The Ongoing Search for a Great MacOs Email Client
Every once and a while, I deep dive into the hole that is email clients.
I am not quite satisfied with my setup. It works, yet it can work better. Currently, I use Spark and the Gmail web application.
However, neither Spark nor Gmail support writing emails in Markdown. A lot of my notes are in Markdown, so I prefer to copy and paste in the same format, without having to first convert them.
Airmail does support Markdown but has an annoying and persistent Upgrade to Airmail Pro popup window. MailMate and Thunderbird are too retro looking. Superhuman is super expensive. I am still experimenting with Mimestream. It has some limited Markdown support but lacks links in Markdown and Copy and Paste.
Here’s my shortlist of features I seek in my email client:
- Support writing emails in Markdown. Not just as Convert as you type, but also Copy and Paste.
- Support for multiple open windows. I work on multiple emails concurrently, or need to access other emails while writing. Multiple browser windows isn’t a great alternative.
- Support for keyboard shortcuts for fast actions
- Send Later and Snooze features
- Modern looking
- Reasonably priced. Basic functionality is a one time fee. Advanced and AI functionality may be one a subscription basis.