Migrating to MsgFiler 4

Support has ended for MsgFiler Classic. If you have upgraded to macOS Sonoma and are lamenting the fact that Mail Plug-Ins have been removed from the Mail app, you should purchase MsgFiler 4.

There are many new features in MsgFiler 4 that users have requested over the years, including:

• favorite mailboxes

• recent mailboxes

• ability to create new mailboxes from within MsgFiler

• configurable default action

• exclude mailboxes

• match on mailbox names only

• restrict search to selected accounts

• full keyboard access

Differences Between the Application and Classic Plug-In

The previous version of MsgFiler came in the form of an Apple Mail Plug-in. Because the Mac App Store guidelines restricts plug-ins, MsgFiler has been rewritten to be a standalone application that communicates with Mail via AppleScript. Differences between the plug-in and the application are noted below:

• Hide Offline and Inactive Accounts MsgFiler 3.0 does not have the ability to determine whether a mail account is offline or inactive.

• Mark as Read Due to AppleScript performance issues, the Mark as read feature has been removed from the application. From within MsgFiler, however, you can press Command-Shift-U to toggle the read/unread status of messages before you file them.

• Loading Mailboxes The plug-in, by virtue of being integrated with Mail, is faster at loading and reloading of mailboxes.

• Filing To Remote Mailboxes MsgFiler’s performance is slower than filing with the plug-in because MsgFiler must use AppleScript, whereas MsgFiler Classic has access to an internal method within the Mail application for filing.