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Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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mcintyre1994 wrote: post #45

You don't mention pinning, do you support that/is it on the todo list? I notice you have the switch that Inbox used for toggling pinned only, what does that do here?

Thanks for your feedback! You can actually already Pin in DarwinMail :) You've already seen the lever on the right of the search bar. Click that to show all your Pinned emails.

You can also hover over any mail to show its actions. The Pin is second from the left. Next to the star ;)

I will, however, add Pinning to the feature spotlights on the homepage!

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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DarwinMailApp wrote: post #9
Vinnl wrote: post #6

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Either they're A/B testing the pricing or they've already fixed it: I see $3/month, $25/year.

You are spot on! Thanks for helping a fellow hacker out ;) Do you think the price point is fair?

I'm unfortunately a little hesitant to give a new and unproven player access to all my email, so I'm a bit hesitant to try it right now - sorry.

That said, I think the pricing is reasonable. I might suggest a free trial of the pro features for people who e.g. already enter their credit card details (to lower the barrier of converting to a paid account later), or who refer others.

One thing that I'd also like the landing page to clarify: where are reminders stored? Email of course is still on Google's servers, but given that reminders are not present in Gmail, that's an open question.

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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dinkydani wrote: post #19

Looks great and I do miss the old Inbox design but like many people have said the main Inbox feature I miss is bundles. Do you have any plans to add similar bundling functionality? Just saw you said you do intend to support it! Let me know when this is done and you can have all of my money :D

That's amazing! I thought for a second "has he not read the rest of the comment?" ha ha. There are a lot of comments though.

People are adding requests to our feedback board! So head on down, upvote the bundles' idea & maybe even follow me on Twitter to be in the know!

https://www.darwinmail.app/feedback.php

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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tvanantwerp wrote: post #25

Very nice--I was hoping someone would build something like this! One small thing I noticed: I always kept the menu pane open in Inbox. When I open it in Darwin and refresh, the menu pane is closed again rather than persisted.

That's a very good point. Adding it to the todo list! (soon) Check it out here: https://www.darwinmail.app/feedback.php

Is it good enough to use for now though?

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

gxwmg wrote: post #30

If you have third-party cookies disabled it just crashes. I understand they are necessary to make this work but an error message should be shown.

Ohhh no! That is not good enough, I'm sorry :(

I will find the root cause asap and fix this issue!

If you wish, you can report the issue here: https://www.darwinmail.app/feedback.php

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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shafyy wrote: post #47
DarwinMailApp wrote: post #14

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You are so right. Spot on in fact. Thank you for the tip. I will change that asap. It's too confusing. Sorry, but there should be a difference of $22 to purchase the yearly plan (which saves $11 - oh I see you meant to type $11 not $1). Yes, perhaps it's not that much of a difference, but it can add up :) As regards the mobile app, Darwin Mail is currently mobile responsive to it looks and works great on your tablet…

Sorry, I meant $1/month difference not per year. I personally just think mobile apps run smoother and faster than mobile websites, plus in this case notifications are key for me. For services or products that I ue at least on a weekly basis, I always prefer an app than a website. But maybe that's just me :-)

Thank you for the follow-up. Much appreciated. I can assure you it's not just you btw! I feel the same way :)

Noted. And noted. I will first stabilize the web version and then move onto the apps :)

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

mcintyre1994 wrote: post #44
DarwinMailApp wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are so right. Spot on in fact. Thank you for the tip. I will change that asap. It's too confusing. Sorry, but there should be a difference of $22 to purchase the yearly plan (which saves $11 - oh I see you meant to type $11 not $1). Yes, perhaps it's not that much of a difference, but it can add up :) As regards the mobile app, Darwin Mail is currently mobile responsive to it looks and works great on your tablet…

> May I ask, why do you prefer a native app over a responsive web app? Personally: notifications with quick actions, and face ID authentication are both benefits of a native app.

I completely get you. Thanks for the follow-up. Mobile apps are certainly on my todo list. And thanks for adding your use cases to help me understand :)

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by shortformblog »

DarwinMailApp wrote: post #56
shortformblog wrote: post #53

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This is great—as an Inbox user I see a lot of potential here. Quick thoughts: - Any support you can give to existing plugins that support Google would be great. Much as I like the fact that templates are built into this, I really love the plugin Gorgias Templates, for example (partly due to the fact those plugins can be used anywhere), and having it available would be awesome. - I'd love it to be possible that there…

First off thank you soo so much for your amazing feedback! Secondly, WOW. Supporting plugins is such a spectacular idea! It would open up a world of possibilities! Would they be Chrome plugins or plugins for things like Salesforce, Teamwork, GitHub, Slack etc? I will add in something to remove the background entirely and also allow selection of a flat/gradient/colour asap. Custom fonts/keyboard shortcuts are such fan…

Hey, glad you liked my ideas! I'm thinking Chrome/Firefox plugins in particular. I think you have some built-in functionality that covers some of the use cases but I think that one of the great things about Inbox was that it was largely compatible with existing Gmail plugins.

Anyway, best of luck! I'll be keeping an eye on this.

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

VadimPR wrote: post #31

Will it support categorising trips like Inbox did?

Categorising trips is one of the features I miss the most for sure!

Bundling that's been requested a few times today and I will be working on it asap.

https://www.darwinmail.app/feedback.php

Thank you so much for your feedback :)

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