some functions to disable when in offline mode
  • Fixed an issue with the bullet/list contextual menu while in Edit mode
  • Fixed several small UI glitches
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent the Preferences Pane from closing properly when the last selected account wasn't set to OAuth for security
  • Fixed a bug where filters would not run when a filter action tried to apply a Topic when it was already set
  • Fixed a bug that could cause contacts to duplicate in the addressing fields
  • Fixed a bug that prevented some contacts from appearing in replies using Summarize mode
  • Fixed a bug that prevented macOS Spotlight from indexing on new installs

Postbox 6.1.12

  • Added more debug info within the filter logs
  • Images shared from Cloud File Sharing will no longer be added to message body
  • Improved the rendering performance of the International Character Panel
  • Reverted change that removed default send server setting in 6.1.11
  • Windows Dark Mode styling improvements for stand-alone windows
  • Reduced the size of text in the Quick Bar
  • Removed deprecated thread commands from the Message menu
  • Removed mbox troubleshooting option that is no longer needed
  • Things.app to-dos added via the contextual menu now include message links
  • Removed due date from Things notes so that new to-dos appear in the Things Inbox
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Things.app on macOS from appearing in the context menu
  • Fixed a Quick Bar bug that prevented the first auto-completed response from being inserted properly
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the OneDrive Cloud File Sharing service from authenticating

Postbox 6.1.11

  • Several fixes to improve indexing performance
  • Added a "Theme" menu option to the View menu
  • Change to prevent the "Edit Message" command from activating when the Preview Pane is not open
  • The folder contextual menu command "Download This Folder" will now also index the folder
  • Added preference UI for "Show text attachments inline" in Preferences | Options > Display > General
  • Restored close window warning notifications on Windows
  • Removed message counts from the Windows Taskbar
  • Removed deprecated Default Send Server option from Accounts > Outgoing Server settings
  • Fixed an issue that prevented filter action "Play Sound" filename from displaying
  • Fixed an issue with LDAP that prevented contacts from displaying
  • Fixed an issue with account reordering within an Account Group

Postbox 6.1.10

  • Improved the display of the preview pane when zooming
  • Changed the default text color for signatures from grey to black
  • Added message count to the menu bar on Windows
  • We now prevent the contents of large text files (.txt, .xml, .csv, etc.) from displaying inline to speed up message display
  • Clean up of Contacts Card when using Dark Mode on Windows
  • Fix that allows Play Sound filter action to display sound file name
  • Several fixes to Global Filters when saving, editing, or renaming

Postbox 6.1.9

  • Selection indicator added to Theme pull-down menu on Windows 7 and 8
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent Themes from switching for some Windows 7 and 8 users
  • Fixed an error that could occur during drag-n-drop operations in the Focus Pane

Postbox 6.1.8

  • Dark Mode on Windows! 😎
  • Implemented several Dark Mode improvements on macOS
  • Disabled Quick Post function when more than one message is selected
  • Added missing content for Windows tab tooltip
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the right arrow key from opening messages in a new tab

Postbox 6.1.7

  • Disabling URL auto-complete now also disables URL searches in the Quick Bar
  • macOS scrollbar thumbs in Dark Mode now have a minimum height
  • Added "Download This Folder" command to folder contextual menus
  • Selected message count now displays in the title bar
  • Google OAuth2 options will now always display in the account setup wizard
  • Added preferences to download all message headers and to check all folders for new messages in Preferences | Options > Advanced > General
  • Fix for encoded display names in addressing bubbles
  • Fix to allow Evernote and Inspector buttons to work in stand-alone message windows
  • Fixed an issue that prevented full filter logging info from displaying

Postbox 6.1.6

  • OmniFocus 3 compatibility
  • Scrollbar clean up for Dark Mode on macOS
  • Change to allow searches from contact cards to clear entries in the search bar
  • Fix to address character encoding regression
  • Fix for addressing for contacts that contained commas in display names
  • Fix for an issue that prevented more than one address to be moved across addressing fields
  • Fix to address contextual menu selection when adding shadows to subsequent images

Postbox 6.1.5

  • Several security fixes to address "efail" vulnerability
  • Security fix to prevent form submits via sandboxing
  • Fixes to improve HTML rendering
  • Fix to remove plaintext tag from HTML
  • Fix for various forwarding issues
  • Fix to allow auto-compact to occur for IMAP folders when online
  • Fix to prevent corruptions when detaching or deleting attachments from messages

Postbox 6.1.4

  • Additional Dark Mode tuning and fixes
  • Added DuckDuckGo as a search engine
  • Added send status panel that displays in foreground, added preference for send in background in Preferences | Options > Composition > Advanced > Send in background
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when saving or attaching files on macOS Mojave
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent body and text colors from displaying properly in the preview pane

Postbox 6.1.3

  • Dark Mode for macOS!
  • Added preference to ignore Reply-to headers for mailing lists in Preferences | Options > Composition > Addressing
  • Fix to address macOS Mojave issue that prevents the contact card from displaying multiple times
  • Fix to Placeholders when populating multiple addresses, e.g. "Dear Sam, Julie and Tom,"

Postbox 6.1.2

  • Better fix for search index reset when a custom profile location is selected
  • Increased number of search results returned to 500
  • More Javascript optimizations to improve reliability

Postbox 6.1.1

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the search index to reset when a custom profile location is selected
  • Implemented Javascript optimizations to improve reliability

Postbox 6.1.0

  • Support macOS Contacts Distribution Lists
  • Fixed searching base64 encoded message bodies in Advanced Search panel
  • Fixed several crashing bugs

Postbox 6.0.16

  • Fixed a performance regression

Postbox 6.0.15

  • Hot fix to address crashes/corruptions when deleting messages in Classic View
  • Fixed several other crashing bugs

Postbox 6.0.14

  • Reduced the number of conditions that would trigger notifications on macOS
  • Fixed a condition that could exclude Sent messages when using Conversation View and Summarize Mode
  • Fixed an issue with the preference "Place replies in the folder of the message being replied to" not updating the message list
  • Fixed an issue that caused external .eml files to open 2 windows on Windows
  • Fixed an issue with Quick Post "As Attachment" action not modifying the subject, and not sending messages as attachment
  • Fixed issues with character encoding when using Placeholders
  • Fixed an issue where Quote/Summarize account preferences were not being applied
  • Fixed a selection issue in Conversation View
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent account name changes from sticking
  • Fixed erroneous Junk settings warning during account setting modification
  • Fixed several crashing bugs

Postbox 6.0.13

  • Fixed several crashing bugs
  • Moved location of search index to profile folder

Postbox 6.0.12

  • Fixed several crashing bugs

Postbox 6.0.11

  • Made Attachment Keywords search by whole words instead of partial words
  • Fixed redrawing of Junk message notifications
  • Fixed an issue with Quick Post filter preferences not sticking
  • Fixed an issue with security certificate exceptions not displaying during account set up

Postbox 6.0.10

  • Fixed a regression on macOS that prevented profiles with Master Passwords from starting
  • Made Preferences window slightly wider on macOS
  • Reply headers in Quote mode now contain the date and time

Postbox 6.0.9

  • Added more contextual menu options for closed conversation summary rows
  • Improvements to notification sound options on macOS
  • Added Saved/Smart Folder command for Local Accounts
  • Preferences can now be opened from the Compose window
  • Switched storage format for IMAP accounts from maildir to mbox
  • Fixed an issue that prevented conversation count bubbles and dates from appearing in the message list
  • Fixed addressing to sub-groups from macOS Contacts.app
  • Fixed issues related to sending message content to OmniFocus
  • Fixed an issue that could alter the display of message content after zooming in or out
  • Fixed safemode title on Windows shortcut icon
  • Fixed an issue with encoding in the Bcc header
  • Fixed "Save as" and "Print" commands when multiple messages are selected
  • Fixed an issue that caused Saved/Smart Folders to display the wrong unread message count
  • Fixed an issue that could cause content in the message list to be obscured
  • Fixed an issue with the Account Wizard that could prevent account set up
  • Fixed the display of preferences for localized versions
  • Fixed an issue with the migration of folder names if they contained a hashtag
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent editing of contacts on Windows
  • Fixed several crashing bugs

