Hey Look!
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Every feature, no account, no ads. Pick your system. Hey Look! updates itself after you agree.

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Windows

Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit.

Download installer (.exe)HeyLook_<version>_windows_x64-setup.exe
Download MSIHeyLook_<version>_windows_x64.msi
Notes for Windows

The installers are not code-signed yet. If SmartScreen appears, choose More info, then Run anyway.

The MSI is for managed installs and does not install WebView2 itself; the setup.exe does. An MSI update asks for administrator rights.

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macOS

macOS 11 or later, Apple silicon and Intel (one universal build).

Download for macOS (.dmg)HeyLook_<version>_darwin_universal.dmg
First start on macOS: three steps, once

The app is self-signed but not notarised by Apple, so macOS blocks its first start.

  1. Open the .dmg, drag Hey Look! to Applications, and start it from Applications (not from the disk image).
  2. macOS says “Hey Look!” Not Opened. Click Done, not Move to Trash.
  3. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll to Security, click Open Anyway, confirm with your password or Touch ID, then click Open.

Prefer Terminal? Run this once instead of steps 2 and 3:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Hey Look!.app"

Updates that Hey Look! installs itself start normally. The Dock icon shows the unread number (Settings > Notifications & tray > Dock badge). Notifications are not available on macOS in this version.

Updating from a version before 1.0.6: the Keychain asks about your saved passwords once more at the first start, because the app is now signed with a fixed certificate. PDF attachments open in your default app (the preview offers Open and Save as).

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Linux

Any distro with the AppImage, or a native package.

Download AppImageHeyLook_<version>_linux_amd64.AppImage
Download .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)HeyLook_<version>_linux_amd64.deb
Download .rpm (Fedora, openSUSE)HeyLook_<version>_linux_x86_64.rpm
Notes for Linux

If your desktop has no tray area, closing the window quits Hey Look!

Links and attachments open with xdg-open. Notifications need a notification service on the desktop. Passwords need GNOME Keyring or KWallet to be running and unlocked.

The tray icon has no click action: use Open Hey Look! in its menu. PDF attachments open in your default app (the preview offers Open and Save as).

All files

SystemFileSizeDownload
Windows 10/11 (recommended)HeyLook_<version>_windows_x64-setup.exeDownload
Windows, for managed installsHeyLook_<version>_windows_x64.msiDownload
macOS 11+ (Apple silicon and Intel)HeyLook_<version>_darwin_universal.dmgDownload
Linux, any distroHeyLook_<version>_linux_amd64.AppImageDownload
Debian / UbuntuHeyLook_<version>_linux_amd64.debDownload
Fedora / openSUSEHeyLook_<version>_linux_x86_64.rpmDownload

System requirements

After you install

  1. Add a mailbox

    Sign in with Google or Microsoft, or add any account with IMAP/SMTP. iCloud and Yahoo need an app password.

  2. It updates itself

    Hey Look! checks GitHub for a newer version, downloads it after you agree, verifies the signature and restarts after a 5-second countdown you can cancel. You can turn the check off.

  3. Your data stays yours

    The mail cache is a local SQLite file on your computer. Secrets stay in the system credential store. See the privacy policy.

Gmail

Sign in with your Google account. Hey Look! has not finished Google’s review yet, so Google shows a warning first (“Google hasn’t verified this app”) and allows up to 100 people to sign in. What to do. With a personal Gmail account you can also use an app password.

Questions? See Help and FAQ. All versions and release notes are on GitHub Releases. The installers are not code-signed yet.