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FairEmail is easy to set up and works with virtually all email providers, including Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo!
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FairEmail might be for you if you value your privacy.
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<i>FairEmail is simple to use, but if you are looking for a very simple email app, FairEmail might not be the right choice.</i>
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<i>FairEmail is an email client only, so you need to bring your own email address.</i>
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<i>FairEmail does not support non-standard protocols, like Microsoft Exchange Web Services and Microsoft ActiveSync.</i>
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<i>Almost all features are free to use, but to maintain and support the app in the long term, not every feature can be for free. See below for a list of pro features.</i>
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<i>A lot of effort has gone into this app, which was developed to help you protect your privacy. If you have a question or problem, there is always support at marcel@faircode.eu.</i>
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<b>Main features</b>
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* Fully featured
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* 100 % open source
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* Privacy oriented
* Unlimited accounts
* Unlimited email addresses
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* Unified inbox (optionally accounts or folders)
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* Conversation threading
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* Two way synchronization
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* Push notifications
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* Offline storage and operations
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* Common text style options (size, color, lists, etc)
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* Battery friendly
* Low data usage
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* Small (~20 MB)
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* Material design (including dark/black theme)
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* Maintained and supported
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This app is deliberately minimalistic by design, so you can concentrate on reading and writing messages.
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This app starts a foreground service with a low priority status bar notification to make sure you'll never miss new emails.
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<b>Privacy features</b>
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* Encryption/decryption supported (OpenPGP, S/MIME)
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* Reformat messages to prevent phishing
* Confirm showing images to prevent tracking
* Confirm opening links to prevent tracking and phishing
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* Attempt to recognize and disable tracking images
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* Warning if messages could not be authenticated
<b>Simple</b>
* Quick setup
* Easy navigation
* No bells and whistles
* No distracting "eye candy"
<b>Secure</b>
* No data storage on third party servers
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* Using open standards (IMAP, POP3, SMTP, OpenPGP, S/MIME, etc)
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* Safe message view (styling, scripting and unsafe HTML removed)
* Confirm opening links, images and attachments
* No special permissions required
* No advertisements
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* No analytics and no tracking (error reporting via Bugsnag is opt-in)
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* No Google backup
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* No Firebase Cloud Messaging
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* FairEmail is an original work, not a fork or a clone
<b>Efficient</b>
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* Fast and lightweight
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* IMAP IDLE (push messages) supported
* Built with latest development tools and libraries
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<b>Pro features</b>
All pro features are convenience or advanced features.
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* Account/identity/folder colors
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* Colored stars
* Notification settings (sounds) per account/folder/sender (requires Android 8 Oreo)
* Configurable notification actions
* Snooze messages
* Send messages after selected time
* Synchronization scheduling
* Reply templates
* Accept/decline calendar invitations
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* Add message to calendar
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* Filter rules
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* Automatic message classification
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* Search indexing
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* S/MIME sign/encrypt
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* Biometric/PIN authentication
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* Message list widget
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* Export settings
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<b>Support</b>
If you have a question or problem, please check here first:
https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md
If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact me at marcel+fairemail@faircode.eu and I will try to help you.
