macOS 13+ · Gmail · Rust core · 9.8 MB
A fast, keyboard-first Gmail client for Mac. Every action under 100 ms. Your mail lives on your machine.
9.8 MB download~35 MB idleno Electronlocal-first SQLite
Six times quicker to a working inbox. The rest is measured the same way. Read the methodology.
Metadata first, body streams in. The list never waits on the network.
Optimistic local write, synced later. Undo window included.
Sift is a native Mac app, not a browser in a trench coat. It draws the interface with the WebView macOS already ships, and keeps your mail in a local SQLite file. No bundled Chromium, no second copy of V8, no cloud in the middle.
Idle and download figures are Sift's own measurements on Apple Silicon. Electron comparison is typical, not a single app. See the full methodology.
Every action has a key. The palette does the rest. Hover a card, or just press the keys.
Glide through the list. No scrolling to think about.
Archive in 22 ms. Undo if you blinked.
Jump anywhere: threads, labels, actions, accounts.
Reply from the thread. Send-and-archive in one go.
One window for everything. Fast enough that triage stops feeling like work.
Every action has a key. The palette covers the rest.
Personal, work, clients. Unified, color-coded, one shortcut apart.
Snooze, undo, undo send.
Your mail is on your Mac. Search is instant.
Tokens in Keychain. Nothing phones home.
Theme, accent, density. This page and the preview above follow along. Try it.
A Rust core does the heavy lifting once, then every read hits a local SQLite file. No server in the middle, no spinner in front of your inbox.
Sift is open source. Read the code · see the methodology
Turn on 2-Step Verification (open settings).
Create an app password named Sift (open App passwords).
Paste the 16-letter password in Sift and press Connect.
Free while in beta. v1.0.0 · 9.8 MB · macOS 13+.
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