Emailyst vs Linger

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Emailyst compared with Linger
Detail	Emailyst	Linger
What it does	Clean up Apple Mail on your Mac using built-in AI, nothing uploaded	A private, local-first image organizer for design references
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Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free: up to 1,000 emails per mail account with full message grouping and review. Full version: $29 once, covering up to three Macs and all version 1 updates, with no email limit and automatic sorting on a schedule.	Personal $39 USD one-time for 1 person on 2 Macs with Linger 0.x and 1.x updates included; Lifetime $79 USD one-time for 1 person on 4 Macs with all future major upgrades included. 14-day full trial available with no card required.
Key features	Groups emails by type: newsletters, promotions, notifications and other categories Local processing with no uploads using macOS built-in AI Reversible email moves with full history Works with Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and Fastmail Automatic scheduled sorting in full version Custom rules available Can process multiple mailboxes Learns from user preferences Supports up to three Macs with one licence	Add personal notes and tags to each reference Multiple view modes: grid, stack and focus views Text search across titles, notes and tags Canvas feature to arrange references side by side Collections and saved searches Local library with no cloud sync required Optional AI for text extraction and descriptions Chrome extension for easy capture No item count limits
What makes it different	Runs entirely on your Mac with no email uploads to servers Never deletes emails, only moves them with reversible operations Uses macOS native language model, signed and notarized by Apple Free version with no account required	Private local-first library that keeps your data on your device with zero cloud dependency One-time purchase with permanent access, no monthly subscriptions Canvas tool to explore visual and conceptual relationships between references
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Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	3 +2 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	14	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	14	13
Referring domains (Majestic)	3	1

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