Herald for Mac
Notification plugin for Mail.app.
Free
In English
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Herald overview
Note: Herald no longer works on macOS 10.14 or later. The latest supported version is Herald 8.0.2 for macOS 10.13. For versions that work on 10.12 or earlier, see the Herald website.
Herald is a notification plugin for Mail.app, Apple's macOS email client. Inspired by the excellent Mail.appetizer plugin, Herald shows you popup notifications whenever you receive new Mail. It also allows you to perform common actions directly from within the notification window, including deleting messages, initiating replies, viewing messages in Mail, or marking messages as read. Herald's appearance is highly customizable, allowing you to change the background color, text color, size, shadow, transparency, and position of the window. Herald even provides a scrolling text view so you can read full messages without having to switch back to Mail. Herald is a free download and requires macOS Sierra. Note: Mail plugins are not officially supported by Apple. While Herald has been thoroughly tested, it's possible it may cause unintended conflicts with Mail or with other unofficial Mail plugins, especially after OS updates. It's recommended that you backup your computer before installing Herald or any other Mail plugin, and always before installing any updates to Mail or macOS.
Note: While the software is classified as freeware, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.
What’s new in version 8.0.2
Version 8.0.2:
- Fix issue with preferences crashing if using a custom theme
Herald for Mac
Free
In English
Version 8.0.2
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Apr 27 2019
Version: 8.0.2
Dear Herald, I miss you... Hope to see you again!
Sep 28 2018
Version: 8.0.2
Unfortunately, it could be the end of Herald. I just read on the dev website that he now works for Apple and he’s looking for someone to take over.
Oct 3 2017
Version: 8.0.2
I love this plugin. I have it set so the window pops up when I get an important email. Has worked flawlessly and the developer is very responsive.
Oct 3 2017
Version: 8.0.2
The developer (Erik) is quick to respond and provide fixes. I get lots of email that is only occasionally relevant and Herald provides a way to quickly, skim and dump without going into the full blown mail app. The default light them is nice but it is easy to make it yellow background with black text.
Oct 2 2017
Version: 8.0.1
This is the nicest plugin I've ever used with Mail.app and the developer is very responsive and helpful. But unfortunately, I had to uninstall it as soon as I found out text formatting is not supported. I receive too many emails that I need to read as HTML and for that reason only, I just can't use Herald. If this doesn't bother you and you're OK with plain text, then you're going to love it!
