Gmail is used by 1.8M people so why doesn’t Google, Windows and Linux have a native macOS app for Gmail? It’s baffling. I have 11 Gmail accounts—if you’re an entrepreneur, freelancer, or working across multiple startups, you’ll probably understand. Between work emails, personal accounts, and side hustles, managing multiple inboxes is standard—but far from easy.
I constantly found myself logging in and out, juggling endless browser tabs, wrestling with Google’s account limits, and dealing with two-factor authentication nightmares. It became an unnecessary daily headache. So when Tim, a fellow member at Impact Brixton, casually mentioned he’d created something to fix this, I was instantly hooked.
Why Small Problems Matter
Tim’s journey highlights something essential: successful innovation often starts by solving small, everyday frustrations. You don’t always need revolutionary tech; sometimes, the best products solve one tiny but painful problem incredibly well. Meru—a native macOS, Linux and windows app designed to simplify managing multiple Gmail accounts seamlessly. Initially, Meru wasn’t even intended as a startup. Tim the founder built a basic solution for his own frustrations—a simple Gmail app — put the code out on GitHub as an open-source experiment. The response blew him away.
How you know its a good Idea: Community Validation and Early Users
A community of developers began not only using Meru but actively contributing to it, improving Tim’s original concept. “These people decided to spend their own time on this,” Tim shared. “And it’s more than money, really, because they’re committing themselves and their skills.”
Seeing this spontaneous engagement from the open-source community was the ultimate validation. It showed Tim that the problem he faced was shared by many others. With about a dozen developers actively collaborating on GitHub and hundreds more beginning to download and test the early versions, Tim decided to fully commit and turn Meru into a polished product.
How Meru Simplifies Your Inbox
Today, Meru is a beautifully simple app that centralizes your Gmail account in one intuitive interface. No more endless logging in and out or browser tab chaos. Meru provides desktop notifications, unified inbox views, and smart features like phishing protection and tracker blocking, making your Gmail experience safer and more streamlined.
The genius of Meru is its simplicity. It’s not trying to reinvent email with complex AI or elaborate algorithms. Instead, it tackles a straightforward but widely experienced annoyance head-on. And it’s resonating: hundreds of users have already adopted Meru, and the feedback is enthusiastic and growing.
Try Meru Today
If juggling multiple Gmail accounts is part of your daily grind, give Meru a try. Head over to meru.so to download a free seven day trial for its pro trial. If you love it as much as I do, you can upgrade to Meru Pro for a lifetime license at just $29.99—a special deal for early adopters.
Tim’s openness to community involvement continues—he encourages every user to give feedback, shaping Meru’s future together.
