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Inbox overview

The inbox is the default screen when you open SuperMail. Messages show newest first.

The three panes

  • Sidebar - accounts, folders, tags, starred, and search.
  • List - one row per message in the current folder / tag / search. A +N badge on a row indicates the message is part of a larger thread; opening it loads the full thread.
  • Reader - the selected thread, with reply at the bottom.

On mobile, list and reader stack - tap a row to open, swipe back to return.

Threading

The list shows individual messages, not collapsed threads, so you can see exactly when each reply landed. When you open a message, the reader fetches the rest of the thread (by In-Reply-To and References headers) and shows the full conversation in order.

Each list row shows:

  • Sender avatar and display name.
  • Subject.
  • Snippet of the message body.
  • Tag badges.
  • Attachment paperclip if the message has attachments.
  • Relative timestamp.
  • A +N thread-count badge if there are other messages in the same thread.

Unified vs per-account

Toggle from the top of the sidebar:

  • All inboxes - chronological view across every connected account. Good for quick triage.
  • Per-account - scoped to one mailbox. Good for focused time.

Bulk actions

Select messages with the row checkboxes (or use the toolbar’s select-all). With messages selected, the toolbar exposes archive, delete, mark read / unread, move, and tag.

Read state

  • Read state syncs back to the source provider (IMAP \Seen flag).
  • “Unread” in SuperMail = unread in Gmail / Outlook / Yahoo / IMAP, and vice versa.
  • Opening a message in the reader marks it read.

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