Daylite Mail Now Available in Open Beta

If you’ve been looking for a way to make your email work better with your business workflow, there’s some interesting news from Marketcircle. Their Daylite platform—a CRM and project management system designed specifically for Mac and iOS—now includes a dedicated Mail component that’s entered open beta.

The new Daylite Mail takes Daylite’s integration concept and applies it directly to your inbox. Instead of treating email as a separate silo, it pulls your messages into the broader Daylite ecosystem where they automatically connect to contacts, projects, and opportunities.

Rather than relying on flags, folders, and filters to stay organized, Daylite Mail automatically links your messages to the relevant people and projects in your system. The system also includes a Priority Inbox that highlights emails connected to your business activities, helping you focus on what actually matters.

Since this is still in open beta, it’s a good time to take a look if you’re already in the Daylite ecosystem or considering it. You can learn more about Daylite Mail and sign up for the beta on their website.

Focused 236: Focus Traps

On this episode of Focused, Mike and I talk about focus traps, consider the ones we tend to fall into, and discuss how to create systems to help avoid them.

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DEVONthink – Your Research Command Center (Sponsor)

One question I frequently get from MacSparky readers and MPU listeners is: “What’s the best tool for managing research on the Mac?” My answer is always DEVONthink, and this week I’m happy to have them as a sponsor.

Let me tell you about my favorite new feature: the Mentions inspector. Think of it as your digital librarian that automatically discovers connections in your research. When you select a document, Mentions shows you everywhere its title appears across your database, complete with context. I’ve found this invaluable for uncovering relationships in my research that I didn’t even know existed.

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But that’s just scratching the surface. Here’s what makes DEVONthink my go-to research tool:

  • Its AI engine learns how you organize and helps file new documents
  • A powerful search language that lets you construct precise queries
  • Rock-solid sync across devices with end-to-end encryption
  • Smart rules and reminders to automate your workflow
  • Rich AppleScript support for deep automation (I use this constantly)

The DEVONthink team keeps pushing the envelope with thoughtful improvements. Recent updates have brought enhanced PDF annotation, seamless Evernote import capabilities, and expanded Markdown support. This continuous evolution is why DEVONthink remains central to my research workflow.

If you’re looking to level up your research game, DEVONthink is offering MacSparky readers a 20% discount. It’s the tool I trust with my own research, and I think you’ll find it just as indispensable.

My thanks to DEVONthink for supporting MacSparky.

Mac Power Users 809: Exploring Kagi with CEO Vladimir Prelovac

Kagi is a search engine and browser company offering an alternative to products offered by the tech giants. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Kagi’s CEO Vladimir Prelovac talks with Stephen and me about what Kagi offers its customers.

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Deep Dive – Using Apple Reminders

I’m building out my system in Apple Reminders as I research a future project. In the latest Deep Dive session, I shared what I’m doing with Apple’s impressive, but also limited task manager, and listened to Pathfinders’ experience with the app, as many of you are now using Reminders.… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Pathfinder members. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.

Mac Power Users 808: “The Momentum Is Building,” with Simon Støvring

Simon Støvring is the developer behind some fantastic apps, including Runestone, Scriptable, Jayson, and Data Jar. This week, he joins Stephen and me on Mac Power Users to talk about how he works on these apps, his use of Apple’s default apps, and how he’s thinking about iOS 26.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

  • Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MPU.