Stello

How do I ...?

The answer to your question will sometimes be "you can't" if we feel it goes against the design of Stello. We are always open to feedback though, so feel free to try change our mind if you have compelling reasons.

Login on another device

Stello does not support multiple devices. We prioritise security over convenience and the safest place for your private content is on your own device rather than our servers.

If you need to create newsletters collaboratively, you could:

  • Draft letters in a Google doc and copy/paste into Stello when done
  • Take it in turns to write a newsletter on the same device
  • Use Stello in portable mode (Mac & Linux only)
  • Use a file syncing service like Dropbox/OneDrive/Google Drive (and only ever access on one device at a time)

If you are trying to move to a new device see Backup & restoration, or if you have lost your old device see Account recovery.

If you'd like to share a link rather than send an email, you can create a contact without an email address and add them as a recipient. Stello will create a message for the contact and prompt you to copy the link to them yourself. You can also copy the link for someone you've already sent a message to using the "Copy invite" menu option when viewing a sent message.

TIP

Sharing the URL from the browser when viewing a message won't work as Stello auto-removes the decryption key for security.

If you want to share the link with a group of people, be sure to enable the "This is a mailing list" option when creating the contact.

Send in multiple languages

You should create a separate sending profile for each language and create contact groups for each language. You can then write a message in one language, copy the draft, and translate it into the other language and assign the correct sending profile and contact group. Then the message, invitation text, and other text will all be in the correct language for each recipient.

Send a different newsletter

Create a new sending profile for every new newsletter. You can create as many sending profiles as you need and use the same email address for all of them. People that unsubscribe from your messages will only unsubscribe from the sending profile you used to send it.

Format text

Aside from the options already available...

Change font

You can change the font used for all message text and headings by changing the message appearance in your sending profile. You can choose between serif and sans-serif for paragraphs but the actual font used is chosen by Stello.

Change font size

Stello does not allow you to explicitly set the font size as it is already carefully chosen to be easily readable and will change size automatically depending on the size of the screen. You can however create headings (large text) and notes (small text).

Change font color

You cannot change font color though you can change the general theme color of messages in your sending profile settings. This is to ensure your text always remains easily readable whether the recipient is reading in light or dark mode.

Align text

You cannot align text in Stello. Around half of readers open emails on their phones and text alignment is usually irrelevant on phones because the screen width is so narrow. Stello is designed to be simple and this feature does not add enough value to warrant having a button for it.

It is common to want to center headings. Instead, consider creating a banner image (with text overlayed) for your message or section which will be more visually appealing. Generic professional photographs can be added to Stello within moments simply by copying and pasting.

Underline/strike/etc text

You cannot modify text beyond the options already available. Underlining text is commonly used for links in webpages which might confuse some readers if they can't click on them. Consider using the highlight feature instead to draw attention to text.