Postbox 6.0.8

  • Made application quits / exits even faster
  • Notification Center alerts will now only display when Postbox is in the background
  • Added convert maildir to mbox Troubleshooting action
  • Fixed an issue automatic configuration of new email accounts
  • Fixed folder picker display in the Smart Folders/Saved Searches editor
  • Fixed an issue with LDAP server entries only displaying server name
  • Fixed an issue that prevented command/ctrl-enter from sending messages from the addressing fields
  • Fixed the Mail PDF with Postbox action on macOS

Postbox 6.0.7.1

  • Fixed an issue with BCC address encoding

Postbox 6.0.7

  • Added Postbox Sharing Extension functionality on macOS, please see Postbox Sharing Extension for details
  • Added preference to show full email address in addressing fields
  • Improved preferences for conversation display, please see Conversation View for details
  • Restored text increase / decrease in the compose window, please see Keyboard Shortcuts for details
  • Fixed an issue with the autocomplete panel on macOS in full-screen mode
  • Fixed an issue with drag and drop of messages to the Compose window
  • Fixed an OmniFocus integration on macOS
  • Fixed message linking on macOS
  • Fixed drag and drop of messages to the Desktop and other applications on macOS
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent saved .eml files from opening in Postbox
  • Fixed account icon for insecure accounts
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Reminder Flags to not persist
  • Fixed an issue that prevented correct double-byte text entry in the Quick Search field
  • Fixed an issue with double-byte text entry conflicting with the Quick Search pulldown menu

Postbox 6.0.6

  • Made quitting from Postbox faster
  • Removed duplicate checkbox for offline settings
  • Fixed offline folder status display
  • Fixed formatting for line breaks within quoted text
  • Fixed preference for global conversation display
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent attachments from displaying
  • Fixed an issue with persistent full screen state in the Compose window
  • Fixed an issue with Reminder flags not rolling up to the Conversation Summary row

Postbox 6.0.5

  • Fixed a functional regression with the Focus Pane and Reminders View
  • Fixed quote bars incorrectly displaying in Summarize Mode replies
  • Fixed an issue that could cause message bodies to duplicate when viewing messages in plain text
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Compose window to not recognize network connection state

Postbox 6.0.4

  • Changed some of the logic that drives the display name for contacts in the main window
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent Topic unread indicators from displaying in the Focus Pane
  • Fixed an issue that could cause corruptions to the Outbox
  • Fixed an issue with Saved Searches / Smart Folders not migrating from older Postbox profiles
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent entries from displaying in the Quick Post manager
  • Fixed signatures inserting before the quote
  • Fixed the Find and Replace button in the Find Bar
  • Fixed a few crashing bugs
  • Fixed some keyboard shortcuts

Postbox 6.0.3

  • Made OAuth2 authorization windows smaller on Windows
  • Created work-around for importing mbox files when Local Folders/On My Mac accounts are set to maildir, messages now imported into "Imported Mail" account
  • Changed the default mail storage format for Local Folders/On My Mac accounts to mbox to facilitate mbox importing
  • Fixed an issue with POP filters that could create bogus message entries dated 1969/1970
  • Fixed creating a global filter from a contact
  • Fixed shortcut for sending Quick Replies
  • Fixed a top crashing bug
  • Fixed "Forward as Attachment" contextual menu command
  • Fixed an issue with contacts being duplicated in addressing fields
  • Fixes to improve content loading in Tabs
  • Fixes to improve Trash folder mapping, and disabled Trash folder mapping for Google accounts
  • Fixed situations where the wrong unread count could be reported

Postbox 6.0.2

  • Fixed issues with message content not updating during tab or account switching
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent Cloud File Sharing preferences from displaying
  • Fixed icon indicators in the Filters panel for normal resolution screens on macOS

Postbox 6.0.1

  • Redesigned the addressing auto-complete widget
  • Migration Assistant can now import passwords and Postbox 6 profiles
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the English Dictionary from working on macOS
  • Fixed file linking in Cloud File Sharing
  • Fixed typeface button selectors in the formatting toolbar
  • Fixed checkbox selection in the Troubleshooting panel
  • Fixed an issue that could cause certain Draft messages to come up blank
  • Fixed Mark as Read function when account groups are selected
  • Fixed an issue that could cause small plaintext emails to be cut off
  • Fixed disabled Outlook Address Book import option

Postbox 6.0

Our newest release! Key benefits include improved performance, message rendering, security, memory utilization, and reliability.

Major changes include:

  • New technology foundation
  • New themes for macOS and Windows
  • IMAP Limiting
  • MailDir Storage Format
  • More more enhancements and bug fixes!


Postbox 5.0.25

  • Fixed a hang that could occur when quitting Postbox with an open Google login window

Postbox 5.0.24

  • Fixed a recent performance regression
  • Fixed an issue with click and double-click behavior

Postbox 5.0.23

  • Fixed title bar rounded top corners on macOS
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

Postbox 5.0.22

  • Fixed an issue with Quick Look that prevented full preview on macOS

Postbox 5.0.21

  • Account folders for new Gmail/Google accounts will no longer be assigned a random color
  • Fixed an issue with Cloud File Sharing

Postbox 5.0.20

  • Improved the accuracy of the account setup wizard
  • Added context menu item for copying message URL on macOS
  • Fixed an issue that hampered addressing auto-complete on Windows HiDPI systems
  • Fixed an issue with attachment show/hide controls in the Compose window

Postbox 5.0.19

  • Updated settings for iCloud accounts in Account Wizard
  • Fix to properly wrap localized text in Account Wizard
  • Removed Osaka font in preparation for macOS High Sierra
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent Topic bubbles from appearing in message headers
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the status panel to resize during updates

Postbox 5.0.18

  • Fixed a recent issue with multiple Filter actions
  • Improvements to crash analytics

Postbox 5.0.17

  • Support for Things 3 on macOS
  • Added "click-n-hold" actions for the Topics toolbar button
  • Better sorting of accounts within the Compose toolbar button "click-n-hold" context menu
  • Fixed overlapping labels in some of the search boxes
  • Fixed an issue with command-n shortcuts during a search
  • Fixed an issue that could cause filter "reply with template" names to overflow
  • Miscellaneous reliability fixes

Postbox 5.0.16

  • Better fix for contact drag and drop addressing from Contacts Sidebar
  • Better fix for play sound filter action on Windows
  • Update to OmniFocus script that UTF-8 encodes text
  • Several low-level changes to improve reliability
  • Fixed an issue that prevented photos from Postbox Address Book from rendering properly
  • Updater progress window now scales properly with non-English locales

Postbox 5.0.15

  • Fixed an issue with the play sound action for Windows filters
  • Fixed an issue that disabled the send button after adding a contact from the Compose Sidebar
  • Fixed an issue with Dropbox logins when using the Cloud File Sharing Add-on
  • Updated Cloud File Sharing Add-on to Dropbox API version 2

Postbox 5.0.14

  • Fixed an issue on macOS that could cause a crash during Gmail account setup
  • Softened guidelines for tables in Compose
  • Fixed behavior of enter key on welcome screen

Postbox 5.0.13

  • Touch Bar support on macOS
  • Added click-n-hold account selection action for the Compose toolbar button
  • Added an "Index This Folder" option to the folder contextual menu
  • Disabled rebuild index command when offline
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some images to not load properly in the message body
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some images to display at the wrong sizes
  • Fixed several crashing bugs

Postbox 5.0.12

  • Improved message load times
  • Improved memory consumption when using avatars
  • Updated localizations
  • Fixed memory leaks associated with LDAP and the Address Book
  • Fixed an issue with "in Address Book Group" searches for Smart Folders / Saved Searches
  • Fixed a hidden pref to disable Emoticon display
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the UI pref for Safe Browsing / Anti-Phishing from turning off
  • Fixed a number of crashing bugs

