Alfred

Alfred (v.2.0.3) and later supports Mailplane 3 out of the box.

How to configure Alfred app

1. Go to Mailplane 3 > Preferences > General and make sure Mailplane 3 is your default Mail application.
   

2. Purchase the Powerpack to activate the ‘Result Actions’ feature.
   

3. After activating the Powerpack, the Actions tab will be unlocked. You can check it out by going to Features > File Search > Actions.
   

4. Make sure Use Gmail to compose email option is disabled inside Contacts > Email. Otherwise sending an email to a contact will always open Gmail in your default browser.
   

5. Make sure you enabled Extras (Photos, Text Files, Documents, etc.) by going to Features > Default Results. Alfred will then show files in the Search Results.
   

How it works

1. Open Alfred search bar by pressing Command + Space. You can change the shortcut inside Preferences... > General > Alfred hotkey.
   

2. Search the file you’d like to send.
   

3. Press the Right Arrow (→) button to open the ‘Result Actions’ menu.
   

4. Choose the desired option to send the selected file.
   

5. If you select ‘Email To…’, you can choose a contact from your Address Book. Mailplane will then pre-fill the recipient and attach the file.
   

6. If you choose the ‘Email’ option, Mailplane will just attach the file.
   

7. You can also compose an empty message with a contact from your Address Book. Just type in the name of your contact, press enter and select the email address.