Kanmail
Productivity
email client
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
8 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 12 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 6 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Dramatically better UX for business mail than folders
From 1 comment
I installed this and used it for a day. This UX model is dramatically better for business mail than the standard mess of random folders. Kanmail itself is still pretty early…
lucasgonze on HN
Slick idea that fits a manual to-do workflow
From 2 comments
I have been wanting an email client where I can simply drag and drop emails as a TO-DO Kanban board. I will definitely give this a try.
reacharavindh on HNMy wife has a manual system for exactly the system in the screenshot, so I thought she would like it. "Nah, can't use it on my phone".
janwillemb on HN
Multiple accounts shown in one view is useful
From 1 comment
this looks amazing, will try it out. having the option show messages from all accounts at once is a blessing for me.
ppadron on HN
Objections
Email clients are a small, hard market with many edge cases
From 2 comments
Don't sell an email client, there is a reason they are all dead: too much effort, too many edge cases (POP3, IMAP, Exchange, Gmail...), not enough margins. Instead, sell me a…
toyg on HNNon-commercial doesn't really matter to the thread. Commercially, you see the occasional upstart, but inevitably they die after a few years. I used Airmail for a while but they…
toyg on HN
Not usable on phone
From 1 comment
My wife has a manual system for exactly the system in the screenshot, so I thought she would like it. "Nah, can't use it on my phone".
janwillemb on HN
Interface is noisy and dense
From 1 comment
That look super slick, congrats on launching it! It still looks a bit "noisy" to me, maybe you can reduce the information density a little as to me it seems a bit overwhelming.…
ThePhysicist on HN
Antivirus flagged the download
From 1 comment
Jut a Headsup, Chrome blocked the download and a virustotal report look like this:…
klaushardt on HN
Requests
Dark mode and Linux support
From 1 comment
If it has dark mode and good Linux support, I'll buy it. Will try out tomorrow.
KitDuncan on HN
Calendar support beyond Outlook
From 1 comment
Love it, but calendar is so tied to Outlook. Please save us!
brentis on HN
Due dates and suspended lanes
From 1 comment
This looks great! I’ll give it a try. Congrats on launching! Email is a great communication mechanism, but as a manager, it’s so hard to corral the process of following up on…
lukevp on HN
STARTTLS support for Protonmail Bridge
From 1 comment
It seems like that the software doesn't have STARTTLS, so it doesn't work with Protonmail's Bridge :/
kev2908 on HN
Questions
Is the license per user or machine, and is it yearly or perpetual
From 2 comments
Is the $25 license per user or per machine, and per year or perpetual?
yodon on HNOne thing that I think should be clarified regarding licensing: On the license page it says "Licenses are $25 during the beta period.". It is not clear if this means either: 1)…
Legogris on HN
Alternatives named
DragApp
From 1 comment
DragApp does this - https://www.dragapp.com (not affiliated, just tried out their first beta)
osel on HN
Gmelius
From 1 comment
Gmelius does offer kanban boards within Gmail. Boards are 2-way synced with Gmail labels or shared inboxes, and can be shared with specific teammates.…
gmelius on HN
kanbanmail.app
From 1 comment
Looks good. I follow this 16 year old on Twitter named Ethan, and he's built something similar: https://kanbanmail.app. I know of him due to his prevalence in the indie maker…
satvikpendem on HN
Gmail multiple inboxes with stars and labels
From 1 comment
Already built in. Enable multiple inboxes in Gmail and use labels for all these.
zwayhowder on HN
Mailspring and MailMate
From 2 comments
Try mailspring...it’s an impressive piece of oss. Free version & pro features(paid) https://getmailspring.com
peschu on HNMailMate https://freron.com/ > MailMate is not the most widespread, the cheapest, or the greatest looking email client, but I also have no aspiration to MailMate ever being any…
triangulum on HN