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AI · March 20, 2026

I made an email app inspired by Arc browser

Email is one of those tools we check daily but its underlying experience didn’t evolve much. I use Gmail, as probably most of you reading this. The Arc browser brought joy and taste to browsing the web. Cursor created a new UX with agents ready to work for you in a handy right panel. I use these three tools every day. Since Arc was acquired by Atlassian, I’ve been wondering: what if I built a new interface that applied Arc’s UX to email rather than browser tabs, while making AI agents easily available to help manage emails, events, and files? I built a frontend PoC to showcase the idea. Try…

I made an email app inspired by Arc browser launched on March 20, 2026 with 66 votes, #675 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

This email app redesigns Gmail's interface using the visual approach of the Arc browser, pairing it with AI agents accessible in a side panel to help manage emails, events, and files. Built as a frontend proof-of-concept, it targets daily email users who want a more modern, visually cohesive experience with AI assistance. The standout feature is applying Arc's interface principles to email management rather than just browsing.

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From the sources

define brings email, chat, meetings, docs, and video together—so teams decide faster, switch less, and stay in flow.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Email is one of those tools we check daily but its underlying experience didn’t evolve much. I use Gmail, as probably most of you reading this. The Arc browser brought joy and taste to browsing the web. Cursor created a new UX with agents ready to work for you in a handy right panel. I use these three tools every…

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