Kiwi for Gmail Core Plan Is Finally Going Away - What Alternatives?

Misplaced on 17/03/2023 - 11:21

More pain for those of us who lost our free "lifetime" Google Apps plans not so very long ago…

"The Core Plan will expire soon.

In November 2022, we said goodbye to our free Basic plan as part of an effort to refocus on developing a more complete and robust platform for Gmail and Workspace users.

Now, that future is here, and as we head into Spring 2023 and a long-overdue 4.0 - it is officially time to move away from our free versions…completely."

See here: https://www.kiwiforgmail.com/core

I am given the choice of:

Standard - USD 2.75 per month

Standard - USD 30.00 per year
Premium - USD 39.00 per year
Elite - USD 58.90 per year

I don't particularly like paying for plans in USD, and I'm sick of "Free" products having their hand out - first Google Apps / Workspace, then Microsoft Teams, and now THIS.

I used to have the exact same thing as an App in Google Chrome with a Desktop shortcut before Google decided to can Apps altogether. No doubt someone has hacked together a shell that achieves the same function.

Does anyone have experience with usable free alternatives for Kiwi for Gmail, Shift and the like? What are your recommendations?

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Comments

  • Guybrush57 on 18/03/2023 - 12:03
    +1

    What is this product? It seems to just be an email client? Try Thunderbird.

    • Misplaced on 19/03/2023 - 01:35

      It's a shell for GMail, so not really an email client as such. More like a wrapper for a browser window that runs native GMail.

      • kogi on 20/03/2023 - 14:03
        +1

        So its just a pwa (progressive web app) for gmail?

    • Misplaced on 22/03/2023 - 09:11

      Yeah, most of those are just email clients. Shift is the only thing comparable.

  • rektim on 12/06/2023 - 02:44

    I have a core license :)

    I don’t use it and it’s currently offering 50% off for life

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