# Glassmail

> A native Mac email app for Gmail, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo and any IMAP account, with private AI that runs on your Mac. Free for 14 days, then pay once.

## Key facts

- What it is: a native macOS email client (Swift, SwiftUI and AppKit) for people with one or several email accounts
- Platform: macOS 14 Sonoma or later; universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs
- Accounts: Gmail and Google Workspace, iCloud, Outlook.com, Hotmail and Microsoft 365, Yahoo and AOL, Fastmail, and any IMAP/SMTP account including custom domains
- Price: free 14-day trial with every feature, then a one-time licence. Launch price $14 (first 15 buyers), rising to $29 and then $49. No subscription
- Licence: one person, up to 3 Macs, never expires, includes every 1.x update; 14-day refund, no questions
- AI: private assistant, thread summaries and an AI writer that run on the Mac (Apple Intelligence on macOS 26+, or a downloaded Gemma or Qwen model on any Mac). Email content is not sent to an AI company
- Privacy: no Glassmail mail server; the Mac connects directly to the email provider; passwords stored in the macOS Keychain; tracking pixels removed; no analytics in the app
- App language: English (the website is also in Deutsch, Français, Español, Português (Brasil), 日本語, 简体中文)
- Payment: Polar (merchant of record)
- Contact: hi@glassmail.app

## Features

- **Native, not a web page**: Built in Swift for the Mac. It opens fast, scrolls smoothly through years of mail, and feels like it came with your Mac.
- **Private by design**: Your mail goes straight between your Mac and your provider. There is no Glassmail mail server to see it.
- **Pay once, keep it**: One price, every account, every version 1 update. No subscription, no account to make, no AI fee.
- **Ask your inbox**: “What needs me today?” “Who hasn’t replied?” Answers come back as the actual conversations, sorted into what needs you and what can wait, with one click to act.
- **The gist of any thread**: Summarize turns a long back-and-forth into a few lines: what it’s about and what you’re being asked to do, with the dates.
- **Replies in your voice**: It learns your greeting, length and sign-off from mail you’ve sent, so drafts sound like you wrote them. Because you did, mostly.
- **Today view**: When nothing is open, Glassmail shows who’s waiting on you, the sign-in code you just asked for, and who you’re still waiting to hear from. One sentence, then the few conversations that matter.
- **Triage**: Triage puts one conversation in front of you and everything else out of the way. Decide, press a key, and the next one is already there. A bar shows how close you are. Keys: E archive, H snooze to tomorrow, R reply, J skip.
- **Plain-language search**: Type “pdf from maya last week” or “what I sent to daniel yesterday”. Glassmail understands people, attachments, dates and folders, then shows exactly what it understood, across every account at once.
- **Sign-in codes and bundles**: Sign-in codes show up in the list with a copy button, so you never open the email. Updates from the same sender fold into one row you can archive at once. The little chores of email, quietly done.
- **People and Updates**: Mail from people first. Receipts, notifications and newsletters wait in Updates, bundled by sender.
- **Undo send**: A ring counts down the seconds you have to take it back. Your draft comes back exactly as it was.
- **Send later and follow-ups**: Schedule a message, or get a nudge if nobody replies in three days.
- **Unsubscribe in one click**: Every newsletter in one list, with one-click unsubscribe and archive-all.
- **Tracking pixels stripped**: The invisible images that tell senders you opened their mail are removed first.
- **Works offline**: Read, archive and write on a plane. It all syncs the moment you’re back.
- **Keyboard first**: ⌘K for everything, single keys for the rest: E to archive, R to reply, J and K to move.
- **Notifications that act**: Archive, mark as read or copy a sign-in code right from the notification.
- **Works with your AI agents**: Let Claude, Codex or Cursor search and read your mail, read-only. Never send.