Postbox 5.0.11

  • Support for additional TLS1.2 SHA256 ciphers
  • TLS negotiation failures will now show an alert
  • Updated SQLite to version 3.14.2
  • Fixed several crashing bugs
  • Fix to hide the Subscribe search bar when it is not needed
  • Fix to prevent new tabs from opening during Quick Reply

Postbox 5.0.10

  • Support for TLS 1.2
  • Fixed an issue that could cause delays when returning from idle indexing
  • Fixed an issue that caused language selections to be cropped in the spelling preferences panel
  • Disabled App Nap on macOS
  • Added more information to the Configuration Info panel

Postbox 5.0.9

  • Security patch to address SVG animation remote code exploit
  • Fixed an issue with Composition Goal Timers

Postbox 5.0.8

  • New Emoji Input Panel (can be turned off in Preferences > Composition > Typing)
  • Added UI to turn International Character Input on/off in Preferences > Composition > Typing
  • Split Preferences > Composition > Advanced preferences panel into two panels, Advanced and Typing
  • Fixed an issue that caused Windows emoticons to not size correctly
  • Fixed a regression with image effects introduced in 5.0.7

Postbox 5.0.7

  • Hot fix to address an issue with the Enigmail add-on

Postbox 5.0.6

  • Support for macOS Sharing (via Postbox add-on)
  • Image Effects within the Composition window:
    • Scale
    • Float Right or Left
    • Margin
    • Flip
    • Rotate
    • Effects
    • Frames
    • Shadow
  • Support for emoticons in HTML messages
  • Fixed an issue that prevented editing of contacts within the Italian locale
  • Fixed an issue that would cause icons in Attachment panel to not size correctly
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the license to reset when Preferences opened in Accounts

Postbox 5.0.5

  • For Quick Post, the send action type can now be explicitly set within the Quick Post editor
  • You can now perform Address Books searches in the Compose Sidebar by navigating to Options (pc) or Preferences (mac) / Composition / Addressing, and then by selecting between Address Books or Recent Contacts
  • Attachment area will now scroll when a high number of files are attached
  • Local mail importer will now recursively walk through folders when no mail files are found at the root level
  • Local mail importer will now ignore Account Groups in the Local Mail directories
  • Made the application icon on macOS slightly smaller to match other circular icons and to address some rounding artifacts
  • Added path for local folders to Configuration Data
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when Quick Posting with attachments
  • Updated some localizations based on user feedback

Postbox 5.0.4

  • Made image scaling faster, and images dramatically smaller in file size, by switching to XnView for inline image processing in the Compose window
  • Changed the functionality for IMAP reset in the Trouble-Shooting panel
  • Lightened the background color for Windows toolbars
  • Reduced the row height for entries in the Accounts / Folders pane on Windows
  • Reduced the row height for entries in the message on Windows
  • Fixed an graphics glitch with Smart Search icons on Mac
  • Fixed an issue with reply/forward arrows for selected messages
  • Fixed an issue that could cause problems in the Compose toolbar when reverting to default set

Postbox 5.0.3

  • Darkened some of the font colors to improve contrast, particularly for low resolution themes
  • Created a "Bold Unread" option in Preferences|Options / Display / General to increase visibility for unread messages
  • Released support article on how to customize font colors
  • Fixed an issue with forward/reply arrows displaying in reverse on low resolution themes
  • Fixed an issue that prevented searches from working properly in the PT-BR locale
  • Fixed an issue that prevented topics with period in the topic name from migrating to Postbox 5

Postbox 5.0.2

  • Fixed an XML error in Preferences/Accounts for the IT locale
  • Fixed an issue for Preferences/Advanced in the PT-BR locale
  • Fixed an issue that causes the search string to appear twice in the FR, RU, PT-BR, ES locales
  • Adjusted font colors in Windows for higher contrast
  • Fixed a hidden pref in Windows for bold styling on unread messages

Postbox 5.0.1

  • Fix to French localization that addresses an issue with the Help menu.

Postbox 5.0

  • Updated Themes on Mac and Windows
  • HiDPI support on Windows
  • Quick Post
  • Anti-Tracking Alerts
  • Global Filters - create a new filter, use it across all accounts
  • New Filtering Options:
    • Filter Criteria - by Address Book Group
    • Filter Criteria - by messages marked Pending
    • Filter Criteria - by message body
    • Filter Criteria - by has attachment
    • Filter Criteria - by Topic
    • Filter Criteria - is Pending
    • Filter Action - remove Topic
    • Filter Action - mark as Unread
    • Filter Action - mark as Pending
    • Filter Action - mark as Not Pending
    • Filter Action - mark as Not Reminder
    • Filter Action - play sound file
    • Filter Action - run AppleScript (Mac OS X only)
    • Filter Action - Quick Post
  • Placeholder Data for Templates and Responses
  • Improved Image Support:
  • Support for Emoji + Updated Emoticons
  • New International Character Input Mechanism
  • Improved localizations for German, French, Spanish (Spain), English (British), Italian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Swedish.
  • Improved Importer for Local Mail Files
  • New Storage Option for Topics, Signatures, Responses, and the Address Book
  • Point Size support in the Compose window
  • Favorites Bar Improvements:
    • Drag and drop move of messages to Favorites Bar Folders
    • Reordering of Favorites Bar Folders
    • Highlight Search Scope in Favorites Bar
  • New Signatures Add-on
  • New Responses Add-on
  • Unread Count Indicator for Drafts Folder
  • Added more options to Filter, Reminder, and Junk toolbar buttons
  • Added more options to Attachment contextual menus
  • Added Account Name to the new account setup wizard
  • Added new options to the trouble-shooting panel
  • Identity bar in Compose window now displays full identity information for easier account selection
  • Restyled the Attachment preview area so that long filenames are easier to read
  • Implemented click-n-hold behavior for toolbar buttons on Windows
  • Added more information to the Configuration Data screen
  • Turned SSL3 off by default
  • Other misc. fixes and enhancements

Postbox 4.0.8

  • Code signing for Postbox on Windows, so warnings do not appear during install
  • Added Protocol Logging to the Trouble-Shooting Panel
  • Improved the usability for URL Autocomplete in Compose
  • Improved the first load results for Contacts in the Compose Sidebar
  • Fixed a regression that caused an issue with File and Image Views
  • Fixed an issue where context-clicking a folder and selecting New Folder or New Subfolder would default to the parent folder
  • Reduced interface jitter introduced with show/hide links in Accounts / Folders Pane

Postbox 4.0.7

  • Implemented show/hide controls for headers in the Folder and Focus panes
  • Added Run Junk Mail Controls on Folder and Delete Mail Marked as Junk in Folder commands to the Junk toolbar button
  • You can now select some text in the Compose window and create new Response via the contextual menu
  • Reorganized the Compose window contextual menu, added option for searching a selection in Google
  • Tuned the initial display of Contacts in the Compose Sidebar

Postbox 4.0.6

  • Support for OAuth 2 for Gmail/Google accounts
  • Improved the update experience, and the Postbox updater will now display release notes
  • Improved folder creation by creating separate "New Folder" and "New Sub-Folder" actions
  • Added Code View to Edit mode
  • Fixed styling of attachment "Save All" button on Retina
  • Fixed an issue when marking multiple messages as pending

Postbox 4.0.5

  • Indexing is now non-modal, and can be performed in the background while you work
  • If the indexer has an issue with a malformed message, a preference can be set that will allow the user to easily (and intentionally) forward the message to Postbox Support
  • Support for the San Francisco font in Mac OS X El Capitan
  • Implemented a preference to open the Profile Manager on restart
  • Redesigned the Profile Manager
  • Added command-backspace keyboard shortcut on Mac OS X to remove whole line
  • Fixed some visual glitches in the Windows Setup Wizard and account selector in Compose
  • Fixed an issue with the keyboard shortcut for Message List on Mac OS X - it is now command-option-L

Postbox 4.0.4

  • Fixed an issue where Full Screen Mode on Mac OS no longer worked after reopening the main window.
  • Fixed the keyboard shortcut control-s on Windows to save a message.
  • Added a preference (pb.url_autocomplete.max_hits) that allows users to set the number of URLs returned using the Quick Bar, including "0" if URLs are not desired.
  • Fixed the license screen so that only the required number of characters/digits can be entered.

