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-![Atom](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/72919/2874231/3af1db48-d3dd-11e3-98dc-6066f8bc766f.png)
+Nylas Mail is a hackable platform for your personal data, built on [Electron](https://github.com/atom/electron) and the [Nylas Platform APIs](https://nylas.com/sync_engine).
 
-Atom is a hackable text editor for the 21st century, built on [atom-shell](https://github.com/atom/atom-shell), and based on everything we love about our favorite editors. We designed it to be deeply customizable, but still approachable using the default configuration.
 
-Visit [atom.io](https://atom.io) to learn more or visit the [Atom forum](https://discuss.atom.io).
 
-Visit [issue #3684](https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/3684) to learn more
-about the Atom 1.0 roadmap.
-
-## Installing
-
-### OS X
-
-Download the latest [Atom release](https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest).
-
-Atom will automatically update when a new release is available.
-
-### Windows
-
-Download the latest [AtomSetup.exe installer](https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest).
-
-Atom will automatically update when a new release is available.
-
-You can also download an `atom-windows.zip` file from the [releases page](https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest).
-The `.zip` version will not automatically update.
-
-#### Uninstalling Chocolatey Version
-
-The recommended installation of Atom on Windows used to be using [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/packages/Atom/).
-This is no longer recommended now that the Atom Windows installer & auto-updater
-exists.
-
-To switch from Chocolatey to the new installer:
-  * Upgrade to Atom 0.155 or above by running `cup Atom`
-  * Run `cuninst Atom` to uninstall the Chocolatey version of Atom
-    * This will not delete any of your installed packages or Atom config files.
-  * Download the latest [AtomSetup.exe installer](https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest).
-  * Double-click the downloaded file to install Atom
-
-### Debian Linux (Ubuntu)
-
-Currently only a 64-bit version is available.
-
-1. Download `atom-amd64.deb` from the [Atom releases page](https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest).
-2. Run `sudo dpkg --install atom-amd64.deb` on the downloaded package.
-3. Launch Atom using the installed `atom` command.
-
-The Linux version does not currently automatically update so you will need to
-repeat these steps to upgrade to future releases.
-
-### Red Hat Linux (Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat)
-
-Currently only a 64-bit version is available.
-
-1. Download `atom.x86_64.rpm` from the [Atom releases page](https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest).
-2. Run `sudo yum localinstall atom.x86_64.rpm` on the downloaded package.
-3. Launch Atom using the installed `atom` command.
-
-The Linux version does not currently automatically update so you will need to
-repeat these steps to upgrade to future releases.
-
-## Building
+## Building Nylas Mail
 
 * [Linux](docs/build-instructions/linux.md)
 * [OS X](docs/build-instructions/os-x.md)
 * [FreeBSD](docs/build-instructions/freebsd.md)
 * [Windows](docs/build-instructions/windows.md)
 
-## Developing
+## Extending Nylas Mail
 
-Check out the [guides](https://atom.io/docs/latest) and the [API reference](https://atom.io/docs/api).
+It's easy to extend Nylas Mail using your favorite web technologies. Check out the [Nylas Package API](docs/index) to get started, and the [API reference](https://atom.io/docs/api) for information about specific classes.
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