## Good fit for

- Someone with several email accounts (for example work Gmail and personal iCloud) who wants one native Mac inbox
- People who want AI help with email without sending their mail to the cloud
- People who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription (compared with Superhuman, Spark Premium, Mimestream)
- Apple Mail users who want people separated from newsletters, one-key triage, snooze, send later and plain-language search

## Not a fit for

- Shared team inboxes, seats or admin consoles
- Windows, iPhone or the web (Mac only today)

## Frequently asked questions

### Which email accounts work with Glassmail?

Gmail and Google Workspace, iCloud, Outlook.com, Hotmail and Microsoft 365, Yahoo and AOL, Fastmail, and any other IMAP account, including custom domains. Glassmail finds the right servers from your address. Gmail, iCloud and Yahoo ask mail apps to use an app password; Glassmail walks you through making one in about a minute. Microsoft accounts sign in with Microsoft.

### Does my email go through your servers?

No. There is no Glassmail mail server. Your Mac talks directly to Gmail, iCloud or your provider, the same way Apple Mail does. Passwords are kept in your Mac’s Keychain, and your mail is stored only on your Mac. The one other thing Glassmail sends is your licence check: the key, this Mac’s name and a hashed ID go to Polar, our payment provider.

### What do I need for the AI features?

On macOS 26 or later with Apple silicon, Glassmail uses Apple Intelligence. On any other Mac, including Intel Macs and macOS 14 and 15, you can download a small model in Settings › AI. Either way it runs on your Mac and nothing is sent anywhere. The AI is optional; everything else works without it.

### Can I try it before I buy?

Yes. Glassmail is free for 14 days with every feature, on your own accounts. After that it asks for a licence key, and your mail stays readable either way. And if it isn’t right for you within 14 days of buying, write to us for a full refund. No questions.

### What does “pay once” include?

One licence works on up to three of your Macs and includes every version 1 update. There is no subscription and no account to create. If there is ever a version 2, upgrading will be optional.

### What happens after version 1?

Your licence never expires. Every 1.x update is included, and Glassmail keeps working on your Macs whether or not anything comes after it. If there is ever a version 2, upgrading will be optional and paid for separately; nothing you already own stops working or becomes a subscription.

### Does it run on Intel Macs?

Yes. Glassmail is a universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

### Is the app available in my language?

The app itself is in English today. This website is translated so you can decide whether Glassmail is right for you; more app languages will follow.

### Is it for teams?

Glassmail is made for people, not shared inboxes. There are no seats, no admin console and no shared folders.

### Does it work offline?

Yes. Everything you’ve synced is on your Mac. Archive, delete, star and write while you’re offline, and Glassmail sends it all when you’re back.

## Pages

- [Home](https://glassmail.app/): features, private AI, comparison, pricing
- [Pricing](https://glassmail.app/#pricing)
- [Support](https://glassmail.app/support): setting up each provider, licences, troubleshooting
- [Privacy policy](https://glassmail.app/privacy): every connection the app makes
- [Refunds](https://glassmail.app/refunds)
- [Terms](https://glassmail.app/terms)
- [About](https://glassmail.app/about)
- [Full text for AI assistants](https://glassmail.app/llms-full.txt)

## Translations

- [English](https://glassmail.app/)
- [Deutsch](https://glassmail.app/de)
- [Français](https://glassmail.app/fr)
- [Español](https://glassmail.app/es)
- [Português (Brasil)](https://glassmail.app/pt-br)
- [日本語](https://glassmail.app/ja)
- [简体中文](https://glassmail.app/zh)

