MacOS Mail: Activate read receipt

By default, you cannot activate a read receipt for your mails on your Mac. Because in America it is considered rude to request one. With the help of a small tool, you can activate the read receipt. In this guide we explain how it works. The only requirement is that you have installed at most Mac OS X 10.8.

Download and install "Sectrets for Mac"

• Download the free "Secrets for Mac" program.
• Install it on your Mac and restart the computer.

Activate the read receipt for mail

• Open the "System Settings".
• Click on the "Secrets" entry.
• Select "Mail" in the left menu bar.
• In "Request read receipts to", type in your email address to which the read confirmations should be sent.
• If no read receipt is requested, restart your Mac and try again.

No read receipt on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)

When updating to the new operating system, Apple should have blocked the detour from reading confirmation. With "Secrets for Mac" you can still enter an email address, but you will never find a read receipt in your mailbox.

In another article, we'll show you how to enable read receipt in Gmail.