Quiet inbox
Content first, quiet chrome around it. Conversations open beside the list, so you never lose your place.
Fewer settings. No renewal.
Airmail can do almost anything, and asks you to pay for it every year.
zora does less, on purpose, and you pay for it once.
Calm by design.
zora has the settings you'll actually change, and nothing else.
Standard notifications
New mail is a macOS notification and a Dock badge. That's it.
Nine color themes
zora, Everforest, Flexoki, Gruvbox, Kanagawa, Nord, Rosé Pine, Solarized and Zenwritten, in light and dark.
Fast, because it's local.
Opens instantly
Mail is cached on your Mac. It opens instantly and stays readable without a connection.
Keyboard first
A command palette on ⌘K, plus J K to move, E to archive and R to reply.
Gmail and IMAP
Gmail with real labels and threads, plus iCloud, Fastmail, Yahoo or any IMAP account, in one window.
Fair to say.
Airmail does more. Better you know before you switch.
Mac only
No zora for iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. Your accounts stay in sync on the server, so your phone app keeps working.
No Exchange
zora speaks Gmail and IMAP. Exchange-only work accounts won't connect.
No snooze or send later
Not yet, and no app integrations or custom actions either. If you rely on them, Airmail may still suit you better.
Pay once. Keep it.
No yearly renewal to remember, and no price change on it either.
No subscription. A lifetime license. Try every feature free for 14 days first, no account needed.
No server in between. zora talks straight to your mail provider. Nobody else receives your mail, including me.
No tracking, AI off by default. Remote images stay blocked until you ask. Optional AI features use your own API key.
Less to configure. More quiet.
Requires macOS 14 or later.
Airmail is a trademark of its respective owner. zora is an independent app and is not affiliated with Airmail.