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Mimestream 1.0 — A native macOS email client for Gmail
Mimestream is a new kind of email client powered by the Gmail API and built with the latest Apple technologies. The app brings together the best features of Gmail with the power of macOS, to let you fly through your inbox faster than ever before.
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@neil_jhaveri Beta tester checking in. Congrats on the launch!! 🎉
I ran here 🏃🏻 after I saw the email announcement to see if it was on PH yet. Super exciting! I've been using Mimestream since February 2021, and it's been such a great productivity hack. I initially started using it because I needed a native Gmail app for the Mac that could handle multiple accounts, and since that didn't (and still doesn't exist), your product filled that need. Over time you've added some great features and it's become very robust. I even had my team install it as well.
Everything feels native and runs buttery smooth, as expected for a Mac app. You and your team are super responsive (even when it was only you). Very impressive, and please keep up the great work. You may or may not remember our quick convo, but my offer still stands (shameless plug) If you ever need marketing/design help. I own and operate a creative marketing agency and I’d love to help.
Btw, the last major feature I think you need is scheduling messages. I still find myself opening up Gmail on the web for that minor feature that I use maybe once a week. I know it's on your list if I remember correctly.
I have been using Mimestream for a while now and I must say, I am thoroughly impressed with it!
Congratulations to @neil_jhaveri on a great release!
Hi @neil_jhaveri! Congrats on your launch! 🚀 I'm curious to know what makes Mimestream stand out from Spark. Can you tell me more about it?
Congrats on the launch folks 🎉
I’ve used Mimestream as my only desktop client since September 2020 and I’ve been impressed with the quality of your work and rigorous approach running this beta for such a long period. Your app feels like one of those “good apps” that were so common back on the Mac OS X Tiger days. Apps where everything feels native but also pushes the envelope here and there to make it a really delightful experience. Mimestream hits that sweet spot 100%.
I’ve just subscribed and I only hope you make enough money with this to justify the development of an iOS client so I can get rid of the Gmail app on my iPhone and stop remembering the good old Mailbox days.
Congrats again and thanks for creating this little productivity jewel 🙏
@anna_0x yep! But pretty much from the start the app was already incredibly solid… nothing like your usual Apple public beta riddled with bugs and stuff.
Mimestream was a complete and well performing app from the get go but I get the sense the developers really wanted to be sure to have a big user-base of Mimestream die-hards before starting to charge for it whilst also explaining that this was a beta and the final product would be a paid subscription… so they were very clear about that from the get go as opposed to the usual bait and switch.
Honestly, the more I think about how they’ve run the development of this app the more satisfied I am.
Been using the beta daily since 2020. One of the easiest purchases I've ever made. Keep up the great work!
Congrats on the launch @neil_jhaveri. I'm an active user of Mimestream and love the deep integration the platform allows between Gmail and Mac OS, offering great sync speed. Gmail Categories is a must for me and Mimestream handles that pretty well. Looking forward to future deployments.
Congratulations on the launch, Neil!
I really love the UI, it looks very neat! I'm curious if there are any advantages to using this version of Gmail compared to the web version.
Been using the beta for over a year and never had an issue, so had to support the development. I realise scheduled messaging isn't available via the Gmail API, but I'd love to have support for this (via a mimestream server I guess).
Congrats on the release, it's a very impressive piece of software. I've been using the beta on and off or a while and it's clearly very stable, fast and polished.
However, I was very disapppointed by the decision to have only a subscription model for an email client, which my local currency exchange rate makes even worse.
I miss the times when I could simply save up and purchase some software. Nowadays everyone wants $5 or more a month, which is unfeasible.
I am a longtime beta user of Mimestream and it's the only client I use. The simplicity, the speed and the great releases make that I am a fan. Congratulations on a very nice launch and I am happy to pay the yearly fee, because I love the love that goes into the product.
@mitkus They use the Gmail API instead of IMAP in order to have a deeper integration than IMAP allows.
I am so excited for this launch. It has been a long time coming and lots of hard work. Best Gmail Client experience ever. I have been a faithful user since 2021. Found out about it on Twitter and have never looked back. I am excited to support the development with my wallet lol
Hey Neil, the product looks great, the design is awesome, and congrats to the team on the new launch.
I'm disappointed that it only works with macOS 12 and above, as a user of macOS Big Sur 11.7, whose MacBook Pro doesn't support upgrading.
@prowsej https://mimestream.com/blog/maco... -> "As a courtesy to our beta users on macOS 11 or 10.15, we’ve waived our standard beta-build expiration policy while the app is running on these OS versions. Download link on the above web page.
Longtime beta user, but like the rest of HN, I couldn't be more disappointed by the decision to choose a subscription billing model for an email client.
I likely would have bought in if this were a freemium or one-time license + optional new feature upgrades were offered like other relevant software a la Sublime or JetBrains products to name a few.
It was also a big letdown to, after using your app for 3 years, give us only 3 days notice of ending access to the beta. That's an uncommonly short transition window by any standard.
Personally, I will be moving on to another email client that doesn't require a subscription. Bummer because what was built was nice, but the value prop is just not there in the current pricing model for me.
Congrats on the launch! I've been an early beta user and I'm super impressed with the product and the many updates which keeps improving the product.
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