What's new in Talanoa

📝 Notes Just Got Superpowers

Notes are now a powerhouse! We’ve added everything you need to manage them like a pro:

• Filter, sort, and search - Find exactly what you need, when you need it
• Assign labels - Organize your notes with the same label system you use for emails
• Convert to Todo - Turn any note into a task with one click. Ideas become action items instantly.

Your notes are no longer just a place to jot things down - they’re a full productivity system integrated with your email workflow.

✉️ Composer Improvements

We’ve made composing emails faster and smarter:

• Autocomplete in To field - Start typing and get instant suggestions from your contacts. No more hunting through your address book without clutter!
• Drag & drop recipients - Easily move recipients between To, CC, and Bcc by dragging them. It’s intuitive, it’s fast, it just works.

Composing emails should be effortless. These improvements make it feel that way.

🔄 Better Email Threading

When you send an email, you’ll now see it appear in the thread immediately. No refresh needed, no confusion - just instant feedback that your message was sent.

🗑️ Smarter Delete with Undo

Deleting emails just got a major UX upgrade:

• Delete without confirmation - No more annoying popups interrupting your flow
• Success notification with Undo - Changed your mind? Click Undo to bring it back
• Keyboard shortcut support - Press CMD+Z (Mac) or CTRL+Z (Windows/Linux) to undo your last delete

Fast deletions when you need them, safety net when you don’t. This is how delete should work.

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Small improvements, big impact on your daily workflow. This is what we’re here for! 🚀

🎁 Referral Program - Let’s Grow Together!

This is a big one! You can now share Talanoa with the world, and we’re SO excited about what this means for the project.

Why this matters:

• More users = More features - As our community grows, we can invest more in building the features you want
• Better experience for everyone - A thriving community means more resources for improvements, faster bug fixes, and better support
• You’re part of the journey - Help shape Talanoa’s future by bringing in people who’ll love it as much as you do

Share Talanoa, grow the community, and watch the app get better with every new user. This is how indie products become great - together.

✉️ “Sent via Talanoa” Signature

Every email you send from Talanoa now includes a small “Sent via Talanoa” tag below your signature. It’s a subtle way to spread the word and help others discover the app.

Don’t want it? No problem! You can disable it in settings. Your emails, your choice.

🏆 Earn Points, Unlock Perks

Here’s the fun part: Earn points for every referral!

These points aren’t just for show - you’ll be able to use them to unlock:

• Future perks - Exclusive features and benefits
• Advanced features - Premium functionality as we build it
• Customization options - Make Talanoa even more yours

The more you share, the more you unlock. It’s our way of saying thank you for being part of this journey.

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Building in public, growing together. Let’s make Talanoa amazing! 🚀

📁 Default Download Folder

You can now set your preferred default folder for downloading attachments! No more hunting through your Downloads folder - choose where attachments go and they’ll always land exactly where you want them.

Set it once, forget about it. Your workflow just got a little smoother.

📋 Customize Todo Columns

Todo just got a major upgrade! You now have full control over your Todo columns:

• Reorder columns - Drag and drop to organize them exactly how you want
• Edit existing columns - Rename, adjust settings, make them work for you
• Add new columns - Create custom columns that fit your workflow

Your Todo view, your way. Whether you’re tracking projects, priorities, or custom workflows, you can now build the perfect setup for how you work.

🏷️ Labels Management - Finally!

This one’s been highly requested, and we’re SO excited to ship it! You can now fully manage your labels in Talanoa.

What you can do:

• Sync labels from Gmail and other providers - All your existing labels are automatically synced
• Choose which labels to display - Customize your sidebar by selecting exactly which labels you want to see. Keep it clean, keep it organized, keep it yours.

No more clutter. No more scrolling through dozens of labels you never use. Just the ones that matter, right where you need them.

⚡ Rules Management - Automate Your Life

Set it and forget it! Create rules to automatically apply labels based on the sender.

Got a newsletter you want to auto-label? Done. Important client emails that need special tagging? Easy. Your inbox organizes itself while you focus on what matters.

This is the kind of feature that saves you hours every week. We’re genuinely excited about how much time this will give back to you.

🎨 Sidebar Redesign

We’ve updated the sidebar UI! You can now switch between Inbox, Todo, and Calendar (coming soon - we’re working on it! 🔜).

The new design is cleaner and makes it easier to navigate between different views.

✨ Quality of Life Improvements

We’ve been listening to your feedback, and here are some small but mighty improvements:

• Choose your reply style - You can now choose to reply all or send a simple reply to just the sender. No more accidental “reply all” moments!
• Switch accounts in Todo - Working with multiple accounts? You can now directly switch between them right from the Todo view. Seamless multi-account workflow unlocked.

