QuickMail v0.5.8 Release Notes

Released May 20, 2026 — downloads for this release

New Features

A new inline search bar lets you filter the message list by sender, subject, or body preview without leaving the keyboard.

Message filters

A filter bar above the message list lets you narrow down what is shown in any folder:

Filter What it shows
All Every message (default)
Unread Messages not yet read and not replied to or forwarded
Read Messages that have been opened
With Attachments Messages that have at least one attachment
Replied Messages you have replied to
Forwarded Messages you have forwarded

Filters and search can be used together. Selecting a different folder clears both.

Screen reader announcement controls

Users can now tune or silence the custom announcements QuickMail adds on top of native control speech.

Settings → General → Screen Reader Announcements exposes four independent toggles:

Setting What it controls
Enable custom announcements Master switch; when off, only native focus and selection events are spoken
Announce hints and instructions Instructional text shown the first time you use a feature (e.g. how to exit the search box or the message body)
Announce loading and sync status Background progress updates — folder sync counts, connection state
Announce action results Outcomes of things you did — search result counts, move and copy confirmations

A Toggle Custom Announcements command is also available in the command palette. You can assign it a hotkey in Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts so you can silence or restore announcements with a single key press at any time.


Accessibility

Quieter control names

The account list, folder tree, message body, search box, and clear search button previously had navigation instructions embedded in their accessible names (e.g. “Folders. Arrow keys to navigate and expand, Enter to load messages.”). These instructions are now removed from the control names, which were read aloud on every focus event. Where useful, the instructions are now delivered as one-time Hint announcements that can be silenced.

Double-reading fix

Each message in the list was being read twice when navigating by arrow key — once by the tree-view element and once by a manual announcement. The redundant announcement has been removed; the native focus event is now the sole source of speech for list navigation.


Bug Fixes