Godwit is an open-source desktop email client for any IMAP/SMTP account, with an AI assistant, Wit, that reads, summarizes, translates and drafts mail with the model you choose.

Hi Product Hunt!

I built Godwit for people who want an email client they can make their own, including the AI models and tools they use.

Godwit connects to IMAP/SMTP accounts on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Its AI assistant, Wit, can answer questions about your mail, read attachments, and help draft replies. You choose the model, including local models, and Wit never sends an email without your approval.

The built-in AI actions use the same extension points available to you: add a skill file to create a skill or action, build a plugin, or connect an MCP server. Godwit can also give other agents access to mail and draft tools through MCP.

Godwit is free and open source under Apache 2.0. It is an early preview, so expect some rough edges.

I would love your feedback: what email task would you most like Wit to help with, and what would make you trust an AI assistant with your inbox?

Website: https://godwit.email

GitHub: https://github.com/godwit-email/godwit

Thanks for taking a look!

Congratulations on the launch! This looks like a great way to integrate agents/email locally whilst also getting a great looking client on top. Do you have support for OAuth providers like GMail + Outlook?

@fizzadar Thanks Nick, that means a lot coming from the Kanmail maker! Outlook signs in with Microsoft OAuth today (personal accounts for now, work/365 accounts aren't supported yet). Gmail currently connects over IMAP with an app password, so no Gmail OAuth yet. Any other IMAP/SMTP account works too.

happy to see this one open source, and drafts that never send without my OK is the right default. does Wit keep work and personal accounts apart?