Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I love Fastmail, but this feels like a waste of time. I'd rather just leave Fastmail open in a browser tab, rather than install Flatpak just to load an Electron app with the web client in it.


> I'd rather just leave Fastmail open in a browser tab

Or if you gotta have a spearate app+:

Safari > File > Add to Dock

+ which I do because it's so much easier to go to my mail instead of wading through browser windows and tabs. I've been using that way for a while now


Indeed what I do as well; gives me apps for Youtube, Netflix, etc. The only downside is that you have to login if you do not use the "app" for a while. Would Electron get around this?


Offline mode can be useful where network connectivity is not great.


Offline mode works in a browser tab too.


yes, but not at app.fastmail.com unfortunately.


Have you tried it lately? The webworker tech they added for the browser is almost definitely why this app exists at all.


my bad, had to enable it in settings...


I've had it for a while actually. Maybe they are rolling it out slowly?


Oh... my bad ! Turns out it was disabled by default... so yes, one less reason to use the standalone app.


> I'd rather just leave Fastmail open in a browser tab

You'll still be able to do that.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: