MailTags is a tool that will help you add comments, due dates, projects and priority to your messages right inside your mail viewer window.

You can then this metadata as the basis for Spotlight searches, Smart Mailboxes, and Mail Rules.

For example, you can create a Smart Mailbox that will show you all messages in project: 'Great Novel' that have a due date in the next three days.

MailTags also integrates with Mail Act-On to allow tagging of message via simple keystrokes, or by rules for receiving mail. For example, create an Act-On rule for the d key that will defer the due date of the message for 5 days.

NOTES:
1. MailTags Snow Leopard is beta software. Not all functionality will be in place. There may be issues with stability and reliability. We recommend you maintain backups of your email data or avoid using MailTags in critical situations.
2. MailTags Leopard (2.2) is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).

Here are some key features of "MailTags":

Integrated Interface:
· Use MailTags' convenient side panel to add tags keywords, project, priority, notes to your messages. Use contextual menus to tag several messages at the same time. All of MailTags interfaces feel built in, not added on.

Works with Mail's Smart Mailboxes:
· Build smart mailboxes that search your messages for keywords, projects and even due dates.

Works with Mail's Rules:
· Set tags automatically as you receive Mail by using MailTags actions when creating a Mail rule. Use with Mail Act-On to create keystroke rules to tag messages.

Works with Mail's Search:
· Search for your tags by using Mail's search field, narrow the search to keywords, projects or notes. Use simple and/or logic to find tags.

iCal Support:
· Create To Dos and Events in iCal directly from Mail and maintain the link between the original message and the items in iCal.

IMAP Support:
· Save your tags to your IMAP servers so you can access them from multiple computers.

List Display:
· Display your tags in extra columns in the message list view. See due dates as they approach.

Send Tags in Messages:
· Not only can your tag your outgoing mail for your purpose, you can send tags with the messages to create an informal workflow with your recipients.

Incoming Reply Tagging:
· Automatically copy tags from earlier messages when receiving replies. Maintain tags in a discussion even if the other correspondent doesn't have MailTags.

Applescript Compatible:
· Construct Applescript work flows that access your MailTags data to use them in other applications.

Requirements:

· Mail 3.0 or later
· Spotlight must be enabled.

Limitations:

· 21 days trial

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· A major upgrade to MailTags. Since MailTags 2 release in 2007, Indev has rewritten every aspect of MailTags.