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Sparrow 1.3.2 is now available on the Mac App Store  This new release includes: - Drag and drop directly in your label & folders in the extended sidebar - Shortmail support: character counter in compose window. We really like the idea of Shortmail and felt we had to integrate it in Sparrow.  - Focus on Compose window in full screen mode - New conversation view design: buttons are gone and the whole view is more minimalist. The quick reply has been slightly redesigned too. - Top bar gradient re-design - New default avatars for incoming mails Bug fix: - Transparent text issue in message composer - Window and sidebar size memory issue - Alt-L Polish character issue - Fixed Esc key behavior in fullscreen - Deminimized animation fixed - Shift-Cmd-2 in Extended sidebar Unified Inbox - Copy and paste issue in compose window - Inline attachments resize issue - Improved memory usage - Fixed various crashes

Sparrow 1.3.2 is now available on the Mac App Store 



This new release includes:

- Drag and drop directly in your label & folders in the extended sidebar



- Shortmail support: character counter in compose window. We really like the idea of Shortmail and felt we had to integrate it in Sparrow. 

- Focus on Compose window in full screen mode



- New conversation view design: buttons are gone and the whole view is more minimalist. The quick reply has been slightly redesigned too.

- Top bar gradient re-design

- New default avatars for incoming mails



Bug fix:

- Transparent text issue in message composer

- Window and sidebar size memory issue

- Alt-L Polish character issue

- Fixed Esc key behavior in fullscreen

- Deminimized animation fixed

- Shift-Cmd-2 in Extended sidebar Unified Inbox

- Copy and paste issue in compose window

- Inline attachments resize issue

- Improved memory usage

- Fixed various crashes

Sparrow 1.3.1 has been approved by Apple at the speed of light and should be available to all of you now on the Mac App Store. We would like to thank Apple for their support and reactivity in yesterday’s special circumstances. If you had the licensed version of Sparrow, you are either already playing around with Sparrow 1.3.1 or should be able to update. If you had the Mac App Store version, checking the update section should allow you to get Sparrow 1.3.1. This new version of Sparrow comes with some improvements and fixes the following issues: Crash issue of 1.3 Formatting issue of 1.3  Cmd-L and Shift-Cmd-L bug in Unified Inbox for Google accounts Lost text when replying too fast Reply animation: the reply window now matches the location and size of the reading window Default window size is now kept when quitting and relaunching the application Various bugs on window resizing (extended sidebar, hiding sidebar…) Lotus Domino compatibility Bug in sidebar Label menu And it adds 2 new Lion feature: Full screen mode Launch animation

Sparrow 1.3.1 has been approved by Apple at the speed of light and should be available to all of you now on the Mac App Store.

We would like to thank Apple for their support and reactivity in yesterday’s special circumstances.

If you had the licensed version of Sparrow, you are either already playing around with Sparrow 1.3.1 or should be able to update.

If you had the Mac App Store version, checking the update section should allow you to get Sparrow 1.3.1. This new version of Sparrow comes with some improvements and fixes the following issues:

  • Crash issue of 1.3
  • Formatting issue of 1.3 
  • Cmd-L and Shift-Cmd-L bug in Unified Inbox for Google accounts
  • Lost text when replying too fast
  • Reply animation: the reply window now matches the location and size of the reading window
  • Default window size is now kept when quitting and relaunching the application
  • Various bugs on window resizing (extended sidebar, hiding sidebar…)
  • Lotus Domino compatibility
  • Bug in sidebar Label menu

And it adds 2 new Lion feature:

  • Full screen mode
  • Launch animation

Sparrow 1.3 has been submited to the Mac App Store. Our little bird is now fully compatible with Lion OS X and takes advantage of the cool new things Apple brought to the Mac. Here is a quick tour of the new features and improvements you should be able to play with in a few days:



Quickly access your labels and folders:


The extended sidebar has been a major feature request since Sparrow was first introduced 5 months ago. Simply dragging the sidebar to the left now gives you access to the new layout. Everything is just a click away.



Send & Archive:

One of the coolest Gmail feature is now available for all your IMAP accounts. Just turn it on in Advanced Preferences and you’re all set for a Send & Archive madness.



Drag and Drop:

Simply drag and drop mails to your desktop and other applications. If you work with Things, Omnifocus or any other task management app, Sparrow will also give you an URL for each mail to make it easily findable.

We still have some work to do to allow you to drag and drop messages directly in labels and folders. It is already planned and will be in 1.3.1 or 1.3.2 coming shortly.



More minimalism:


We added a lot of features and options since Sparrow 1.0 but we want you to be able to keep it simple. Hiding the sidebar offers a streamlined experience. Pressing Shift-Cmd-M will do the trick.



And the cherry on the cake: a ‘View source’ option is now available in the drop down menu of the conversation view .



But that’s not over yet. 

We’ve also dedicated a lot of our time on usablility and performance improvements: 

We re-worked the sidebar animations from the ground up. Account and category switching is faster and smoother. 

We made the message list scrolling more responsive and fluid.

We hope that you’ll feel animations are more natural than in previous versions.



