Install Samva Mail on your Mac
Download Samva Mail for Mac, sign in with your Samva account, keep the app up to date, and choose how its notifications reach you.
Samva Mail runs in the browser on any computer or phone, and as an app on your Mac. The app opens the same mailboxes, with the same rules, approvals, and notification settings.
Install On Your Mac
The Mac app runs on macOS 13 Ventura or later, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
- Open the download page and download the version for your Mac. To check which Mac you have, open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac: a Chip line means Apple silicon, and a Processor line means Intel.
- Open the downloaded disk image and drag Samva Mail into Applications.
- Open Samva Mail from Applications.
Sign In
Sign in with the account you use for Samva Mail on the web. Email and password sign-in happens in the app. Google, Apple, and GitHub sign-in continue in your browser, then return you to the app; if the browser asks whether to open Samva Mail, allow it.
A teammate invited to Samva Mail signs in with the email address the invitation went to. See Give a person a mailbox.
Make It Your Default Email App
Choose Samva Mail → Make Samva Mail Your Default Email App. Email links in other apps and in your browser then open a new message in Samva Mail.
Updates
The app checks for a new version when it opens and every few hours while it runs, and downloads it in the background. When an update is ready, choose Restart Now to install it, or Later to install it the next time you quit. Samva Mail → Check for Updates checks right away.
Notifications
When macOS asks whether Samva Mail may send notifications, allow it to get alerts for new mail, decisions you can approve, and quarantined mail you can review. To change this later, open System Settings → Notifications → Samva Mail.
Which mailboxes alert you, mailbox mutes, and quiet hours are your Samva Mail settings and apply in the app as they do everywhere else. See Choose your Mail notifications. Click a notification to open its conversation or decision.
The dock icon counts what waits for you: decisions you can act on and unread conversations in your personal inbox.
Use Samva Mail In A Browser
On any other computer or phone, open Samva Mail in the browser and sign in. On iPhone and iPad, add it to your Home Screen to get notifications.