

Others, meanwhile, make it easy to keep your emails backed up – something that is still something of a pain on webmail clients such as Gmail – so that your business, or even just your everyday correspondence, doesn’t disappear in the event of data loss. Some include the ability to use digital signing and encryption (such as the open-source GnuPg standard) to keep your email correspondence safe and secure. Originally funded by Kickstarter in late 2014, Kiwi for Gmail quickly went on to become the best-rated email client app on the Apple Mac Store after officially launching in mid-2015. There are other benefits, too, depending on which desktop client you choose. There’s no worrying whether you’ve replied to an email from the wrong email address by mistake, and no need to clutter your personal webmail with business emails.

Those of us with multiple email accounts have another good reason to move to a desktop client: if you want to keep a personal or work email account entirely separate to make it easier to manage, then using a separate mail client can make life much easier. If you’ve got a long-distance commute, or have limited access to the internet, then this is something of a boon.

The app is available for a single user for 24.95 but can be installed on any Mac you personally use. Not all Insiders will see the new Google Account experience right away. MailPlane, according to the website has been around for 8.8 years and has had 156 updates. To become an Insider, simply open up Outlook, click Help > Check for Updates and then follow the directions found here. One major difference is that you can synchronise your email while you’re within reach of a Wi-Fi network or an Ethernet cable, and then read, sort through and reply to your emails offline. Outlook 2016 for Mac users who are part of the Office Insider Fast program will be the first to try this new feature. There are lots of reasons why people prefer desktop mail clients.
