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Everything you need to
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Brand assets, product information, founder bio, and recent updates, all in one place. Pick what you need, drop it into your piece, and reach out if something's missing.
Product
Talanoa
Latest version
v0.8.5
Platforms
macOS · Windows · Linux
Pricing
Free, with Pro tier
Founded
2025 · Independent
Made by
BetterCallJohn
Built with
Electron · Vue 3
Website
About Talanoa
Email,
reinvented.
Talanoa is a privacy-first desktop email client that organises your inbox by sender, not by date. It runs locally on your machine. Your data never leaves your device, and the app is designed for people who want clarity, deep focus, and a calmer relationship with email.
Talanoa means “discussion” in Fijian, a reminder that email, at its best, is just a conversation.
People-first inbox
Emails are grouped by sender. Your inbox finally looks like the people in your life, not a wall of dates.
Local-only storage
Your emails live on your machine. No cloud sync, no third-party servers, no inference engines reading your mail.
CASA Tier 2 certified
Independently audited by TAC Security. The same security bar Google requires for apps that access Gmail.
Open source & cross-platform
Built with Electron and Vue 3. Native installers for macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows, and Linux (DEB · RPM · Flatpak).
“I built Talanoa because every email client I tried treated me like a productivity machine. I wanted one that treats me like a human, and keeps my inbox to myself.”
About the founder
One person, one obsession.
Talanoa is built by John (a.k.a. BetterCallJohn), an independent maker who got tired of email clients that mine your inbox, sync to opaque servers, or treat you like an analytics row. Every feature ships from a single shop. No growth team, no investors, no roadmap pressure. Just one product, made calmly and out in the open.
Brand assets
Logos & marks.
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Recent releases
Latest five
shipped.
The most recent versions Talanoa has shipped. Head to the full changelog for everything we've ever released.
v0.8.5
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v0.8.4
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v0.8.3
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v0.8.2
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v0.8.1
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Looking for the complete history: every fix, every tweak, every minor bump?
See the full changelog
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we didn't ship?
Specific screenshots, an interview, a quote, or a custom asset for your story? Reach out. Replies usually come within a day.
