Snoozing

Snoozing temporarily hides a conversation until a specific time, then brings it back to your Inbox. Use it to defer emails you can't deal with right now without losing track of them.

How to snooze

  1. Select a conversation

  2. Click the clock icon in the toolbar, or press ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + J

  3. Pick a time

You can also snooze by swiping a conversation (configurable in Settings > Preferences > Swipes), or by opening the command bar with ⌘/Ctrl + K and typing "snooze".

Preset times

Missive offers several quick options:

Option
When it unsnoozes

Later today

In 3 hours

Afternoon

Today at 1:00 PM

Evening

Today at 7:00 PM

Tomorrow

Tomorrow at 8:00 AM

Weekend

Saturday at 10:00 AM

Next week

Monday at 8:00 AM

You can also snooze for a relative duration:

  • In X minutes/hours/days

  • In X weekdays/weeks/months

Or pick any date and time from the calendar.

Natural language

Type times naturally in the command bar, like "next Tuesday at 3pm" or "in 2 hours". Missive interprets your input and shows matching options.

Snooze options

Discard snooze if someone replies

When enabled, the snooze is cancelled if someone replies to the conversation before the snooze time. Useful for follow-up reminders where you only want to be reminded if you don't hear back.

Leave in Inbox

By default, snoozed conversations are removed from your Inbox until the snooze time. Enable this option to keep the conversation visible in your Inbox while still getting reminded at the snooze time.

Snooze for me vs everyone

In shared conversations, you can choose who the snooze applies to:

  • Snooze for me — Only you are reminded when the snooze ends. The conversation returns to your Inbox.

  • Snooze for everyone — All participants are reminded. The conversation returns to the Team inbox.

Finding snoozed conversations

Snoozed conversations appear in the Snoozed mailbox. To access it:

  1. Click + Pin to sidebar

  2. Select Snoozed

Snoozed conversations also appear in the Calendar view on their scheduled date.

Discard snooze

To cancel a snooze and bring the conversation back immediately:

  1. Select the snoozed conversation

  2. Press ⌘/Ctrl + J, or

  3. Open the snooze menu and click Discard snooze

Customizing snooze times

Customize the default times and enable additional options:

  1. Go to Settings > Preferences > Snoozes

  2. Adjust the times for each preset

  3. Enable or disable options you don't use

You can also add custom time slots like "Early morning" or "Late afternoon" with your preferred times.

Snoozing with rules

Use Rules to automatically snooze conversations based on conditions. For example, snooze low-priority emails until the end of the day, or snooze messages received outside business hours until the next morning.

See also

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