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    Alibaba Mail:Desktop Client Release Notes

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    Alibaba Mail:Desktop Client Release Notes

    Last Updated:Apr 07, 2026

    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 The legacy desktop client is no longer maintained.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.

    2.13.0 (2025.08.08)

    1. You can view confidential email content directly (rolling out gradually).

    2. You can sort mail lists by Date, Sender, Subject, or Size (rolling out gradually).

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

    1. Change the mailing list header label to Select.

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

    2. Add tooltips to mailbox navigation actions.

    1. You can keep “Reply All” visible at the top of email details.

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

    You can set this in Settings > Mailbox Settings > Receiving and Sending:

    1. You can delete recent recipients 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 incorrect unread message count in the desktop client navigation bar.

    2. Fix pagination issues when printing certain email formats.

    3. Fix startup error: “failed to obtain 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. Merge the Spam and Phishing Email menus into the Report Email menu.

    1. Show search history (rolling out gradually).

    1. You can adjust mail list density.

    1. In conversation mode, the mail list displays the sender's composite name.

    2. On macOS, 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. Preview EML attachments while composing (requires server version 13.5.0 or later) [*13.5.0]

    2. Supports the mailbox quick settings panel and includes a compactness setting.

    • Show profile pictures in mail lists. This feature 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. Added a “Mark as Confidential” option to the compose view.

    4. You can change the Send button label to “Schedule Send” when scheduling email delivery.

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

    6. The View Related Sessions feature is supported in non-session mode.

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

    2. You can print attachments from the preview view.

    3. You can highlight keywords in the email body during search.

    4. Search results highlight keywords in email subjects and attachments.

    5. Support for key email rules

    2.10.0 (2024.11.15)

    1. When the title bar is wide enough, the buttons display text.

    1. Show the contact count for each address book group.

    1. Time zones that observe daylight saving time are now labeled 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. Enable paging for email lists.

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

    2.9.0 (2024.07.26)

    1. Schedule emails for delivery from the desktop client.

    2. Paste files as attachments in the compose view.

    3. Search for members on the email group management page.

    1. You can import EML files from folders.

    1. You can use the mailto protocol to launch Alibaba Mail and start composing a message.

    2. If attachments are still uploading when you click Send or Save Draft, a notification appears. After the uploads finish, the message is sent or saved automatically.

    3. Recipient and carbon copy names and email addresses are highlighted in search results.

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

    1. When your time zone setting differs from the current device time zone, you are reminded to change the time zone.

    2. You can collapse the email navigation bar.

    1. Email receiving rules can be sorted.

    1. You can drag a compose tab into a separate window to continue composing.

    1. Supports display settings for recipient names.

    1. You can carry search keywords from the search box into the Advanced Search window.

    2.8.1 (2024.05.23)

    1. You can preview local EML files.

    2. You can send email without failing when attachments fail to upload.

    1. Error messages appear 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. The compose view shows “Pending” for attachments that are waiting to upload.

    1. Failure reasons appear in email send or receive logs.

    2. You can open conversation details from search results and important email views.

    3. You can configure unusual login alerts.

    1. The email subject is used as the filename when you download email.

    2. You can configure calendar display settings in Settings > Display Settings.

    1. Extra pagination no longer appears when printing certain file formats.

    2. Stuttering and crashes have been fixed.

    3. Missing file extensions no longer occur when renaming downloaded files on Windows systems with hidden file extensions enabled.

    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. Import EML email files.

    1. Save and open EML files from email details previews.

    1. View member lists in email group contact cards.

    1. Create tags quickly from the tag selection interface.

    1. Add all contacts to the root node of public contacts in the address book picker.

    1. Search for and add shared calendars from other users.

    1. Merge inbox and outbox logs into email send/receive logs.

    1. Drag to pan image attachments in preview.

    2. Add auto-login option.

    1. Query operation logs in Settings > Account and Security > Log Query.

    1. Improve Settings page styling.

    2. Fix focus not moving to the editor body when replying to email.

    3. Fix incomplete email body rendering when many inline images are present.

    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. Support for daylight saving time in time zones.

    2. Support for English spell check in the email editor.

    3. Edit contacts.

    4. Search for Cloud Drive files from the search bar.

    Performance improvements

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

    2. Auto-fill recipients from @mentions in email bodies.

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

    4. Display times in email modules using the user’s selected time zone.

    5. Switch to existing compose tabs when replying to or forwarding email.

    6. Use the user’s selected time zone in calendar event time pickers.

    7. Open mail list items in new tabs upon double-click.

    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: Administrators can enable migration and then notify users to set it up.

    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.