GitInbox
A local terminal UI that batches GitHub notifications across all your repos and orgs into a single keyboard-driven inbox. Triage hundreds of pings in minutes, fully offline-capable, no SaaS.
🎯The Problem
GitHub's native notification UI is unsorted, slow, and forces you to click each item; Octobox was the go-to inbox but the hosted version is dead and the self-host setup rots. Indie devs maintaining several repos drown in @mentions and PR review pings with no good triage tool.
💡The Solution
A single-binary TUI (built in Rust + Ratatui) that pulls notifications via the GitHub REST + GraphQL APIs, stores them in a local SQLite cache, and gives you a Mutt-style inbox with vim keys, filters by repo/org/type, and bulk archive/snooze.
👥Target Users
OSS maintainers, indie devs juggling 3+ repos, and small teams whose members want a Things-style inbox for GitHub instead of a spammy email folder.
📊Difficulty: 5/10 — Intermediate
This is an intermediate micro-SaaS idea suited for builders with some shipping experience. Expect to work with third-party integrations, more complex data models, and nuanced user workflows that require careful planning.
Estimated Timeline
A few months to a solid MVP
Skills Needed
Full-stack development, API integrations, and background job processing
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