WPS Email Search on macOS: Introduction

WPS Email Search on macOS helps you switch from the top global search bar to the Mail scope and find messages in the current signed-in mailbox by keyword; this guide covers 3 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	3	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	3	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Email Search is a mail lookup feature in WPS Office for Mac collaboration workflows. It lets you open the search page from the top global search bar, switch to the Mail tab, and search message content in the current signed-in mailbox.

Core capabilities include:

Opening the search page from the top global search bar.
Switching to the Mail tab to search within email content.
Narrowing results with filters to locate messages by sender, subject, or related keywords.

This feature is useful when you need to review project communication, find a past topic quickly, or trace message history without leaving the WPS workspace.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Mac device that can run WPS Office for Mac
App version	The latest version of WPS Office for Mac is recommended
Network	An internet connection is required, and the mailbox account must be accessible
Other	Sign in to your WPS account and complete WPS Mail account setup first

Source: WPS Office Tech Specs

Download & Installation

Install WPS Office for Mac and sign in before using Email Search.

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Installation method	Download the Mac installer and complete setup by following the on-screen instructions
Post-install check	Open WPS and confirm that the top-left search bar is available and can open the Search More page

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Opens from the top global search bar, switches to the Mail tab, searches message content in the current signed-in mailbox, and supports additional filtering.	Outlook provides a search bar for email and can refine results with filters such as From, Subject, and Has Attachment.	Gmail supports search from the top bar and offers search chips, advanced search, and operators to narrow results.	Notion Mail AI Connector lets Notion AI search a connected inbox and limit scope to Notion Mail; attachments are not searchable at this time.	Acrobat Desktop Help focuses on PDF creation, editing, and management, and its public help pages do not describe a native mailbox search feature equivalent to this workflow.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: The mail search entry is built into the WPS top global search bar. Distinct: It fits document and collaboration workflows in one workspace.	Compared with WPS: Outlook offers richer documented mail filters, but the workflow is centered in a separate mail client.	Compared with WPS: Gmail offers more detailed search operators and advanced search options, but the workflow is usually completed in a browser-based mail interface.	Compared with WPS: Notion emphasizes AI-based inbox search, and its official page says attachments are not searchable at this time.	Compared with WPS: Adobe Acrobat does not present a native mailbox search workflow in its public Acrobat help content.
Official Source	—	Search and filter email	Search in Gmail	Notion Mail AI Connector	Acrobat Desktop Help

Overall Conclusion
WPS Email Search works well for users who already manage documents and communication inside WPS and want a direct mail lookup entry in the same workspace. If you need more advanced documented search syntax or deeper mail filtering, Outlook and Gmail provide broader public search guidance, while Adobe Acrobat serves a different PDF-centered workflow.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How Email Search helps
1	Reviewing project email history	Project members	Past communication is hard to trace manually	Search project keywords from the Mail tab
2	Finding a message by topic	Daily office users	Large inboxes take time to scan	Enter subject-related keywords and refine results
3	Looking up messages from a contact	Team collaborators	Messages from one sender are mixed with other threads	Search by contact-related keywords in the Mail tab
4	Checking task notifications	Managers and contributors	Task reminders are spread across multiple emails	Search notification keywords in one place
5	Reviewing messages under the current account	Configured mailbox users	Only the current account scope should be searched	Search within the signed-in mailbox and permission scope

Membership & Benefits

These 3 core tasks are all available without membership, with 0 membership-related items in this guide; if you also need broader premium tools, review the membership information below.

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Email Search entry and basic mail lookup	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core WPS Office components	✅ Available	✅ Available
Some advanced PDF, AI, and extended tools	Limited by feature	Broader access by plan
Cloud storage	1 GB	Higher-capacity options available

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Usage scenario	Recommended plan	Why
You only need to search messages in the current mailbox inside WPS	Free	Email Search has no membership restriction in this guide
You also need broader advanced tools and more cloud storage	WPS Premium	Better suited to expanded office workflows

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