Statamic Mailables Viewer: Preview Laravel Emails | Mohamed Said [ ![Mohamed Said](https://cdn.msaied.com/01KT78WE565VEMM3PSNQAAB0MH.png) Mohamed Said Laravel Backend Engineer ](https://msaied.com) [ Home ](https://msaied.com) [ Projects ](https://msaied.com/projects) [ Articles ](https://msaied.com/articles) [ Certificates ](https://msaied.com/certificates) [ Contact ](https://msaied.com#contact-section) [ ](https://github.com/EG-Mohamed) [ Home ](https://msaied.com) [ Projects ](https://msaied.com/projects) [ Articles ](https://msaied.com/articles) [ Certificates ](https://msaied.com/certificates) [ Contact ](https://msaied.com#contact-section) [ home ](https://msaied.com) [ articles ](https://msaied.com/articles) Statamic Mailables Viewer: Preview Laravel Emails in the Control Panel On this page 1. [ Stop Hacking Together Email Preview Routes ](#stop-hacking-together-email-preview-routes) 2. [ How It Works ](#how-it-works) 3. [ Inspecting the Envelope ](#inspecting-the-envelope) 4. [ Sending Test Emails ](#sending-test-emails) 5. [ Permissions ](#permissions) 6. [ Why This Matters for Laravel Developers ](#why-this-matters-for-laravel-developers) 7. [ Key Takeaways ](#key-takeaways) ![Statamic Mailables Viewer: Preview Laravel Emails in the Control Panel](https://cdn.msaied.com/574/5ecb785e581163f6a143b14cec070996.png) [ Laravel ](https://msaied.com/articles?category=laravel) [ Composer Pacakge ](https://msaied.com/articles?category=composer-pacakge) #Statamic #Laravel #Email #Add-on #Developer Tools Statamic Mailables Viewer: Preview Laravel Emails in the Control Panel ======================================================================== 20 Aug 2026 3 min read ![Mohamed Said](https://cdn.msaied.com/01KT78WE565VEMM3PSNQAAB0MJ.jpg) Mohamed Said Table of contents 1. [ 01 Stop Hacking Together Email Preview Routes ](#stop-hacking-together-email-preview-routes) 2. [ 02 How It Works ](#how-it-works) 3. [ 03 Inspecting the Envelope ](#inspecting-the-envelope) 4. [ 04 Sending Test Emails ](#sending-test-emails) 5. [ 05 Permissions ](#permissions) 6. [ 06 Why This Matters for Laravel Developers ](#why-this-matters-for-laravel-developers) 7. [ 07 Key Takeaways ](#key-takeaways) Stop Hacking Together Email Preview Routes ------------------------------------------ If you have ever littered `web.php` with commented-out `/preview-email/{email}` routes, or sent the same test message to yourself a dozen times just to check a layout tweak, you are not alone. Jack McDade built [Mailables Viewer](https://statamic.com/addons/statamic/mailables-viewer) to replace exactly that workflow. Mailables Viewer is a **free Statamic add-on** that scans your Laravel application for mailable classes and surfaces them under **Utilities → Mailables** in the Statamic Control Panel. No extra configuration, no dedicated routes, no fake-data bootstrapping scripts scattered across the codebase. How It Works ------------ Once installed, the add-on: 1. **Auto-discovers** every mailable in `app/Mail` (and any additional directories you register via the facade). 2. **Generates sample constructor data** so each mailable can be instantiated and rendered immediately. 3. **Renders the HTML preview** inline, with desktop, tablet, and mobile viewport toggles. The live data editor lets you modify scalar constructor values — strings, numbers, booleans, and dates — and watch the preview and envelope update in real time. Objects and arrays are displayed read-only to keep things safe. ### Inspecting the Envelope Beyond the rendered HTML, Mailables Viewer exposes the full envelope for each mailable: - Subject line - Sender address - Attachments - Blade/Markdown template reference - Queue status - References to the mailable class within the codebase This makes it straightforward to audit email configuration without ever leaving the Control Panel. ### Sending Test Emails When you need to verify rendering in a real inbox, the add-on can copy the rendered HTML to the clipboard or dispatch the mailable immediately via `sendNow()`. Notably, this works even for mailables that are normally queued, so you can test the full email without waiting for a worker. ```php // Mailables outside app/Mail can be registered like this: use Statamic\Addons\MailablesViewer\Facades\MailablesViewer; MailablesViewer::discover('App\\Notifications\\Mail'); ``` ### Permissions Access is straightforward: - **Super users** get access automatically. - **Other roles** can be granted the `access mailables utility` permission through the standard Statamic roles and permissions UI. Why This Matters for Laravel Developers --------------------------------------- Email previewing has always been a friction point in Laravel development. The typical workarounds — preview routes, repeated test sends to Mailtrap or Herd Pro, or browser-sync hacks — all require manual setup and tear-down. Mailables Viewer centralises this entirely inside the CMS UI, which is especially valuable on projects where non-developers (content editors, QA testers) need to verify email copy without touching the codebase. Key Takeaways ------------- - Free Statamic add-on that auto-discovers and previews all Laravel mailables in the Control Panel. - Live data editor for scalar constructor values with real-time preview updates. - Inspect subject, sender, attachments, template, queue status, and codebase references. - Send test emails immediately with `sendNow()`, even for queued mailables. - Desktop, tablet, and mobile viewport previews built in. - Mailables outside `app/Mail` can be registered via the add-on's facade. - Role-based access control using Statamic's standard permissions system. --- *Source: [Laravel News — Statamic Mailables Viewer Previews Laravel Emails in the Control Panel](https://laravel-news.com/statamic-mailables-viewer)* Found this useful? 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