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This page lists new features, improvements, and bug fixes for each version of the Alibaba Mail desktop client. The legacy desktop client is no longer maintained. To install the latest version, visit the download page.

Note

Entries marked with 【*】 require a minimum server version in Apsara Stack environments. For example, 【*13.5.0】 means the feature requires server version 13.5.0 or later.

2.15.1 (2026.03.09)

  1. Support AI-powered email composition. Available only to AI Premium Edition customers. Enable this feature in the admin console.

  1. Support AI-powered smart replies. Available only to AI Premium Edition customers. Enable this feature in the admin console.

  1. Support AI-powered smart tagging. Available only to AI Premium Edition customers. Enable this feature in the admin console.

  1. Plain-text email reading supports link and email address detection (rolling out gradually).

  2. Press Shift to select multiple emails in sorted mail lists.

  3. Show a progress indicator when downloading and opening attachments from the reading view.

  4. Save images from PST email details to your local device.

  5. Support delayed reminders for calendar events.

  6. Fix a bug that caused template saving to fail when templates contained external image links.

2.15.0 (2026.02.03)

  1. Attachments in the email reading view now support “Download and Open”.

  1. Support reply and forward for PST mailboxes (rolling out gradually).

  2. Support search for PST mailboxes (rolling out gradually).

  3. Email reading supports link and email address detection (rolling out gradually).

  4. Default send delay is 5 seconds (rolling out gradually).

2.14.5 (2026.01.23)

  1. Add a work phone field to public contact details.

  2. Show department information for public contacts in the compose view search results.

  3. Search email groups.

  4. Edit group members in bulk.

  5. Add a work phone field to organization contact details.

  6. View email recall details.

  7. Show tags for public contacts in the compose view search list.

  8. Support area code search for two-factor authentication phone numbers.

  9. Show image thumbnails for attachments in email details.

2.14.3 (2025.12.30)

  1. Extend custom sender name length to 100 characters.

  2. Right-click folders in the mailbox navigation bar to open a context menu.

  3. Fix a bug where renaming email templates had no effect.

  4. Fix a bug where editing an email group changed its type incorrectly.

2.14.2 (2025.12.11)

  1. Fix a bug where Reply and Forward were unavailable when previewing EML files.

  2. Warn users that recipients cannot view confidential emails after deleting them from the Outbox.

  3. Improve desktop client upgrade notifications.

  4. Fix a bug where the EML preview window could not be minimized.

  5. Fix a bug where filenames containing special characters such as & displayed as & for single attachments.

  6. Drag and drop email attachments into new messages (rolling out gradually).

2.14.0 (2025.11.12)

  1. Support sending and receiving S/MIME encrypted emails. Available only to AI Premium Edition customers. Enable this feature in the admin console. 【*25.10.0】

  2. Support compose shortcuts (rolling out gradually).

In the compose view, press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Cmd+Enter (Mac) to send. A confirmation prompt appears the first time you use this shortcut. You can disable it in Settings.

  1. You can enable or disable keyboard shortcuts.

  1. Support personal email templates (rolling out gradually). 【*13.6.0】

  1. Support public email templates. Available only to AI Premium Edition customers. Enable this feature in the admin console. 【*13.6.0】

  1. You can retry failed batch imports of EML files.

  1. Support global watermarks. Available only to AI Premium Edition customers. Enable this feature in the admin console. 【*13.6.0】

  2. Calendar search returns up to 100 results per query.

2.13.0 (2025.08.08)

  1. View confidential email content directly (rolling out gradually).

  2. Sort mail lists by date, sender, subject, or size (rolling out gradually).

  1. You can add “Email Reading Mode” and “Mail List Paging” options to the Quick Settings panel.

  1. You can change the mail list header label to “Select”.

  1. Expand the attachment preview area (rolling out gradually).

  2. Add tooltips to mailbox navigation actions.

  1. You can display "Reply All" at the top of email details.

  2. You can choose whether replies open in tabs or pop-up windows.

You can configure this setting in Settings > Mailbox Settings > Receiving and Sending:

  1. Delete a recent recipient from the compose view.

  1. You can add quick actions for emails from senders on your blacklist.

2.12.2 (2025.05.16)

  1. Fix the incorrect unread count display in the desktop client navigation bar.

  2. Fix pagination issues when printing certain email formats.

  3. Fix the startup error: “Failed to retrieve the MAC address”.

2.12.0 (2025.04.17)

  1. Redesign the email details page.

  1. Support keyboard shortcuts (rolling out gradually).

Scenario

Action

Windows Shortcut

Mac Shortcut

Description

Mail list

Select multiple items

Ctrl

Ctrl

Click one email. Hold Ctrl and click another email to select non-consecutive emails.

