Jmail
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 14 web apps by recommenders
Recommended as an easy, Gmail-style way to browse the Epstein files on mobile, though critics find it slow with weak search.
Recommended as an easy, Gmail-style way to browse the Epstein files on mobile, though critics find it slow with weak search.
49 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 39
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 39 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Impressive work by its creators
“Although just Riley and I first made Jmail, it's been really gratifying to see companies, journalists, and fellow developers like Diego rise to the occasion”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)” “Jmail.world and the entire Jmail suite is mind-blowingly impressive”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Postal Arbitrage” “Riley Walz and the folks at Jmail deserve a lot of credit as well.”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Pulitzer Prize Winners 2026” - Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Vercel's CEO offers to cover expenses of 'Jmail'”
- Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files”
- Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files”
- Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files”
Easy and intuitive to browse files
“being able to search through the files when they're purposefully so obfuscated is great”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” “jmail has made it so much easier for everyone to explore the files.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Vercel's CEO offers to cover expenses of 'Jmail'” “this is a genuinely great way to browse through all these files”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” - Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files”
Feels like the Google interface
“I enjoyed exploring the interface, can't believe that's just a clone, not a real Google product!”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” “I really like the style of copying the "google tool" style that this website and jmail use.”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Font Smuggler – copy hidden brand fonts into Google Docs” “It looks more or less like the original Google product.”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” - Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files”
Handy jump-to-end and random buttons
“we had this hunch that jump-straight-to-end and "random page" would make the site work for people.”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” “You added icons and functionality to go to the beginning or end of search/inbox”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Slow to load emails
“kind of frustrating that it takes so long for each email to load”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “Jmail: Gmail Clone with Epstein's Emails” “It's very very slow. Basically unusable”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “Jmail: Gmail Clone with Epstein's Emails” “670KB by itself and loaded on initial load, so I think they might have blown your suggested traffic budget”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Vercel's CEO offers to cover expenses of 'Jmail'” Copies look, not the product
“This is just a webpage that looks kind of similar.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” “they just copy the "UI" not the whole product”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” Search is weak and unfiltered
“the search functionality is quite poor with little filtering available”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)” “Searched 'Ehud Barak' in Jmail and the results were disappointing.”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” Photos and captions missing
“Way better than the DOJ UI but a pity the photo captions got stripped away”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files” “There are only 9 images in this whole release?”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files”
Other web apps people recommend
The four most recommended other web apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigwords.page | 45 | 3 | 94% | 1 | — | — |
| JmailThis page | 39 | 10 | 80% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Stowaway | 21 | 4 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
| Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok | 18 | 5 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| MyTinyCafe | 12 | 4 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
40 of the 52 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This is inspired by jmail.world, which may have been inspired itself.”
“Riley Walz and the folks at Jmail deserve a lot of credit as well.”
“I'm aware of jmail.world, but they haven't (yet?) published the source code.”
“I really like the style of copying the "google tool" style that this website and jmail use.”
“the search functionality is quite poor with little filtering available”
“been useful to dig into some stuff”
“Although just Riley and I first made Jmail, it's been really gratifying to see companies, journalists, and fellow developers like Diego rise to the occasion”
“the amount of work they've put into this is remarkable”
“670KB by itself and loaded on initial load, so I think they might have blown your suggested traffic budget”
“jmail has made it so much easier for everyone to explore the files.”
“Jmail.world and the entire Jmail suite is mind-blowingly impressive”
“at least the jmail suite was based in real facts and documents”
“it even made it into the news!”
“what you guys already created is impressive work”
“it isnt useful for what I want to do”
“Searched 'Ehud Barak' in Jmail and the results were disappointing.”
“Jmail is the only place to see those Amazon order emails by the way!”
“this is really impressive work”
“Why does this site work better on mobile than the real google suite”
“This project is truly next level rather fascinating.”
“I enjoyed exploring the interface, can't believe that's just a clone, not a real Google product!”
“being able to search through the files when they're purposefully so obfuscated is great”
“It looks more or less like the original Google product.”
“we had this hunch that jump-straight-to-end and "random page" would make the site work for people.”
“Never trust anyone with a network setup like this”
“they just copy the "UI" not the whole product”
“this is a genuinely great way to browse through all these files”
“There are only 9 images in this whole release?”
“Great project, thanks for building it”
“Way better than the DOJ UI but a pity the photo captions got stripped away”
“You added icons and functionality to go to the beginning or end of search/inbox”
“a perfectly fit for this project, love to see more power brokers' profile joining this Jmail world”
“actually a pretty intuitive way to view the files”
“This is just a webpage that looks kind of similar.”
“Nice using self-emails as a knowledge base.”
“Riley and I are pretty shocked by how versatile this parody style is for visualizing Epstein's 20 year digital footprint.”
“it also goes back to the first page”
“these messages are also taxed a "virtual stamp" that is ultimately paid to a private company”
“It's very very slow. Basically unusable”
“kind of frustrating that it takes so long for each email to load”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.