README

Email-like inbox messaging plugin for Filament v5. Add a complete internal messaging system to your admin panel — inbox, sent, starred, trash, threading, forwarding, read receipts, and more.

Screenshots

Inbox	Thread View

Compose Message	Sent Messages

Features

Inbox, Sent, Starred, Trash — Full Gmail-style navigation
Message Threading — Reply and Reply All with threaded conversations
Message Forwarding — Forward messages with original headers
Read Receipts — Per-recipient read tracking with status indicators
Star Messages — Mark important messages for quick access
Rich Text Editor — Compose messages with formatting and file attachments
Bulk Actions — Mark as read, move to trash in batch
Search & Filters — Filter by sender, unread, starred
Database Notifications — Filament native notifications on new messages
Stats Widget — Unread, total, and starred message counts
Dark Mode — Full dark mode support
Multi-tenancy — Filament native tenant scoping
Configurable User Model — Works with any authenticatable model
Laravel Events — Hook into MessageSent, MessageRead, MessageStarred, MessageTrashed, MessageRestored, MessageForwarded
Test Factories — Message and MessageRecipient factories included
i18n — English, Japanese, Spanish, French, Portuguese (BR), Chinese (Simplified), Korean, German

Requirements

PHP 8.2+
Laravel 12+
Filament v5

Installation

composer require qalainau/filament-inbox

Run the notifications migration (required for Filament database notifications):

php artisan make:notifications-table
php artisan migrate

Add the HasInbox trait to your User model:

use FilamentInbox\Concerns\HasInbox;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use HasInbox;
}

Register the plugin in your Filament panel. databaseNotifications() is required to enable Filament's notification system:

use FilamentInbox\FilamentInboxPlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->databaseNotifications()
        ->plugin(FilamentInboxPlugin::make());
}

Note: databaseNotifications() requires the notifications table. If you see an error about a missing table, run php artisan make:notifications-table && php artisan migrate.

Configuration

Publish the config file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=filament-inbox-config

// config/filament-inbox.php
return [
    // Custom user model (defaults to auth provider model)
    'user_model' => null,

    // Custom users table name (auto-detected from model)
    'users_table' => null,

    // Tenant-users relationship method on tenant model
    // Auto-detects 'members' or 'users' if null
    'tenant_users_relationship' => null,
];

Multi-tenancy

Filament Inbox works with Filament's built-in tenancy. When tenancy is active:

Messages are scoped to the current tenant
Recipient options are limited to tenant members
Tenant is automatically attached to new messages

No additional configuration is needed if your tenant model has a members() or users() relationship.

Events

Listen to messaging events in your EventServiceProvider or with Event::listen():

Event	Dispatched When
`MessageSent`	A message or reply is sent
`MessageRead`	A message is marked as read
`MessageStarred`	A message is starred or unstarred
`MessageTrashed`	A message is moved to trash
`MessageRestored`	A message is restored from trash
`MessageForwarded`	A message is forwarded

Testing

composer test

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

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License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

qalainau / filament-inbox

Package info

Security

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