How to pin an email in apple mail?

I'm sure I am missing something as pinning an email is such a obvious and nearly ubiquitous feature in every email client - so how do you do it in apple mail? I'm stumped.

Posted on Oct 10, 2025 1:41 PM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2025 2:16 PM

Apple Mail does not have a built-in "pin" feature, so you can use workarounds like the flagging system to mark emails as important. For a more direct method on Mac, you can create a smart mailbox for flagged emails, or move important emails to a specific mailbox. 


This method is the closest built-in alternative to pinning.

  • On Mac:
    1. Open the Mail app and select the email you want to flag. 
    2. Right-click (or Control-click) the email and choose Flag. 
    3. Select a flag color to categorize emails, or just use the default flag to mark it as important. 
    4. To see all your flagged emails, click the Flagged mailbox in the sidebar. 


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Oct 10, 2025 2:16 PM in response to sl3v3n

Apple Mail does not have a built-in "pin" feature, so you can use workarounds like the flagging system to mark emails as important. For a more direct method on Mac, you can create a smart mailbox for flagged emails, or move important emails to a specific mailbox. 


This method is the closest built-in alternative to pinning.

  • On Mac:
    1. Open the Mail app and select the email you want to flag. 
    2. Right-click (or Control-click) the email and choose Flag. 
    3. Select a flag color to categorize emails, or just use the default flag to mark it as important. 
    4. To see all your flagged emails, click the Flagged mailbox in the sidebar. 


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