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Dovecote

A native Mac mail client with on-device summaries and replies, smart folders, notes, and send-later built in.

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v1.0.0 · macOS
Mail7
Notes
Templates
Mailboxes
All Inboxes7
Starred
VIPs
Snoozed
To-do
All Sent
Activity
All Drafts
All Spam
Archive
Trash
Smart folders
Unread7
Attachments
Finance1
Newsletters1
Promotions
New Smart Folder
Labels
Work
Travel
Receipts
Family
Launch
Accounts
Personalzak@gmail.comSynced 2 minutes ago4
iCloud1
Studio2
All Inboxes7 unread
Search⌘K

Re: Launch plan

PS
Priya Shahpriya@northlight.studio
to Zak Noble-Clarke
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Great. Please send the press kit by Thursday so I can review it.

Conversation · 3 messages
PS
Priya Shah
Can we lock the launch date for the 14th? I need to brief the team tomorrow.
Run of show.pdf
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Zak Noble-Clarke
The 14th works. I will prepare the assets and the press kit.
Mail in the notch

New mail drops out of the top of your screen

When you are in another app, new mail drops out of the notch with a quick reply. Sending waits a few seconds so you can still take it back.

PS
Priya ShahLaunch planCan we lock the launch date for the 14th? I need to brief the team tomorrow.
Sign-in codes

Copy or fill a code without opening the inbox

Dovecote spots 4 to 8 digit codes and sign-in links in new mail. Copy or fill them from the notch, or use the banner at the top of the message.

AS
Acme SecurityYour verification code
482913
 
All accounts, one list

Every account in one inbox

Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo, Fastmail, Zoho or any IMAP server, plus an Apple Mail import. All Inboxes, Starred, VIPs and the other mailboxes read across every account.

MailNotesTemplates
Mailboxes
Accounts
All Inboxes
PS
Priya ShahRe: Launch planGreat. Please send the press kit by Thursday so I can review it.Studio
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MumSunday lunch?Are you still free on Sunday? Dad is making the roast. Bring Maya if she is around, we have not seen her in ages.Personal
AS
Acme SecurityYour verification codeYour Acme verification code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes.iCloud
MW
Marcus WebbPricing page copy: final reviewLegal is happy with the revised copy. One change: the refund window is now 30 days, not 14.Studio
Apple Intelligence

Drafts and summaries that stay on your Mac

Tell Apple Intelligence what to say and it drafts the reply in your words, on device. Summarize a message or a whole conversation whenever you want a short version.

Conversation summary
Get a short summary of this conversation.
Privacy
Translate

Translate on device

When a message is in a language other than your system language, a Translate button appears. It runs on device and Show Original brings the text back.

No trackers found
Unsubscribe

One-click unsubscribe

When a sender offers it, Dovecote unsubscribes in one click. Otherwise it opens the sender's unsubscribe message or page for you.

DW
Design WeeklyThis week in design: spacing, rhythm and restraint
1 tracker blocked
Snooze and send later

Mail on your schedule

Pick a preset or choose a time. Snoozed mail waits under Snoozed and returns when you said, and Send Later uses the same presets.

Follow-ups

Know when nobody replied

Ask Dovecote to remind you if there is no reply by a date. When it fires, the message gets a No reply yet badge.

Remind me if there is no reply by
PS
priya@northlight.studioPress kit v2Attached is the second version of the press kit. Let me know what you think.Studio
Undo send

Take a message back

Dovecote holds a sent message for a few seconds, 10 by default. Click Undo, or press Cmd-Z, to take it back.

Version
v1.0.0
Requires
macOS 26+
Size
~12.7 MB
Licence
One payment, lifetime updates

Dovecote is a native Mac mail client for people who live in their inbox. Add an account and it works out the provider and how to sign in. Summarise long threads and draft replies with Apple Intelligence, file mail into smart folders, keep notes and reusable templates next to your messages, schedule sends for later, and get verification codes surfaced at the notch so you never dig through an inbox for one. One payment covers Dovecote for life, including every future update.

macOS 26+ · ~12.7 MB

v1.0.1

Caffeinated

Keep your Mac awake from the menu bar.

Free
macOS

Trackers blocked, receipts in your hands

Remote images and tracking pixels are blocked until you load them, and every message shows how many were stopped. Read receipts are requested and sent only when you choose, and Activity lists the replies.

This week in design: spacing, rhythm and restraint
1 tracker blocked
Remote images are blocked to protect your privacy.

Remote images let senders see when you open a message. Dovecote blocks them and tracking pixels unless this is on.

Activity
No Read Receipts Yet
Swipe actions

Swipe through your list

Swipe a row to archive, trash, star, mark read, snooze or mark as spam. Choose two actions for each side in Settings, or none.

M
MumSunday lunch?Are you still free on Sunday? Dad is making the roast. Bring Maya if she is around, we have not seen her in ages.
MW
Marcus WebbPricing page copy: final reviewLegal is happy with the revised copy. One change: the refund window is now 30 days, not 14.
JK
Jonas KellerPhotos from the weekendHere are the photos from Saturday. The one by the lake came out really well.
Undo send delay

Dovecote holds a sent message for this long so you can still take it back.

10Message sent
Smart folders

Folders you describe in words

Describe the mail that belongs in a folder and Dovecote interprets it on device, with a keyword fallback. Starter folders are included.

Smart folders
Describe the mail that belongs here
VIPs and to-do

Keep the right people close

Star a sender to make them a VIP. VIP senders always notify, with their own sound. To-do is a flag on a message, not a task manager.

Mailboxes
VIPs
To-do
PS
Priya Shahpriya@northlight.studio
Priya ShahRe: Launch plan
Notes and templates

Next to your mail

Keep standalone notes beside your messages, and save the replies you send often as templates to insert from the compose window.

Mail
Search and keyboard

Find it, then do it by key

Press Cmd-K to search subject, sender and preview. Most actions have a shortcut, and Cmd-/ lists them all.

⌘K
PS
Priya ShahLaunch plan
MW
Marcus WebbPricing page copy: final review
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MumSunday lunch?
New Message⌘N
Search⌘K
Reply⌘R
Reply All⇧⌘R
Forward⇧⌘F
Archive⌃⌘A
Move to Trash⌘⌫
Read/Unread⇧⌘U
Set up

Add an account by typing an address

Enter an email address and Dovecote works out the provider and how to sign in. You can also bring your accounts and messages over from Apple Mail, which is left unchanged.

Welcome to Dovecote
A fast, private mail app. We will set everything up for you.
Labels

Coloured labels

Tag mail with coloured labels and find them in the sidebar.

Labels
The details

Print, export, mute and block

Print, save as PDF or .eml, view the source, mute a thread or block a sender. Appearance follows the system, or stays Light or Dark.

Appearance
v1.0.0

Doctate

Open, edit, and repair PowerPoint, Word, and Excel files without hand-editing XML.

£29.50
macOS
£19.50
one payment · lifetime updates
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