The Best 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 50 alternatives to Gmail and 18 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
     1069 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.

    99 Proton Mail alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Tor
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
     
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  2. Tuta Mail icon
     550 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.

    105 Tuta Mail alternatives

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    Platforms

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

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

    46 Disroot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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

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

    77 Posteo alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • 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.

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
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  6. Forward Email icon
     7 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...

    37 Forward Email alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
     
  7. Zero Email icon
     6 likes

    Zero is an open-source AI email solution that gives users the power to self-host their own email app while also integrating external services like Gmail and other email providers. Our goal is to modernize and improve emails through AI agents to truly modernize emails.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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  8. Galae icon
     1 like

    Galae is a secure email service focused on deliverability, self-management and interoperability. It totally relies on free/libre opensource software.

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. systemli.org icon
     5 likes

    Systemli.org is a left network and technics-collective that was founded in 2003. Our aim is to provide safe and trustworthy communication services. The project addresses political activists and people who have a particular need to protect their data.

    22 systemli.org alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Keychat icon
     2 likes
    • Senders send messages stamped with Bitcoin ecash to Nostr relays. The Nostr relays collect the Bitcoin ecash, then deliver messages to receivers.

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. Fripost icon
     6 likes

    Fripost – the Free Email Association. Fripost organize the people who want an alternative to "free" e-mail services where you are constantly under surveillance and personal data is handed over to third parties.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Webmail Lite icon
     18 likes

    Open Source WebMail Lite is a free community edition of full-featured WebMail Pro server application intended for users who need a clean and simple web mail application, which is fast and easy to use. Whether you need a free web browser based email client software for Windows ASP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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