Outlook Add-ons

GeniusConnect makes it possible to synchronize Outlook data with any relational database that supports ODBC (MS Access, MySQL, SQL Server etc.). MS Outlook stores data (Calendar,Tasks,Mail,Journal,Notes) on the local computer in a .pst file, which makes it difficult to exchange this data with other systems or applications. With GeniusConnect, you can export your Outlook contact data to a database and also load data from the database into an Outlook contact folder. It is also possible to use GeniusConnect on multiple Outlook Folders and multiple databases and users can optionally protect private contact data by using a different Folder or by telling GeniusConnect to ignore items that are marked as private. GeniusConnect consists out of several COM objects, adds a new toolbar and becomes an integral part of Outlook after installation. Other features include Swiftpage integration, various types of synchronization with the database as well as auto-synchronization when Outlook starts and more.

Spam Bully is an anti-spam tool for MS Outlook, that learns from spam messages and continually adjusts itself to protect your mailbox. It uses proactive rather than reactive methods for eliminating spam, and will actually keep 99% of spam out of your inbox in most cases. We tested it on our spam mailbox and it filtered 199 out of 200 spam messages that were downloaded. This is very impressive, considering that it does not require any kind of user configurations. If needed however, you can customize the filtering by maintaining an automatically generated Friends list and also add any senders to a block list with a single click. Spam Bully tightly integrates with Outlook and moves all spam messages into a new folder (Spam) from where they can be permanently deleted. This enables you to keep an eye on what is being filtered and to make sure that no good messages got caught by the filter. The program can also bounce messages from known spammers, query emails sent from unknown senders (require confirmation), block selected attachments types and more. In addition, it produces a nice graph view that you can use to view your daily, weekly or yearly spam statistics. An excellent choice for Outlook users, and from what we have tested so far, it is definitely the most sophisticated one. A must-try for any Outlook user!

Spam Reader is an anti-spam add-on for Microsoft Outlook, that automatically scans your incoming messages and filters spam into a designated Spam folder, from where you can review and delete it. The filtering results were very good, and the program caught most common spam without any further adjustment. Spam Reader uses a Bayesian engine, so the filtering will automatically adapt and learn from messages that you designate as spam or good mail. To make sure that important mail is not accidentally filtered, you can also specify a list of senders that are excluded from filtering, exclude mail that matches Outlook rules, and define keywords and phrases that will always cause the message to be recognized as good mail. Spam Reader is easy-to-use, does not require any maintenance and provides excellent filtering right after installation.

E-mail Follow-Up for Microsoft Outlook adds an extra button to the Send Message dialog, which allows you to send the message with an additional follow-up reminder, The program monitors your Inbox and will remind you after a user defined period (e.g a day), if you have not received a response to the message. You can then choose to send a follow-up message, which can optionally be prepared via template using dynamic variables to automatically include the date, subject etc. of the original message.

ClearContext IMS is an add-in for Microsoft Outlook that enables you to automatically prioritize, organize, and color-code the messages in your inbox. It uses many of the natively supported Outlook features (rules, views, folders etc.) and combines them into an easy-to-use email management system that requires very little training, and transparently integrates with Outlook, without the need for additional interfaces or applications. ClearContext IMS enables you to automatically display the most important e-mails from important senders at the top of the inbox, and less important messages further down the list. You can also set priorities for each message (criteria or Contact), which will automatically color code the message and move it further up the list. In addition, you can create topics, which are essentially mail folders where mail can be filed with the click of a button. New messages are automatically scanned for custom defined keywords or properties and assigned to the user specified topic. We found ClearContext IMS very intuitive and fairly easy to use. The use of native Outlook features ensures the integrity of your Outlook data files and tight integration makes the software easy to use.

Add-in Send Personally is an add-on for MS Outlook, that enables you to send messages to multiple people without revealing the other recipients. Each recipient will see only his/her name and address in the "To" field, as if the message was sent only to him/her. The program also works with contact groups, sending each group member an individual message. Send Personally adds a new button to the New Message dialog and to send the message personally, simply click on it instead of the standard Send button. A simple, but very useful tool, that allows you to make much better use of various Outlook features, since you don t have to be concerned that your email list will be revealed. Send Personally also supports mail merge with information from the address book, allowing you to customize each message with the recipients name, email and more.

