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Life & fun · November 19, 2012

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A personal Gmail

Hey guys, so I've been building my own Gmail for the past few weeks and would like your feedback. Find a preview here: http://i.imgur.com/UDz2y.png (Mouse cursor is over the "REPLY" button, to show the hover-effect) The app you see in the screenshot is what I've been using in the past week and it starts to feel better than the gmail interface. Just a quick explanation: - It's conversation-based like Gmail. - Conversations with new emails are on the left. - Conversations may be labeled ... based on predefined filters or manually. - Every conversation stays in the left sidebar until marked…

A personal Gmail launched on November 19, 2012 with 127 votes, #15 of 543 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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In plain words

A personal Gmail is a conversation-based email client that organizes messages in a left sidebar, with new emails appearing at the top. Users can label conversations through filters or manually, mark them as "Done" to archive, or pin them to a right sidebar for reference. Both sidebars support filtering by attributes and labels. The interface was designed to feel more intuitive than Gmail's standard layout for managing email conversations.

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In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey guys, so I've been building my own Gmail for the past few weeks and would like your feedback. Find a preview here: http://i.imgur.com/UDz2y.png (Mouse cursor is over the "REPLY" button, to show the hover-effect) The app you see in the screenshot is what I've been using in the past week and it starts to feel…

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