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Launching Apple Mail in a hidden state

AppleScriptIn Panther Mail could be set to start “hidden” as a login item. That seems to be broken in Tiger. Not a big deal, but some users find it an annoyance. Now they can use HiddenMail, an AppleScript written by Jeremy Carlson, which will start Mail in a “hidden state”.

To install it, download the Hidden Mail script and move it to your Applications folder. Go to System Preferences > Accounts > Your Account > Login Items. Remove Mail if it is there and add HiddenMail.

Now when you login, Mail will start hidden.mail.app, apple mail, tips, login, hidden state, hide, startup, applescript

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11 Responses to “Launching Apple Mail in a hidden state”

  1. Jessi Hance says:
    September 21st, 2005 at 3:00 pm

    Thanks ever so much – this was really bugging me! I submitted a request to Apple to fix this, but this will keep me happy in the meantime.

  2. Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Fastscripts: Turbocharge your AppleScripts says:
    October 5th, 2005 at 9:31 pm

    [...] When I first switched to Macs about two years, AppleScript wasn’t even on my horizon. Perhaps only Services are more neglected by switchers like me and normal users. Now I find that I am using AppleScripts more and more, both within Apple Mail (Mail Scripts, Hidden Mail, MultipleReply) and in order to integrate with Mail when I am in other apps (Feedmailer, Scale to Mail). Fastscripts helps me to do all that better. [...]

  3. Sean says:
    October 18th, 2005 at 4:47 am

    Thanks! This is great!

  4. Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » 10.4.3 killed my tip says:
    November 1st, 2005 at 11:05 pm

    [...] In a perverse way, I almost wish that 10.4.3 had killed more tips and work-arounds, like the ones for Broken long URLs in Apple Mail or launching Apple Mail in a hidden state. But it’s not nice to grumble on 10.4.3’s first day. Technorati Tags: Apple Mail, Address Book, Smart Group, Mail.app, 10.4.3 [...]

  5. H W Tan (S'pore) says:
    December 6th, 2005 at 12:07 am

    Thank you very much!! I didn’t know that “Hide” doesn’t really work properly until I posted my Mail hidden problem on Apple Discussion.

    Thank you so much for this!! Cheers

  6. Tim says:
    December 6th, 2005 at 8:22 am

    It’s a pleasure! These little niggles can get awfully annoying, can’t they?

  7. simon says:
    August 8th, 2006 at 10:17 am

    GAAAH!
    The link is not working!

  8. Tim says:
    August 8th, 2006 at 9:05 pm

    Hmmm…. You’re right. Drop me an email – tim@hawkwings.net – and I’ll email you a copy of the script.

  9. Matt says:
    December 2nd, 2006 at 4:10 pm

    Thanks my friend! I’ve only just upgraded to Tiger and this was beginning to bug me. No longer! Thanks.

  10. Jake says:
    December 14th, 2006 at 10:11 am

    I’m running os 10.4.8, and this does not work. Any Suggestions?

  11. Ash says:
    December 15th, 2007 at 1:07 pm

    Unbeleivable that this is still not fixed! C’mon Apple!

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