Paperweight

Map your digital footprint from email

WHO USES ITAnyone who wants to clean up old sign-ups and marketing mail.

Install to use

A local-first app that scans your inbox to map where your data lives and where you've signed up.

INSTALL

START IN 5 MINUTES ↓

The Paperweight dashboard: 6,233 synced messages, 9 mailing lists, 331 accounts and a daily-email chart.

TESIGN TAKE

The source is open, so you can audit what it does.

Activity and discovery evidence

★ 459▲ 3 HNAs of 10-01 22:00 UTC

459 stars · checked on GitHub 09-30 15:44 UTC GitHub check 35 h late · no 7-day star increase observed (GH Archive) (as of 10-01 22:00 UTC) · 3 Show HN points observed 10-01 11:08 UTC

NEW 0h OLD WHEN SEEN

AT A GLANCE

LICENSE: MIT
USAGE: Use, change and redistribute, commercially too. Keep the notice.
LANGUAGE: TypeScript
PLATFORM: windows · macos · linux
ACTIVITY: last commit 1 day ago (2026-09-30) · latest release [unconfirmed] As of 09-30 15:44 UTC
COMMUNITY: contributors [unconfirmed] · open issues [unconfirmed] · made by: [unconfirmed] Reference time unavailable
SOURCES: Show HN
OPEN SOURCE: YES
FIRST SEEN: 2026-09-30 14:44 UTC
CATEGORY: SECURITY

A summary, not legal advice.

WHY IT MATTERS

Forgotten accounts and bulk mail pile up and it's hard to know where your data went. Paperweight reads your inbox to find accounts and mailing lists per service, and shows breach alerts and data-deletion requests.

BUILD FROM THIS

Works with Gmail, Microsoft, Apple, Proton (via Bridge) and IMAP. It finds accounts and mailing lists, shows breach alerts (haveibeenpwned.com) and offers bulk unsubscribe. It says mail and settings stay on your machine and nothing is sent to external servers; a scan takes about two minutes.

WHO IT'S FOR

Anyone who wants to clean up old sign-ups and marketing mail.

START IN 5 MINUTES

# Download the build for your OS from Releases, connect your email and run a scan.

CAVEATS

The free tier covers one email account and discovery only. Unsubscribe and deletion actions, multiple accounts and MCP need a paid plan (a 30-day Cleanup Pass or yearly Pro). It reads your whole mailbox, so check the source and pricing before granting access.

RECEIPT

FIRST SEEN: 2026-09-30 14:44 UTC
AT SOURCE: 2026-09-30 14:36 UTC
KEPT: 2026-10-02 03:18 UTC
CREATED → FIRST SEEN: 0h
WHEN FIRST SEEN: 459 ★
SOURCES: Show HN

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SIMILAR TOOLS

Up to five from SECURITY by ★ total: edited entries first, then repository cards; this entry is highlighted. Drawn from the same stored snapshot as the rankings — a comparison, not a recommendation. As of 10-01 22:00 UTC

NAME	★ TOTAL	▲ 7d	LICENSE	PLATFORM	LAST PUSH
open-code-reviewAI code review for developers	★ 43.2k	▲ +20	Apache-2.0permissive	windows · macos · linux · cli	2026-10-01
NucleiScan your servers for known weak spots	★ 31.7k	—	MITpermissive	cli	2026-10-01
PaperweightMap your digital footprint from emailTHIS ENTRY	★ 459	—	MITpermissive	windows · macos · linux	2026-09-30
ente/enteCARD	★ 28.9k	—	AGPL-3.0copyleft	—	2026-09-13
deskflow/deskflowCARD	★ 28.8k	—	GPL-2.0copyleft	—	2026-09-11

TIMELINE

2026-01-31 20:26 UTCRepository created
2026-09-30 14:36 UTCShow HN post ↗
2026-09-30 14:44 UTCFIRST SEEN BY TESIGN
2026-10-02 03:18 UTCPublished on TESIGN

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