# Thomas101/wmail

The missing desktop client for Gmail & Google Inbox

Repository: https://github.com/Thomas101/wmail
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wmail
Homepage: http://thomas101.github.io/wmail/
Language: JavaScript
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: google-inbox, desktop, gmail, electron, cross-platform, email, inbox
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-02-11T10:49:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3886, "days_push": 2395, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2049, forks 115 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.085083+00:00)

## What it is
WMail is a free, open-source Electron-based desktop client for Gmail and Google Inbox, supporting multiple accounts, desktop notifications, unread badges, and tray access. The project has been archived and succeeded by Wavebox.

## Use cases
- use gmail without opening a browser
- manage multiple gmail accounts on desktop
- get desktop notifications for new email
- show unread email count in dock or taskbar
- access gmail from the system tray
- spellcheck email in my native language

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained client - the project is archived since 2020 and its successor is the commercial Wavebox app
- you use email providers other than Gmail or Google Inbox
- Google Inbox has been discontinued, so that integration no longer works

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: email, gui
- domain: email, developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: gmail-client, google-inbox, electron-app, archived, email-client, desktop-notifications, multiple-accounts, notification, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- Thomas101/wmail (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.085083+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:57:37.206229+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Thomas101/wmail (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.085083+00:00, sha 81bb57bce3ab)
  - homepage: http://thomas101.github.io/wmail/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:59.998065+00:00, sha 7fc91d798b66)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.