Way better defaults than Thunderbird - doesn't try to download all emails by default, sorts emails in from top to bottom from latest to oldest, doesn't try and open things in its own web browser, doesn't have annoying Mozilla/Google service integration/telemetry.

Pretty decent, but quite annoying it still can't live in the system tray natively. E.g., an option so minimizing/closing the window hides Evolution in the system tray.

• Capable scheduling of repeating events and tasks (no other open-source GUI Linux app capable of e.g. bi-weekly events that I'm aware of)
• Straightforward interface

The features of Evolution include mail, contacts, calendars, memos, and RSS. I would prefer multiple separate apps instead of a single monolithic app. According to AlternativeTo, Evolution runs on Linux, BSD, and GNOME, but it does not run on macOS, web, or iOS.

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution

I've been using it in Linux for years. Better than Thunderbird. Not just e-mail features are good, also Task management, Google accounts integration...

Good integration with Microsoft exchange. Very simple and nice UI. For me it's much better than Thunderbird. Using it for years on Linux (from time to time trying other mail/calendar applications, but always coming back)

Evolution has become the top-quality email client on Linux. Compatibility and functionality is excellent, and the message composer is by far the best of all.

Using right now on MX Linux; you'll want to choose distro carefully of course.