Attachments Processor allows you to reduce the size of your Outlook PST files by extracting and organizing attachments from your messages or mailboxes on the Microsoft Exchange server. The extracted messages can be automatically organized based on customizable rules that allow you to sort and name them based on the sender, subject or other criteria. You have the option to extract the attachments as a backup and leave the original files in the PST file, or to remove them from the PST and leave a shortcut, pointing to the extracted file. This option allows you to reduce the size of your mail storage, without loosing reference to the attached documents. Additional features include options to manage blocked attachment extensions, extension filtering, automatic processing and more.

Contacts Clinic is a handy add-in for Microsoft Outlook, that allows you to manage and verify your Contact information. It works without any 3rd party services and enables you to generate, send and process contact update forms, that are sent to all or selected recipients from your address book, and allows them to update the information by simply replying to the message. Once the reply is received, Contacts Clinic can process the information and automatically update your address book with the information. In addition, the program can automatically remove contacts where the emails are returned as undeliverable, find duplicate entires, import email addresses from text files, backup your contact information and more.

Easy Mail Merge for Outlook enables you to send personalized mass mailings directly from Microsoft Outlook. It can import recipients and mail merge fields from various sources, including Outlook Contacts, Outlook distribution lists and comma delimited files. The program integrates into the Outlook interface, and you can create your mailing in the same way that you send a regular mail. The newly added toolbar options allow you to insert mail merge fields and also create complex scenarios that can insert specific text based on IF conditions.

Express Archiver is a program for viewing, archiving and extracting of mails from original Outlook Express files (.dbx files). The program allows you to archive mails in full source (one mail-one file) or extracted text / attachments, access all folders of all identities registered in Outlook Express or open individual .dbx files. The archives can be opened and viewed in an HTML browser style view. You can also decode, view and save all mails of each folder, including newsgroup messages and decode attachments. If you are concerned about losing important mail in case of database corruption in OE's dbx files, this is a good tool that allows you to create an alternative archive, using standard .eml, text or html files. You can archive individual messages or entire folders (e.g. your inbox) which can then be browsed in a web browser. ExpressArchiver looks and feels very similar to Outlook Express.

SpamAid is an easy-to-use Microsoft Outlook add-on that automatically filters the spam from incoming email and moves it into a quarantined folder from where it can be reviewed or deleted. The engine uses Bayesian filtering technology that identifies about 97% of incoming spam messages, and an additional Auto-Learning feature increases the filtration accuracy by analysis of the user`s personal correspondence. The program achieved very good results during our tests, and detected almost all spam messages. Since individual email needs are different, you can further customize the filtering, specify a list of friends and enemies, and also keywords that should bypass the filtering. Additional features include an option to quarantine all non-english character emails, system tray notification and more. SpamAid is a highly effective add-on that allows you to get rid of the spam in your inbox, without taking a chance to accidentally delete an important email, that may have been caught in the filter. Easy and safe to use.

Aladdins - Envelopes & Labels is an Outlook add-in, that enables you to print envelopes and labels for selected contacts with just 3 mouse clicks. You can print any data from your selected contacts, notes, or any custom information you enter. Multiple templates can be stored, which can include text, images, frames, US Postal barcodes and more. It provides direct support for Avery and Zweckform labels and can be customized to work with any other label as well. Aladdin also supports printing from distribution lists and multiple contacts, custom styles, alternate printer choice and more.

MAPILab NNTP for Outlook allows you to read and post messages to newsgroups from within Microsoft Outlook. The program fully integrates with Outlook, and newsgroup features are similar to the newsgroup implementation in Outlook Express. It supports all message formats (plain text, RTF, HTML) and displays newsgroup messages in the same way Outlook displays your email, which is further customizable with standard Outlook view and folder options. NNTP for Outlook is a fully-functional MAPI transport, therefore your news server account works in the same way as an account for Microsoft Exchange Server or a POP3/SMTP account and it is managed through common Send/Receive menu. It is also fully compatible with Exchange Server and can optionally be used to share newsgroups for co-workers through public folders.

