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Email that feels like desktop software again
Brev Mail is a fast, local and programmable desktop email client for Gmail and standards-based accounts. Use the native Mac app or work from the command line.
Private preview on macOS, with Windows and Linux interest lists
One mail system, two ways to work
Use the native interface for everyday correspondence and the versioned command line for search, scripts and repeatable workflows. Both operate on the same local mail model.
A real desktop client
Native controls, durable local state and an interface designed for sustained work instead of another browser tab.
A real command line
Read, search, draft and act through stable commands with versioned JSON output.
Provider-aware mail
Gmail keeps its labels and conversations while standards-based accounts keep their own folder semantics.
A clear path through everyday mail
Brev keeps reading, local search, account switching and writing in one focused desktop workflow.
Read
Open a cached project conversation and inspect its attachment.
Find
Search message bodies from the local mail index.
Switch
Move between independent account contexts without losing your place.
Write
Compose or reply, close the app and return to the saved draft.
Your computer keeps a working copy
Brev keeps a structured working copy of your mailbox on the device. Previously synchronized mail stays useful when the connection is poor or absent, and local search does not depend on a Brev server.
- On your device
- Mailbox state, search data, drafts and cached message content.
- At your provider
- The authoritative mailbox that receives and stores your mail.
- Not in the middle
- No mandatory Brev-hosted copy of your mailbox.
The command line is a first-class client
The Brev CLI operates the same local mail engine as the Mac app. Use it directly from the terminal or from local scripts and tools you trust with your Brev user authority.
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$ brev search --query "project update" --json
$ brev thread --id THREAD_ID --json
$ brev reply-all --message MESSAGE_ID --body "Thanks"
$ brev send --id DRAFT_IDComplete mail operations
Read, search, synchronize, change mailbox state, compose, reply, attach files, send and undo.
Stable automation
Commands offer versioned JSON, opaque identifiers and defined success and error output.
The same local foundation
The CLI uses the same local store, native credentials and direct provider connections as the graphical client.
Built for Gmail and the accounts that are not Gmail
Provider support is deliberately opened in small cohorts during the private preview. Tell us which accounts you use and we match your request to the current compatibility set.
| Provider | Status | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| Fastmail / JMAP | Private preview | Available to selected accounts while real-world synchronization and sending are verified. |
| Gmail | Private preview | Available to selected accounts while Gmail synchronization, labels and sending are verified. |
| iCloud / other IMAP | Interest list | Not included in the current preview. |
| Microsoft 365 / Outlook | Interest list | Not supported in the current preview. |
Mac today, without making Mac the whole identity
The native private preview currently runs on macOS. Brev is a desktop email client rather than a permanently Mac-only product, so the preview form also records qualified Windows and Linux interest.
macOS
The native AppKit client and current private preview.
Windows
An interest list, not an available client or download.
Linux
An interest list for the CLI and desktop experience, not an available build.
A great email client is enough
Brev gives personal email the attention it deserves. It is not a team inbox, CRM or meeting platform. Contacts and calendar context support correspondence without turning the app into another place to run your company.
Bring the mailbox you actually use
Tell us your platform, providers and current client. Mac preview invitations are matched to supported account combinations.
Join the private previewAvailable by invitation on macOS