## Blog

- [How to see all your email accounts in one inbox on a Mac](https://glassmail.app/blog/all-email-accounts-one-app-mac): Work Gmail, personal iCloud, an old Yahoo address. How to read every account in one unified inbox on a Mac, in Apple Mail or a dedicated app.
- [The best Apple Mail alternatives for Mac in 2026](https://glassmail.app/blog/apple-mail-alternatives): Apple Mail is free and fine at the basics. These are the Mac email apps worth switching to, what each is best at, and what they really cost.
- [Glassmail vs Airmail: Mac email apps compared](https://glassmail.app/blog/glassmail-vs-airmail): Airmail is free for one account and $49.99 a year for Pro. Glassmail is a one-time purchase for every account, with private AI built in.
- [Glassmail vs Apple Mail: is it worth switching?](https://glassmail.app/blog/glassmail-vs-apple-mail): Apple Mail is free and good at the basics. What Glassmail adds on top, what it doesn't, and how to decide whether it's worth paying for.
- [Glassmail vs Canary Mail: private email apps for Mac compared](https://glassmail.app/blog/glassmail-vs-canary): Canary offers encryption, cross-platform apps and cloud AI. Glassmail is a Mac app with AI that runs on your Mac and no read receipts.
- [Glassmail vs Mimestream: native Mac email apps compared](https://glassmail.app/blog/glassmail-vs-mimestream): Mimestream is the best native app if you only use Gmail. Glassmail is native too, works with every account, and adds private on-device AI.
- [Glassmail vs Outlook for Mac: which should you use?](https://glassmail.app/blog/glassmail-vs-outlook-mac): Outlook for Mac is free with ads and best for Microsoft 365 work. Glassmail is a calm, native app for every account, with AI that runs on your Mac.
- [Glassmail vs Spark: Mac email apps compared](https://glassmail.app/blog/glassmail-vs-spark): Spark has a free plan, team features and apps on every platform. Glassmail is Mac-only, pay once, with AI and mail that stay on your Mac.
- [Glassmail vs Superhuman: which Mac email app is right for you?](https://glassmail.app/blog/glassmail-vs-superhuman): Superhuman costs $25–40 a month and supports Gmail and Outlook. Glassmail is a one-time purchase for every account, with AI that runs on your Mac.
- [Glassmail vs Thunderbird on Mac: free and open vs native](https://glassmail.app/blog/glassmail-vs-thunderbird): Thunderbird is free, open source and endlessly configurable. Glassmail is a native Mac app with private AI built in. How to choose between them.
- [How to add Gmail to a Mac email app with an app password](https://glassmail.app/blog/gmail-app-password-mac): Gmail won't accept your normal password in third-party Mac mail apps. Here's how to make an app password in two minutes, and what to do if you can't.
- [How to add iCloud Mail to a Mac email app (app-specific password)](https://glassmail.app/blog/icloud-mail-app-password-mac): Third-party Mac mail apps need an app-specific password for iCloud Mail. How to make one in two minutes, the server settings, and fixes when it fails.
- [Inbox zero on a Mac: a 10-minute routine that actually sticks](https://glassmail.app/blog/inbox-zero-mac): Inbox zero isn't about having no email. It's about deciding once. A simple daily routine for Mac users, with the keyboard shortcuts that make it fast.
- [How to add Outlook.com or Microsoft 365 to a Mac email app](https://glassmail.app/blog/outlook-microsoft-365-mac-email-app): Outlook.com, Hotmail and Microsoft 365 no longer accept passwords in mail apps. How Microsoft sign-in works, what admins must allow, and the fixes.
- [Private AI for email on a Mac: what stays on your Mac, and what doesn't](https://glassmail.app/blog/private-ai-email-mac): AI that summarises and writes email usually sends your inbox to the cloud. Here's how on-device AI works on a Mac, what it needs, and what it can't do.
- [Superhuman alternatives for Mac without a monthly subscription](https://glassmail.app/blog/superhuman-alternatives-mac): Superhuman costs $300+ a year. These Mac email apps give you fast, keyboard-first email for less, including two you pay for only once.
- [How to add Yahoo Mail or AOL to a Mac email app](https://glassmail.app/blog/yahoo-mail-app-password-mac): Yahoo and AOL won't accept your normal password in third-party Mac mail apps. How to generate an app password, the IMAP settings, and common fixes.