Select consecutive items

Shift

Shift

Click one email. Hold Shift and click another email to select consecutive emails.

Select all

Ctrl+A

Ctrl+A

Press Ctrl+A to quickly select all emails in the list.

Compose

Create new email

Ctrl+N

Command+N

Press Ctrl+N in the main interface to start composing a new email.

Search

Open search box

Ctrl+Shift+F

Command+Shift+F

Press Ctrl+Shift+F in the main interface to open the search box.

Clear search keywords

Esc

Esc

Press Esc in the search box to clear entered keywords.

  1. The “Spam” and “Phishing Email” menus have been merged into the “Report Email” menu.

  1. Display search history (rolling out gradually).

  1. You can adjust mail list density.

  1. You can hide group member lists from non-administrators. This action requires the group management permission.

  1. In conversation mode, you can display the sender's composite name in the mail list.

  2. On Mac, you can hide the status bar icon.

  1. You can search for and select default meeting rooms when creating calendar events.

2.11.0 (2025.01.16)

  1. You can open email conversations in separate windows.

  1. You can preview EML attachments while composing (requires server version 13.5.0 or later).

  2. You can add the “Mail List Density” setting to the Quick Settings panel.

  • Show profile pictures in mail lists. (Requires server version 13.4.0 or later.)

  1. Add the Plain Text option to the compose view.

  2. Add support for the 'Save to Sent' option

  3. Add the Mark as Confidential option to the compose view.

  4. Change the Send button label to Schedule Send when scheduling email delivery.

  5. You can click folders in the mailbox sidebar to expand subfolders automatically.

  6. In non-conversation mode, show View Related Conversations.

  1. You can now add device nicknames in Device Management (requires server version 13.5.0 or later).

  2. You can now print attachments from the preview view.

  3. You can now see highlighted keywords in email bodies during a search.

  4. You can now see highlighted keywords in email subjects and attachments during a search.

  5. You can now use important email rules.

2.10.0 (2024.11.15)

  1. Display text labels on title bar buttons when space is available.

  1. You can view the contact count for each address book group.

  1. You can label time zones currently observing daylight saving time in the time zone list.

  1. You can set the IMAP email fetch range in Settings > POP and IMAP.

  1. You can print from the compose (draft) view.

  1. You can enable paging for email lists.

  1. You can add contacts to address book groups in bulk.

  1. Use a DingTalk QR code to log in to public cloud mailboxes.

2.9.0 (2024.07.26)

  1. You can schedule email delivery from the desktop client.

  2. You can paste files into the compose view to add attachments.

  3. You can search members on the email group management page.

  1. Preview attachments in tabs.

The Settings page

Page preview:

  1. You can import EML files from folders.

  1. Use the mailto protocol to launch Alibaba Mail and start composing.

  2. If attachments are still uploading when you click Send or Save Draft, you can show a notification. Once uploads are complete, the email will be sent or saved automatically.

  3. You can highlight recipient and carbon copy names and email addresses in search results.

  4. You can toggle profile picture display in mail lists from Settings.

  1. Alert users if their selected time zone differs from the device time zone.

  2. You can collapse the mailbox navigation bar.

  1. You can sort inbox rules.

  1. Drag the compose tab into a new window to continue writing.

  1. You can configure how recipient names appear.

  1. You can improve attachment preview styling.

  1. Keywords from the search box are carried over to the Advanced Search window.

2.8.1 (2024.05.23)

