Balsa AlternativesEmail Clients and other similar apps like Balsa

Balsa is described as 'E-mail client for GNOME, highly configurable and incorporating all the features you would expect in a robust mail client' and is a Email Client in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Balsa for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac and Android apps. The best Balsa alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Balsa are Evolution, Claws Mail, Mailbird and Sylpheed.

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  1. Thunderbird icon

    Thunderbird

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    Cross-platform email client supporting multiple identities, chat, and strong filtering. Extend functionality with add-ons like RSS/Atom feed readers and PGP support.

    87 Thunderbird alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    • Thunderbird is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Balsa.

    • Thunderbird is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Balsa.

    • Thunderbird is Free and Open SourceBalsa is also Free and Open Source
    • Thunderbird is Customizable and Privacy focusedBalsa is not according to our users
  2. Evolution icon

    Evolution

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    Evolution is a personal information management application that provides integrated mail, calendaring, address book and task list functionality.

    69 Evolution alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • S/MIME
    • GNOME
    • OpenPGP
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  4. Claws Mail icon

    Claws Mail

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    Email and news client on GTK+ foundation featuring quick performance, extensible plugins, secure protocols, advanced filtering, strong folder and contact management, lightweight design, powerful search, customizable interface, multi-language support, and encryption.

    62 Claws Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Mailbird

    Streamline your email experience by managing multiple accounts, integrating apps like Slack and Google Calendar, and using AI-driven features like drafting and spam prevention. Customize your workspace with themes, notifications,...

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    Mailbird

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    Streamline your email experience by managing multiple accounts, integrating apps like Slack and Google Calendar, and using AI-driven features like drafting and spam prevention. Customize your workspace with themes, notifications, and tools for improved productivity and a modern interface.

    64 Mailbird alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Sylpheed icon

    Sylpheed

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    Sylpheed is a simple, lightweight but featureful, and easy-to-use e-mail client (mailer, MUA).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  8. KMail icon

    KMail

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    KMail is the email component of Kontact, the integrated personal information manager of KDE. Kontact is a personal information manager and groupware software suite for KDE. It supports calendars, contacts, notes, to-do lists, news, and email.

    52 KMail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. Nextcloud Mail icon

    Nextcloud Mail

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    💌 Mail app for Nextcloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
     

    • Nextcloud Mail is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Balsa.

    • Nextcloud Mail is Free and Open SourceBalsa is also Free and Open Source
    • Nextcloud Mail is Privacy focusedBalsa is not according to our users
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    Ltt.rs

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    No-frills, easy to use, easy to maintain Email client for Android based on the JSON Meta Application Protocol (JMAP).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  12. Trojitá icon

    Trojitá

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    Trojitá, is a fast Qt IMAP e-mail client that respects open standards and facilitates modern technologies. Trojitá values vendor-neutrality that IMAP provides and is committed to be as interoperable as possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Home
     
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    Columba

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    Columba is an email client written in Java, featuring a user-friendly graphical interface with wizards and internalionalization support. Its a powerful mail management tool with features to enhance your productivity and communication.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Mailbox for Zoho

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    Multi-Account Zoho client for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Zoho Mail
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    • Mailbox for Zoho is the most popular commercial alternative to Balsa.

    • Mailbox for Zoho is Paid and ProprietaryBalsa is Free and Open Source
    • Mailbox for Zoho is LightweightBalsa is not according to our users
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    EmailTray

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    EmailTray is a smart email client and an email notifier for POP3 and IMAP email accounts, including Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail and AOL. EmailTray intelligently ranks messages, prioritizes them into 4 Inboxes and alerts you only to the most important.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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