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Building in public, shipping fast, listening to you. This is what indie hacking is all about! 🚀

📝 Message Templates are here!

Massive productivity boost incoming! You can now create and use pre-registered email templates to save time on repetitive messages.

Whether you’re sending follow-ups, standard responses, or frequently used messages, templates let you compose emails in seconds instead of minutes. Just select your template, customize if needed, and send. Your productivity just got a serious upgrade.

🗑️ Empty Trash

Clean up your email storage for good! The new “Empty Trash” feature lets you permanently delete all emails in your trash folder, freeing up space and keeping your account tidy.

🐛 Bugfix

• Fixed UI issues on custom sections

🔄 Reorder custom sections

You can now reorder your custom sections! Drag and drop to organize them exactly how you want. Your inbox, your way.

🐛 Bugfix

• Fixed link detection in email content - Links in emails are now properly detected and clickable.

💰 New pricing: Lifetime deal

We’ve added a lifetime deal option! Pay once, use forever. No subscriptions, no recurring fees.

🐛 Minor bugfixes

• Fixed auto-detect links in email content - Links in emails now properly detect and work as expected
• Fixed search in emoji picker for custom sections - The emoji search now works correctly when creating custom sections
• Edit notes are now resizable - Resize your note editing window to fit your workflow
• Global search is now stateful - When you reopen the search, it remembers your previous query and results. No more losing your place!

👀 Account overview on hover

We’ve added a powerful new way to quickly check what’s happening in your other inboxes without disrupting your current workflow. Simply hover over any account in the sidebar to see a preview of the latest emails from that inbox.

Why this matters:

• Stay in context - No need to switch accounts just to check if something important arrived
• Faster triage - Quickly see if an inbox needs attention before committing to a full switch
• Better workflow - Keep your current state intact while staying aware of what’s happening elsewhere

This is especially useful when you’re deep in a focused email session but want to keep an eye on other accounts. Just hover, peek, and decide whether it’s worth switching - all without losing your place.

Stay aware, stay focused. That’s the Talanoa way.

🌙 Dark mode is here! (Beta)

After countless requests, dark mode has finally arrived! Switch between light and dark themes with a single click.

Whether you’re burning the midnight oil or just prefer a darker interface, your inbox now adapts to your style. The dark theme has been carefully crafted to reduce eye strain while maintaining perfect readability and contrast.

Important note: Dark mode is currently in beta. The interface itself fully supports dark mode, but we’re still working on converting email content to dark mode - and it’s proven to be much harder than we initially thought! Email HTML is notoriously complex, with inline styles, embedded images, and various formatting that makes automatic dark mode conversion tricky. We’re actively working on this, and you’ll see email content properly converted in a future update.

✍️ Apple Writing Tools compatible

Talanoa now fully supports Apple’s Writing Tools on macOS! When you’re composing or replying to emails, you can use macOS’s built-in AI writing features directly in Talanoa.

What this means for you:

• Rewrite - Let AI help you refine your message tone and clarity
• Proofread - Catch typos and grammar issues before hitting send
• Summarize - Get quick summaries of long email threads
• Shorten - Make your messages more concise with one click

All of Apple’s Writing Tools work seamlessly within Talanoa’s composer. Just right-click in any text field and select from the Writing Tools menu. It’s like having a writing assistant built right into your email workflow.

This is especially powerful when you’re crafting important emails or need to communicate clearly across different contexts. Your words, enhanced by AI - all without leaving Talanoa.

🎨 Polish & refinements

• Keyboard navigation in Sender view - Navigate through emails and use keyboard shortcuts to archive or delete emails directly from the Sender view. Power users, this one’s for you!
• Improved UI for archived emails - Archived emails now have a cleaner, more intuitive visual treatment that makes it easier to see what’s been processed
• Always-visible global actions - The top-left global actions (compose, pull, search, todo) are now always displayed, giving you instant access to the most important functions no matter where you are in the app
• Three-dot menu on People - Quickly interact with all emails from a sender using the new three-dot menu. Archive all, trash all, or block a sender with just a few clicks

Thanks to everyone who requested dark mode - this one’s for you! 🎁

✏️ Rename senders - Finally!

You can now rename any sender in your inbox. This is incredibly useful when:

• A service just shows “Support” instead of the actual company name (looking at you, various SaaS tools!)
• Services like GitHub where the sender name changes with each notification (different bot names, etc.)
• You want to organize senders with custom names that make more sense to you

This might seem like a small feature, but it’s one of those quality-of-life improvements that makes a huge difference in daily use. Your inbox, your rules!

🐛 Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where modals could appear behind the Today section - they now properly display on top as they should

Thanks a lot to Vlad & Clément for their feedback