Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop) AlternativesEmail Clients and other similar apps like Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop)

Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop) is described as 'Desktop app for Gmail, available on macOS, Linux & Windows' and is a Email Client in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop) for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop) alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop) are Evolution, Mailspring, Apple Mail and Claws Mail.

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  1. Mailbird icon
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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
  2. Thunderbird icon
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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.

    86 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
     
    • Thunderbird is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop).

    • Thunderbird is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop).

    • Thunderbird is Free and Open SourceMeru (formerly Gmail Desktop) is also Free and Open Source
    • Thunderbird is Customizable and Privacy focusedMeru (formerly Gmail Desktop) is not according to our users
  3. Evolution icon
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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
     
  4. Mailspring icon
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    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.

    43 Mailspring alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
     
  5. Apple Mail icon
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    Access, view and manage messages from all your email accounts in one place. Categorize your messages into easy to browse categories. Catch up on email easily with Apple Intelligence powered Priority Messages and summarizations.

    105 Apple Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
    • Apple Mail is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & iPad alternative to Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop).

    • Apple Mail is Free and ProprietaryMeru (formerly Gmail Desktop) is Free and Open Source
    • Apple Mail is CustomizableMeru (formerly Gmail Desktop) is not according to our users
  6. Claws Mail icon
     106 likes
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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
     
  7. Geary icon
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    Geary is an email application built around conversations, for the GNOME 3 desktop.

    46 Geary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Mailbird icon
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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
     
  9. Mailpile icon
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    Mailpile is a modern, fast web-mail client with user-friendly encryption and privacy features. The development of Mailpile is funded by a large community of backers and all code related to the project is and will be released under an OSI approved Free Software license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • OpenPGP
     
    • Mailpile is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop).

    • Mailpile is Free and Open SourceMeru (formerly Gmail Desktop) is also Free and Open Source
  10. Canary Mail icon
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    Canary can write your emails, prioritize what needs attention, silence spam & much more. Say hello to your Inbox Copilot!

    62 Canary Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
    • Canary Mail is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Meru (formerly Gmail Desktop).

    • Canary Mail is Freemium and ProprietaryMeru (formerly Gmail Desktop) is Free and Open Source
    • Canary Mail is Privacy focused and LightweightMeru (formerly Gmail Desktop) is not according to our users
  11. Sylpheed icon
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    Sylpheed is a simple, lightweight but featureful, and easy-to-use e-mail client (mailer, MUA).

    42 Sylpheed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
     
  12. Mutt icon
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    Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operating systems. Some of its features are: color support, message threading, MIME support (including RFC2047 support for encoded headers), PGP/MIME (RFC2015), various features to support mailing lists, including...

    51 Mutt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  13. ElectronMail icon
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    ElectronMail is an Electron-based unofficial desktop client for ProtonMail and Tutanota end-to-end encrypted email providers. The app aims to provide enhanced desktop user experience enabling features that are not supported by the official in-browser web clients.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • ProtonMail
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Tutanota
     
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