Reviews
Borsato: Mailplane review in Dutch
Saturday, March 13, 2010
"Borsato" just published a nice Mailplane review in Dutch:
Als je graag met Gmail werkt en op zoek bent naar een volwaardige desktop mail applicatie dan is Mailplane zeker de moeite waard om het eens uit te proberen!
AppleMatters: Problems Solved
Friday, January 29, 2010
Bakari Chavanu published a very nice review about Mailplane and another application called Webnote. Both apps solved some problems he was experiencing. With Mailplane he solved these:
Before I downloaded and started using Mailplane, checking my Gmail accounts was nothing short of a pain. I tried having selected emails in my accounts forwarded to my desktop Apple Mail client, but I ended up not liking that approach simply because I wanted to keep my Google accounts separate from my MobileMe accounts.
Checking Gmail online was also not a joy because I couldn’t use shortcut keystrokes and the awesome time-saving SteerMouse plug-in to quickly navigate email messages in the online client.
Engadget: 10 outdated elements of desktop operating systems
Monday, January 25, 2010
Paul Miller wrote a very interesting and inspiring editorial on the shortcoming of todays operating systems. It's a great read, and Mailplane seems to help solve these OS problems:
I'm gonna go a little crazy here and say that we're not necessarily going to leave the desktop behind and dive into some glorious world of just needing a web browser. In fact, when I think about some of my favorite applications, they're the exact reversal of that trend. Mailplane puts my Gmail in a familiar, functional desktop context, Tweetie makes managing Twitter a casual, persistent activity instead of a chore, and iPhoto manages my social photo sharing folders for me so I don't have to stare at endless web forms and upload dialogues to get stuff on Flickr.
MacOnlySource Review: Excellent Alternative to OSX Mail
Monday, January 18, 2010
Today, MacOnlySource reviewed Mailplane. Their verdict: Mailplane is unequivocally a “Must Have App”!
Swedish Review on iLove.nu
Monday, October 26, 2009
Pierre Orsander published a very positive Mailplane review on iLove.nu. It's written in Swedish, so I can only guess it's contents, but the "4 out 5" verdict sounds great to me :)
Update: The review title in English is "Mailplane is like Gmail on steroids"
Macgasm Mailplane video review
Monday, October 19, 2009
Corey Harris published a detailed and very useful video review on Macgasm:
I don’t know about you, But I have several Gmail accounts. It can be a pain in the rear to sign in and out of my accounts just to check my mail. Mailplane makes it easy though. Mailplane is a desktop application that allows you to setup all your gmail accounts and have full access at any time, without having to log in and out of all your accounts.
Here are a few comments to keep in mind when you watch the video:
- Mailplane is fully Snow Leopard compatible – the missing label creating feature isn’t related to Snow Leopard
- Label creation from the Command-L dialog: This is a Mailplane 2.1 feature, which is still in beta. Mailplane 2.0.x doesn't have the feature.
- Family license: It’s for up to 5 users living in the same household.
- Using the “Multiple Inbox” lab feature w/ Mailplane may cause some problems with keyboard shortcuts.
TUAW: Mac power tools - charge up your workflow
Friday, October 09, 2009
Victor Agreda, Jr just published a very interesting blog post about his favorite Mac power tools. Mailplane is among them!
Next I needed a better way to juggle 3 Gmail accounts. But I also needed a way to track the metric ton of inbox items that flow through those email conduits. The solution was the combination of MailPlane and Things. I had really dedicated my heart to Toodledo, but there's one trick I couldn't replicate on any setup (The Hit List included): when I get an email in MailPlane, I can select some text and press Shift-Ctrl-Opt-Cmd-0 and the Things HUD pops up and autofills the notes section with a link to the email itself. It is awesome.
AppleReviews: Mailplane video review
Monday, September 14, 2009
Ben Gribbin at Apple Reviews created a very informative video review:
Ben shows how you can attach files via drag and drop, how to use the Mac address book, how to switch between accounts, and more. At the end, he gives Mailplane a 5 star verdict!
I love the "video review" format, BTW.
Check out the Apple Reviews site for more product reviews.
Ben shows how you can attach files via drag and drop, how to use the Mac address book, how to switch between accounts, and more. At the end, he gives Mailplane a 5 star verdict!
I love the "video review" format, BTW.
Check out the Apple Reviews site for more product reviews.
