KanmailUse Gmail as a Kanban Board
Gmail's tabs and labels help, but when you're juggling dozens of conversations across projects, important emails still get buried. Kanmail connects to your Gmail account and turns your inbox into a kanban board — drag emails between columns to organize your workflow, just like you would in Trello or Notion.
How it works with Gmail
Sign in with the "Sign in with Google" button — no app passwords, no IMAP settings to configure. Kanmail uses OAuth 2.0, so it never sees or stores your Google password. You authenticate directly with Google and Kanmail receives a limited-scope token that only permits email operations.
Once connected, your Gmail folders become kanban columns. Drag emails from your inbox to "Waiting", "Needs Reply", or any custom folder you create. Because Gmail uses labels rather than traditional folders, Kanmail includes a copy mode that preserves Gmail's label-based workflow — emails can live in multiple columns simultaneously.
Gmail-specific features
- Gmail search — Kanmail supports Gmail's native search syntax, so operators like
from:,has:attachment, andafter:work exactly as you'd expect - Label-aware column mapping — Copy mode lets you assign emails to multiple columns without removing them from your inbox, matching how Gmail labels actually work
- OAuth 2.0 authentication — One-click sign in through Google's official login. No app passwords required
Combine Gmail with your other accounts
If you use Gmail for work but have an Outlook or iCloud account for personal email, Kanmail displays them all together in one kanban board. Each account gets its own color accent so you can tell at a glance which inbox an email belongs to.
Your emails stay 100% on your device — Kanmail connects directly to Gmail's servers with no intermediary. See the security overview for details, or read the Gmail setup docs for advanced configuration.