Email Address Sort Service for Mac OS X

This is a simple service for Mac OS X that alphabetizes lists of email addresses.

Usage

To use the Email Address Sort Service, first download the latest release (see below), then double-click on the package to install it. You'll need to log out and log back in for the service to become available. Once you've installed the service, use it by selecting a list of email addresses in your mail client as shown below:

Next, choose "Alphabetize Email Addresses" from the Services submenu of the application menu, as shown below.

The Email Address Sort Service will alphabetize the list of email addresses, as shown below. It will first attempt to sort by "real" name (last name first) and then by email address if no real name was provided.

Latest release

The latest version of the service is Beta 2, a full release history is kept on the ServiceReleases page.

Contributing

1. Open a ticket if you find something amiss or if there's something you'd like to see added to the service. You'll need to register for an account before you can open a ticket.
2. Help translate things! There aren't many strings in this service, but I don't really speak anything but English. The ongoing effort lives on the StringLocalization page. You'll need to register for an account before you can edit wiki pages.

Development notes

I've recorded some DevelopmentNotes on the process of developing the Email Address Sort Service. This is only my second Cocoa/Objective C project ever (the other is the SortByLogSizePlugin for Adium), so I learned a lot along the way. I hope the things I learned are helpful to somebody else.