Mimestream iOS Beta

Exciting news for Mac users: the excellent Gmail client Mimestream is now in a private iOS beta version:

We’re sending invites every week, starting with our earliest customers first and working our way through from there. If you have a Mimestream subscription, you’ll automatically receive an invitation when it’s your turn. There’s no waitlist to join.

I’ve been using Mimestream to manage my mail on a Mac since November 2021. Back then I wrote,

I wish I had known about Mimestream sooner — it’s been around for more than a year. I plan to pay for the app when it goes to market, even (so help me) if it’s available only by subscription.

When the app went out of beta in 2023, I subscribed. Mimestream remains the only app I’ve been willing to use on a subscription basis. It’s great to have it available for iOS.

Yes, I got my invite today.

Mimestream out of beta

Mimestream, the great Gmail client for Mac, is out of beta and thus no longer available for free. I’ve been using Mimestream since November 2021. As I wrote back then, “I plan to pay for the app when it goes to market, even (so help me) if it’s available only by subscription.” It is now available by subscription only, and I have kept my word.

Mimestream, a Mac app for Gmail

“Combines your favorite Gmail features with the power of a native macOS app so you can move through your email effortlessly”: Mimestream is free to download and use while it’s in beta. I downloaded the app yesterday and am impressed by its design and ease of use. It should prove especially handy for anyone who manages multiple Gmail accounts.

I wish I had known about Mimestream sooner — it’s been around for more than a year. I plan to pay for the app when it goes to market, even (so help me) if it’s available only by subscription.

Gmail Live

“To help find something in your inbox, you can just ask a question with your voice”: Gmail is introducing Gmail Live, “a new AI-powered voice mode” (The Verge ). But wait, there’s more:

Google is bringing voice-driven AI features to Docs and Keep, too. With Docs Live, you can talk over your ideas with Gemini and it will help structure a document and pull in details from places like your Gmail and Google Drive. In Keep, as you talk about things you might want the app to track, it can put together things like reminders and grocery lists for you.

No thank you.

Have I mentioned how much I like using Mimestream? Oh, yes, I see that I have.