SEANLEBRETON  Mailplane is my favorite email app I have on my mac. Super easy to use, and brings the interface of gmail to my desktop. The one thing I have a question about this app is about links. Is there A way drag and drop links (from an email browser) into the mailplane icon and have it start a new email with the link embedded? The native mail app for the mac has this feature, and I was wondering if you can do a similar thing with this app? All around fantastic app, keep up the great work.   
(Version 2.1.10)

KILLER KLOWN KAR  Used this since Beta and have had very few issues with it. One thing people have to understand is gMail is still "beta" in Googles definition. Which means Google can change things around and mess with it at their will. So any third party app that is trying to access all the features, and on a constantly changing basis will in fact find themselves at times behind the eight ball. Mailplane is quick to isolate what Google is up to and fix it.

Point of that is to illustrate that the author is on it, and works hard to make sure is product is always up to date. Lazy he is not.   
(Version 2.1.9)

JADE CLARK  I was using this software for the past couple of years. It has served me well at the beginning, but lately it has many problems that remain thoughout the upgrades. Some google accounts fail to load. When I open them in the browser they work well. Attachments are very easy to add - by drag and drop. If the reliability issues will be fixed - it will be a great app to recommend.  
(Version 2.1.4)

JUST A USER  simple but great.  
(Version 2.1.4)

ESPIRIDION  It took me less than 5 minutes of using Mailplane to make my purchase over a month ago.

I still use Entourage to handle 2 of my GMail accounts since I want that information stored locally in my hard drive. Others may use different email programs such as Apple's Mail. My previous choices for an email program have been Mailsmith and PowerMail, but I've used Entourage for many years now. Apple's Mail has finally gotten better, so that may be the current choice of many Mac users.

It should be obvious that if all a person needs is to receive GMail's email, Mailplane may not be worth it. For people with a single GMail account, Mailplane may not be worth it.

On the other hand, here are some of the advantages I've found for my use:

-Speed. When checking mail and switching among multiple addresses, and while working with email on a daily basis. Also, I like to report the spam I receive. Using a filter does NOTHING to fight spam. It merely helps my Inbox stay clean. Using Mailplane I can quickly check 4 accounts, and report the spam I receive. As I mentioned I use Entourage, and I set it up so that it NEVER receives any of my GMail spam.

-Labels. I have a variety of Folders set up in Entourage for my GMail accounts. This works fine, but Mailplane's approach is also efficient and faster. My rules don't always work automatically in Entourage, but so far they always work in Mailplane.

-Search. Mailplane's searches are superior to those of Entourage -although Entourage is great in this regard and very flexible-, and I guess this also applies to Apple's Mail. I can find anything on Entourage, but with Mailplane for example I can view a whole thread in a single window. In Entourage I would have to select and view each email individually. Speed and a more efficient workflow again play a role.

-Screenshots, attachments, integration with other applications, chat, etc. I don't use these features that much, but for some users these are important.

Mailplane is not something that everyone will want or need. For some it will be expensive. I actually bought it when it had a nice discount. Still, for many users it is definitely worth the $25 or $40 for up to five family members living in the same household.

After using it for over a month I would hate to be without it.  
(Version 2.1.4)

VEGGIEDUDE  I downloaded it and tried it out, but after 10 minutes I knew its not for me. Basically, it is a cross between Safari and Apple Mail. I do not need a hybrid. Apple Mail does everything I need it to do, I don't see the point of this app.  
(Version 2.1.4)

SHAUN  Brilliant app. Thanks for the "insert images into text" update.  
(Version 2.1)

ZX  Last update deleted all my Accounts!!!  
(Version 2.1b)

LARRYMCJ  I rarely take time to post comments here, though I read a lot of what others have to say and those comments generally have a large influence on my software purchasing decision. But with Mailplane I really feel compelled to say a few things since I think Mailplane is not getting a fair evaluation here, and it's primarily because of its price. I just now looked at Mailplane again for the first time since its early beta days and I'm way impressed!

I have been in the computing business, specifically the software business, for over 15 years and I'm also a huge Google Apps fan and couldn't live without Gmail. That said, Mailplane does many things, but first and foremost it cleans up the Gmail interface of Google ads...that alone is worth the price of the software!

Next, it just runs faster and also cleans up the user interface with standardized toolbar buttons we're all familiar with and if you have to work with file attachments, being able to drag-drop them into a message is also by itself worth price of Mailplaine. Add to these things all the other nearly 40 improvements it makes on Gmail and you end up with a real live email client on your desktop that looks good, works good, and allows you some customization that Gmail does not.

My hat is off to the folks at Mailplane for improving this so much since I first looked at it when it was in beta...you've done a marvelous job. Any developer who has done this much with their product can be expected to do even more, so I'd expect to see Mailplaine evolve into an even better application in the future.  
(Version 2.0.14)

TWISTED  Mailplane improved a lot my experience with gmail, but it still needs some new feature or other ideas for doing gmail better on desktop. 25$ are a bit too much anyway.  
(Version 2.0.12)