Features

Every part of your email,
finally well-built.

A breakdown of what's inside the maiLane client — and the platform underneath — organized by the jobs your team is trying to get done.

The inbox

Keyboard-first navigation

Triage in seconds with single-key shortcuts. ⌘ K opens the command palette from anywhere.

Threaded conversations

Clean, collapsible threads with quick context on participants and full message history.

Snooze, send-later, undo send

The modern client basics — implemented with the polish you'd expect.

Smart search & saved views

Instant search across every workspace inbox. Save views by status, sender, label, or rule.

Templates & snippets

Shared response templates with variables, approvals, and version history.

Calendar & contacts

Schedule, RSVP, and view shared contacts without leaving the client.

Native desktop & mobile apps

macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android — with feature parity for the workflows your team uses most.

IMAP, SMTP, and POP

Use any standards-compliant client too. Apple Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird — all supported.

Attachments & large files

Drag-and-drop attachments, inline previews, and built-in large-file links up to 5 GB.

Shared inboxes & collaboration

Shared inbox queues

Run support@, billing@, ops@ or any team queue — directly inside the client your team already uses.

Assignments & ownership

Assign threads to a teammate with one keystroke. See who's on what at a glance.

Internal notes & @mentions

Leave a note on any message and loop in the right person — no forwarding required.

SLA timers & statuses

Track response time against SLAs, with at-a-glance queue health for managers.

Inbox lifecycle

Provision, transfer ownership, archive, or retire inboxes through policy-driven workflows.

Workspace organization

Group inboxes by team, brand, or business unit. Each workspace gets its own scope and policies.

Routing & domains

Smart routing rules

Auto-tag, auto-assign, and forward by sender, content, or header — composable and versioned.

Webhook destinations

Send matching mail to your own services via signed webhooks, with retry and replay.

Multi-domain support

Manage dozens of domains from one workspace, each with its own routing namespace.

DNS & deliverability

Guided setup for SPF, DKIM, DMARC. Continuous monitoring with TLS-RPT and BIMI support.

Routing preview

Dry-run rule changes against the last 30 days of real mail before turning them on.

Forwarding chains

Replace ad-hoc forwarding rules with a clean, observable graph that's easy to audit.

Admin & security

SSO & SCIM

SAML 2.0 / OIDC SSO with Okta, Entra ID, Google, JumpCloud. SCIM 2.0 for automated lifecycle.

Role-based access controls

Standard roles for admins, operators, viewers, and limited external collaborators — fully composable.

Hardware MFA & passkeys

Passkeys, security keys, session controls, and IP allowlists on every plan.

Activity logs & SIEM export

Tamper-evident audit trail for every action. Stream to Splunk, Datadog, Panther, or your S3 bucket.

Retention policies

Configurable retention per inbox class, with legal hold and exclusions.

API integrations

Stable REST API with idempotency, signed webhooks, and an OpenAPI spec for your own automation.

Want a feature walkthrough?

Book a 30-minute working session — we'll map maiLane to the workflows you run today.