How to disable mail app on mac

To disable the Mail app on a Mac, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Disable Mail app from the Dock

  1. Right-click (or Control-click) on the Mail app icon in the Dock.
  2. Select "Options" from the context menu.
  3. Uncheck the box next to "Keep in Dock".
  4. Click "OK" to save the changes.

This will remove the Mail app icon from the Dock, but it will still be available in the Applications folder and can be launched from there.

Method 2: Disable Mail app from the Launch Agents

  1. Go to the Applications/Utilities folder and open the "Launch Agents" folder.
  2. Look for the "com.apple.mail.plist" file and right-click (or Control-click) on it.
  3. Select "Get Info" from the context menu.
  4. In the "Get Info" window, uncheck the box next to "Allow this application to run".
  5. Click "OK" to save the changes.

This will prevent the Mail app from launching automatically when you log in to your Mac.

Method 3: Disable Mail app from the System Preferences

  1. Go to the Apple menu and select "System Preferences".
  2. Click on "Users & Groups".
  3. Select your user account from the list on the left.
  4. Click on the "Login Items" tab.
  5. Look for the "Mail" app in the list and select it.
  6. Click the "-" button to remove it from the list.

This will prevent the Mail app from launching automatically when you log in to your Mac.

Method 4: Disable Mail app from the Terminal

  1. Open the Terminal app on your Mac.
  2. Type the following command and press Enter: launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.mail.plist
  3. Type the following command and press Enter: launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mail.plist

This will unload the Mail app from the system and prevent it from launching automatically.

Note: Disabling the Mail app will not delete any of your email accounts or messages. If you want to completely remove the Mail app from your Mac, you can do so by deleting it from the Applications folder and then emptying the Trash.