Postbox 4.0.3

  • URL autocomplete in the Quick Bar
  • URLs are now auto-linked when entered using the Quick Bar
  • Initiate Quick Bar when typing www. or http: or https:
  • Enhanced the way Topics are assigned in the Quick Bar
  • Postbox will now remember the full-screen preference when quitting the app
  • Updated the Config Data screen to include additional information
  • Adjustments to Summarize Mode to improve compatibility across email clients
  • Fixed an issue where Reply-All wouldn't add all addresses in Summarize Mode
  • Fixed an issue where message selection could be lost after Quick Move or assigning Topics
  • Fixed an issue where languages in the spelling pull-down would repeat values
  • Fixed an issue where removing one label would remove them all
  • Fixed an issue where addressing fields would not display if domain fencing fields were enabled and null
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent the French Dictionary from loading
  • Fixed an issue when opening an account in a new window would also open extra tabs

Postbox 4.0.2 (Windows only)

  • Cloud File Sharing 1.0.1 with fixes for file links on Windows
  • Postbox changes for Cloud File Sharing 1.0.1
  • Fixed text alignment in Welcome Screen for different languages
  • Improvements for Windows "Dark Mode"
  • Fixed Windows DPI Scaling for German locales
  • Restyled Windows Add-ons Panel

Postbox 4.0.1

  • Disables older language pack add-ons that were causing XML errors on launch
  • Fixed an issue with accessing iPhoto menus
  • Fixed errors that could occur when deleting an account
  • Error console now available via keyboard shortcut command/control-shift-j
  • Added time/date stamp to error console

Postbox 4.0

New Features
  • New designs for Mac OS X Yosemite and Windows 8 and 10
  • Support for Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive via Cloud Sharing Add-on
  • Redesigned Contacts Sidebar in the Compose window
  • Added several new attributes to the Focus Pane
  • Full HTML editor has been added to the Compose window
  • Mailing List Unsubscribe
  • Support for custom quote colors
  • Composition Goals
  • Quick Bar actions for Signatures, Responses and Topics
  • Domain Fencing
  • Social View
  • Subscriptions View
Enhancements
  • Topic labels can now display in color within the Focus Pane
  • Topic color can now be set from context menu in Focus Pane
  • Topics no longer change position in the Focus Pane when renamed or favorited
  • Added more contextual menu options to the Compose Sidebar
  • Added more contextual information to compose sidebar
  • Keyboard shortcuts are now reassigned when Topics are reordered
  • Multi-selection has been added for several Focus Pane Attributes
  • Unread count now displays next to Favorite Contacts in the Focus Pane
  • Filters now automatically select after creation
  • Multi-file selection is now supported for Quick Look in the Compose window
  • Adopted newest Mozilla standard for Dictionary add-ons
  • Sidebar searches are now automatically populated with a selected Focus Pane Topic
  • Reorganized Favorite Topics and Contacts contextual menus in Focus Pane
  • Reorganize Favorite Contacts Contextual Menu
  • Contact names in message envelope are now selectable
  • Support for opening Favorite Topics and Contacts in a new tab
  • New color palette based on Ethan Schoonover's Solarized palette
  • Enhanced the usability for opening content in foreground/background tabs
  • More descriptive and logical labels for content in a tab
  • Gravatar images display at correct resolution on Retina machines
  • Added options for removing signature delimiters
  • Added Assign Topic options to Compose Window
  • Support Text to Speech on Mac
  • Sort order is maintained when selecting a different column to sort by in Classic view
  • Windows DPI can now be adjusted in preferences for high-resolution displays
  • Editor for Signatures and Responses is larger and powered by CodeMirror
  • Implemented setup hints for Google and iCloud accounts
  • Redesigned Topics, Quick Move, and Quick Switch panels

Changes

  • Removed profile photos from Summarize
  • Removed Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn integrations
  • Pull-down menu buttons are now press-and-hold actions
  • Change "To-Dos" to "Reminders"
  • Removed opening/closing animations for several panels
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent Quick Look from working in the Compose window.
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent RSS feeds from auto-subscribing
  • Fixed an issue with pasting rich text into the compose window
  • Increased the size of the add-ons dialog to prevent text from running off panel
  • Fixed several issues related to creating Address Book lists
  • Fixed an issue with renaming messages during a search
  • Fixed an issue with Spotlight Searches not linking to messages
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent a contract from being added to Focus Pane favorites
  • Fixed an issue with ordinals and favoriting of Topics
  • Fixed an issue with Topic unread counts not displaying during Account Group selection
  • Fixed an issue when indexing messages with invalid URLs
  • Fixed several issues related to adding/deleting Topics during a search
  • Fixed an error that could occur when switching accounts
  • Fixed an issue that could cause duplicate filters to be created
  • Fixed an issue where selecting a topic after deleting a topic doesn't update the thread
  • Fixed an issue with code signing for Mac OS X Yosemite
  • Fixed Next/Previous controls for content views on Retina
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the message list to go blank when deleting accounts
  • Fixed an issue with stuck tab markers when moving tabs around
  • Fixed an issue that would cause images to only resize horizontally
  • Fixed an issue with vCards looking bad on Retina
  • Fixed issue where contact would not refresh if name is changed
  • Fixed an issue where signatures would be inserted in the wrong location
  • Fixed issues with bullet formatting in the Compose window
  • Fixed a crash when attaching images from Apple's new Photos app
  • Several other fixes too numerous to list :)


Postbox 3.0.11

  • Support for OmniFocus 2 Pro on Mac OS X (only Pro supports AppleScript)
  • Added "Search in Postbox" contextual menu option that enables you to search in Postbox from a selected word or phrase
  • RSS subscription panel will now handle feed:// URLs
  • Fixed preferences issue with the French locale
  • Fixed RSS icon issue with Retina theme

Postbox 3.0.10

  • Improved support for Retina displays on Mac OS X
  • Images now resize to fit in the message pane
  • You can now whitelist an entire domain for loading remote images
  • Improved the French, Italian and German localizations
  • Fixed slowdown issues with Yahoo IMAP Servers
  • Fixed an issue that could keep some preferences from saving
  • Fixed an issue that caused Address Book notes to overflow
  • Tuned migration assistant wording for clarity
  • Updated version of the Lightning Add-on for Mac (Retina)

Postbox 3.0.9

  • Several stability improvements
  • Fix Twitter authentication
  • Fix dictionary compatibility issues
  • Fix "Attach To" to work for multiple selection
  • Confirm discarding edits when clicking on the Favorites bar
  • Added support for outlook.com to Automatic Setup
  • Fixed an issue with the attachment throbber graphic

Postbox 3.0.8

  • Reduce power usage (and increase laptop battery life) by only using the integrated GPU on Mac OS X
  • Added a "Run Filters on Folder" toolbar button
  • Notification Center alerts now link directly to messages
  • Postbox will now display the account name next to folder name in the message pane
  • Added automatic account configuration support for iCloud email accounts
  • Fixed a crash on import from Thunderbird
  • Fixed a crash on indexing
  • Fixed an issue where attachment thumbnails would not display on Mac OS X (Retina only)
  • Fixed an issue with Growl integration on Mac OS X
  • Fixed an issue where searches on non-recognized Topics would return results
  • Fixed issues with "Topic is" / "Topic isn't" criteria for smart folders
  • Fixed an issue with automatic account configuration when you entered an incorrect password
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent spelling dictionaries from installing

Postbox 3.0.7

  • Fixed an issue where logging into Facebook would fail
  • Fixed an issue where detected dates would not work in attached messages
  • Fixed an issue with the SpamSieve add-on
  • Fixed an issue with the localized versions of the Enigmail add-on
  • Fixed an issue with the progress meter on Mac OS X

