Mimestream, the Gmail shopper for macOS based by former Apple Mail engineer Neil Jhaveri, this week ended greater than two years of beta improvement with the official launch of Mimestream 1.0.
As a local app written in Swift and designed with AppKit and SwiftUI for a clear, inventory look, Mimestream’s UI will likely be acquainted to many Apple Mail customers, however the app is completely for accessing Gmail (assist for different companies is being thought of).
Mimestream makes use of the Gmail API relatively than a normal IMAP connection to assist options like categorized inboxes, aliases and signatures, server-side filters, templates, labels, trip responses, mentions, undo ship, archive, and extra.
Help for a number of Gmail accounts is included with a unified inbox, and the app integrates absolutely with macOS to supply system-level notifications, system-level Darkish Mode assist, keyboard shortcuts, swipe gestures, and linking e-mail profiles to Focus Filters.
Amongst a number of new options for its 1.0 launch, Mimestream additionally helps Profiles, so separate Gmail accounts might be divided into “Work” and “Private,” for instance, and completely different icons and colours might be assigned to them. There’s additionally a Mimestream menu bar merchandise for rapidly checking for unread messages with out opening the app.
Throughout its prolonged free beta part, greater than 220 updates and over 100 options had been added to the app, and the startup has expanded from its unique solo developer to a five-person workforce.
Now that beta improvement has ended, it is turning into a paid-for shopper. Mimestream 1.0 is $4.99 per thirty days or $49.99 per yr, however the annual plan is being supplied at a reduced launch worth of $29.99 for the primary yr till June 9. A free 14-day trial can also be obtainable, with no bank card required.
Of the greater than 167,000 individuals who have been utilizing the app in beta in macOS 12 or later, entry to the app will expire on Might 26, 2023, however customers will be capable of transfer onto the 14-day trial in Mimestream 1.0 to strive the brand new options. For customers on macOS 11 or 10.15, the present beta variations will proceed to work on these OS variations. customers can test the firm’s roadmap to study what else is deliberate for the app.
