Connect your mailbox
Run Core on your server and connect a TLS IMAP mailbox using an app password or supported credentials.
A little attention for every important folder
Organized mail.
Timely notifications.
Let your rules organize your mail. Let Mailwake watch for what matters. Client messages, bills, and verification codes can reach you even after they leave your inbox.
Self-host Core. Read and reply in the mail app you love.
Choose your folders
Choose alerts for clients, bills, and accounts. Let everything else file away quietly.
Get notified your way
Use Bark, Pushover, or a webhook for free. Choose Pro for native iPhone notifications.
Made for the way you already use email
Keep your workflow.
Catch what matters.
Folder notifications
Beyond the inbox.
Beyond the inbox.
Still on your radar.
When a rule moves mail to Clients or Finance, its notification should follow. Pick the folders to watch and Mailwake will look for new messages there.
Your rules, your folders, your familiar mail app.
Your data, in your hands
Your mailbox stays yours.
Your mailbox stays yours.
Your alerts come to you.
Core runs on your server, where your mailbox credentials stay. Pro native notifications are encrypted for your paired device before leaving Core. The relay forwards ciphertext.
Learn about Core setupYour server. Your keys.
CoreiPhone
End-to-end encrypted native notifications
Choose what works for you
Start with open source.
Make yourself at home on iPhone.
Both options run on your own self-hosted Core.
Free
Open-source Core$0
Bring notifications to the folders you care about.
- Manage your Core with the web UI and API
- Bark / Pushover / Webhook
- Sender and subject previews
- Core is open source under AGPL-3.0-only
Mailwake Pro
Native iPhone experienceMade for iPhone
Keep important messages close in the native app.
- Manage your own Core from the app
- Encrypted native push for multiple devices
- Verification codes and Live Activities
- Read-only message content, on demand
See the App Store for Pro pricing, billing periods, and trial eligibility. Supporter is a separate one-time contribution; feature access follows your Free or Pro plan.
Read-only content requires permission from your Core owner and an HTTPS connection. Live Activities show codes for up to ten minutes; tap to open Mailwake and copy.
Start with your own Core
Be here for the next
important message.
Deploy Core, connect your mailbox and folders, then choose a Free notification channel or pair your iPhone for Pro.
Downloads open when the app is on the App Store.
Your server. Your mailbox.
Three steps to a quieter inbox.
Prepare an always-on server and a TLS IMAP mailbox. Your iPhone needs trusted HTTPS access to Core for app management and message content.
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Start Core
Run Core with Docker Compose and persistent storage. Open the web console, enter the setup code from the logs, and create an administrator password of at least 12 characters.
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Connect your folders
Enter your IMAP server and mailbox app password, then select the folders to monitor. Free works with Bark, Pushover, or Webhook.
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Pair your iPhone
Create an invitation in Core and scan it with Mailwake. Pro adds app management and native push. Read-only message content requires separate approval from the Core owner.
Core is open source under AGPL-3.0-only. Read the full deployment guide or browse the source on GitHub.
Help shape what comes next
What if we ran
the service for you?
Let Mailwake run your mail monitoring, with no server to deploy or maintain. Managed hosting would be priced separately. We’re exploring demand.
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