GoodByEmail -A Privacy-First Email Inbox Cleaner. No OAuth Token Needed
Hello HN! My inbox was overflowing with unread emails and 98% full. I wanted a clean inbox, but I didn't want to hand over my logins or OAuth tokens to third-party tools. That's why I've created GoodByEmail, a privacy-first inbox cleaning tool. On my first sweep with GoodByEmail, I reclaimed over 5GB of storage space from small emails alone—none of it from attachments. This wasn't just about creating another inbox cleaning tool; I wanted to build one I'd be comfortable using. GoodByEmail stands apart from other inbox cleaning tools by not requiring you to grant access to your email account.…
GoodByEmail -A Privacy-First Email Inbox Cleaner. No OAuth Token Needed launched on October 17, 2023 with 5 votes, #1,683 of 4,393 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
What it does
Is your Gmail storage full? Clean up Gmail and unsubscribe from unwanted emails in a secure way with GoodByEmail. No logins nor OAuth tokens needed.
Thousands of people like you have cleaned up their email inboxes with GoodByEmail. While other cleaners access your emails by using your login, swearing it’s secure, we don't need your username, password, nor tokens. GoodByEmail helps you discover why your Gmail is out of storage. Some senders sent you tons of emails. That large quantity of emails filled up your inbox. Tons of small emails can amount to lots of GBs. Shockingly, you've been made believe that what fills up your inbox are large attached files. GoodByEmail helps you quickly identify your top email senders. Use the filters, sort by storage, email count, or last received date to help decide which senders to delete. Additionally,…from goodbyemail.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hello HN! My inbox was overflowing with unread emails and 98% full. I wanted a clean inbox, but I didn't want to hand over my logins or OAuth tokens to third-party tools. That's why I've created GoodByEmail, a privacy-first inbox cleaning tool. On my first sweep with GoodByEmail, I reclaimed over 5GB of storage space…
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