Off by default
zora works fine without AI. Nothing about AI runs until you turn it on in Settings.
Canary puts AI at the center of your inbox, and sells it in tiers.
zora puts your mail at the center, and AI is an optional switch with your own key.
zora works fine without AI. Nothing about AI runs until you turn it on in Settings.
Bring an OpenAI, Anthropic or xAI (Grok) key and pick the model. You pay the provider only for what you use.
Only the conversation you have open goes to your provider, never through a zora server.
Every feature is in the trial and in the license. Nothing is held back for a higher plan.
Labels, nested ones included, threads, spam and trash behave like Gmail.
iCloud, Fastmail, Yahoo or your own domain, with server settings filled in.
A command palette on ⌘K, plus J K to move, E to archive and R to reply.
Mail is cached on your Mac. It opens instantly and stays readable without a connection.
zora, Everforest, Flexoki, Gruvbox, Kanagawa, Nord, Rosé Pine, Solarized and Zenwritten.
Canary does things zora doesn't. Better you know before you switch.
zora doesn't encrypt mail end to end. If you need PGP, Canary does that.
No zora for iPhone, Windows or Android.
zora doesn't track whether people opened your mail, and blocks trackers in yours.
zora is paid for by the people who use it, so its only job is to be a good mail app for them.
Pay once. A lifetime license, no subscription. Try every feature free for 14 days first.
No server in between. zora talks straight to your mail provider. Nobody else receives your mail, including me.
No tracking. Remote images stay blocked until you ask. No analytics, no telemetry.
Requires macOS 14 or later.
Canary Mail is a trademark of its respective owner. zora is an independent app and is not affiliated with Canary Mail.