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Kite for Gmail.
Your mail. Your desktop.

Kite brings Gmail into a focused desktop application without rebuilding the web experience or shipping an entire browser.

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Avery Chento me · 10:42 AM

A small update on the launch plan

Hey Jordan,

Sharing a quick update before we head into the final stretch. The new desktop build is feeling fast, focused, and ready for more hands.

Would love your eyes on the latest notes when you have a moment.

— Avery

Why Kite

Built for the desktop.

A better home for the mail you already use.

Focused

A dedicated application window for your mail, and nothing else competing for attention.

Lightweight

Built with Rust and Tauri instead of shipping an entire Chromium runtime.

Persistent

Keep your Google session available in a dedicated desktop environment.

Open source

Kite is built in the open and available for everyone to inspect.

The essentials

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Explore features
01Desktop-first experience
02Persistent Gmail sessions
03Native application shell
04Google authentication
05Keyboard-friendly workflow
06Cross-platform packaging
07Rust native layer
08Lightweight Tauri architecture
Under the hood

Built with technology
we trust.

Small, native, and familiar. Kite keeps the stack close to the metal without making the experience feel complicated.

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Built in the open

Good software should be
easy to understand.

Read the code, follow along, or help shape what comes next. Kite is open source from the first line.

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Project status

Built. Shipping. Evolving.

Kite is already a working desktop application, with releases distributed across multiple platforms and more desktop features coming next.

Current

Gmail desktop client

A lightweight native desktop shell for Gmail, built with Rust and Tauri and designed to feel at home on your desktop.

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Next

Native desktop experience

System tray support, native notifications, better account handling, shortcuts, and deeper operating-system integration.

IN DEVELOPMENT

Make space for what matters.

A lighter way to use Gmail on your desktop.

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