I was having a tough time finding an email client I like as well. I really miss Newton (https://newtonhq.com), which went out of business in July 2024, so I made something similar, with a focus on inbox zero and a goal of having fewer features than the competition. It only works with iOS / gmail, but give it a look if you're interested. It's been my baby for almost two years now.
Ha. I will try yours. You should try mine. It may not be your style but it's neat hearing from someone who's had similar feelings. I've been working on https://emmaemail.app/ - It sorta treats your inbox like a todo list. There are some interesting features, but it's mostly centered around having less stuff. You can read about it in the webpage there. It's iOS and gmail only (so your outlook requirement may write it off immediately), but it's been my baby for almost 2 years now. I made it to fill the Newton-shaped hole in my heart (email client that went out of business in July 2024). It's got a kind-of opinionated inbox situation. There's no delete. That's the biggest feedback I get. I'm against that. It's got a one-tap-unsubscribe feature to avoid the "sign in to adjust your prefs" (go find your credentials), "uncheck the box related to the email you received" (figure out which checkbox it is), "don't forget to hit save!", "please wait 48 hours while our system updates"... Mine's not open source and I intend to charge 2.99/mo for it. I just haven't had the heart to charge yet without a desktop client or supporting more hosts. I'm picky about my software. I've been working on it for a long time. Nice to find someone else invested enough to give making something new a shot. Excited to try neat mail. Thanks bud.
The demo looks nice! I signed up and I love that you have an email from Dan Abramov in there. Your client kind of reminds me of consider.co, which a friend of mine worked on years ago. They went out of business a while ago but the UI looks a little similar: https://www.producthunt.com/products/consider
I was having a tough time finding an email client I like as well. I really miss Newton (https://newtonhq.com), which went out of business in July 2024, so I made something similar, with a focus on inbox zero and a goal of having fewer features than the competition. It only works with iOS / gmail, but give it a look if you're interested. It's been my baby for almost two years now.
https://emmaemail.app/