Ben Tossell

KanbanMail - A Kanban board for your emails! ✨💌

A Kanban board is designed to turn a confusing list into a clear action plan by visualizing it in columns. And what's the most confusing and daunting list there is? Your inbox of course! This is exactly why I made KanbanMail. It's really helped me tackle my email, hopefully it will help you too!

You can watch the video to see how it works.

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Ethan
👋 Hey Product Hunt! I've been creating KanbanMail for the last three months and I'm super excited to share it with you, I've put thousands of hours into it and it's finally paying off! I started using Kanban boards (like Trello) to organize my tasks midway through last year. I quickly fell in love with their ability to visualize the status of all my tasks. It took a scary to-do list and made it so much more manageable. 💡 One day I realized that the one of the most daunting and confusing lists in our lives is our inbox. And I thought that Kanban could help fix it! 📅 I made a few very basic prototypes of KanbanMail late last year, but I really only started working on it properly in June. Since then I've worked on it nearly every day, and have been doing it 100% transparently since early July! 👀 Here is KanbanMail's Makerlog page, where you can see every single thing I've done on KanbanMail, from first getting emails from the Gmail API to making my first $ in revenue to launching on Product Hunt today! 🤑 You can also check out my /open page here, it should be auto-updating throughout the day! 📣 To learn more about the story of KanbanMail (including getting to #1 on Hacker News during the first day in beta), you can read this interview that I did not long ago. 💰 KanbanMail is $8/month, but that's not much compared to the time it will save you! You can have a 7 day free trial to see if it's your thing. Feel free to ask me any questions about the product or the development process below! Also, follow me on Twitter for advice, updates, open stats and interesting maker news!
Ethan
@tcodinat Thanks! That's exactly what it is! 😄
eelco
@booligoosh If only you could use an API end-point to update your /open page with the costs from your Startup Costs. 🤔 Congrats on this launch, Ethan! Looks really good! 👏
Ethan
@eelcojellema Haha thanks 😁
Dinuka Jay
Awesome to see this officially go live! Congratulations on the launch, Ethan! Great dev work. Super useful product 😊
Ethan
@dinuka_jayasuriya Thanks 😁😁😁
Anthony Lee

I have been following Ethan for some time now building KanbanMail and all I can say is if I still used Google or Microsoft services for mail I would be using it today for everything!

Pros:

Fast and easy to use

Cons:

None

Ethan
@harowitzblack Thanks DAVE!
Nic Coates

I've been using KanbanMail for over a month, and can proudly say I've been a paying customer since. It's truly changed the way I manage my emails. Ethan is an awesome guy, and fixed issues within a matter of minutes when I reported them.

Pros:

Super simple to use. Ethan has re-imagined the way to make email more productive via the kanban method.

Cons:

None

Nic Coates
Congratulations @booligoosh! I've been a user of KanbanMail for some time, and as my review above says, it;'s changed the way I manage my email. So much, that I didn't even finish my trial & upgraded to paid within a few days. Been following Ethan's progress to on Makerlog & it's amazing what he's been able to achieve.
Ethan
@gadgick Thanks so much Nick! If it wasn't for you then no-one would be able to pay and there would still be a bunch of bugs. Thanks for your patience and for believing in KanbanMail!
Andrey Azimov
I remember Kanban Mail when it was blown up on HN with 300 votes and it was only a landing page. And finally, it's launched today! Kanban mail is a great example of how you can start wit a clear idea. Congrats man!
Ethan
@andreyazimov Thanks Andrey! 😁🙌
Joshua Moses
It's absolutely amazing. It is a great way to visually sort your mail!
Ethan
Cedric Amaya
Congrats mate! 🔥🚀
Ethan
@cedricamaya Thanks mate!
Mubaris NK
Congrats on the launch Ethan 🚀
Ethan
@mubaris Thanks mubaris!
Akshay Kadam(A2K)
KanbanMail is a great way to get a birds-eye-view of all your emails so you can see which one should be prioritised first. Its also nice to see the running costs of KanbanMail Congrats on the launch Ethan 🎉
Ethan
@deadcoder0904 Thanks! That's a great way of putting it! Yeah, I try to keep my costs down haha.
J.D. Lindsay
If you work out of your email, a must have. Super slick and a joy to use. Highly recommend. 👍
Ethan
@kopahkah Awesome, thanks for trying it out!
Joshua Moses

If you usually have a messy inbox it is a great, visual way to keep track of it.

Pros:

- It is a great way to see what you need to do with your mail

- It is easy to use

Cons:

- None really, it could support more email services

Shane
*smacks lips" nice
Ethan
Shehan Ekanayaka
super cool man :) Ethan! Great work.😊
Ethan
@imshehan Thanks! And also thanks for giving KanbanMail an ad spot on CodingRadio 🔥
Armin Ulrich
Been following KanbanMail for a while now - Wonderful product! 🎉
Ethan
@arminulrich Thanks Armin!!!
Elizabeth
I just ask one thing. Don't make me fall in love, then cut service once @Google acquires you. Stay alive. @bentossell @booligoosh
Ethan
@elizabethhunker Hahaha thanks, not going happen 😜 I'm still solo, lean, and have < $2 monthly running costs 🔥🙌
Hillary Manuka
live streaming..
Cam Adair
Awesome job Ethan!
Ethan
@camerondare Thanks Cam! 🙏
Gautham Santhosh
Congrats Ethan on the launch ❕
Ethan
@gauthamzzz Thanks 😁😁