MacNewsWorld Review: “Mailplane Gives Gmail a Landing Pad on the Mac Desktop”
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
John P. Mello Jr. published a thorough and nice review at the Mac News World site:
Read the full reviewOne aspect of Web mail that's always bothered me is not knowing when new messages arrive in my in-box. Mailplane addresses that problem with an excellent notification system. It alerts you to a new message within seconds of its arrival in your in-box. Better yet, it will alert you to new emails even if the program is minimized to the OS X dock.
What's more, the program supports Growl. Growl is a free notification system for OS X that gives a user more control over notifications from applications compatible with it.
Because Web mail can be used from any computer that runs a Web browser, it's a very attractive application for users on the go. However, with Mailplane, users who spend most of their time pecking at the same keyboard day after day can now enjoy the benefits of the cloud app without having to forgo many of the features that make resident email programs so popular.
Mac 101 reviews Mailplane
Friday, July 03, 2009
Mac 101 just published a great Mailplane review:
If you’re like me, you love Gmail but feel its missing key functionality which puts a damper on your productivity in using Gmail in the browser. Coming from a corporate world, I love Outlook for windows just as much as I love Gmail. Yet I’ve never been satisfied with Mail.app, Entourage, or running a Virtual Machine or Emulator in order to run Outlook for Windows on a Mac. So you’re stuck using Gmail in a web browser, somewhere it lies lost in tab oblivion… getting no respect. I’m here to tell you Mailplane will change how you look at Gmail and massively increase your productivity and user experience within Gmail. So here it is, Gmail as we know and love it. Looks about the same on the surface, however what you see before you is Gmail turned into an Email Client. Don’t get discouraged, its better than you might think. Notice the Toolbar at the top, from here you can snap a screenshot and automatically insert it into an email, insert media, switch accounts, or bring up your Contacts in Address Book. This is just the surface, so lets dive into some of the goodies in Mailplane app.
MyMac Magazine: Mailplane gets 4.5 out of 5
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Scott Willsey (MyMac.com) wrote a great review about Mailplane:
Mailplane has changed my entire mindset about email. I no longer deal with sync issues between computers. I no longer worry about managing local copies of everything. If you can wrap your brain around having your email in the cloud, or even if you just have a few Gmail accounts you want to manage in addition to some other email accounts that you do deal with through a regular email client, Mailplane makes things smooth and easy for you, just like using a regular email client. I recommend it to any heavy Gmail user on the Mac.
Macworld reviews Mailplane and gives it four mice
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Dan Frakes has published an excellent Mailplane review:
One of my favorite features is that you can set up multiple Gmail accounts in Mailplane; select one in the Accounts drawer and click on Switch To, and Mailplane logs you out of the current account and into the new one. (You can’t log in to two accounts at the same time, however.) I also like Mailplane’s keyboard navigation: press Shift+G and a Navigate box pops up; type enough of the name of a Gmail view or label to uniquely identify it, and then press return to jump to that view. You can assign labels to messages and conversations using a similar procedure.
Mailplane receives a great "four mice" rating!
“Macstories” reviews Mailplane
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Ticci at Macstories has just written a nice Mailplane review:
The idea behind Mailplane is to fill the gap between Gmail and desktop, a lack that Google still (strangely) did not remedied. Mailplane gives you the power to access to all Gmail accounts that you have, quickly switch between them, attach files from your Mac via a simple drag & drop and more, with all the future that Google provides to his service. Mailplane is a sort of mini-browser, exclusively designed to access Gmail with all the obvious convenience of a desktop application.
AppYourMac reviews Mailplane
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Seth Smith just reviewed Mailplane on the AppYourMac site:
Mailplane offers lots of features to make your life easier when it comes to emailing. One of my favorite features is, the function of being easily create attachments by a simple drag and drop method. If you like attaching photo’s or other files, this feature really does come in handy. Another great feature of Mailplane is that you are able to switch between Gmail accounts fast and with no hassle. I myself have about four Gmail accounts and I now have them all synced with Mailplane, it is so much easier to switch between them now that I am using this application. Of course Mailplane stores all of your passwords on a keychain, so once again it saves your time.
Italia Mac: Mailplane gets “Editors Choice”
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Luca Infante wrote an Italian Mailplane review on the "Italia Mac" site.
Mailplane gets the "Editors Choice" badge!
