nylas/nylas-mail
:love_letter: An extensible desktop mail app built on the modern web. Forks welcome! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4339
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 69
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
24734 stars · 1343 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Nylas Mail (originally N1) was an open-source, extensible desktop email client built with Electron, React, and Flux, featuring a plugin architecture and local sync engine. The repository was archived in 2026 and is preserved for historical reference, with community forks carrying on development.
Use cases
- open-source desktop email client
- extensible mail app with plugins
- electron email app to fork and customize
- self-hosted mail sync client
- study how to build an electron mail client
When to choose
- you want a historical reference for building an Electron-based mail client
- you want to fork an extensible open-source mail client as a starting point
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained email client
- you want security updates or bug fixes
- you need support for modern Node.js versions (it targets Node 6)
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
email gui plugin-system developer-tools email developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform mail-client archived react flux extensible open-source-email electron macos linux javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nylas/nylas-mail · fetched 2026-08-28 · 81c156673acf
- homepage: https://nylas.com/nylas-mail/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · de70c3b6dde5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nylas/nylas-mail | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nylas/nylas-mail")
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