
Use categories in Mail on Mac
The Mail app automatically sorts your email messages into categories to help you find and manage messages quicker.
Primary: Find personal messages and time-sensitive information.
Transactions: Keep track of your confirmations, receipts, and shipping notices.
Updates: Catch up on news, newsletters, and social updates.
Promotions: Browse your coupon and sales emails.
Note: When a Transactions, Updates, or Promotions message includes time-sensitive information, it will also be included in the Primary message list.

Change the category of a sender
You can manually categorize messages from a sender into the category of your choosing.
Go to the Mail app
on your Mac.
Control-click a message, choose Categorize Sender, then select a category.
All current and future messages from the sender will appear in the category you choose.
Turn off categories
Tip: You can quickly view all emails in an inbox. At the top of the message list, click the category you are in or double-click another category to open All Mail.
Go to the Mail app
on your Mac.
Choose View, then turn off Show Mail Categories.