What’s coming to Bottle Mail
Here is what we are working on, what comes after it, and what shipped lately. Missing something? Ask for it below, or upvote what other people have asked for. The most-wanted ideas move up.
Now, next and later
Plans change as we learn, and outside steps (app reviews, certificates) set some of the dates, so there are no promised dates here.
Now
2 itemsBeing built, or waiting on a last outside step.
One-click Google and Microsoft sign-in
Add Gmail and Microsoft 365 accounts by signing in with Google or Microsoft, without creating an app password. We are completing the app registrations and Google's security review.
A signed installer
A code-signed installer and updates, so Windows no longer shows the "Windows protected your PC" warning when you install.
Next
3 itemsUp as soon as the work above lands.
Bottle Mail for Android
Read, reply and see read tracking on your phone, with new-mail notifications. The app is built and is being tested on real devices.
Stay signed in on the web
Invite-only Bottle Mail accounts, so the web app can remember your mailboxes, connect more than one, and power the phone app. Today the web app is a guest session that keeps nothing.
Plugin catalogue
Browse and install reviewed plugins from inside the app, instead of loading them from a folder in developer mode.
Later
4 itemsOn the list, not scheduled yet.
Gmail sign-in on the web
Use a Gmail account in the web app with Google sign-in. This follows Google's security assessment for web access to mail.
Snooze, rules and scheduled send on the web
The features that keep working while you are away come to the web app once it has accounts.
Shared inboxes for teams
Share a mailbox with your team, assign conversations, leave internal notes and send on someone's behalf.
Rules that run on your mail server
Turn Bottle Mail rules into Gmail filters and Exchange inbox rules, so they also run when the app is closed.
Already in your hands
Trash and Spam like Gmail
Delete forever, Move to Inbox, Not spam and Empty Trash, plus (in the Windows app) an optional clean-up of Trash and Spam after 30 days.
Updates that install themselves
New versions download in the background and install the next time you restart. Turn on early updates to try new things first.
Report a problem
Tell us when something goes wrong, from the app or the web. Diagnostic info and a screenshot are added only if you switch them on.
AI without your own key
Waffle Whale Cloud runs summaries, replies, rewrite and translate for free with a daily limit, next to AI on your own PC or your own key.
Instant update alerts
A new version is announced within minutes, with a notification and a popup. Download it and restart to install.
New mail stands out more
Unread mail has a bar and bold text; mail you have read stays quiet.
Open times at a glance
Point at the ticks to see every time your mail was opened. Mail sent to several people keeps one copy in Sent.
Select all
Select one message, a range, a whole page or every message in a folder, then act on them all at once.
Block a sender
Block a person or a whole company and their new mail goes straight to Trash. Unblock them any time in Settings.
An All tab
See the mail from every inbox tab together in one list.
Notifications for every tab
New mail in any tab you choose lets you know within seconds.
Copy sign-in codes
Notifications for login codes have a Copy code button. The code leaves your clipboard after a minute.
A new editor
A Gmail-style formatting bar with fonts, sizes, text and highlight colour, alignment, lists, quotes, tables, emoji, pictures inside the email and Gmail keyboard shortcuts. Pasting from Word or Google Docs comes out clean, Ctrl+Shift+V pastes plain text, and you can set a default text style in Settings.
Drag and drop attachments
Drag and drop or paste files to attach them. Pictures dropped into the message go inline.
Spelling suggestions
Right-click a misspelled word for suggestions.
Clearer read tracking
One tick icon shows how far each email got (grey, faded, blue, green), with a live count of how often it was opened.
Welcome and What's new
A one-time introduction to Bottle Mail when you start, or to what is new after an update.
Better with several accounts
With two or more accounts, each row shows the account's colour and short name, a "Received at" line shows where mail arrived, and replies go out from the right address.
Attachment size help
A size meter and warnings while you attach, with Remove largest file, Make pictures smaller or Send anyway. Mail refused as too big goes back to Drafts.
Smart inbox sorting
A setup screen for big mailboxes, Undo and Always keep in on mail that was moved, and older mail loads as you scroll.
Easier reading
Long email opens at full height, and the open message stands out.
Never miss new mail
Close the window and Bottle Mail keeps running next to the clock, checking mail and showing notifications. It can start with Windows, and clicking a notification opens the email. Both are on by default and can be turned off in Settings.
Warnings for risky email
Email that fails the sender check, uses a look-alike address, pretends to be a brand or someone you know, hides where a link goes or carries a dangerous attachment is marked in red; weaker signs in amber. Checked on your PC, with no AI and nothing sent anywhere. People you have written to get a green ring.
Unread mail stands out
Unread email has a tint, a bar, a dot and bold text in every view, in light, dark and glass looks.
Sender pictures
Pick how senders look in Settings: coloured initials (as before), or patterns, monograms or little creatures that tell people apart at a glance. Every picture comes from the email address alone.
Drafts in your conversations
A draft reply shows inside its conversation with Edit and Discard, and a deleted draft disappears from the conversation too.
Inbox tabs and labels
Primary, Promotions, Social, Updates and Forums tabs sort your inbox on your PC, and you can add your own coloured labels. Move a sender to another tab once and their mail follows.
Send from any account
Pick which of your accounts or addresses a message goes from, right in the composer.
Readable mail in dark mode
Emails are adapted to dark mode so they are easy to read, with a switch to see any message in its original light colours.
Private AI on your PC
Run summaries, replies, translation and Ask your inbox on a small AI model inside Bottle Mail, so your email never leaves your computer. Free and works offline; choose it on the AI page next to Waffle Whale Cloud and your own API key.
Your contacts in address suggestions
While you type an address, the Windows app suggests your contacts as well as people you have emailed or replied to, never newsletters or no-reply senders. It reads address books from iCloud, Fastmail, Yahoo and other CardDAV providers, and imports vCard or CSV files from Google Contacts or Outlook. Contacts stay on your PC. Google and Microsoft contacts come with the one-click Google and Microsoft sign-in, which is still coming.
Signature designer
Fill in your name, title, phone, logo and social links, pick one of six designs and check it in light and dark mode. Big logos are resized for you. Or customise a design, or write your own.
Settings that are easy to find
Settings in the Windows app now have their own menu of sections and a search box that takes you straight to the setting you want.
Request a feature from the app
Ask for a feature or upvote other people's requests from Feedback in the Windows app.
Glass look for the Windows app
Light or dark glass with Windows 11 transparency, next to the Light, Dark and System themes. You choose how see-through it is.
Update notice in the app
When a new version is ready, a small notice in the sidebar tells you, and you choose when to install it.
Sent mail shows up right away
A message you send appears in Sent immediately, without waiting for the next sync.
Easier account setup
A rebuilt add-account flow with guided steps, links to the right app-password page and plain-language errors.
Bottle Mail in your browser
Sign in with your own mailbox at mail.brandcode10.com. Nothing is kept after you sign out.
Automatic update checks
The app tells you when a new version is out, and you decide when to install it.
S/MIME and PGP
Sign and encrypt mail, and verify and decrypt what you receive, with keys kept in the Windows key store.
App lock
Lock Bottle Mail with Windows Hello or a PIN on start, when minimised or after a while idle.
Sending aliases
Send from any of your addresses, each with its own signature and logo.
Snooze, rules, templates and meeting invites
Hide mail until later, sort it automatically, reuse your common emails and answer calendar invitations from the message.
What people are asking for
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