Home for Mail

A new look for your Gmail.

Read, write, and organize your Gmail in a browser-based inbox. Choose a theme that feels right for you.

Free. Nothing to install. Sign in with your Google account.

The Home for Mail inbox: folders on the left, the message list, and an open email below it.

Everything you need from your inbox

Home for Mail works with the Gmail account you already have. Your mail stays in Gmail.

A familiar layout

Folders on the left, your mail in the middle, the open email below or beside it. Drag to resize every pane.

Themes, light and dark

Pick a theme and switch between light, dark or your computer's setting. The change takes one click.

Several accounts

Connect more than one Gmail account and switch between them from the top bar.

Write with style

Rich text, your Gmail signature, attachments and automatic replies when you are away.

Pictures on your terms

Choose to see pictures from the web only when you ask, so senders cannot tell you opened their email.

Private by design

Your mail goes straight from Google to your browser. Home for Mail has no server that stores email.

Choose a theme

The same inbox, three different moods. Every theme comes in light and dark.

Home for Mail theme in dark mode.
Home for Mail Our default theme, here in dark.
Outlook style theme: gray canvas with white rounded cards.
Outlook style Office blue, soft corners.
Root of Business theme: navy and sepia with square corners.
Root of Business Navy and sepia, square corners.
Terminal theme: green monospace text on black.
Terminal Green phosphor, for fun.

More inside the app: Fjord, Broadsheet and Candy. Change themes any time in Settings, Appearance.

Help

How do I connect my Gmail?

Open the app and choose Sign in with Google. Pick your account and allow mail access. Your inbox opens right away.

How do I switch between accounts?

Click your email address in the top right corner. Choose another account, or add a new one from the same menu.

How do I change how it looks?

Open Settings, then Appearance. Choose a theme and Light, Dark or System. The sun and moon button in the top bar switches light and dark too.

Sign-in does not work. What can I do?

Allow pop-ups for mail.rootofbusiness.com, then try again. Make sure you allow mail access when Google asks. If it still fails, sign out of Google in that browser and sign in again.

Privacy

Home for Mail runs fully in your browser. When you sign in, Google gives the page a short-lived access key. The page uses it to talk to Gmail directly. There is no Home for Mail server in between, and no email is stored anywhere but Gmail.

  • Mail access lets the app read, organize, send and delete your mail when you ask it to.
  • Basic Gmail settings let you edit your name, signature and automatic replies.
  • In your browser the app keeps only your email address and your preferences, such as the theme.

You can take back access at any time in Settings, Account, or in your Google account.

Ready to try it?

Connect your Gmail and choose a theme. It takes a minute.

Open the app