Show HN: Mail Memories – A desktop app to rescue photos from Gmail

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Like many of you, I've had my Gmail address for more than 20 years.

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A few years ago, I got curious and wanted to see what photos were buried deep in my account.

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I ended up finding lots of "lost" pictures of old friends, family members, and a ridiculous number of vintage memes.I originally built and launched this as a SaaS, but even with code and policies in place that kept users' photos private, I figured everyone would feel more comfortable with a desktop app.So, I threw out the server architecture and completely rewrote it as a 100% local desktop app for Mac and Windows.How it works now: The app connects directly to Google's server from your computer, processes everything entirely on your system, and saves photos straight to your hard drive.You can download your 50 oldest photos for free (no credit card required) just to see what's in there.

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If you want to download all the pictures in your account, it's a one-time payment of $29.

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