Postbox 3.0.6

  • Fixed an issue where Mac OS X 10.7 users could see a broken notification if Growl was not installed
  • Fixed an issue where Dropbox would fail for non-ASCII file names
  • Improved Twitter integration
  • Improved support for the Send Later add-on

Postbox 3.0.5

  • High-definition font support for Retina displays on Mac OS X (experimental)
  • Support for Gatekeeper on Mac OS X (10.8+)
  • Support for Notification Center on Mac OS X (10.8+)
  • Fixed "Help | Configuration Data" for non English versions
  • Fixed another issue where IMAP attachments could get corrupted on download for Gmail and Exchange servers

Postbox 3.0.4

  • Updated versions of the Lightning Add-on for Mac and Windows
  • Added a keyboard shortcut for marking a message as Pending (Shift + M)
  • Added ability to drag and drop an .eml file into the message list pane to copy a message into a folder
  • Added ability to redirect and resend .eml files opened in Postbox
  • Fixed an issue where IMAP attachments could get corrupted on download for Gmail and Exchange servers
  • Fixed an issue with the new account setup wizard when trying to create a POP3 account
  • Fixed an issue where filters on subject would fail to fire correctly
  • Fixed an issue with Creating a Filter by right clicking on a Favorite contact in the focus pane
  • Fixed an issue that prevented several Mozilla dictionaries from being installed into Postbox on Windows
  • Fixed an issue to correct new LinkedIn and Dropbox authorization window sizes
  • Fixed an issue that caused Address Book notes to overflow
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the header area from updating when Topics were applied via filters
  • Fixed an issue within the Account Wizard that prevented the account type from being modified
  • Fixed an issue that allow the Archive command to appear in contextual menus within Gmail accounts
  • Stability improvements

Postbox 3.0.3

  • Fixed an issue with "Check this folder for new Mail" not working for IMAP
  • Fixed an issue with the text cursor disappearing in the compose window when adding an attachment
  • Fixed an issue when selecting text in the message pane and copying that text, only the first 150 characters were put in the clipboard
  • Fixed an issue on Max OS X where inline date events were not being added to the default calendar in iCal
  • Fixed an issue where selecting a smart folder was loading a blank message list pane
  • Fixed an issue on Windows where sending a message would fail if background send is turned off or a message is sent without a 3-pane widow open in the background
  • Fixed an issue where Run Junk Mail Controls on folder was not working
  • Fixed an issue where attachments on Microsoft Exchange IMAP server could not be opened
  • Fixed an issue where Summarize would always include sent message
  • Fixed an issue where certain special characters (UTF-8) were not displayed correctly
  • Improved inline date detection on Mac OS X for non-US regions
  • Add support for archiving across multiple servers
  • LDAP search was not working when using kerberos authentication
  • Evernote should appear in the default toolbar set when Evernote is installed on Mac OS X
  • Growl alerts show the wrong messages
  • Support CC and BCC and multiple attachments in AppleScript
  • Add preference for changing the selection order after deleting a message from the thread pane

Postbox 3.0.2

  • Added a new trouble shooting panel under Help | Trouble Shooting... which makes it easy to restart in Safe Mode and along with other trouble-shooting options
  • Add the ability to easily see the configuration data for Postbox by going to Help | Configuration Data
  • Fixed an issue with the Windows 7 file picker
  • Fixed an issue with the compose window not opening if the Send button is not in the toolbar
  • Fixed an issue with adding more than 10 Canned Responses
  • Fixed an issue with the Contact popup showing the wrong company and title for certain e-mail recipients
  • Fixed an issue where clicking on certain links would not open in the browser
  • Fixed an issue where attaching a file would fail in certain circumstances
  • Fixed an issue where inserting links to files on Dropbox would fail for files with special names
  • Fixed an issue that prevented special characters from being inserted
  • Fixed an issue where emptying the trash does not select the next message

Postbox 3.0.1

  • Fixed an issue with dragging sub folders onto the Favorites Bar
  • Fixed an issue when drag and dropping images from your Dropbox folder into a compose window where the image was not being attached as a Dropbox link
  • Fixed an interoperability issue with Things.app
  • Fixed a stability issue on Windows

Postbox 3.0

Postbox 2.5.3

  • When forwarding a message, sometimes the character set encoding is not preserved.
  • Show tooltips when hovering over attachments with long file names in the message pane and compose windows.
  • Fixed an issue displaying messages when the From header is missing an e-mail address.
  • Performance and stability improvements.

Postbox 2.5.2

  • Lion style scrollbars (you will need a trackpad) for Mac OS X users.
  • Style improvements for message display on Windows.
  • Fix an issue migrating mail and account settings from Mail.app on Lion.
  • Fixed an issue with LDAP.
  • Fixed an issue that caused high memory usage.
  • Fixed an issue with certain message bodies and RSS feed items being clipped in the message pane.
  • Performance and stability improvements.

Postbox 2.5.1

  • We've improved conversation views so that message units have greater separation from one another.
  • When using the monochrome toolbar icons, the sidebar icons will now flip to Mac OS X "Lion" style icons.
  • When changing toolbar icon sets, the new preference will now be applied to all windows.
  • Navigation using the Tab key has been improved, and individual message units can be selected by pressing option-arrow (either up or down).
  • Profile icons within message envelopes are now larger.
  • Bolding of unread messages in vertical view now configurable via a hidden preference. Postbox will no longer bold the subject name for a read message with this setting.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented contacts to be dragged into the Focus Pane.
  • Fixed an issue with unthreaded search folders not showing the sender's name in Vertical view.
  • Fixed an issue with not being able to add more than one filter criteria rule when creating a filter.
  • Fixed an issue with dragging messages to another folder when they don't have a subject.
  • Fixed an issue on Windows with the Manual Setup button not working in the new account wizard.
  • Fixed an issue on Mac OS X with company cards not appearing in the Postbox address book.
  • Fixed an issue with message bodies being clipped by the quick reply box in the message pane.
  • Performance and stability improvements.

Postbox 2.5

  • Improved Vertical view
  • Improved compose window
  • Inline quick reply
  • Enhanced font size controls
  • Improved message view
  • Improved unread indicators in folder and focus pane
  • Added support for playing a sound on send. Go to Preferences | Compose | Advanced to enable sound on send.
  • Added support for Redirect via the Message menu and toolbar button (you must add the toolbar button through the Customize Toolbar function).
  • Support for color and monochrome icons on Mac OS X (customize the toolbar to select a color or monochrome set).
  • Added a toolbar icon to open and close the Inspector.
  • Use Spotlight search to find messages by Topic keywords
  • Added a remove text formatting button to the HTML format bar in compose.
  • Lots of pixel pushing to make Postbox look awesome!
  • IMAP support for Yahoo! Mail
  • Improved migration and account setup wizard on Mac OS X.
  • Improve UI for add-ons manager, account setup wizards for RSS and Newsgroups on Mac OS X.
  • Replaced the Status Bar with an inline notification pop-up panel.
  • Improved progress when loading messages
  • New inline junk mail notification bar.
  • Moved Search Options Panel button to within the Search Bar on Mac OS X.
  • Attachment size should be visible in compose window
  • Simplified "Insert Link" dialog in message compose
  • Fixed an issue with twitter authentication
  • Support CC and BCC and multiple attachments in AppleScript
  • Bolding of unread messages

Postbox 2.1.4

Postbox 2.1.4 was updated to include fixes for two issues:

  • Fix a HTML pasting issue in new message compose on Windows
  • Fix an issue with a scroll bar appearing in the accounts pane of the main Postbox interface window

