Kanmail
Turns email into a kanban board with customizable columns, drag-and-drop cards, color-coding, keyboard shortcuts, unified search, and offline reading.
Kanmail is a desktop email client that organizes email into a kanban board, allowing users to manage messages as cards across customizable columns. It solves the problem of email overload by making it easy to prioritize, track, and move emails through workflows. The product targets individuals and teams who handle high volumes of email, including executives, IT professionals, and operations staff, across both personal and business accounts. It is positioned as a privacy-focused, one-time purchase alternative to subscription-based email clients, with a native app that connects directly to email providers without cloud intermediaries.
Key features
- Kanban board for email
- Multiple accounts in one view
- Customizable columns from folders
- Drag-and-drop email cards
- Color-code accounts and senders
- Keyboard shortcuts for all actions
- Command palette (⌘K)
- Unified search across accounts
- Advanced search operators
- Native Go app, no Electron
- IMAP IDLE push notifications
- Offline reading from cache
- Blocks tracking pixels by default
- One-click unsubscribe
- OS keychain for credentials
- Source-available code
- Rich-text compose with quick reply
- Real threading across accounts
- Light and dark themes
- Interface zoom from 0.5x to 2.5x
- Dock unread badges
- Checksum-verified auto-updates
- Contact avatars on cards