Bells and Whistles for Outlook is a handy add-in for MS Outlook, that provides you with a variety of extra features to deal with outgoing messages and email replies. You can insert personalized greetings create from the name of the sender ,count email replies per subject, adds 6 digits subject tracking IDs, time/date and more. The program also includes a feature that allows you to quickly insert message templates or frequently used text snippets, and alert you of blank subject lines. Bells and Whistles for Outlook can even remind you if it appears that you have forgotten to attach a file, based on custom defined keywords in the message. A very useful add-on for Outlook users, that offers great everyday functionality at a good price.

Attachments Zip Compressor (AZC) is an add-on for MS Outlook that can automatically compress outgoing and incoming file attachments as zip files. For incoming way, this is a great way to prevent accidental opening of malicious file attachments ands also allows you to bypass the Outlook attachment blocking rules. The program also includes unzip functionality, so there is no need to use an external zip tool to open the attachments. AZC allows you to specify which files should be zipped, and you can choose zip all incoming attachments, or limit it to potentially dangerous files only. Additional features include creation of self-extracting archives instead of standard zip, password protection, optional auto-unzip and more.

TabView Organizer is a productivity add-on for Microsoft Outlook, that enables you to utilize a tabs to access custom Search Filters and Views between customized search Filters and Views in any Outlook Folders. It utilizes existing Outlook functionality combined with a navigation tabs, integrated with the Outlook interface. TabView Organizer allows you to maintain tabs for frequent senders, attachment mail, unread mail, keywords in the subject line and more. The program can be a real time-saver for people that want to keep their email organized.

Outlook Attachment Sniffer lets you extract attachments from all or selected Outlook folders. The files are extracted, optionally removed or replaced with a shortcut to the saved file. You can specify the location for extracted files and optionally have the software create custom subdirectories and file names based on the Outlook folder names and email information (sender, date, subject etc.). The program is very easy to use and reasonably priced. Handy tool for any Outlook user.

Subscription Manager is an add-in for Microsoft Outlook, that allows for automatic adding/deleting of subscribers to and from Outlook 2000/XP distribution lists. The program is capable of processing "subscribe", "unsubscribe" and "help" requests. When a matching request is received, it jumps into action and subscribes, unsubscribes or sends out help information. Additional features include template based reply messages, error messages and confirmations. Subscription Manager integrates into the Outlook Options dialog, from where you can configure the details. The program is perfect for integrating small mailing lists into your familiar Outlook environment.

Email Templates is an extension to Microsoft Outlook designed to send personalized messages rapidly to individuals and multiple recipients. It allows you to speed up the process of handling your mail, by using customizable message templates, that have the text and much other information already filled in. The templates can be interactive, prompting you for a specific detail, and they can extract and use sender information wherever appropriate. The program comes with many sample templates included, that can be customized for your specific needs. You can also create new templates using simple or more advanced techniques. Advanced users can even add additional functionality by using the easy to use VBScript programming interface. Email Templates is perfect for simple needs like `Thank you for your order` and similar responses, but it is also capable of performing very specific and highly customized actions with support for XML parsing and more. The program integrates 4 new buttons into the Outlook toolbar that allow you to create a new message from a selected template, reply with a template, forward with a template or to quote from a template. Great tool for power users!

Lookeen is a search add-in for Microsoft Outlook that can speed up searches dramatically, allowing you to quickly locate emails, contacts, appointments, attachments and other Outlook items, as well as local files on your PC. The program indexes the selected Outlook folders on a regular schedule, allowing for almost instant results from your keyword searches. Lookeen integrates with your Outlook toolbar and also provides quick access buttons to locate new mail items from the current day or week as well as items that are related to the currently selected email. Other features include support for multiple PST files, customizable background indexing and more.

