A tidy inbox · Intermediate · 5 min

Rules: letting the mail sort itself

Bank statements into their folder, newsletters marked as read, without you lifting a finger.

In short

The icon bar has rules. A rule says: “if the email matches this, do that”. For example: if the sender contains “bank”, move it to the Bank folder. You can also apply rules to mail you already have.

Step by step

  1. Open the rules

    Button in the icon bar on the left (or Settings > Rules).

    1
    Settings

    Mail rules

    Create rules to organize, label or move emails without doing it by hand.

    Bank statements to their folder
    Active · 1 condition · 1 action
    Add rule
    Apply rules now Scan for spam

    Review the inbox and apply active rules to existing emails.

    Where it is, inside the window.
  2. Press “Add rule” and name it

    A name you will still understand in a year: “Bank statements to their folder”.

    Settings

    Mail rules

    Create rules to organize, label or move emails without doing it by hand.

    Bank statements to their folder
    Active · 1 condition · 1 action
    2
    Add rule
    Apply rules now Scan for spam

    Review the inbox and apply active rules to existing emails.

    Where it is, inside the window.
  3. Say when it applies

    Pick a field (sender, subject, content…), a condition (contains, equals…) and the text. You can add several and require all of them or any of them.

    Mail rules

    Create rules to organize, label or move emails without doing it by hand.

    ‹ Back New rule
    Description
    e.g. Move invoices to Accounting
    Account
    All accounts
    Status
    Active
    3
    If all of the conditions are met:
    Sender (From) contains value
    Condition
    Perform these actions:
    Move to folder Inbox
    Action
    Save Cancel
    Where it is, inside the window.
  4. Say what it should do

    Move to a folder, mark as read, add a coloured flag, mute, or move to trash.

    Mail rules

    Create rules to organize, label or move emails without doing it by hand.

    ‹ Back New rule
    Description
    e.g. Move invoices to Accounting
    Account
    All accounts
    Status
    Active
    If all of the conditions are met:
    Sender (From) contains value
    Condition
    4
    Perform these actions:
    Move to folder Inbox
    Action
    Save Cancel
    Where it is, inside the window.
  5. Apply it to what you already have

    The “Apply rules now” button goes through the inbox and sorts older mail with your active rules.

    Settings

    Mail rules

    Create rules to organize, label or move emails without doing it by hand.

    Bank statements to their folder
    Active · 1 condition · 1 action
    Add rule
    5 Apply rules now
    Scan for spam

    Review the inbox and apply active rules to existing emails.

    Where it is, inside the window.

Tips

Common questions

Could an email be deleted without warning?

Only if you create a rule that explicitly says “move to trash”. By default no rule deletes anything.

Can I have different rules per account?

Yes, each rule can be limited to one account or applied to all of them.

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