@jesse_wallace thanks Jesse - we'll be sending out iOS invites soon! If you're already on the list, you should be good 💌 and Exchange support is coming soon!
Report
tl;dr: Polymail is the best email client for OS X and iOS and it hasn't publicly released yet. Get excited.
Iterate. Ship. Engage. Listen. All four are qualities that are essential to producing a world-class product. By taking a problem that everyone has and applying great design and smart technology, Polymail has created a fully-viable replacement for *all* third-party mail applications in a span of time many would have thought unbelievable.
Personally, I've used/demoed/implemented every third party email client imaginable on Mac and iOS - and none of them kept me or other end-users engaged for longer than a few weeks. Each required a new methodology for email management and left a mess of my standard webmail interfaces.
Polymail did the smartest thing imaginable - their entire system is based on the behavior of email, not forcing users to change how they prefer to triage email and send replies - their sorting, filtering, read-later, send-later, and email tracking features all are fully-baked components of the product and fit into a normal user's workflow. This has taken me to inbox zero for the first time ever, with confidence that I'm not just applying filters or adding useless folders to my accounts. It has also left me with huge confidence in the team for future functionality and features.
The entire team is engaged with the alpha-testing community, regularly involving testers in interviews, answering one-on-one questions about bugs, and having fun making the ultimate cross-platform email tool.
Much love for the Polymail team for both the OS X and iOS versions.
@ryanminnick Thank you Ryan, wouldn't be anywhere without your help and support 🚀
Report
Srsly. Dudes. This is the one.
Mailbox was like the Paul Atreides to our Arrakis. He was the wrong savior, though necessary to the salvation of Fremen and the freedom of the planet. His son, however, became the true savior that will lead us all to true email freedom.
Indeed, Polymail is that son and we are the Fremen learning the weirding way of email management and riding the proverbial spice worm towards victory.
But Polymail wasn't enough on Mac. Indeed, he who controls mobile controls the universe, and Polymail swooped in to occupy the vacancy there as well.
Finally I can delete Spark from my iPhone, something I've been wanting to do since I installed it. Sure, it was an ok bandaid to get swipes, snoozes, and better thread management, but it's too far gone. It's jumped the shark for me with too many cooks.
I really hope Polymail can keep adding the firepower without complicating the bunker. As long as they keep their shields up and listen to the Mentats (like they're doing with their customers), they'll be in a good place.
"They WILL kill [it]!"
@totencough Thanks Brad!! You've got a command of words that I'm jealous of & your feedback has been our Water of Life 😉
Report
Ive been an Alpha Tester of Polymail OS X since inception...and now I have the perfect harmony of Polymail's iOS offering. If I'm at the airport or waiting somewhere - going through my emails and sorting through emails by priority makes returning to a "zero inbox" almost effortless. A few quick swipes and my one-handed world is in grasp. If I'm tired of having to swipe the same emails away to oblivion, Polymail gives me the option to "unsubscribe" those pesky emails right from my phone.
Its not over complicated. In fact...it isn't complicated at all. I don't have to go to multiple screens to find what I need. I navigate from one primary screen to do everything with simple swipes and easy clicks. Swipe. Click. Beautiful. Easy...done. Polymail.
How does email Tracking work? So far in the beta, I haven't seen any UI indication that an email has been read. Love the design! Happy you have support off the bat for Gmail categories (Social, Promos, etc.)
Report
@reot004 I've been testing Polymail as an Alpha since inception. From a practicality standpoint I can tell you that test emails have shown that the receiver does, in fact, automatically send a "read" receipt back. The beauty of this platform is that I can send the same email to three people and be able to tell WHICH of those three people opened the email. Pretty sweet.
@jasontna Ah okay! So my question is, how do you know from the UI standpoint, they're getting read? Do I get a notification? Or an email or something? I'm not seeing anything like that for Tracking.
Report
@reot004 Yep....you can easily set up notifications in a variety of ways. I set mine to notify me when the email is first read. If you want...you can set it to show each time someone opens it. I also get a notification on iOS. I can easily see a lightning bolt indicator beside the original email showing me how many times the email has been read/opened. Pretty cool feature to have.
@reot004 From an implementation standpoint, it works like other email trackers (injecting a small image), but it isn't as obvious because the HTML to include the image in the message text is base 64 encoded and looks like garbled characters to the naked eye.
Report
As a software/web developer myself I have a lot of admiration and affection for the Polymail team.
I saw the website a month or two ago when looking around for alternatives to Mailbox after it was clear it was about to be killed off. I thought it looked amazing but must be a long way off.
Despite being badged as an Alpha - in Polymail I've had one of the most reliable pieces of new software I've used for a long time. I trust it, I feel reassured by the daily updates and continual improvements. The minor niggles (very few there have been) that have been fed-back by me and others in the slack group were acknowledged and addressed incredibly quickly.
This is a team on a mission - and it's exciting.
Then the iOS alpha was announced. I was warned it was early days and it was truly an Alpha.
These guys' idea of an Alpha is more like bigger player's release candidates.
The app just works so well!
Except it doesn't "JUST" anything. It's beautifully designed. The usability and user experience will be instantly familiar to anyone who's used Mailbox or Airmail or similar. But better.
I echo some of the other sentiments on this thread about the nervousness around it being free software. Even in it's current state I'd happily be paying for it. I really hope the team are confident to make it a chargeable product, with revenue stream early on. As I'd really hate the app to disappear.
Thank you team PolyMail! Keep up the good work.
Replies
Roots: connect with nature
Paragon
Paragon
Broadcast
Broadcast
Paragon
Wireframe Components Kit
Wireframe Components Kit
Wireframe Components Kit
Draftbit
Broadcast
VC Puzzle
Paragon
Femwyse
Broadcast
Broadcast
Broadcast