DetachPipe enables you to remove and detach email attachments from Microsoft Outlook, leaving a clickable hyperlink to the locally saved files, thereby leaving the file still accessible, while reducing the size of your PST file. The attachments can be saved with the original or a new name, and save in a folder structure based on several email variables (sender, subject etc.). You can choose to process folders manually or on a regular schedule, or have the attachments detached automatically whenever email arrives in your Inbox. Other features include attachment compression and sharing of large attachment via an integrated online service.

Template Phrases for Microsoft Outlook enables you to quickly insert frequently used text phrases into your messages without having to do any typing. The program integrates with the Outlook message dialog and displays a sidebar that contains your collection of phrases - a double-click on any item will insert into the message. In addition to simple text phrases, you can also include macro commands to display the current date or time, insert recipients into the CC or BCC fields, fill the subject line and automatically attach files to the message. You can combine multiple macros in the same template and generate complex messages or responses with a click of your mouse. Works with Microsoft Outlook 2007 - 2000.

Action Project Manager replaces the Microsoft Outlook Tasks pane with a more efficient and feature loaded task manager that allows you to create multiple tasks categories for different projects and manage them from within Outlook. You can assign priority levels, due dates, add contacts, notes and documents to a task, and conveniently review them at all times from a newly added pane below your Inbox. The program also adds a new button to the Outlook toolbar that allows you to quickly create a new tasks from any email message. Other features include sharing of task lists with other users, export of task lists, task filtering, and more.

OutNote is a unique Outlook add-in that enables you to attach notes to your Outlook emails and contacts. It fully integrates with Outlook, and to create a note, simply right-click any email or contact in Outlook, and select the `Create Note` item from the right-click menu. Whenever you select a message that has a note associated with it, the program will inform you from the system tray, or optionally pop up the note immediately. The program supports the Outlook colored flags and can automatically assign a flag of your choice to any message that contains a note. You can also attach files to a note, and manage them from a notes manager interface. A great productivity booster for heavy email users.

OLFolders (formerly OutlookFolders) enables you to provide common access to all data in Outlook across a network, without the need for a MS Exchange server. You can create multiple users (up to 75) and set access privileges for each, on a per folder level. You can limit a user to specified folder and read-only access, while allowing another one full or restricted access to all or selected folders. OLFolders runs as a server/client application, where the server is installed on the machine that runs the shared Outlook, and others connect to it via a client application that integrates into Outlook. Data stored on the server Outlook appear as public folders on each client.

EZDetach is an add-on for Microsoft Outlook, that enables you to extract attachments from messages and save them in specified folders, based on various criteria. You can choose to remove the original attachments, and just leave a link to the extracted file, thereby reducing the size of your PST files, or leave the attachment in place and extract a copy of it. Furthermore, you can define filters based on the file name, and only process specific files or types. Other features include an option to automatically remove orphaned attachments, reattach files when forwarding a message, zip compression and automatic extraction via Outlook rules.

Blueprint for Outlook Professional adds additional printing features to Microsoft Outlook that help you overcome the rather limited print capabilities that are provided by Microsoft. It offers a print preview and multiple attachment printing as well as printing of selected text - without having to print the entire email message. Choose to print the whole message, latest response, or just the first page, print contact information with the associated photo, and more. You can control the print layout by using different print templates that can also be customized with logos, headers, footers and watermarks.

ShareO enables you to share and synchronize Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders with other ShareO/Outlook. The sharing of the folders is done via email message and attachment that is sent to the user, and then automatically imported by his/her local installation of ShareO. This system is suitable for sharing email folders, even if the users are not connected to a local network. You can create shared workspaces including Inbox, Sent Items, calendars, contacts, journal, e-mail, tasks, notes, and share any other folder. You can assign shared users on a per-folder level, and easily add new users from your contacts.

Public ShareFolder (formerly Public OutLook) enables you to share an Outlook-PST file with several users simultaneously without the need for running Exchange Server. You can share Contacts, Calendars, Inboxes or Tasks and have full control access and rights for each item. All built-in functions are preserved also in the Public Folder and the existing Outlook network does not have to be modified. Public ShareFolder is not a synchronization program, but a storage provider like MS Exchange Server. In addition, Public ShareFolder is compatible with many Exchange Server add-ons.