We also killed (yes, we killed them) all window animations. There hasn’t been too many complaints from you about it but once we’ve shut them off for testing purposes and noticed Sparrow felt quicker, we never turned them back on. 

We added a visible scrollbar to the sidebar. Even if it has always been possible to scroll the sidebar, your feedback suggested that was not sufficiently clear.  

An ‘Empty trash’ button has been added too.

 

The Priority Inbox filter settings have been changed in Sparrow 1.3 to display all Inbox Priority mails regardless of their read/unread status.



We also improved compatibility with Yahoo, DAV mail, and Mbox and of course, we did everything we could to resolve as many of the bugs you reported.



We hope you’ll enjoy this new release. Check for update if you have the licensed version or go to the update section on the Mac App Store to get your Sparrow 1.3.1.

Sparrow Lite has has been updated too and integrates Facebook profile pictures and Gravatars. Grab your free copy or update now.

Sparrow Lite has has been updated too and integrates Facebook profile pictures and Gravatars. Grab your free copy or update now.

What’s new in Sparrow 1.2 ? Sparrow is now linked to Facebook and displays your friends’ avatars in the message list. Address Book contact images and Gravatar are also supported. We’ve done some major work on the user interface. We hope you’ll like it. Unified Inbox It’s here! Unified inbox is now supported by Sparrow and you’ll be able to view all your incoming mails from all your accounts in a unique message list. Rich Text Signature You can now add any images and links you want to your signature. Translation Sparrow is now fluent in 9 languages simplified Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, German, French, and of course, English.  Delete/Archive toggle Requested by many of you since Sparrow 1.0 and even the Beta version, you can now toggle the keys to archive/delete mails in Sparrow Advanced Preferences. Selection bar You now have the option to show/hide the selection bar in the Inbox. Download folder You can now specify where you want to save your files in the Preferences and right-click any attachments to choose where you want it to be saved. Bounce is back! We finally found a workaround for this one. Sparrow’s dock icon now behaves as any other icon in your dock and will bounce when it is supposed to. Coming up in 1.3: Sparrow 1.3 will be focused on label management. It will aslo include a secret feature that will dramatically improve your workflow. Even better, we’ll be pushing update faster from now on to be sure you benefit from all the improvements we make to Sparrow straight away. Get your Sparrow 1.2 now on the Mac App Store or check for update.

What’s new in Sparrow 1.2 ?

Sparrow is now linked to Facebook and displays your friends’ avatars in the message list. Address Book contact images and Gravatar are also supported.

We’ve done some major work on the user interface. We hope you’ll like it.

interface design sparrow



Unified Inbox

It’s here! Unified inbox is now supported by Sparrow and you’ll be able to view all your incoming mails from all your accounts in a unique message list.

Rich Text Signature

You can now add any images and links you want to your signature.

Translation

Sparrow is now fluent in 9 languages simplified Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, German, French, and of course, English. 


Delete/Archive toggle

Requested by many of you since Sparrow 1.0 and even the Beta version, you can now toggle the keys to archive/delete mails in Sparrow Advanced Preferences.

Selection bar

You now have the option to show/hide the selection bar in the Inbox.New prefs

Download folder

You can now specify where you want to save your files in the Preferences and right-click any attachments to choose where you want it to be saved.

New prefs 2



Bounce is back!

We finally found a workaround for this one. Sparrow’s dock icon now behaves as any other icon in your dock and will bounce when it is supposed to.



Coming up in 1.3:

Sparrow 1.3 will be focused on label management. It will aslo include a secret feature that will dramatically improve your workflow.

Even better, we’ll be pushing update faster from now on to be sure you benefit from all the improvements we make to Sparrow straight away.



Get your Sparrow 1.2 now on the Mac App Store or check for update.


Sparrow 1.1.2 is still in review at Apple. We submitted the update on April the 4th. Since, Sparrow 1.1.2 has been rejected twice. On the 15th of April, we requested an appeal on iTunes Connect and are now waiting for Apple’s answer. The application was rejected because Apple reviewers couldn’t add the test accounts we provided. After testing on our side, we were not able to reproduce the issue and came to the conclusion that Sparrow was being tested offline or behind a firewall (which could explain why Sparrow was unable to connect to any mail account). We kindly asked several times for log protocol to pinpoint the exact reason and make a consistent answer to the review team but had no luck. We had no other choice than to ask for an Appeal.   Sparrow 1.1.2 fixes the following issues: Duplication in Sent mailbox on Exchange servers Selection in folder mapping  Crash on sync Keychain conflict  “New message” option has been added to right-click on Dock icon  We’ve been working hard on Sparrow 1.2 for some weeks now. Most of what we’re doing has to be kept secret but the Universal Inbox will be there along with lots of improvements and cool new features. Thanks for your patience and feedback.

Sparrow 1.1.2 is still in review at Apple.

We submitted the update on April the 4th. Since, Sparrow 1.1.2 has been rejected twice. On the 15th of April, we requested an appeal on iTunes Connect and are now waiting for Apple’s answer.

The application was rejected because Apple reviewers couldn’t add the test accounts we provided. After testing on our side, we were not able to reproduce the issue and came to the conclusion that Sparrow was being tested offline or behind a firewall (which could explain why Sparrow was unable to connect to any mail account).

