Talanoa
Email client that turns threads into chat-style conversations
About Talanoa
Talanoa is a desktop email client for people who want their inbox to read like a conversation rather than a stack of threads. Each message appears as a bubble with quotes, signatures and disclaimers stripped away, and replies can be written in the same chat-like view.
Beyond the inbox, it adds a people-first view that groups every email from one person together, a Kanban-style task board for turning emails into work with due dates, and a built-in calendar that lets you accept invitations and share booking links without leaving your email. Several accounts, including Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo and IMAP, are combined into one unified stream.
The app is aimed at professionals who handle a lot of email and want less clutter. It is available for macOS, Windows and Linux. Its AI features, currently in beta, run locally on the user's computer, and the site says emails are not uploaded to the cloud.
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