Postbox 2.1.4

  • Ability to specify a font point size for outgoing HTML messages and many HTML editor fixes to better preserve fonts and font sizes during editing
  • Address Book Groups and mailing lists are now auto expanded in the compose window. This behavior can be configured.
  • Postbox now honors the distribution list setting for choosing the correct e-mail address for a contact on Mac OS X when sending to a mailing list
  • Better support for opening attachments on Mac OS X
  • Fixed an issue with deleting a message and having it re-appear in the Inbox
  • Changes to enable the latest Send Later Add-on to work in Postbox
  • Changes to enable the BETA version of Microsoft Exchange Provider for Lightning Calendar to work in Postbox
  • Enable Quick Move support from the stand alone message window
  • Fixed an issue with the wrong identity being chosen on reply when using a Global Inbox with POP3
  • Fixed an issue with messages getting stuck in the Unsent folder
  • Fixed an issue when using Postbox with a large number of accounts where you could no longer send messages without restarting
  • Performance improvements for summarize mode in compose
  • Performance and Stability Improvements

Postbox 2.1.3

  • Performance and Stability Improvements
  • Added ability to add address book cards without e-mail address to the Postbox Address Book
  • Fixed an issue with fetching RSS articles
  • Fixed an issue with summarize mode for French users
  • Fixed an issue with saving drafts of messages that contained signatures with images
  • Improved order of Quick Move and Quick Switch results
  • Improved migration and import from Mail.app
  • Now compatible with the Mac App Store version of OmniFocus

Postbox 2.1.2

  • Languages - all supported languages are shipped with the Postbox application now and no longer require installing separate language packs. The language will be automatically selected based on your system locale setting. Please see the following Knowledge Base Article to change the language back to English or another language.
  • Dictionaries - Use the included system dictionaries on Mac OS X
  • Time Machine - more efficient disk space usage for IMAP accounts when using Time Machine on Mac OS X.
  • Add the ability to auto close a stand alone message window on delete instead of loading the next message. Please see the following Knowledge Base Article for more details.
  • Fixed an issue with indexing large messages on Windows
  • Fixed an issue with the Mac OS X Address Book when addressing to an Address Book Group where the message would not send.
  • Fixed an issue with not being able to re-order favorite topics in the focus pane
  • Fixed an issue when changing identities in the compose window where the old signature would not get removed when the signature for the new identity was added
  • Fixed an issue with importing messages from Apple Mail
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox security updates through version 3.6.13

Postbox 2.1.0

  • The power of Postbox Conversation Views has now been integrated into message compose. In addition to traditional message quoting, you can now compose messages in "Summarize Mode" which provides a clean "who-said-what" summary of the conversation. For additional detail, please see the following Knowledge Base Article. Summarize mode applies to reply and forward as inline for HTML composition
  • Ability to toggle between Reply and Reply All from the compose window via a toolbar button
  • Ability to configure Quick Reply to always default to Reply All via Preferences | Compose | Advanced
  • Support for Mail As PDF on Mac OS X from the Mac print dialog in your favorite Mac application
  • Add a keyboard shortcut for Paste Without Formatting to the compose window: cmd-shift-v (Mac) and ctrl-shift-v (Windows)
  • Quick Look is now implemented for attachments in the compose window on Mac OS X. Select the attachments and use the space bar to quick look them.
  • Fixed an issue opening iWork (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) attachments on Mac OS X
  • Fixed an issue with tooltips not always disappearing correctly on Mac OS X when using Spaces
  • Fixed an issue with Spotlight not showing the correct subjects
  • Performance and stability improvements with large sets of mail
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox security updates through version 3.6.11

Postbox 2.0.2

  • Fixed an issue with the Subscribe File menu being enabled incorrectly when a POP3 account was selected.
  • QuickText Add-on - The Quick Text add-on is now compatible with Postbox 2
  • Alfred App - Alfred App now works with Postbox on Mac OS X
  • Allow OmniFocus integration to use all of the selected message text instead of just the first 150 characters
  • Fixed an issue with Renaming messages subjects on Windows
  • Fixed an issue with quick reply when new mail arrived into an account group
  • Fixed an issue with importing messages from Mail.app that could lead to messages not having their bodies displayed correctly

Postbox 2.0.1

  • Improved Growl Alerts - For Mac OS X users, growl notifications for new mail now include the subject
  • 1Password Support - support for 1Password on Mac OS X when opening attachments from 1Password
  • SpamSieve - Support for SpamSieve on Mac OS X (add-on coming soon)
  • Fixed an issue with font sizes not being set correctly on outgoing HTML messages
  • Fixed an issue where urls were not always linkified in the message pane
  • Fixed an issue with account groups when cycling a message between Unread, Read and Pending
  • Fixed an issue opening a plain text draft where in plain text mode where formatting was getting dropped
  • Fixed a problem with selecting large conversations yielding an XML error in non English builds
  • Performance and Stability Improvements.

Postbox 2.0.0

  • Universal Inbox and Account Groups
  • To-Dos - View all of the To-Dos in a tab for a folder or search by clicking the new To-Do view button in the toolbar
  • Quick Reply - reply to a message without the need to open a separate compose window
  • Quick Switch - the 'g' key will bring up a panel which you can use to switch to another folder
  • Focus Pane - filter by Has Attachment, Unread, Topics, Favorite Contacts, and Dates
  • Quick Move - the 'v' key will bring up a panel which you can use to autocomplete against your list of folders for easy filing
  • Improved Signatures Support - signatures are now accessible from the Compose Toolbar
  • Compact or Minimal Header Display Mode
  • Messages are now sent in the background
  • Improved Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Several stability and peformance fixes

Postbox 1.1.5

  • Several stability fixes
  • Memory improvements to make Postbox give back memory more aggressively
  • Performance improvements for sending and reading large messages and conversations
  • Add the ability to control signatures in message replies and forwards from Tools | Account Settings... | <account> | Composition & Addressing
  • Hide the folder pane when in a message tab
  • The mechanism for logging into Twitter has changed. Twitter users will need to log in again via Tools | Web Services...
  • Fix an issue with POP3 accounts where checking for new mail failed with an error about the folder is currently being processed
  • Fix an issue where copying to the Sent folder would fail
  • Fix an issue when dragging a message into the compose window was failing to attach the message
  • Fixed an issue with IMAP offline stores larger than 4GB
  • Fixed a conversation threading issue where messages were not threaded when they should have been

Postbox 1.1.4

  • Several stability fixes
  • Improved performance when viewing conversations
  • Fixed "broken tab" issue after migrating from Apple Mail
  • Fixed an issue where copying to the sent folder could fail after migration or import
  • Fix an issue where forwarding a message would fail for certain messages
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox security updates through version 3.5.9.

Postbox 1.1.3

  • Several stability fixes.

Postbox 1.1.2

  • Support for Things (version 1.2.11)
  • Support for OmniFocus (version 1.7.5)
  • Support for the IMAP COMPRESS extension which makes accessing Gmail and FastMail.FM faster
  • Topics are now exposed via AppleScript
  • Migration from Mail.app will now import all of the folders located under "On My Mac"
  • Fixed an issue where certain calendar invites from Exchange were not showing up as attachments
  • Fixed an issue where the signature was not being placed in the correct place when forwarding
  • Fixed an issue where sending to a mailing list could fail
  • Fixed an issue where indented text wasn't displayed properly
  • Improved automatic detection of account settings for various ISPs
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox security updates through version 3.5.8.

Postbox 1.1.1

  • Support for Apple Address Book - Postbox now has the ability to write to the Mac Address Book.
  • Support for iCal - If Postbox is your default mail client, iCal will use Postbox for sending out calendar notifications such as scheduling meetings.
  • Support for iPhoto - If Postbox is your default mail client, iPhoto will use Postbox to send out photos. Additionally, you can import photos directly from Postbox into iPhoto.
  • Spotlight - You can now search your e-mail using Spotlight.
  • Dock Icon - You can now drag and drop a document on to the Postbox icon in the dock to bring up a compose window with that document attached.
  • Dictionary - You can now select and right click on text to look the word up in the System Dictionary by choosing "Look Up In Dictionary" in the context menu.
  • Safari - File / Mail Contents of This Page will now send the URL using Postbox.
  • AppleScript - Postbox now supports AppleScript on Mac OS X. More functionality will be added to the Postbox AppleScript dictionary in future versions.
  • New Mail Sounds - You can now choose the System Alert Sound when new mail arrives.
  • Postbox will now display an envelope or envelope stack icon(s) when dragging messages during move operations.
  • Fixed an issue on the Mac where Quick Look was not working for calendar events in the Inspector bar.
  • Fixed an issue where opening an attachment on Mac OS X was causing the attachment to be saved to the Desktop.
  • Fixed an issue on Vista where drag-and-drop from the Attachments tab failed to save the attachment.
  • On Mac OS X, cmd-d and cmd-s now work as keyboard shortcuts to dismiss Save/Don't Save dialogs.
  • Fixed a crash during migration from Eudora.
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox security updates through version 3.5.7.

