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# FairEmail
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*Open source, privacy friendly email app*
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This email app might be for you if your current email app:
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* takes long to receive or show messages
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* can manage only one email address
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* cannot show conversations
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* cannot work offline
* looks outdated
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* is not maintained
* 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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## Features
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* 100 % open source
* Multiple accounts (inboxes)
* Multiple identities (outboxes)
* Unified inbox
* Message threading
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* Distraction free writing
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* Two way synchronization
* Offline storage and operations
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* Battery friendly
* Low data usage
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* Folder management
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* Material design
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## Pro features
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* Signatures
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* Dark theme
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* Account colors
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* Standard replies
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* Sort on time, unread or starred
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* Search on server
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* Preview sender/subject in new messages status bar notification
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* Export settings
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## Simple
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* Easy navigation
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* No unnecessary settings
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* No bells and whistles
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## Secure
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* Allow encrypted connections only
* Accept valid security certificates only
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* Authentication required
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* Safe message view (styling, scripting and unsafe HTML removed)
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* No special permissions required
* No advertisements
* No analytics and no tracking
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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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* Android 6 Marshmallow or later required
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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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## Compatibility
FairEmail requires at least Android 6 Marshmallow.
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FairEmail might occasionally crash on a Motorola/Lenovo devices with Android 7 Nougat or earlier
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because of a [bug in Android ](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/63377371 ).
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## 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.
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## Support
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* For support on FairEmail, please go [here ](https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/source-email-t3824168 )
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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 [here ](https://crowdin.com/project/open-source-email )
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* If your language is not listed, please send a message through [this contact form ](https://contact.faircode.eu/ )
*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/ ).
Please [contact me ](https://contact.faircode.eu/ ) first to tell me what your plans are.
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://javaee.github.io/javamail/ ). Copyright (c) 1997-2018 Oracle® and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. [GPLv2+CE license ](https://javaee.github.io/javamail/JavaMail-License ).
* [jsoup ](https://jsoup.org/ ). Copyright © 2009 - 2017 Jonathan Hedley. [MIT license ](https://jsoup.org/license ).
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* [JCharset ](http://www.freeutils.net/source/jcharset/ ). Copyright © 2005-2015 Amichai Rothman. [GNU General Public License ](http://www.freeutils.net/source/jcharset/#license )
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* [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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## License
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[GNU General Public License version 3 ](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt )
Copyright (c) 2018 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/ ).
