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    Apple Mail Alternatives

    Apple Mail is described as 'There’s big news attached. The best way to manage email on a Mac, according to Apple' and is a very popular Email Client in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Apple Mail for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone. The best alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apple Mail are K-9 Mail, Microsoft Office Outlook, Spark Mail and Mailspring.

    Apple Mail is mainly a Email Client but alternatives to it may also be Calendar Apps or Task Management Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Apple Mail.
    This page was last updated Feb 23, 2022
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    There’s big news attached. The best way to manage email on a Mac, according to Apple.
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    1. Mailbird helps individuals and businesses manage emails in one place. This allows you to simplify your workflows. Therefore, spend more time on important tasks. Moreover, 9 in 10 of our customers describe our interface as “intuitive” and beautiful.
    2. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail, news and instant messaging client. The project strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox.
      Thunderbird vs Apple Mail opinions
      Some users think Thunderbird is a great alternative to Apple Mail, some don't.
      Looks like piece of crap. Intrface is like from windows 98. Rediculous UX design.
      Negative comment • about 2 years ago

      7
      It has too crowded a look to listing email. Compare the wide screen view of both. Thunderbird puts all the details on one line, apple uses multiple lines and gives whitespace between mails.
      Negative comment • about 5 years ago

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    4. K-9 is an open source email client for Android with multi-folder sync, email signatures, Bcc-to-self, return-address configuration, keyboard shortcuts, Exchange Support, message flagging, IMAP deletes, saving attachments, configurable notifications and more.
    5. Microsoft Outlook, part of the Microsoft Office Suite (not to be confused with Microsoft Outlook Express), is a personal information manager that lets you manage your e-mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks.
      Microsoft Office Outlook vs Apple Mail opinions
      Some users think Microsoft Office Outlook is a great alternative to Apple Mail, some don't.
      Because it has better UI than any other...
      Positive comment • 8 months ago

      0
      Wayyyyy to complicated and on outlook 2016 no common inbox
      Negative comment • over 3 years ago

      2
      No unified inbox, too many strange behaviors with outlook.
      Negative comment • about 2 years ago

      3
    6. E-mail app with all the great features: swipes (long/short), snooze, add (multiple) attachments from the cloud, support for various e-mail services and more.
      Spark Mail vs Apple Mail opinions
      Some users think Spark Mail is a great alternative to Apple Mail, some don't.
      Spark is quick, sync easily with all of your devices, and is free!
      Positive comment • about 2 years ago

      0
      Great UI design. Really good natural language search. Smart Inbox that's actually smart.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

      0
      Good idea but the only negative point have the time to sync.
      Negative comment • about 5 years ago

      4
    8. Boost your productivity and send better email with Mailspring, a beautiful, fast email client for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Mailspring is free to use and an optional pro version adds read receipts, send later, reminders and more.
    9. Mailbird helps individuals and businesses manage emails in one place. This allows you to simplify your workflows. Therefore, spend more time on important tasks. Moreover, 9 in 10 of our customers describe our interface as “intuitive” and beautiful.
      Mailbird vs Apple Mail opinions
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Does not have typical windows design.
      Positive comment • almost 7 years ago

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    10. FairEmail is a privacy-focused email client with a setup wizard that helpfully walks you through the steps to use it with any email provider. There are many privacy settings including encryption via OpenPGP and S/MIME and reformatted emails to avoid phishing.

      Discontinued

      Marcel Bokhorst has discontinued the project. He posted that in XDA: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/closed-app-5-0-fairemail-fully-featured-open-source-privacy-oriented-email-app.3824168/page-1087#post-86909853 The GitHub repository has also been archived, but the app can still be downloaded from F-Droid and GitHub for the moment.

    11. Evolution is a personal information management application that provides integrated mail, calendaring, address book and task list functionality.
    12. eM Client is a full featured email client with a clean and efficient user interface.
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