Inboxorcist

Inboxorcist is a self-hosted, privacy-first Gmail cleanup tool designed for bulk email deletion. It handles operations that Gmail's UI cannot - like deleting 100,000+ emails from Promotions, Social, or Updates tabs.

Why Inboxorcist?

Gmail's web interface struggles with large-scale email operations:

• No bulk delete - You can only select 50 emails at a time
• Timeout issues - Operations fail on large mailboxes
• Manual process - Requires clicking through hundreds of pages

Inboxorcist solves this by:

• Bulk operations - Delete thousands of emails with one click
• Background processing - Jobs run reliably without timeouts
• Category targeting - Focus on Promotions, Social, Updates, or custom labels
• Progress tracking - Real-time visibility into deletion progress

Privacy First

Your data never leaves your machine:

• Self-hosted - Runs entirely on your infrastructure
• No tracking - Zero analytics or telemetry
• No storage - Email content is never stored, only metadata counts
• Encrypted tokens - OAuth credentials are encrypted at rest

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System Requirements

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Bun
• Backend: Hono
• Frontend: React 19 + Vite + TailwindCSS
• Database: SQLite (default) or PostgreSQL
• Queue: In-memory (default) or Redis with BullMQ