Can I vibecode Mailbird?

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The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For Mailbird, build a Windows email client with unified inbox, local search, and simple integrations. The hard boundary is windows polish, provider compatibility, app integrations, sync, and support, plus mail infrastructure, integrations, and client polish.

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Build a modern Windows desktop email client inspired by Mailbird.
Use Tauri 2, React, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, SQLite for local storage, and standard IMAP/SMTP protocols.

### Data Model
- `Account`: id, email_address, imap_host, imap_port, smtp_host, smtp_port, is_oauth, auth_token (stored securely), color_code.
- `Folder`: id, account_id, name, type (inbox, sent, archive, trash, custom), unread_count.
- `Message`: id, folder_id, subject, snippet, from_address, to_address, date_received, is_read, has_attachments, html_body.
- `Attachment`: id, message_id, filename, mime_type, size, local_path.
- `Integration`: id, name (slack, whatsapp, calendar), icon, web_url, is_active.

### Screens & UX Patterns
1. **Unified Inbox Main View**: Three-pane layout. Leftmost sidebar: App icons (Mail + Integrations like WhatsApp/Calendar) and Accounts/Folders. Middle pane: Message list sorted by date with a quick search bar at the top. Right pane: Email reading view with inline reply.
2. **Compose Window**: A sleek, modal-style floating window or a dedicated tab for drafting emails, supporting rich text formatting, file attachments (drag-and-drop), and a send button with a "Send Later" option.
3. **Settings & Account Setup**: A wizard interface to add IMAP/SMTP details or authenticate via OAuth2 (Gmail/Outlook).
4. **App Integrations Sidebar**: Clicking an integration (e.g., WhatsApp) in the leftmost sidebar opens a web view of that service in the main area, allowing context switching without leaving the app.

### Step-by-Step User Journey
1. **Onboarding**: User launches the app and adds their Gmail and Outlook accounts via OAuth2. 
2. **Syncing**: The app syncs headers in the background via IMAP, displaying a progress indicator. The Unified Inbox populates with emails from both accounts.
3. **Reading & Searching**: User searches for "invoice". The local SQLite database is queried to return instant results. User clicks an email to read it; HTML content is sanitized and rendered.
4. **Replying**: User clicks "Reply", typing a response in the inline editor, and attaches a PDF.
5. **Sending**: User hits "Send". The app connects to the respective account's SMTP server to send the email and saves a copy to the local "Sent" folder.

### Technical Specifics
- Use standard IMAP library (via Tauri's Rust backend) to connect to mail servers.
- Store credentials using the OS keychain via Tauri plugins.
- Render HTML emails safely using a sandboxed `iframe` or a sanitized HTML renderer to prevent XSS.
- Implement an aggressive background sync strategy to cache headers in SQLite for instantaneous search and offline availability.
- Allow users to enable a "Unified Inbox" mode that merges messages from multiple `Account` entities, sorted by `date_received`.
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What you lose

  • Hosted infrastructure and managed operations from Mailbird
  • The original service's mature integrations and ecosystem
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