Bordly

The AI-native email inbox you'll enjoy using.

Bordly is an email client that reimagines your inbox as a collaborative board. It blends powerful AI automation with an intuitive UI, enabling truly agentic assistance for you and your team.

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Why Bordly?

• ✅ Free & open – Completely open-source, no hidden features
• 🦾 AI-native – Smart AI assistant with infinite memory
• 📬 Unified inbox – Connect all your email accounts in one place
• 🙌 Collaborative – Work together on emails with your team
• 🔒 Privacy-focused – Built-in email tracking blocker
• 🎨 Beautiful design – Clean and intuitive board-based interface
• 🚀 Blazing fast – Smooth experience with instant UX
• 🛠️ Customizable - Developer-friendly and extensible

Screenshots

Board View

Card Details

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TanStack Router, TailwindCSS, Shadcn UI, Tiptap, Vite
• Backend: Node.js, Fastify, tRPC, Mastra, MikroORM, Pg Boss
• Data: Google OAuth, PostgreSQL, LanceDB (vectors), AWS S3 (or compatible)
• LLM: Any provider, OpenAI (embeddings)
• Development: TypeScript, Devbox (Nix), Nginx, Biome, Mkcert

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Pnpm
• Devbox

Quick Start

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/BemiHQ/Bordly.git
cd Bordly

2. Initialize Development Environment

# Install Devbox and initialize environment
make init

# Start required services (PostgreSQL, MinIO, Nginx)
make up-services

3. Configure Environment

Copy and customize the .env files:

cp backend/.env.example backend/.env
cp frontend/.env.example frontend/.env

Add to /etc/hosts for local development:

127.0.0.1	bordly.dev
127.0.0.1	api.bordly.dev

4. Install Dependencies & Setup Database

# Install all dependencies
make install

# Create database and run migrations
make create

5. Start the Application

# Start both frontend and backend
make up

Open https://bordly.dev in your browser.

Available Commands

Bordly provides a comprehensive set of make commands for development:

Development

make up              # Start the full application
make up-backend      # Start backend only
make up-frontend     # Start frontend only
make up-services     # Start PostgreSQL, MinIO, and Nginx
make down-services   # Stop all services
make ps              # List running services

Database

make create          # Create database and run migrations
make migrate         # Run migrations
make rollback        # Rollback last migration
make add-migration   # Create new migration (use NAME=migration_name)
make reset           # Drop and recreate database
make recreate        # Reset database and run migrations

Code Quality

make check           # Format, lint, and type-check the entire codebase
make format          # Format code with Biome
make test            # Run tests

Utilities

make sh              # Open a shell in the Devbox environment
make console         # Open Node.js REPL console

License

Distributed under the AGPL-3.0 License. If you need to modify and distribute the code, please release it to contribute back to the open-source community.