Postbox 1.1

Release date: 12/01/2009

  • Improved Performance - Postbox is now faster and more responsive!
  • Languages - Postbox now supports community-translated language packs, including German, French, Spanish (Spain), English (British), Italian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Swedish.
  • New Setup Wizard - When creating a new mail account, Postbox will automatically determine your connection settings for you. All you need to know is your user name, e-mail address, and account password.
  • Better Looking Images - Photos in Postbox are now sharper and have more accurate colors.
  • Interface Improvements - We've updated the Windows 7 and Vista themes, and on the Mac, Postbox now sports more native looking UI elements.
  • XLIST support for IMAP servers such as gmail which allow Postbox to automatically detect special folders such as Sent, Trash, and Drafts.
  • A new version of the Lightning calendaring extension is available for Postbox 1.1 which includes support for languages.
  • The new account wizard now works with Google Apps For Your Domain
  • Fixed an issue when opening a plain text draft or template in a compose window showed HTML elements
  • Fixed an issue when forwarding a message where images were not always included
  • When viewing a conversation that includes attachments, Postbox now indicates the number of attachments at the end of the participants list
  • Allow remote content for sender was not working correctly if the sender was in your Mac OS X Addressbook
  • Focus the message body after opening a message in a new tab
  • Fixed a problem with the Help menu having disabled menu items when coming out of sleep mode on Mac OS X
  • Fixed an issue where check all folders for new mail sometimes fails
  • Fixed an issue where the file size of an offline store of IMAP folder increases upon each "Rebuild Index"
  • No longer putting a copy of a reply to a To-Do back in the Inbox on send
  • Support for system proxy settings
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox security updates through version 3.5.5.

Postbox 1.0.2

  • Improved stability
  • Improved badge in the Mac OS X dock
  • Improved migration from Mail.app
  • Improved the selected color of messages with assigned topics in the thread pane
  • Fixed an issue where attachments were sometimes attached as inline
  • Fixed an issue with conversation view in newsgroups
  • Fixed an issue where POP users could not download message bodies from conversation view

Postbox 1.0.1

  • The archive folder for an account can now be set to a folder on any account, including Local Folders. Go to Tools / Account Settings / <account> / Copies & Folders to change the Archive folder
  • Configure Postbox to apply the color for a topic to the entire row instead of just the topic column via Preferences / Display / Topics
  • Configure Postbox to use a larger font size in the message list pane by going to Preferences / Display / Formatting (Mac OS X only)
  • Customize the sort order for messages in a conversation including making Postbox show conversations in chronological order with the oldest first by going to Preferences / Display / Conversations
  • Favorite topics can now be applied to the selected message using 1-9 on your keyboard
  • Show contact photos in conversation view
  • Support for the Enigmail add-on
  • Quick Look is now working on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
  • For power users: Configure Postbox to stop inserting the '--' before signatures by going to Preferences / Advanced / Config Editor, typing pb.signatures.include_dashes into the textbox, and changed that preference to false
  • Fixed a problem some users have been having with having to re-enter their License code for Postbox after an update or restarting
  • Fixed a problem where the wrong identity was chosen when opening a new compose window from another compose window
  • Fixed a problem where moving a folder more than once in the same session failed
  • Fixed an issue where attachments failed to open from stand alone message window
  • Improved stability
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14 security updates

Postbox 1.0

  • Show contact photos during message compose autocomplete
  • Fixed an issue where sending email after migrating .mac accounts from Apple Mail could fail
  • Fixed an issue where messages from search results would not display in new windows
  • Fixed a crash when importing mail from Eudora

Beta 16

  • Thanks to all our Beta 15 users who privately and securely submitted crash reports using our built in Crash Reporter. You've helped make Beta 16 the most stable version yet!
  • Fixed crash when running on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
  • Fixed a bug where images from archived or moved messages would fail to load in Images tab
  • Focus the message list after closing a message tab
  • Cmd-n now works when there are no other windows open (Mac OS X only)
  • Fixed an issue where topics were lost when archiving messages on IMAP servers that don't support keywords
  • Fixed an issue where editing a local message stripped the "Account" info
  • Populate the "Account" column when searching All Folders
  • Improved performance of the "None" topic focus for folders with lots of messages
  • Fixed a hang when indexing or reading a message with particular large base64 encoded text/xml attachment
  • Fixed an issue where groups added to the Mac OS X system address book would not show up in message compose autocomplete results until restart
  • Detect Gmail CAPTCHA problems and help the user unlock their Gmail account
  • Lightning: Fixed a bug where you could not re-open the calendar tab after closing it in the background. Go to Tools / Add-ons / Find Updates to automatically get the updated Lightning add-on

Beta 15

  • Improved Calendar - Go to Tools / Add-ons / Find Updates to automatically get the updated Lightning add-on
  • Better Contact Search - Now it’s even easier to find anyone you’ve ever emailed, or who has ever emailed you via the Contacts tab
  • Easier to Use - Including cross account drag and drop of messages
  • Improved search performance
  • Immediate indexing of sent messages
  • A built in Crash Reporter, so crash reports can optionally be submitted directly to us. Crash reports are private and submitted securely
  • More add-ons available for Postbox, including the popular ThunderBrowse and Virtual Identity add-ons
  • Search suggestions - if no search results are found, Postbox now suggests alternative search queries that may yield better results
  • Added UI for controlling blocking remote image content
  • Easier FriendFeed sign on management - via Tools / Web Services...
  • Fixed an issue where users were unable to send a message if an auto save was in progress
  • Fixed an issue where install certain add-ons would cause the File, Edit, and View menus to disappear
  • Left and right arrow keys now work when editing a to-do
  • Date header now included when inline forwarding a message
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13 security updates
  • Various stability and performance fixes based on feedback from our users.
  • Lightning: Fixed an issue where installing Lightning would sometimes cause the File, Edit and View menus to disappear
  • Lightning: Fixed an issue where you were unable to select / delete events in week or day view
  • Lightning: Fixed an issue where creating new tasks didn't populate the tasks tree until you re-open the tasks tab

Beta 14

  • Support for the popular Lightning add-on, giving our users an integrated calendar experience
  • More add-ons available for Postbox, including the popular Zindus add-on for Google contact sync
  • Improved theme on Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • Manage which web services you are logged into from Postbox by selecting Tools / Web Services...
  • Improved usability of Facebook and Twitter notification bars
  • Improved performance for message and conversation display
  • Conversation Updates - when reading a conversation and new messages arrive in the conversation, Postbox notifies you and allows you to update the conversation
  • Contacts in the compose window sidebar
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12 security updates
  • Direct message notifications from Twitter will now show the sender's Twitter profile picture (if you are signed into Twitter from within Postbox).
  • Improved indexing performance for folders with lots of messages
  • Fixed an issue where double clicking a message to open it in a new tab would cause duplicate values in the Inspector Pane
  • Fixed and issue where local mail conversations were not available when offline
  • Fixed a crash when accessing the Mac OS X system address book
  • Improved stability

