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Show HN: Swift Mail. Fastmail's modern mail standard delivered natively on macOS

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Hello HN! I'm excited to introduce Swift Mail, a native macOS email client purpose-built for the JMAP mail standard.

Primarily constructed with SwiftUI and occasional AppKit elements, Swift Mail combines the speed and efficiency of a modern mail standard with desktop-centric features such as system notifications, keyboard shortcuts, quick look, multiple windows, state restoration, dark mode, and more.

Swift Mail distinguishes itself from other email clients with its steadfast commitment to the JMAP standard over the traditional IMAP implementation, facilitating seamless alignment with modern mail features. It supports various innovative Fastmail features, such as multiple sending identities, the ability to send or reply on-the-fly from wildcard (*) aliases, and the ability to swiftly transition between (true) label and folder organization schemes.

Swift Mail prioritizes user privacy and does not collect any user data or function through intermediary servers. Instead, it directly connects to the JMAP server with the user's provided account credentials, processing and storing all data locally on the user's device.

Currently, Swift Mail is available directly via the Mac App Store with support extending back to Monterey.

I’m also running a developer build on visionOS (if you have hardware and are interested in testing a beta release, please reach out to beta at swiftmail dot io).

A sincere thank you to everyone who has contributed their valuable insights or participated in beta testing via TestFlight thus far.

Looking forward to your feedback!

- Karl

Show HN: Swift Mail. Fastmail's modern mail standard delivered natively on macOS
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Re: Show HN: Swift Mail. Fastmail's modern mail standard delivered natively on macOS

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Over all, I like how it looks, but the price seems high. $3 a month is almost as much as I pay for email service.

Plus it seems weird to double drip. I’m already subscribed to you for the email service and you want me to almost double that price for a client to use it?

Will the existing Fastmail app be deprecated to force folks to the new subscription app?

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Loving Swift Mail! Just installed last week and finally getting my email under control. Three email addresses from different services all together in the fastest email client I’ve ever used. Super smooth, clutter-free interface that I like opening every day.

Re: Show HN: Swift Mail. Fastmail's modern mail standard delivered natively on macOS

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post #2

Over all, I like how it looks, but the price seems high. $3 a month is almost as much as I pay for email service. Plus it seems weird to double drip. I’m already subscribed to you for the email service and you want me to almost double that price for a client to use it? Will the existing Fastmail app be deprecated to force folks to the new subscription app?

The price is a deal-breaker for me. It's borderline insulting, having to pay a subscription fee for an already-paid email service. Were it a value-add, it'd be compelling.

-- edit --

Turns out it's not made by Fastmail, it just uses "Fastmail's standard" of JMAP. I'm still not going to pay a monthly subscription for it; a one-time fee would be much more palatable IMO.

Re: Show HN: Swift Mail. Fastmail's modern mail standard delivered natively on macOS

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post #2

Over all, I like how it looks, but the price seems high. $3 a month is almost as much as I pay for email service. Plus it seems weird to double drip. I’m already subscribed to you for the email service and you want me to almost double that price for a client to use it? Will the existing Fastmail app be deprecated to force folks to the new subscription app?

this isn't a first-party app for Fastmail, at least afaict. I had the same initial reaction before realizing this.

(I still have the same reaction to the pricing... but at least it's not double dipping by Fastmail themselves)

Re: Show HN: Swift Mail. Fastmail's modern mail standard delivered natively on macOS

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post #2

Over all, I like how it looks, but the price seems high. $3 a month is almost as much as I pay for email service. Plus it seems weird to double drip. I’m already subscribed to you for the email service and you want me to almost double that price for a client to use it? Will the existing Fastmail app be deprecated to force folks to the new subscription app?

Is this actually made by Fastmail? It doesn't look like it.
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