I built MicroCore because I got tired of Google owning my data

MicroCore is not another email app. It\u2019s a full platform—nine apps running on a machine you own. An old Windows PC works fine.

What\'s inside MicroCore

That\u2019s nine apps. One passkey. One machine you own.

How you get it

There is no MicroCore app on Google Play or the App Store.

You go to https://microcoreofficial.dpdns.org in Chrome (or Edge), log in, and install it from the browser. It opens standalone from your phone\'s home screen like a real app—it\'s a website that acts like an app.

What it does not do yet

I want to be upfront:

• No phone app. There is no MicroCore app on Google Play or the App Store. You install from the browser instead.
• No offline mail on the phone. If you\'re not connected to the internet, you can\'t open your mail.
• No push notifications on the phone. If an email arrives, your phone won\'t buzz unless you open the app.
• Email from a new server often goes to spam. Gmail and Outlook don\'t know your server yet. Check your spam folder.
• It\'s off when the machine is off. Your box is your server.

Mail: you connect your own IMAP account

MicroCore does not give you a mailbox. It does not host email for your domain, and it does not create @microcoreofficial addresses.

You connect your existing email account via IMAP—your Gmail, your Outlook, your custom domain mail—and read it through MicroCore. If you use Gmail, your mail still lives on Google\'s servers; MicroCore just lets you read it through a different interface.

One passkey

One passkey unlocks everything: mail, contacts, calendar, search, video, maps, everything. One login for all the apps.

This is not unique to MicroCore. Google also lets you sign into Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts with one Google account, and passkeys work across Google\'s products too. The difference is that with MicroCore, that passkey unlocks apps running on your machine, not Google\'s.

So why use it at all?

• One machine. Your mail, calendar, contacts, video library, and maps run on hardware you control.
• One passkey. One login for all the apps.
• You own the files. If you ever want to leave, you take the data and go.

If you already love Gmail and don\'t want anything to change, this isn\'t for you. If you want everything in one place under your own roof, it might be.

How to try it

Go to https://microcoreofficial.dpdns.org/. Sign up. It\'s early—things might break. If something does, tell me.

I\'m looking for 3–5 people to actually use it and tell me what breaks. If that\'s you, sign up and say hello in the comments.

Questions? Email me at wahee.labs@gmail.com.