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MailTags - 2.1

attach metadata, due dates, projects, priority to email

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All Time:	(4.4)
Version 2.1:	(3.0)
Selected Version:	2.1
Release Date:	2007-09-13
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 2.1):	528
Downloads (all versions):	24,891
Price:	$29.95

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Product Description:

With MailTags installed, you can add comments, due dates, projects and priority to your messages right inside your mail viewer window. You can then use this metadata as the basis for Spotlight searches, Smart Mailboxes, and Mail Rules. For example, you can create a Smart Mailbox that will show you all messages in project: "Great Novel" that have a due date in the next three days. MailTags also integrates with Mail Act-On to allow tagging of message via simple keystrokes, or by rules for receiving mail. For example, create an Act-On rule for the d key that will defer the due date of the message for 5 days.

Key Features

Integrated Interface

Use MailTags' convenient side panel to add tags keywords, project, priority, notes to your messages.

iCal Support

Create To Dos and Events in iCal directly from Mail and maintain the link between the original message and the items in iCal.

IMAP support

Save your tags to your IMAP servers so you can access them from multiple computers.

List Display

Display your tags in extra columns in the message list view. See due dates as they approach.

Works with Mail's Rules

Set tags automatically as you receive Mail by using MailTags actions when creating a Mail rule. Use with Mail Act-On to create keystroke rules to tag messages.

Works with Mail's Search

Search for your tags by using Mail's search field, narrow the search to on keywords, projects or notes. Use simple and/or logic to find tags.

Works with Mail's Smart Mailboxes

Build smart mailboxes that search your messages for keywords, projects and even due dates.

Applescript Compatible

Construct Applescript work flows that access your MailTags data to use them in other applications.

What's new in this version:

Incoming Reply Tagging

This new feature allows you to set tags for threads of conversations when you send the initial message. Replies to an message will be tagged automatically, even if the correspondent does not have MailTags. For example, In dealing with issues you can set a tag with an internal issue note. Now all followup correspondence will be tagged with that note.
Added ability tag an incoming reply to a message with the tags from the message.
Added preference to tags incoming replies with tags from originating message. (This preference is initially turned on.)
Added two new rule criteria: "Originating Keyword" & "Originating Project" When receiving replies, these criteria check the originating message for keywords and projects and acts accordingly. These rules can be used to tag an outgoing message with a tag like @waiting, and have the incoming message be processed by rules if it is a response to the @waiting message.
Added a contextual menu to the unread/status cell in the list view that allows you to jump to originating message of a reply as well as the reply/followup/redirected message

Localization

Adds French Localization. Un grand merci á Corentin Cras!

IMAP

Resolved intermittent stability issue when checking for IMAP messages
Resolved issue involving synchronization of tags when multiple computers are accessing IMAP account.
Resolved issue where tags were not being saved correctly on sent mail and drafts when respective mailboxes are on IMAP server and "include tags in sent mail" option was off.
Resolved issue where an IMAP message would lose its link to its reply.

Interface

Resolved overlapping control issue when adding images to message editors
Extended date fields in event HUD to accommodate date settings such as dd/mmm/yy
Resolved issue where accept/reject tag panel would appear on sent messages when tags were included for recipient.
Resolved issues with updating IMAP message in threaded view.
Keyword token field deals better with keywords that begin with @ character.

Miscellaneous

Checking for keywords and projects in rules is now case insensitive.
Added setting to keywords preferences: "Automatically add new keywords to preferred list". When this is set, new typed in keyword field will automatically be remembered as a preferred keyword. (This preference is initially turned on.)
Reorganized preferences to add new Message tab for defaults related to tagging outgoing and incoming messages.
Tags are now saved in headers for POP messages and messages in local mailboxes.
Fixed formatting issue with schema list for mdimporter.
Resolved issue with not recognizing valid registration information because of leading or trailing spaces.
Fixed issue with incorrect information being displayed for number of trial days remaining.
Added ability to extend trial with a personalized extended trial code (available upon request).
Trial period is reset for 21 additional days.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or later (Universal)
Spotlight enabled
Mail 2.0

Feedback Summary:

Version 2.1:
Overall Rating:	(3.0)	Features:	(3.0)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(3.0)	Quality / Stability:	(3.0)	Price:	(3.0)

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Indispensable Tool for Mail - Version: 2.2, 3/26/2008 10:50AM PST

rjdbfree

This tool saves me a ton of time. It automatically tags all my incoming mail (according to the rules I set up). With this simple feature, I can file all my read messages into one folder and create smart folders to keep track of email while having a relatively clean and empty inbox.

I also use this tool to create iCal apts from w/in mail when appropriate (it links the email msg to the event).

WELL WORTH the price of admission.

Download is old version, beta 5 - Version: 2.2b12, 11/12/2007 10:48AM PST

wbc3

This download is for the already released beta 5, not a beta 12 as it is marked.

Beta 6 would be nice though. Anyone feel like posting beta 6?

The app makes Mail and iGTD rock (also, life a lot easier) - Version: 2.1.1, 9/18/2007 08:47AM PST

(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)

levinedr

I am really confused by some recent comments/reviews about MailTags. I've used both iterations of this program for quite a while now with NO problems of any kind and have benefitted greatly from the organizational capabilities that MailTags adds to Mail, iCal and iGTD. With this program you can set up smart mailboxes that instantly organize important emails (and, BTW, the tags also work in MailSteward) so that you can find invoices, shipping notices, updated email addresses sent to you by business associates, friends and family. You can also easily use MailTags with the other apps mentioned to turn emails into useful and organized To Do's. I never understand why people are so quick to downgrade an app (espeically one with a long history of glowing reviews like MailTags) rather than take the time to figure out what they are doing wrong or not doing right. BTW, I am an intermediate level Mac user with no ties to this or any other software or hardware company.