We kindly asked several times for log protocol to pinpoint the exact reason and make a consistent answer to the review team but had no luck. We had no other choice than to ask for an Appeal.  

Sparrow 1.1.2 fixes the following issues:

  • Duplication in Sent mailbox on Exchange servers
  • Selection in folder mapping 
  • Crash on sync
  • Keychain conflict 
  • “New message” option has been added to right-click on Dock icon 

We’ve been working hard on Sparrow 1.2 for some weeks now. Most of what we’re doing has to be kept secret but the Universal Inbox will be there along with lots of improvements and cool new features.

Thanks for your patience and feedback.

Here is a shortcut cheat sheet for Sparrow 1.1

Here is a shortcut cheat sheet for Sparrow 1.1

Here is a collection of default avatars designed by @jeanmardenis to make it easy for you to recognize your IMAP accounts in Sparrow 1.1. Click the image or here to download the pack.

Here is a collection of default avatars designed by @jeanmardenis to make it easy for you to recognize your IMAP accounts in Sparrow 1.1.

Click the image or here to download the pack.

Sparrow 1.1: this is just the beginning Today, we are proud to announce the new features that have made their way into Sparrow 1.1. We are in the last weeks of beta testing and we should submit Sparrow 1.1 to the Mac App Store in a few days . So what’s new? General IMAP Sparrow 1.1 supports general IMAP. In other words, you will be able to add any Mobile Me, Yahoo or AOL account in Sparrow. Custom IMAP providers such as Rackspace, Fastmail, Zimbra, Dreamhost, GMX… are also supported. Priority Inbox & Unread Sparrow is meant to help you keep a clean and tidy inbox. Per alias signature  Sparrow 1.1 allows you to create a custom signature for every account and every alias linked to this account.  Formatting bar Numbered or bulleted list? Choose your font, font size, text color, quote level directly from the compose window. Sparrow 1.1 provides you with all the options you need directly within the compose window. Minimal mode For busy users who have a lot of incoming mails and like to see it all in a glimpse, we added a minimal mode. You can now hide message preview in the message list and see more messages at once. Multitouch gestures Pinch to open/close a message, three-finger swipe to open and close the panel, three-finger swipe to navigate the message list or switch accounts. Sparrow now integrates a full array of multitouch gestures making it easier to navigate your mail and mail accounts. Contact groups Contact groups are now supported in Sparrow 1.1. Bug fix Some of you were experiencing a bug related to archiving mails in Sparrow 1.0.1. This has been fixed. Every single request that we have received has been taken into account and we have fixed numerous behaviors that you kindly reported to us. You can see the complete list of solved bugs here.  From Sparrow behavior at start up to the contrast of the selected cell color, we’ve improved Sparrow on every level. Of course, upgrading to Sparrow 1.1 from a previous version will be free. Sparrow 1.1 will be posted to the Mac App Store in a few days and should be available before the end of March depending on how long Apple’s validation is going to be. We will keep you updated here as soon as the application is submitted. Sparrow 1.1 is only the beginning. We’re just getting started. 

Sparrow 1.1: this is just the beginning

Today, we are proud to announce the new features that have made their way into Sparrow 1.1.

We are in the last weeks of beta testing and we should submit Sparrow 1.1 to the Mac App Store in a few days .

So what’s new?



General IMAP

Sparrow 1.1 supports general IMAP. In other words, you will be able to add any Mobile Me, Yahoo or AOL account in Sparrow.

Custom IMAP providers such as Rackspace, Fastmail, Zimbra, Dreamhost, GMX… are also supported.



Priority Inbox & Unread

Sparrow is meant to help you keep a clean and tidy inbox.



Per alias signature 

Sparrow 1.1 allows you to create a custom signature for every account and every alias linked to this account. 



Formatting bar

Numbered or bulleted list? Choose your font, font size, text color, quote level directly from the compose window. Sparrow 1.1 provides you with all the options you need directly within the compose window.



Minimal mode

For busy users who have a lot of incoming mails and like to see it all in a glimpse, we added a minimal mode. You can now hide message preview in the message list and see more messages at once.



Multitouch gestures

Pinch to open/close a message, three-finger swipe to open and close the panel, three-finger swipe to navigate the message list or switch accounts. Sparrow now integrates a full array of multitouch gestures making it easier to navigate your mail and mail accounts.



Contact groups

Contact groups are now supported in Sparrow 1.1.



Bug fix

Some of you were experiencing a bug related to archiving mails in Sparrow 1.0.1. This has been fixed.

Every single request that we have received has been taken into account and we have fixed numerous behaviors that you kindly reported to us. You can see the complete list of solved bugs here. 

From Sparrow behavior at start up to the contrast of the selected cell color, we’ve improved Sparrow on every level.



Of course, upgrading to Sparrow 1.1 from a previous version will be free.

Sparrow 1.1 will be posted to the Mac App Store in a few days and should be available before the end of March depending on how long Apple’s validation is going to be. We will keep you updated here as soon as the application is submitted.



Sparrow 1.1 is only the beginning. We’re just getting started.