  1. You can preview local EML files.

  2. You can ignore failed attachments when you send email.

  1. Display error messages in attachment cards when an upload fails.

  1. You can set the attachment location in Settings > Display Settings.

  1. You can create inbox rules from the email conversation menu.

  2. You can move historical emails from trusted senders or domains to the Inbox.

  1. On the Compose page, attachments that are waiting to be uploaded are marked with a "Waiting" status.

  1. Display the reasons for failures in email send and receive logs.

  2. You can open conversation details from search results or the important emails view.

  3. You can set alerts for unusual logins.

  1. You can log out of all devices in the device management settings.

  1. When you download an email, use the email subject as the filename.

  2. The Mailbox Settings - Display Settings page supports calendar display settings.

  1. Fix automatic sign-out on devices when trust is revoked.

  2. Fix extra pagination when printing certain file formats.

  3. Fix stuttering and crashes.

  4. Fix missing file extensions when renaming downloaded files on Windows systems with hidden extensions.

2.7.1 (2024.01.17)

  1. Resolves an issue where recipients were empty when replying to email.

2.7.0 (2024.01.11)

  1. Added support for importing EML files.

  1. Added the ability to save and open EML files from the email preview.

  1. You can now view member lists in group contact cards.

  1. Added support for displaying lunar calendar dates in the week and day views of the calendar.

  1. Added the ability to quickly create tags from the tag selection interface.

  1. You can now add all contacts to the root node of public contacts from the address book picker.

  1. Added the ability to search for and add shared calendars from other users.

  1. Consolidated inbox and outbox logs into the email send/receive logs.

  1. Added support for panning image attachments by dragging them in the preview window.

  2. Added an auto-login option.

  1. You can now query operation logs by navigating to Settings > Account and Security > Log Query.

  1. Improved the styling of the Settings page.

  2. Fix an issue where the focus did not move to the editor body when replying to an email.

  3. Fix incomplete rendering of email bodies with many inline images.

2.6.0 (2023.11.16)

  1. Empty your email folders.

  1. You can create calendar events by double-clicking in the calendar view.

  2. You can save email attachments to Cloud Drive.

  1. You can add department email groups in the compose view search results.

  1. When you delete an email, the next one in the list opens automatically.

  2. You can drag and drop recipients in the compose view to reorder them or move them between the To and CC fields.

  3. A warning appears if the email body or subject mentions an attachment, but none is attached.

  1. You can auto-save drafts while composing messages.

  2. You can search for contacts in address book groups.

  1. You can set the default font for compose view in Settings > Display Settings.

  2. The address book supports public contacts.

  1. The contact card provides operations to add or edit a contact and view email correspondence.

  1. The attachment list in the email details supports virus scanning and reporting on attachments.

  1. Once a user responds to a schedule, subsequent selections of other response options with the same status are not permitted, except for 'Respond after editing'.

You can copy multiple recipients in the compose view recipient field.

2.5.0 (2023.09.11)

New features

  1. You can switch languages in the Settings drop-down menu.

  1. You can quickly add contacts to 'My Followed Contacts' from the contact mini-card.

  1. When the recipient input box is empty, the drop-down list displays recent contacts.

  1. You can delete contacts from the Recent Contacts list in the address book.

  1. The "Contacts I Follow" and "Recent Contacts" lists in the address book allow you to select multiple contacts and send them a single email.

  1. You can open the Help Center from the Settings drop-down menu.

  1. You can pin the editor toolbar to the top in compose and new event views.

  1. You can select a delegate account when creating calendar events.

  1. You can import contacts to the address book.

  1. The address book lets you export contacts.

  1. You are automatically signed out after a password change.

  2. You can download attachments from the compose view.

  3. You can download attachments as a package.

  1. Click the Reply or Reply All button on the email detail page to open the quick reply window.

  1. You can add members to an email group if you have the required management permissions.

  1. You can download Cloud Drive folders as archives.

  1. You can add shared groups to the address book.

  1. You can detect the system language and set the app's default language on first launch.

  2. You can sort mailbox folders.

  1. You can click View Attachments in the calendar event details to go to the attachments section.

21. You can copy recipients from the email details and paste them into the compose view.

Feature optimization

  1. Bring the main window to front when clicking the desktop client shortcut while the app is already running.

2.4.1 (2023.07.10)

Bug fixes

  1. Fix abnormal identity verification flow when logging in to server versions earlier than 13.1.0.

2.4.0 (2023.07.04)

New features

  1. View email review records.

  2. Create inbox rules quickly from contact cards.

  3. Drag and drop files to attach when creating calendar events.

  4. Import ICS calendar files.

  5. Apply new authentication flows to sensitive operations such as password change, two-factor authentication setup, and factor removal in Settings.

