Fixed several macOS 10.13 and 10.13.1 compatibility issues
Added the ability to create a new address group from selected addresses
Improved performance when navigating projects with large numbers of campaign reports
Updated plug-in for Mail Designer (includes support for Mail Designer 365)
Message anchors are now compatible with more email clients
Link underlining can now be toggled on and off
Improved VoiceOver support for inserting new content into messages
Improved processing of imported HTML content
Fixed a crash that could occur under some circumstances when using Google Analytics tagging
Fixed an issue that could prevent Scan Incoming Mail from working correctly
The file preview window that is available when importing addresses is now much faster when displaying large numbers of records
Fixed a crash that occurred when deleting nested autoresponder folders
Fixed a crash that could occur when moving projects to the cloud
Fixed an issue that was hiding the subscribe form logo grow/shrink size buttons
Several additional bug and crash fixes
Fixed an issue that could cause broken email layouts when image hosting is disabled
Fixed an issue handling projects with system-reserved filenames
Fixed a memory leak
Added an optimization to reduce message size and improve load times for the recipient
Fixed an issue causing broken emails when image hosting is disabled
Fixed an issue affecting background color rendering in Outlook
Fix HTML processing issue that affected the height of some image elements
Added simulated screen size dimensions for new iPhone and iPad models
Added an optional toolbar button to toggle “view source” mode
Added an optional toolbar button to trigger an autoresponder
Restored the ability to rename projects when running on macOS 10.13
Fixed an IPv6 connectivity issue
Fixed a cloud sync issue
Fixes for various crashes
Additional improvements and bug fixes
A helpful “What’s New” window now highlights some of the improvements in each major new release
Completely rebuilt message editor allows users to create a wide variety of bespoke designs that look great on mobile, web, and desktop (yes, even Outlook). Highlights include:
Point-and-click (or drag-and-drop) to insert single or multi-column sections
Fill sections with all types of content blocks: text, images, buttons, video, maps, social sharing, social follow, and more
Edit, duplicate, rearrange, and delete sections and blocks with the click of a mouse
Choose from professionally curated color schemes and typography options, or design your own
Limitless customization is just a click away: adjust colors, borders, alignment, links, spacing, sizes, styles, and more
Dynamic sections can show or hide based on whether the message is opened on a mobile device or desktop
Enable powerful personalization by showing or hiding sections based on recipient criteria you define
Integrated image editor allows users to perform a wide variety of live, non-destructive editing operations without having to leave Direct Mail:
Remove Background
Crop
Rotate
Color Adjustment
Photo Filter
Color Overlay
Vignette
Blur
…and more
An all-new template gallery includes over 50 all-purpose designs ready for customization
Redesigned template browser with larger thumbnails
An alert is now shown when attempting to remove a project from the cloud
Direct Mail now includes a suite of professionally designed and selected web-safe fonts that can be used in your emails
The brand new Integrations window provides a centralized place to learn about and connect Direct Mail to hundreds of other apps and websites
Recent design tests are now grouped together by message and sorted by date
New design tests can now be created using only the email clients the user selects
New design tests can now be purchased using email credits
The Unlimited Plan now includes free design tests every month; additional tests can be purchased for a nominal fee
The design test results window now has improved navigation, faster downloading, smoother scrolling, and support for magnification
The design test results window now includes a convenient “re-test” button for testing flagged results
The Spam Test window now performs more in-depth checks and provides better suggestions for improving message content
Added one-click support for tagging your email campaigns for Google Analytics
Greatly improved the speed of downloading updates from the cloud
Improved the responsiveness of the user interface when processing updates for the cloud
Added ability to customize what an email campaign will look like when it is shared in a social media timeline or feed
A new Excel importer eliminates the need to round-trip through CSV files and supports multi-sheet workbooks, as well
Autoresponders can now be saved as “drafts”, which means that they are not running yet, but can still be integrated into larger automation workflows and started when the entire workflow is ready
Existing autoresponders can now be duplicated
A helpful, explanatory popover now appears whenever the user selects or moves the insertion point into a mail-merge tag
Added support for two-factor authentication for Direct Mail accounts
Added support for the Touch Bar on compatible Mac hardware
Added support for VoiceOver and other accessibility features
Added ability for user to specify custom DKIM signing keys for their domain names
Facebook video URLs are now supported when inserting video content
The Preview window now remembers its scroll position when updating
Added Galaxy S8 screen size to the Preview window
New projects now include a helpful Getting Started template
Added menu items for the Welcome and What‘s New windows to the Help menu
Templates that are created from an existing message or installed from a third-party can now be added directly to the cloud
Replaced the “Show in Finder” option with a “Save As…” option for easier sharing of templates
Added “Share on LinkedIn” and “Share on Pinterest” to the list of available in-message sharing options
Fixed a bug that caused some customers to be incorrectly prompted for App Store payment when ordering a design test
The Welcome window now shows all Direct Mail projects saved on your local hard drive as well as projects saved to your Direct Mail cloud account
Launch behavior has been changed to no longer create a new, empty project on behalf of the user if an existing project cannot be found
Fixed a bug that could cause crashes or hangs when using the “Simplified Chinese (GB 2312)” text encoding
Added menu items for adjusting the baseline of the selected text (default, superscript, subscript)
Added menu item for removing all styling from the selected text
Standardized the behavior of editing the text of existing links so that it matches the behavior of other macOS applications (e.g. TextEdit, Notes, etc.)
Users are now warned if the message they are attempting to edit contains hidden content that can only be edited in Mail Designer
Updated and moderized the user interface
When creating a new project, the user can now have it automatically moved to the cloud
Fixed several bugs related to pasting or dragging image content from outside of Direct Mail into the message editor
Several improvements to improve the responsiveness of the user interface in large projects
Fixed an issue preventing the FileMaker importer from working on systems with multiple installations of FileMaker
Fixed issues related to incorrect highlighting of source list items when switching tabs
Added a data integrity alert when trying to open a Direct Mail project saved on a network volume
Revamped the template chooser to support larger thumbnails, easier browsing, search, and better organization
Some address importers are now restricted and, due to abuse, can only be enabled after talking to our support team
Moved Apple Mail-, Mail Designer-, and Stamps-related menu items from the Help menu into the new Integrations window
Fixed some keyboard navigation bugs
Added a "Rename" options to the contextual menus for messages, groups, reports, and autoresponders
Duplicate subscribe form submissions now appear independently, instead of being coalesced into one submission
Direct Mail now warns the user before moving a document out of the cloud
Fixed several issues related to image rotation, scaling, and EXIF handling
Fixed several issues related to contextual menus in the message editor
The window that appears when opening a document in the cloud now reports more accurate progress and network throughput numbers
Direct Mail now understands more varieties of Vimeo URLs
The Reports > Share menu now includes an option to Copy URL
Fixed an issue that was preventing Apple Mail email account names from being displayed correctly
Fixed a bug preventing partial downloads from being restarted correctly
Added a user-visible preference to control whether the most recently used project is opened when Direct Mail is launched
Enabled the use of CONTAINS, LIKE, and MATCHES in conditional mail-merge tags
Fixed bug in the calculation of historical campaign performance data for each address
Added a Paragraph Direction formatting option
Pressing the escape key while editing an address now aborts the edit operation
Improved the user interface for toggling the “send to duplicates” option
Many other bugs fixes and improvements
Direct Mail now requires macOS 10.11 or newer