Free Mailwasher Alternatives

The best free alternative to Mailwasher is SpamAssassin, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Mailwasher and ten of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Mailwasher are Spamihilator, POPFile, SPAMfighter and SpamBayes.

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  1. SpamAssassin icon
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    Use this program to "Unspam" your mailbox(es). The program can be integrated with the mail server to automatically filter all mail for a site. It can also be run by individual users on their own mailbox and integrates with several mail programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Spamihilator icon
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    Spamihilator works between your E-Mail client and the Internet and examines every incoming E-Mail. Useless spam mails (Junk) will be filtered out. This process runs completely in the background.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  3. POPFile icon
     8 likes

    POPFile classifies email into categories you define. It can sort into spam and not spam or into any number of categories you like (e.g. work, personal, important project, hobby, etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. SPAMfighter icon
     4 likes

    SPAMfighter is a free spam filter for Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail, that automatically and efficiently filters spam. Install SPAMfighter now and be spam free in 2 minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. SpamBayes icon
     2 likes

    The SpamBayes project is working on developing a statistical (commonly, although a little inaccurately, referred to as Bayesian) anti-spam filter, initially based on the work of Paul Graham. The major difference between this and other, similar projects is the emphasis on testing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • Thunderbird
    • Windows Live Mail
     
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    Spam Reader is a free anti-spam add-on for Microsoft Outlook. The software uses the most reliable approach to block junk emails - Bayesian algorithm based on statistical analysis, capable to be adjusted to user's needs and detect up to 98% of spam messages.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
     
  7.  Like

    Postgrey is a Postfix policy server implementing greylisting developed by David Schweikert.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. I’m personally getting a lot of Junk emails, one of the reasons is having a few LLC companies. A lot of other companies are trying to fix some issues (that don’t exist) or offer some services (that I don’t need).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Apple Mail
     
  9. The Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy (ASSP) Server project aims to create an open source platform-independent SMTP Proxy server which implements auto-whitelists, self learning Hidden-Markov-Model and/or Bayesian, Greylisting, DNSBL, DNSWL, URIBL, SPF, SRS, Backscatter, Virus scanning...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • BSD
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. This program helps you block spam and worms before they reach your mailbox.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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