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Skim

Free, open-source AI email client for Windows

Email & inbox management

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About the startup

Skim is a free, open-source (MIT) email client for Windows. ✂ Minimal on purpose: no calendar, no rules engine, no bloat. Fewer buttons, less cognitive load. ⚡ Native Rust core (Tauri 2): ~5 MB installer, sub-second cold start, instant full-text search. 🔒 Local-first, offline-ready, zero telemetry. ✦ AI on your terms: bring your own Anthropic or OpenRouter key and Skim drafts replies in your voice and answers questions across your whole mailbox.

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