Performance improvements

  1. Add Reply and Reply All buttons to the top menu of email details.

  2. Hide quoted content by default when replying to email.

  3. Preview attachments in the compose view.

  4. Adjust attachment preview and download button positions in email and calendar details.

Bug fixes

  1. Fix blank email bodies in certain emails.

  2. Fix incorrect unread counts in mailbox folders.

  3. Fix missing email data in mailbox folders.

Android 4.1.8 (2023.06.05)

New features

  1. Support “Reply All with Attachments”.

Performance improvements

  1. Improve local signature rendering.

Bug fixes

  1. Fix inconsistent font sizing in email bodies.

  2. Fix blank attachment detail pages after tapping search results.

  3. Fix inline attachments appearing as regular attachments after Reply or Forward.

  4. Fix address book showing previous account’s contacts after switching accounts.

  5. Fix signature display issues when signatures are too long.

2.3.0 (2023.05.17)

New features

  1. Supports daylight saving time in time zones.

  2. You can use the email editor to check English spelling.

  3. You can edit contacts.

  4. You can search Cloud Drive files from the search bar.

  5. Device management supports setting devices as trusted and revoking their trust.

Performance improvements

  1. You can paste multiple email addresses separated by commas, semicolons, or line feeds into email address fields.

  2. Automatically add recipients who are @mentioned in the email body.

  3. Add a Close button to image previews in email bodies.

  4. You can configure Reply All preferences.

  5. Display times in email modules according to the user’s selected time zone.

  6. When you reply to or forward an email, the application switches to the corresponding edit tab if one is already open.

  7. The time pickers for calendar events use the user's selected time zone.

  8. You can double-click the email list to open it in a new tab.

Bug fixes

  1. Fix missing signature images when sending from drafts.

Android 4.1.7 (2023.04.23)

New features

  1. Support public contacts.

Performance improvements

  1. Show warnings when uploading unsupported attachment formats.

  2. Optimize for Samsung foldable devices.

  3. Improve attachment display in mail lists.

Bug fixes

  1. Fix Outlook account login failures.

  2. Fix missing IMAP email attachments.

  3. Fix stuck progress bars in attachment detail pages.

  4. Fix incorrect contact display when clicking email contacts in email details.

2.2.0 (2023.04.06)

New features

  1. You can edit sent emails by selecting Edit Again from the email details menu.

  2. You can add a feedback entry point.

  3. Configure mailbox migration: The administrator enables migration and then notifies users to set up their mailboxes.

  4. You can view the device list on the Device Management page.

Performance improvements

  1. Show new email notifications in the Windows taskbar.

  2. Copy and save images using right-click in email details.

  3. Attachment preview toolbar supports Refresh and Reset Image Size.

  4. Cloud Drive file preview toolbar supports Refresh, Download, Forward, and Reset Image Size.

  5. Show account suspension alerts.

  6. Forward attachments from attachment previews.

  7. Improve mail list loading performance.

2.1.2 (2023.03.16)

New features

  1. Drag and drop attachments in the compose view.

  2. Configure POP settings in Settings > Mailbox Settings.

  3. Download attachments from the attachment preview toolbar.

Improvements

  1. Use attachment names as email subjects when uploading attachments with empty subjects.

  2. Search contacts in the contact picker.

Bug fixes

  1. Fix upgrade failures caused by administrator permission requirements when selecting “Install for all users”.

2.1.1 (2023.03.09)

New features

  1. Click recipients in the compose view to show contact cards.

Improvements

  1. Prompt to save drafts before closing the compose view.

Bug fixes

  1. Fix arrow key navigation in the Windows mail list.

  2. Fix error messages when previewing Word files.

2.1.0 (2023.02.27)

New features

  1. Support automatic upgrades.

  2. Navigate mail lists using arrow keys.

  3. Support for Mobile Cloud Drive files

  4. Preview attachments.

  5. Add Cloud Drive files as attachments when creating calendar events.

  6. Add Cloud Drive files as attachments when composing email.

  7. Configure email reading settings.

  8. Support mailto protocol for in-app email creation.

Performance improvements

  1. Restrict attachment types when uploading in the compose view.

  2. Show attachment size limits in the compose view.

  3. Show attachment size limits when creating calendar events.

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