Changelog

All releases are signed and notarized for macOS.

v1.0.5 11 October 2026

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Changed

• A tag view's title shows the tag name as #<tag>, in the case the tag was given.

Fixed

• / in a tag view starts the search from the view's tag: term, the same way a folder view starts from folder:.
• Clicking a message during a search runs the typed query the same way Enter does.

v1.0.4 10 October 2026

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Added

• MCP server: inboxctl-cli mcp, included in inboxctl.app, lets an AI agent read, tag, move, and draft the messages that a passphrase search matches.
• c m opens the encrypted MCP passphrase file for editing, and search field mcp: matches the messages that an MCP passphrase shows.
• Rule action thread <key> joins messages with the same key, such as a parcel number, into one thread.
• Search field date:today matches messages from the local calendar day, and search field id: matches one message by message store ID.
• m n adds a note to the selected messages, and the message list shows the note dimmed after the subject.
• o d m replaces the message view with message details: IDs, folders, thread, rule results, and identity.
• n E opens a sent message as a new draft from the identity that sent the message.
• U and Ctrl+Shift+Z redo the last action that u undid.
• z c, z o, z z, z m, and z r fold and unfold replies in the threaded message list.

Changed

• Undo reopens the message list where the undone action happened and selects the affected message.
• Built-in editors save the file when you press Esc, click outside the editor, reopen the file, or quit inboxctl.
• inboxctl always shows images embedded in a message, and block_images blocks only remote images.
• With two or more accounts, a folder title includes the account name, and folder names keep the original capitalization.
• The composer preview keeps the line you're typing visible.
• Searches with the or operator or with header terms run faster, and header names match regardless of capitalization.
• In Kakoune, inboxctl reserves Ctrl+Alt+F12 in normal mode and insert mode.
• Interface text and manuals follow the Microsoft Writing Style Guide.

Fixed

• Image references that Outlook writes into message text, such as [cid:image001.png], show as images.
• Reply quotes omit embedded image data and email address alt text.
• A message whose parent message isn't loaded shows under the first message of the thread.
• inboxctl syncs messages with malformed headers.
• inboxctl quits without hanging.

v1.0.3 25 September 2026

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Added

• You can set every key binding under [keys] in config.toml, and the foot bar, key list, and menus show the bound keys.
• Arrow keys work as h, j, k, and l, including with modifier keys.
• Shift+Space marks every message in the thread.
• m S saves the selected messages as .eml files and saves message attachments, each to a folder you choose.
• M S saves every message in the view the same way as m S.
• Ctrl+S in the composer stashes the draft, and pressing Ctrl+S again restores the stashed draft.
• Rule action delete permanently deletes a message in any folder.

Changed

• In Markdown replies, bare URLs and email addresses become links, and line breaks inside a paragraph stay.
• inboxctl saves a draft when you leave the draft.
• Marks, folder moves, and the Sent copy complete immediately, and inboxctl sends the changes to the server in the background, in order.
• In the filter bar, a click focuses the filter bar, Esc cancels or clears the filter, Ctrl+C empties the filter bar, and an empty result appears 500 ms after you stop typing.
• Search field thread: uses the search index.
• Quoting an HTML message collapses consecutive blank lines.
• The Outbox folder leaves the folder list when the Outbox folder is empty.

Fixed

• Dropping a file on the composer attaches the file.
• Messages with dark-mode CSS show in the light color scheme.
• Editing a draft keeps the saved signature.
• The folder message count stays correct after a mark fails.
• Messages that arrive during a sync show without waiting for the next sync.
• The message list follows the moved selection, not the reading pane.
• Link detection handles text with a non-ASCII letter at the start of a word.

v1.0.2 18 September 2026

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Fixed

• Key bindings match the character that the keyboard layout types, for example, / is Shift+7 on a German layout.
• A flag change that the server pushes during a sync doesn't stop the sync.

v1.0.1 17 September 2026

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Added

• Outbox: inboxctl queues each sent message and submits the message in the background, with retries.
• Display rule action code reads a verification code from incoming mail and offers the code to the browser page that asks for a code.
• An action program can return a verification code bound to one site.
• Config key general.verification_codes turns off the verification code handoff to the browser.
• n E opens a draft as a template, and the template stays after you send the message.
• The message list can show field db_id.

Changed

• Text terms joined by or search the full-text index.

Fixed

• Punctuation typed with Option, such as Option+L for @ on a German layout, and dead keys, such as ^, type the character of the keyboard layout.

v1.0.0 10 September 2026

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The first release: a keyboard-driven email client for macOS with IMAP, JMAP, and POP3 accounts, rules, display rules, and Markdown replies written in your editor.