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Talanoa and Pagkugi

People-first email client with a Kanban board.

At a glance

Kanban-style organization, people-first conversations, and follow-up tracking.

Where Pagkugi differs. A niche Kanban workflow rather than a standard Maildir client.

Status
Active
License
Proprietary
Platforms
Web
Storage
Provider mail presented as conversations on a board.
Website
https://talanoa.email/

Where Talanoa is better

  • A Kanban board over conversations.
  • People-first organization instead of a flat list.

Storage and ownership

Where the mail actually lives, and whether it survives the client.

Feature Pagkugi Talanoa
Open local storage Yes No
Maildir as the live store Yes No
Works offline Yes No

Accounts and protocols

The servers and providers the client can talk to.

Feature Pagkugi Talanoa
IMAP and SMTP Yes Limited
POP3 No Not in the first release. No
Gmail account No Provider-specific account model is not supported. Limited
Microsoft / Exchange No Exchange-specific account model is not supported. No
JMAP No No

Reading

How a message is presented, and what happens to HTML.

Feature Pagkugi Talanoa
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. Yes
HTML converted to text Yes No
Conversation threading Yes Yes
Calendar invitations Limited A focused read-only viewer, not a calendar application. No

Writing and organizing

Composition, search, and the tools that shape a mailbox.

Feature Pagkugi Talanoa
Rich or HTML composition No Composes text/plain; Markdown composition is not released. Yes
Snooze or send later No No
Full-text search Yes Yes
Custom incoming filters No The local filter engine is implemented but switched off. Limited
Tags or labels No Read state only; no general labels or tags. Yes Kanban columns.
Mailing-list actions Yes No
Command palette or keyboard-first No Actions live in explicit context menus. No
Open-thread work view Yes No

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi Talanoa
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. No
Phishing or sender checks Yes No
Remote content blocked Yes No
Built-in AI features No No assistant, by design. No

Platform and business

Where it runs, how it extends, and how it is sold.

Feature Pagkugi Talanoa
Graphical desktop app Yes No
Terminal interface No No
Mobile app No Limited
Web or self-hosted No Yes
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No No
Plugin or extension system No No
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. No
No account with its maker Yes No

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