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Migrating to MsgFiler 4

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Last updated 2 months ago

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 . Because the Mac App Store guidelines restricts plug-ins, MsgFiler has been rewritten to be a standalone application that communicates with Mail via . 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.

Apple Mail Plug-in
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