Shift vs. Thunderbird

I use it every day, and it is so lovely to have a clear desktop and only have one app running with everything I need. For example, when I am creating YouTube content, I need to be able to check analytical data on my YouTube channel, then open up Canva and create additional differences to the thumbnails that Land is making for the following video. I also need to be able to open Google Sheets to update my team and keep track of everything on Trello so we know what project we are currently working on our project. Workflow for content creation is spread across Trello Canva, WhatsApp, and Google Sheets, so to have all of these simultaneously open, I can switch between them all within shift is absolutely a godsend. Also, the fact that it integrates with Microsoft To-Do is beneficial as this is how we keep track of all completed tasks that we, as a team, create.

Incentivized

I like that it's free, I like that it's open-source, and the fact that it allows IMAP lets me have this on all 3 laptops and it's synced. I would never consider using it as my primary email client, however; just too clunky and can't navigate around fast enough the way I do with Gmail. And not even close to having all the features I'd need that Gmail does: 30 second undo-sending, canned responses, easy-to-create signatures for each email address (I literally toggle over to Gmail, compose a message, and paste my sig into the body of Thunderbird emails, so clunky), all spam ends up in my inbox even after I've marked enough as spam that it should know, email labeling and filtering... Gmail is just way more advanced and feature-ful. But, Thunderbird does beat my ridiculous RoundCube webmail interface!

Incentivized

• Shift provides a seamless, single interface that brings together all of my email accounts and productivity tools (both Google Workspace and 3rd parties)
• It allows me to install, login and access the same emails and tools from ANY desktop in the world, securely, and without leaving a footprint of my User information or online working sessions.
• The browser-based UX/UI design of Shift makes it intuitive and fast (especially with recent memory handling improvements).

Incentivized

• Email receiving
• Email sending
• Email composition
• Ability to add calendar and task plugins

Incentivized

• Some apps don’t work as well as they would on a regular plugin for a browser
• Web browser is nice, but Chrome is a bit more user friendly
• Sometimes things load strange and take over a work space (some forms or PDFs)

Incentivized

• definitely needs a mobile /andriod version

Incentivized

I'm quite happy with this product, been using it in a daily basis for the last 3 years.

Incentivized

It is simple and has exactly what I need. If they worked out a few minor bugs, I think it would be perfect.

Incentivized

I wouldn't say I liked the user experience and the difficulty in configuration. I generally like to keep my UX and UI as consistent as possible, and Shift does that. Moreover, I wanted to save all my Gmail labels and have their catalog precisely as on the Gmail website. Thunderbird for Mac is a bit tacky.

Incentivized

Incentivized

• It's a good investment as it is cheap to pay for and it gives me all the work space I need.
• Amazing way to just keep a clean tidy workspace.
• Ability to switch between apps is fantastic as they are all on the left hand side bar.

Incentivized

• Its FREE and donation based. Can't get better than that.
• I love that we aren't giving away our privacy to Google.
• And I especially love that it's a grass-rootsy endeavor.

Incentivized