Mailbutler Reviews & Insights

Mailbutler is a plug-in for Apple's macOS Mail client that adds some very helpful features that I use regularly. Most notably, I use it to add a delay to the sending of emails (currently ten seconds) and to be able to determine whether an email has been opened by its recipient(s).

Having a short delay when sending can be very helpful as I occasionally think of something I meant to add after clicking "send". In these cases, I'm able to cancel the send, make the required changes, and then initiate a new send.

Being able to track recipient opens can be very helpful for making sure that important emails have been received and not lost in a spam/other filter or buried in the recipient's high email volume.

There are some other features that I make use of, albeit less frequently. For example, if I mention the word "attachment" and don't attach anything to the email, Mailbutler will ask me if I intended to include an attachment.

Mailbutler is well suited to people who predominantly use their Mac for email. It adds a rich feature set to macOS Mail's native features.

Mailbutler is less useful to people who frequently process email on iOS/iPadOS. Only a limited subset of Mailbutler's functionality is available on iOS/iPadOS as Apple doesn't currently provide a way for third parties to extend the iOS/iPadOS Mail app.

I am the only person in my organization, to my knowledge, who is using Mailbutler. It helps me address the ever-present "overflowing inbox" problem by helping convert emails to tasks, "snooze" emails for later response, see if my emails have been opened, cancel a sent email, and avoid the dreaded "forgotten attachment" symptom.

Mailbutler is great for people who want to practice "zero inbox," because you can "snooze" emails for later response or action. The task feature is also very useful, as it allows me to make note of what action needs to be taken in regards to each email. In general, it helps me be far more efficient in my email communication.