Two-step verification is supported, so there is no need to create an app-specific password for Kiwi. A tutorial is presented on first launch, after which you’re taken to a standard login window, and then to your inbox. Contrary to the full version, Kiwi Light lets you add only one account, and does not support shortcuts, important-only notifications, do-not-disturb mode, or Gmail plugins. Kiwi for Gmail launched on June 23 and costs $10 on the Mac App Store.Ī free version - “Kiwi for Gmail Light” - can also be found on the App Store. The app’s name was changed in May after Zive were approached - politely they say - by Google.
1 The project was fully funded within six days, and by the time the pledge ended, Zive had raised $42,200: more than two times their initial goal. Zive Inc. launched their Kickstarter campaign for “Gmail for Mac” on November 15, 2014, dubbing it “the true desktop email client for Gmail”.
This review will first cover the app itself, and an optional appendix at the end will detail my initial experiences as an early adopter. In Gmail in a Box, I mentioned having bought Kiwi for Gmail.
