The Bottom Line
Herald adds pretty and functional new mail announcements to Mac OS X Mail that let you read, delete, reply and mark as spam.
You can specify the folders for Herald to watch but not have certain mail announced in a special manner.
You can specify the folders for Herald to watch but not have certain mail announced in a special manner.
Pros
- Herald announces new messages arriving in Mac OS X Mail with style — and can batch notifications for less interruption
- You can read the full text in Herald as well as delete, open, start replies, mark spam and archive
- Herald lets you specify folders to watch and customize the announcement window to your tastes
Cons
- Herald cannot announce mail in certain folders with special colors, for example
- Contextual help for Herald buttons would be nice aides mémoire
- You cannot customize the font used in Herald notifications
Description
- Herald adds new mail announcements to Mac OS X Mail.
- You can open messages from Herald notifications, delete them, mark them read or spam and start replies.
- Herald displays the full message text in its announcement and can show the sender's picture, too.
- To preclude extraneous announcements, Herald lets you pick the Mac OS X Mail folders you want it to watch for new mail.
- Herald can also collect notifications and announce them in batch, e.g., every hour.
- You can customize Herald's color, translucency and text size.
- Herald supports Mac OS X 10.6/7.
