This Website Turns the Epstein Files into a Gmail Inbox

A new web project called Jmail has radically changed public access to the trove of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein by presenting them in a clean, familiar Gmail-style interface.

Created by internet artist Riley Walz and developer Luke Igel, Jmail takes the existing public archive of emails—previously released as a messy collection of scanned PDFs and text files—and reorganizes them into a functional inbox where messages are sorted into “sent” and “received” folders, conversations are threaded, and a search bar allows for instant lookups by name, date, or keyword.

The project introduces no new data but focuses solely on usability, aiming to bridge the gap between information being technically public and being practically accessible to journalists, researchers, and the general public.

By removing the intimidation and logistical burden of sifting through thousands of disjointed files, Jmail demonstrates how interface design can transform public engagement with critical records, posing a larger question about why essential transparency often fails when information is buried in formats that discourage exploration and understanding.