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# FairEmail
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*Open source, privacy friendly email app for Android*
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This open source, privacy friendly email app might be for you if your current email app:
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* takes long to receive or to show messages
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* can manage only one email address
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* cannot handle a large number of messages
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* cannot show conversations
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* cannot work offline
* looks outdated
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* is not maintained and supported
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* stores your email on their servers
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* is closed source, potentially violating your privacy
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This app is minimalistic by design, so you can concentrate on reading and writing messages.
This app starts a foreground service with a low priority status bar notification to make sure you'll never miss new email.
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## Main features
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* 100 % [open source ](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/LICENSE )
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* Multiple accounts
* Multiple email addresses
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* Unified inbox
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* Flat [conversation threading ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation_threading )
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* Two way synchronization
* Offline storage and operations
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* Battery friendly
* Low data usage
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* Small (~6.5 MB)
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* Material design
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* Maintained and supported
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## Pro features
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* Account/identity colors
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* Notifications per account (requires Android 8 Oreo or later)
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* Notification sound per sender (requires Android 8 Oreo or later)
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* Configurable notification actions
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* Snooze messages ([instructions](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq67))
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* Send messages after selected time
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* Synchronization scheduling ([instructions](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq78))
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* Reply templates
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* Filter rules ([instructions](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq71))
* Search on device or server ([instructions](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq13))
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* Keyword management
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* Encryption/decryption ([OpenPGP](https://www.openpgp.org/)) ([instructions](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq12))
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* Export settings
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## Simple
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* Quick setup
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* Easy navigation
* No bells and whistles
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* No distracting "eye candy"
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## Secure
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* No data storage on third party servers
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* Safe message view (styling, scripting and unsafe HTML removed)
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* Confirm opening links, images and attachments
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* No special permissions required
* No advertisements
* No analytics and no tracking
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* No [Google backup ](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/backup )
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* FairEmail is an original work, not a fork or a clone
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## Efficient
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* [IMAP IDLE ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAP_IDLE ) (push messages) supported
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* Built with latest development tools and libraries
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## Screenshots
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Please see [here ](https://email.faircode.eu/#screenshots ) for screenshots.
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## Downloads
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* [GitHub ](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases )
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* [Play store ](https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.faircode.email )
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Certificate fingerprints:
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```
MD5: 64:90:8E:2C:0D:25:29:B0:D0:26:2D:24:D8:BB:66:56
SHA1: 17:BA:15:C1:AF:55:D9:25:F9:8B:99:CE:A4:37:5D:4C:DF:4C:17:4B
SHA256: E0:20:67:24:9F:5A:35:0E:0E:C7:03:FE:9D:F4:DD:68:2E:02:91:A0:9F:0C:2E:04:10:50:BB:E7:C0:64:F5:C9
```
One line command to display certificate fingerprints:
```unzip -p fairemail.apk META-INF/CERT.RSA | keytool -printcert```
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* [F-Droid ](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.faircode.email/ ) ([last build status](https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/eu.faircode.email/lastbuild))
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Note that F-Droid builds new versions irregularly and you'll need the F-Droid client to get update notifications.
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To get updates in a timely fashion you are advised to use the GitHub release.
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The GitHub release will automatically check for updates on GitHub.
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You can turn this off in the advanced options.
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Because F-Droid builds and GitHub releases are signed differently, an F-Droid build needs to be uninstalled first to be able to update to a GitHub release.
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## Privacy
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Please see [here ](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/PRIVACY.md#fairemail ) for the privacy policy.
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## Compatibility
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FairEmail requires at least Android 5 Lollipop.
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Individual message notifications are available on Android 7 Nougat and later only
because earlier Android versions do not support notification grouping.
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FairEmail will work properly on devices without any Google service installed.
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See [here ](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#known-problems ) for known problems.
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## Support / frequently asked questions
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See [here ](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md ) for a list of often asked questions and about how to get support.
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## Contributing
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*Documentation*
Contributions to this document and the frequently asked questions
are preferred in the form of [pull requests ](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/ ).
*Translations*
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* You can translate the in-app texts of FairEmail [on Crowdin ](https://crowdin.com/project/open-source-email )
* If your language is not listed, please send a message through [this contact form ](https://contact.faircode.eu/?product=other )
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*Source code*
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Building FairEmail from source code is straightforward with [Android Studio ](http://developer.android.com/sdk/ ).
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It is expected that you can solve build problems yourself, so there is no support on building.
Source code contributions are preferred in the form of [pull requests ](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/ ).
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Please [contact me ](https://contact.faircode.eu/?product=other ) first to tell me what your plans are.
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Please note that you agree to the license below by contributing, including the copyright.
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## Attribution
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FairEmail uses:
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* [JavaMail ](https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/ee4j.javamail ). Copyright (c) 1997-2018 Oracle® and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. [GPLv2+CE license ](https://javaee.github.io/javamail/JavaMail-License ).
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* [jsoup ](https://jsoup.org/ ). Copyright © 2009 - 2017 Jonathan Hedley. [MIT license ](https://jsoup.org/license ).
* [Android Support Library ](https://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/ ). Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project. [Apache license ](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/master/LICENSE.txt ).
* [Android Architecture Components ](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/ ). Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project, Inc. [Apache license ](https://github.com/googlesamples/android-architecture-components/blob/master/LICENSE ).
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* [colorpicker ](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/colorpicker ). Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project. [Apache license ](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/colorpicker/+/master/src/com/android/colorpicker/ColorPickerDialog.java ).
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* [dnsjava ](http://www.xbill.org/dnsjava/ ). Copyright (c) 1998-2011, Brian Wellington. [BSD License ](https://sourceforge.net/p/dnsjava/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/LICENSE ).
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* [OpenPGP API library ](https://github.com/open-keychain/openpgp-api ). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Dominik Schürmann. [Apache License 2.0 ](https://github.com/open-keychain/openpgp-api/blob/master/LICENSE ).
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* [Android SQLite support library ](https://github.com/requery/sqlite-android ). Copyright (C) 2017 requery.io. [Apache License 2.0 ](https://github.com/requery/sqlite-android/blob/master/LICENSE ).
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* [App shortcut icon generator ](https://romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/icons-app-shortcut.html ). Copyright ???. [Apache License 2.0 ](https://github.com/romannurik/AndroidAssetStudio/blob/master/LICENSE ).
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* [Mozilla ISPDB ](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration#ISPDB ). *Free to use for any client.*
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* [ShortcutBadger ](https://github.com/leolin310148/ShortcutBadger ). Copyright 2014 Leo Lin. [Apache license ](https://github.com/leolin310148/ShortcutBadger/blob/master/LICENSE ).
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* [PhotoView ](https://github.com/chrisbanes/PhotoView ). Copyright 2018 Chris Banes. [Apache License ](https://github.com/chrisbanes/PhotoView/blob/master/LICENSE ).
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* [Bugsnag exception reporter for Android ](https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-android ). Copyright (c) 2012 Bugsnag. [MIT License ](https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-android/blob/master/LICENSE.txt ).
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## License
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[GNU General Public License version 3 ](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt )
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Copyright © 2018-2019 Marcel Bokhorst. All rights reserved
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FairEmail is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
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FairEmail is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with FairEmail. If not, see [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/ ](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/ ).
