Manage notifications from Mail on Mac
New message notifications from Mail appear in the top-right corner of the screen, where you can reply to a message, mark a message as read, or delete a message. You have the option to receive these notifications from only certain mailboxes. You can also change how notifications appear or turn them off altogether.
Respond to new message notifications
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On your Mac, move the pointer over the event notification, then do any of the following:
Dismiss the notification: Click
.Reply to a message: Click Options, then click Reply.
Mark a message as read: Click Options, then click “Mark as read.”
Delete a message: Click Options, then click Delete.
See more details: Click the notification to open the message in Mail, or click
to see more details.Mute notifications from Mail: Click
, click 
, then choose an option.
Change new message notifications
Go to the Mail app
on your Mac.Choose Mail > Settings, then click General.
Do any of the following:
Change new message sound: Click the “New message sound” pop-up menu, then choose a sound.
Change the mailbox for new message notifications: Click the “New message notifications” pop-up menu, then choose a mailbox.
Change or turn off all notifications from Mail
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Go to Application Notifications, click Mail, then do any of the following:
Change notifications: Set options, such as the style of notifications, where to show them, and more. For more information about the options, click
in the bottom-right corner.Turn off all notifications from Mail: Turn Allow Notifications off.
Note: To display notifications from Mail when a Focus is on, you must allow the notifications to appear. See Set up a Focus.