Chris Messina

Boxy - Inbox by Gmail, finally on your Mac

Boxy is the best Inbox by Gmail client for Mac, with a sleek and polished interace, and many native features like Push Notifications, Reader Mode and Markdown Support.

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Maximilian Alexander
@frankdilo I definitely need to know why you thought electron was overkill!!
Francesco Di Lorenzo
@mbalex99 I am not an expert on Electron, but just using a plain WKWebView worked fine for us. What would have been the advantage of using Electron for a native Mac App?
Maximilian Alexander
@frankdilo you could deploy to Windows and Linux as well
Francesco Di Lorenzo
@mbalex99 I said "the advantage of using Electron __for a native Mac App__", however I get your point. Only problem is I didn't had any experience with Electron, so that would have probably delayed our release. Also, not very interested in developing for Windows and Linux having no experience and real machines to test on.
Hunter Gray
This looks fantastic guys. And just in time #ripMailbox
Fabrizio Rinaldi
@huntergray Thanks a lot!
Greg Garnhart
This looks sweet. Thanks for posting!
John Whiting
Looks awesome! Definitely going to install this on my Mac! :)
Michael Pfister
Looks great. Couple of notes: When using j and k to navigate I'm hearing a bell noise each time, is that intentional? Also, are you guys focusing on performance? I know inbox was built with 60fps in mind, and first glance the native app seems to be slower than the web version. Would also be interested in hearing about plans for fine-tuned notification control. Still really excited to see this grow!
Fabrizio Rinaldi
@pfista Hi Michael, we have a great roadmap and you won't be disappointed. We're fixing that bell noise bug, and also doing our best improve performance!
Yiğit Konur
@linuz90 @pfista I'm also on the waiting list for faster app. It is slower than web version and this is what I need to work with it.
David Marshall (Red)
Inbox is a blessing and a curse at times. Gmail is definitely a concurrent product. But finally I'll be able to ditch chrome browser for handling inbox :)
Thanasis
Like the app a lot,from what i can see in the pictures coz there is not a trial version! 😒
Harlan Hill
Congrats on the launch, I love this! :) Didn't even hesitate, just bought it. Only complaint is the lack of full screen support. I know this will come. Best of luck!
Fabrizio Rinaldi
@harlan thanks Harlan, and yes you're right, it's coming :)
Eric Posen
Noticing a slight bit of typing lag when typing really fast. Can that be fixed?
Fabrizio Rinaldi
@goeric we'll look into it, thanks Eric
Anton Vynogradenko (Restuta)
@linuz90 I think "current active item" need more emphasis over just tiny gray vertical bar. Took me a while to understand that pressing -> on my keyboard actually works.
Fabrizio Rinaldi
@restuta You're right Anton, I'll try different looks, thanks!
Anton Vynogradenko (Restuta)
@linuz90 cool, thanks. I also keep pressing "up and down" instead of "right and left" I think it's since navigation is actually "up and down" in a list.