Beta 13

  • Support for add-ons and dictionaries. Learn more.
  • Support migrating settings from Mail.app
  • Fetch photos out of the system address book on Mac OS X
  • Fetch photos of your Twitter followers
  • Improved usability of the Inspector Pane
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 security updates
  • Improve indexing performance
  • Improved stability
  • Support reordering accounts in folder pane
  • Support drag and drop multiple attachments to the desktop
  • Support saving multiple images and attachments at once
  • Made several usability improvements for search autocomplete
  • Improved tab title when searching
  • Show the attachment count in the message header
  • Fixed an issue where indexing could get stuck for large folders
  • Fixed an issue where dock reports twice as many unread messages on Mac OS X
  • Fixed a hang on shutdown issue for IMAP accounts
  • Fixed focus issues after opening and closing tabs
  • Fixed an issue where printing didn't include the "To" header
  • Fixed an issue where quoting selected text for reply didn't work in conversation mode
  • Fixed an issue where Postbox would not always offer to migrate from Thunderbird
  • Fixed several MAPI issues on Windows
  • Fixed the default port for Windows Live / Hotmail accounts to be 587
  • Fixed an display issue for locales with non-ASCII translations for "AM" and "PM
  • Fixed an issue where you could not create a top level folder under Local Folders
  • Attachment icon is now "rolled up" to the conversation level in the thread pane

Beta 12

  • Improved Inspector Pane: information about the sender of a message, scale-to-fill image thumbnails, show image dimensions, and convenient ways to search messages, attachments, images and links from the sender.
  • Improved Search: easier to switch from folder search to global search and suggestions from your search history appear as you type
  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 security updates
  • Improve message display speed with large plain text attachments
  • Better support for Mac address books groups
  • Improved handling of calender invites (.ics attachments) in Inspector pane and search results
  • Fixed a hang on shutdown issue for IMAP accounts
  • Fixed a hang on idle indexing issue
  • Fixed a crash on send
  • Fixed an issue where junk mail filtering was not working for POP accounts
  • Fixed an issue where unable to open messages from the advanced search dialog
  • Fixed an issue where we would never compact offline stores
  • Support for live.com accounts
  • Improved UI for hiding / showing quotes
  • Improved Growl support
  • Improved performance of address autocomplete

Beta 11

  • Improved indexing performance
  • Remove the "Mail Folders" virtual folder from the folder pane
  • Reduced memory usage
  • Reduced CPU usage when idle indexing
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the master password to not work
  • Fixed an issue where "Get Mail" would not work for accounts associated with the global inbox
  • Fixed an issue where reply opens a compose window for every message in the conversation
  • Fixed an issue where the junk column position would not persist
  • Fixed a crash when autocompleting addresses in the compose window
  • Several improvements to the signature editor dialog
  • Add support for usernames with special characters
  • Added the ability to one-click add a contact to your Personal Address Book from the contact panel
  • Fixed an issue where copying to the sent folder could fail on Exchange
  • Fixed a hang on closing LDAP connections
  • Fixed a hang on closing IMAP connections
  • Fixed an issue with non-ASCII signature names
  • Fixed an issue in migration from Outlook Express
  • Support for AOL Mail accounts

Beta 10

  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8 security updates
  • Support for multiple signatures including the ability to create and edit rich HTML signatures from directly within Postbox. In the compose window, go to the Compose Sidebar and open the signature panel
  • An improved spell checker which no longer marks contractions as misspelled words and a fix for a problem where the spell checker would not always work
  • Improved detection of text/calendar (.ics) attachments
  • Fixed an issue with automatic offline status detection on Mac OS X
  • Support for not marking a message as read until it has been open in the preview pane for a specified amount of time. You can configure this behavior by going to Preferences / Advanced / General
  • Support for migration from Seamonkey 2
  • Fixed a problem where opening messages in new tabs resulted in getting blank windows when the message pane was hidden
  • Fixed several IMAP related crash and hang issues
  • Fixed several import and migration issues
  • Fixed a folder subscription problem with Exchange
  • Fixed an issue with LDAP authentication
  • Fixed an issue where you couldn't select and copy the subject from the message preview
  • Improvements Quick Look support for multiple attachments. In an attachment or image tab, Mac users can now select multiple search results and perform Quick Look
  • Improvements performance for messages addressed to lots of recipients
  • Improvements to conversation view, including showing inline quotes automatically

Beta 9

  • Incorporated Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 security updates
  • Fixed an issue where toolbar customization was broken on Windows
  • Fixed an issue where POP3 "move" filters would leave phantom messages behind
  • Fixed an issue where saved searches caused mis-threading
  • Fixed an issue where non-ASCII names would not display correctly in conversation mode
  • Fixed an issue where non-ASCII filenames would not display correctly in the Attachments and Images tabs
  • Fixed an issue where message bodies from conversations that span multiple accounts would not load
  • Fixed an issue where MobileMe / .Mac accounts were unable to send mail
  • Fixed an issue where Postbox could crash on send

Beta 8

  • Improved conversation view
  • Quick Look support (Mac only)
  • Flickr integration in message compose window
  • Support for Hotmail
  • Show more information in Growl alerts (Mac only)
  • Show access keys in Mac menus
  • Only show the unread count of the Inbox in the dock (Mac only)
  • Fixed an issue where the expand/collapse state for folders under the Inbox was not preserved
  • Fixed an issue where reading a conversation was not marking it as read
  • Fixed an issue where removing toolbar buttons could cause a crash
  • Fixed an issue where filters could cause messages to thread incorrectly
  • Fixed an issue where conversation view would not work for non-ASCII folders names

Beta 7

  • Postbox has a new application icon and logo!
  • Improve the color of the unread count indicator in the Mac OS X system dock.
  • Fixed an issue where reading a conversation wasn't always marking it as read.
  • Fixed an issue where after switching view layout (classic or vertical), the Inspector pane would no longer work.
  • Fixed an issue where indexing would stop on imported mail.
  • Fixed an issue where the splitter between the thread pane and message pane was too wide in vertical layout mode.
  • Fixed an issue where focusing by topic on a saved search folder would return false positives.

Beta 6

  • Based on feedback from our testers, a vertical 3-pane view. You can see this by going to: View / Layout / Vertical. Please restart after changing this setting.
  • Improved paging of search results for the rich content types and in the mail composition side bar.
  • Performance improvements for searching rich content types.
  • Improved Phishing and Malware detection.
  • Postbox is now more responsive when coming out of indexing while the computer is idle.
  • Fixed an issue when quick search generates over 100 matches, the notification bar offering to show all results was not always visible.
  • Fixed an issue when Postbox sometimes hangs when shutting down.
  • Several fixes that improve stability.
  • Finding recent messages, attachments, images and links from a contact now searches everywhere and is sorted by date.
  • You are no longer prompted to save an empty composition as a draft when closing the window.
  • New message quoting styles.

Beta 5

  • Fix for a data corruption issue with local folders introduced in Beta 4.
  • Performance improvements for search from the message list pane.
  • Improved image preview from the inspector bar.
  • After importing a folder from Mail.app, Postbox failed to load the the folder and showed a busy cursor.
  • The unread counts for accounts in the folder pane now only count the number of unread messages in the Inbox for that account.

Beta 4

  • Performance improvements for searching in Postbox.
  • Several interoperability issues with gmail imap servers identified by testers in earlier builds.
  • The home button in the toolbar will quickly get you out of a search and topic focus, taking you back to your Inbox.
  • Improved FriendFeed support.

Beta 3

  • Improved Facebook support. Select some text in a message or bring up contextual menu on a URL and choose Add to Facebook.
  • A Promote toolbar button - tell a friend about Postbox via email, Twitter, Facebook or FriendFeed.
  • Performance improvements to the Postbox indexer and when searching by Attachments, Links and Images.
  • On Mac OS X, the scroll thumb in the message list pane wasn't always working.
  • Junk and mail filters sometimes fail to move the message, leaving it behind in the Inbox.
  • Gmail accounts would sometimes generated lots of alert prompts.
  • From the search box, enter no longer takes you into rich text mode, keeping you in the message list view. Cmd-enter (Mac) and ctrl-enter (Windows) can be used to open rich text search.
  • Quote just the selected text on reply.
  • Memory leaks in the Postbox indexer.

Beta 2

  • Mac OS X system address book integration.
  • Performance improvements to the Postbox indexer.
  • Improved Twitter support - you can now annotate your tweet before posting.
  • IMAP performance improvements for new header download.