The Mail studio brings selected email into Zimac so you can search, triage, read, draft, reply and forward with the thread in view. On macOS it can sync recent Apple Mail messages; on Mac or Windows you can import .eml and .mbox files.
Read access and send access are separate. Apple Mail sync and file imports bring messages into the local Studio. Imported mail stays read-only. When Apple Mail advertises direct-send capability, you can review an exact draft and click to send it; otherwise Zimac opens or preserves a reviewable draft rather than claiming it sent.
✉ Two source paths
Sync recent Apple Mail locally on Mac, or import standard mail files on either desktop platform.
✉ Ask, don't hunt
"Did X reply?", "any unread from Y?", "find the thread about Z."
✉ Clickable citations
A message is cited back as a link that jumps you into the Mail studio.
✉ Draft, reply, forward
Work from the real thread, then use the source's visible delivery path.
What it is#
Mail is a local email workspace, not a universal mailbox sync service. The headline connection reads recent messages from Apple Mail through macOS Automation; optional auto-sync keeps that local view current. File import accepts hand-picked .eml messages or an exported .mbox and is the supported path away from macOS. Zimac does not connect directly to Gmail in this Studio.
Searching your mail#
Search the messages available to the Studio by sender, subject, or body, filter to unread or locally prioritized mail, and open the exact result. An explicit refresh or enabled Apple Mail auto-sync reads recent changes; an imported mailbox does not silently reconnect to its original provider.
Citing a message#
When the team answers from your mail, it cites the specific message back as a clickable link — so "here's the reply from finance" isn't just a paraphrase, it's a link that opens that exact message in the Mail studio. You get the answer and a one-click path to the source, so you can verify or continue reading in context.
Drafting & access#
Because the team can read the selected thread and knows how you write, "draft a reply to this" can start from actual context and use your voice profile (see drafting in your voice). Every chat-generated email card exposes the exact recipients, subject and body and begins with Nothing has been sent. With Apple Mail direct send enabled, the Send action delivers that exact message through Apple Mail; without it, Zimac opens a compose handoff when available or leaves the draft intact. Imported sources never gain send authority merely because their messages were imported.