Search & Filters
Two tools narrow down what you see: the search box for finding specific mail, and the filters for slicing the list by view, account, and label.
Search
The search box sits above the email list. Type a few words and MailPrism searches your mail through Gmail — across the subject, sender, recipients, and message content — and shows the matches.
Search runs against your real mailbox, not just what's on screen, so it reaches emails beyond the current page.
Gmail search operators
Because search runs through Gmail, you can use Gmail's own search operators for precise results. A few of the most useful:
| Operator | Finds |
|---|---|
from: | Mail from a sender — e.g. from:boss@company.com |
to: | Mail sent to someone — e.g. to:me |
subject: | A word in the subject — e.g. subject:invoice |
has:attachment | Mail with files attached |
is:unread | Unread mail |
label: | Mail with a given label — e.g. label:clients |
after: / before: | Mail by date — e.g. after:2026/01/01 |
An operator works best on its own line of text with no spaces in the value — like
from:acme.com or subject:report. If you type several words separated by spaces,
MailPrism treats the whole thing as an exact phrase to match, rather than as separate
operators. To combine an operator with extra terms, lean on the filters below.
To clear a search, press the × in the box.
Filters
View
Tabs above the list switch which slice of your mailbox you're looking at:
| View | Shows |
|---|---|
| Inbox | Your inbox (the default). |
| Unread | Only unread mail. |
| Starred | Only starred mail. |
| Sent | Mail you've sent. |
| All Mail | Everything across your mailbox. |
| Spam | Mail Gmail flagged as spam. |
| Trash | Deleted mail (Gmail clears it after 30 days). |
The Inbox and Unread tabs show a badge with your unread count.
Account
If you've connected more than one Gmail account, the account filter lets you view one account at a time or all of them together. Your choice is remembered as you move around. See Gmail connection.
Label
To filter by a label, search with the label: operator (see above). More on labels in
Labels & organization.
Putting it together
Search and filters stack. Pick the Unread view, choose one account, and search
from:acme.com to see only unread mail from that company in that mailbox — then clear
the search to widen back out.
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