Open Source Gmail AlternativesTop WebMail Providers & Email Clients like Gmail

The best open source alternative to Gmail is Proton Mail. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Gmail and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Gmail are Tuta Mail, Disroot, Posteo and Infomaniak kMail.

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  1. Proton Mail icon
     1164 likes

    Proton Mail provides secure email services with end-to-end encryption, ensuring data protection. Swiss-based and outside US jurisdiction, it offers a free version to champion privacy as a human right. Fully accessible on any device.

    118 Proton Mail alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Tor
    • Flathub
    • OpenAPK
    • Snapcraft
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  2. Tuta Mail icon
     595 likes

    Offers comprehensive encryption for email, calendar, and contacts with zero personal info required. Built on open source, install via Play Store, F-Droid, or APK, with Tor and VPN support. Both free and paid plans; utilizes quantum-resistant encryption ensuring privacy-focused, anonymous usage.

    118 Tuta Mail alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Thunderbird
    • F-Droid
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  3. Disroot icon
     128 likes

    Disroot is a platform providing online services based on principles of freedom, privacy, federation and decentralization.

    49 Disroot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Online
    • F-Droid
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  4. Posteo icon
     93 likes

    Web- and IMAP-based email service. 4GB cost 1€/month. Information is hosted on encrypted hard drives. Electricity from renewable resources is used.

    86 Posteo alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Privacy-focused Swiss email system provides 20 GB free storage, supports custom domains and unlimited storage, syncs contacts and calendars, is ad-free, and is part of a secure productivity suite used by over a million users across Europe on all devices.

    55 Infomaniak kMail alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2003

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  6. Zirbe icon
     9 likes

    Email that feels like texting — a free, open-source iOS and iPadOS email client that renders every thread as a conversation of bubbles. No backend, no account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  7. Kolab Now icon
     43 likes

    Kolab Now provides a suite of intuitive apps in a user friendly environment to make your day to day online comms easier, smarter and most importantly; secure.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • DAVx5
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  8. Aster Mail icon
     6 likes

    Aster Mail is private, encrypted email that's free to use. Your mail is encrypted before it's stored, so nobody at Aster can read it, scan it, or show you ads based on it.

    10 Aster Mail alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    • OpenAPK
    • AppImage
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  9. Cloud Mail icon
     3 likes

    Cloudflare Workers-based email solution providing multiple address generation, attachment storage via R2, responsive web interface, RBAC management, Resend bulk email, Telegram or third-party forwarding, verification code recognition, and ECharts analytics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Forward Email icon
     8 likes

    Forward Email is the best email service, encrypted email service, and fastest email service. It supports unlimited domains and aliases for no extra cost. It uses quantum safe ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption and offers SMTP, IMAP, POP3, email webhooks, email regular expressions...

    49 Forward Email alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Horde icon
     30 likes

    Enterprise-level, browser-based suite for IMAP email, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes, wiki, and file management, offering syncing, shared and unlimited resources, multilingual support, customizable dashboard, and integration with mobile and external clients.

    42 Horde alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. MailCraft icon
     2 likes

    This is an open-source, clean-room mail, calendar and contacts program in pure Rust, for Microsoft 365, Outlook.com and IMAP. Early alpha.

    10 MailCraft alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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