Tech & Product Updates
What Most Email Clients Get Wrong About IMAP
Here's a dirty secret of the email client industry: most modern email clients don't actually use IMAP. This explains a lot about why they have the privacy characteristics they have.
Isaac Hinman
Why Is Apple Mail Search So Bad?
You type a keyword into Apple Mail's search bar. You wait. Results trickle in. Half of them are irrelevant. You're not imagining it. Apple Mail search is genuinely, measurably bad.
Isaac Hinman
Email Is Not Broken. Email Clients Are.
Every few months, someone raises a round of funding to "fix email." They're wrong. Email is one of the most successful communication protocols ever created. What's broken is what we've built on top of it.
Isaac Hinman
Marco vs Superhuman
Marco vs Superhuman compared. Is Superhuman worth $30/month? See how Marco delivers speed, privacy, and offline access at a fraction of the price.
Marco Team
Marco vs Spark
Comparing Marco and Spark email clients side by side. See how they stack up on privacy, offline access, speed, pricing, and platform support.
Marco Team
7 Best Gmail Alternatives in 2026
Looking for a Gmail alternative? We compared the best email clients for UI, multi-account management, offline access, and speed. Find the right Gmail replacement for your needs.
Marco Team
Marco vs Apple Mail
Comparing Marco and Apple Mail. See why thousands of Mac users are switching from the default email app to Marco for better search, offline access, and multi-account management.
Marco Team
Offline-First Landscape
When we set out to build Marco, we knew we were committing to two very difficult requirements: IMAP-based (not API-based), and cross-platform. We drastically underestimated the complexity of offline-first.
Isaac Hinman
Marco: An Introduction
This post is technical in nature, and is the beginning of a series of technical discussions about the world of email, creating Marco, and more.
Isaac Hinman