The Mac’s default Mail application (also referred to as “Mail.app” or “Apple Mail”) has a somewhat checkered past. While Mail.app provides a free, full-featured email client on every Mac that is sold and has pioneered some innovative features over the years (like VIP and Handoff), it’s definitely not for.

The Start menu, depending on the version of Windows you're using, can have three basic sections. The left-hand pane deals directly with launching applications. Important applications are pinned to the top of the Start menu. Frequently used applications are listed next. Avast for mac 专业版密匙. At the bottom, there's a link to view All apps installed on your PC in either a hierarchical menu structure or alphabetically.

Clicking one of the pinned or frequently used applications, or clicking through the All apps menu lets you quickly launch any application loaded on your PC. Launchpad is the closest equivalent on the Mac.

Is based on the popular application launcher used in iOS devices, such as the iPhone and iPad. When you use it, Launchpad replaces the Desktop with an overlay of large icons for each application installed on your Mac. Launchpad can display multiple pages of applications, which you can then drag the application icons around, put them in folders, or otherwise rearrange them however you like.

Clicking on one of the application icons will launch the associated program.

The Mac has no shortage of email applications, however I haven’t yet found one that can tear me away from Gmail’s web interface. What I’d love is an email client that integrates seamlessly with Gmail and Mac, doesn’t cost too much, and just works.

However, that doesn’t exist currently. For now, here is a roundup of current Mac email applications. Mail Apple’s official Mail client is pretty good, but it’s always had syncing issues with Gmail.

It’s better under Yosemite but it still has its quarks. It’s a good choice however. Mailplane is a cross between a web app and a desktop app. Mailplane has done a lot of things right and you get all the Gmail features, including Hangouts, right in the app. However, it sometimes feels like a fancy web browser and it’s hard to justify the cost. Overall, I’ve been pretty happy with Mailplane, but it could be better. PostBox took Thunderbird and made a pretty sweet email app.

Its integration with Gmail is fantastic and the look and feel is pretty polished so it fits in nicely on my Mac; however its interface is not yet updated for Yosemite. Postbox has some nice features like pulling in avatars from social networks, tabs, and Dropbox integration. It’s well worth the free trial. AirMail is probably the best choice as its interface is very polished, integration to Mac services and Gmail are superb, and it just works. The downsides to AirMail is that it’s under active development and it feels like they’re adding every feature they can think of. Because of this, I think the focus is sometimes on new features rather than polishing and fixing what they have. I definitely recommend AirMail and you should get it before the price goes up to $20.

Even at that price, it’s a very good app. If you want to try before you buy, check out the, however the beta can be a little sluggish. MailBox One of the new kids on the block is. I really like some of the features of MailBox, especially the snooze option, but without access to my folders, it doesn’t work for me. I get that they have their own idea of managing email, but it doesn’t work into my current workflow.