Free Thunderbird Alternatives

The best free alternative to Thunderbird is Betterbird, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Thunderbird and loads of them are free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Thunderbird are K-9 Mail, Evolution, SeaMonkey and FairEmail.

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  1. Koma-Mail icon
     4 likes

    Koma-Mail is an email client which is comfortable and has very handy functions. It does not need an installation, so that you can run Koma-Mail from your flash drive but, of course, also on your desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Pegasus Mail icon
     14 likes

    Pegasus Mail is a free, standards-based electronic mail client suitable for use by single or multiple users on single computers or on local area networks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Clyton icon
     1 like

    Clyton is an email client with advanced security and spam filtering features. Although priced for the general public, Clyton possesses the reliability and security required by businesses.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    Clyton screenshot 1
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  4. Agendling icon
     1 like

    Lightweight tray calendar for Windows and Linux with two-way CalDAV sync, always-on-top reminders with custom sounds, and alerts for newly added meetings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. sup icon
     13 likes

    Sup is a console-based email client for people with a lot of email. It supports tagging, very fast full-text search, automatic contact- list management, custom code insertion via a hook system, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. mu icon
     5 likes

    mu is a tool for dealing with e-mail messages stored in the Maildir-format, on Unix-like systems. mu's main purpose is to help you to find the messages you need, quickly; in addition, it allows you to view messages, extract attachments, create new maildirs, …

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
    mu screenshot 1
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  7. InkMail icon
     3 likes

    A modern, lightweight and private email client for Windows and Linux. Unlimited IMAP accounts in one unified inbox, tracking pixels blocked by default.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    Good alternative?
     
  8. TrulyMail icon
     3 likes

    TrulyMail is an email client and a private messaging system, very feature rich (voice recording, script blocking, etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  9. EmailTray icon
     3 likes

    EmailTray is a smart email client and an email notifier for POP3 and IMAP email accounts, including Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail and AOL. EmailTray intelligently ranks messages, prioritizes them into 4 Inboxes and alerts you only to the most important.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  10. Mulberry icon
     8 likes

    Mulberry is a powerful, easy to use electronic mail (email) and calendar program that allows you to send, access, and manage email and calendars. Mulberry also helps you manage other related information, such as contact information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Desktop app for Gmail, available on macOS, Linux & Windows.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. Pandora Mail icon
     1 like

    Pandora Mail is Windows desktop e-mail client used to access POP3/IMAP mailboxes and to send mail via standard SMTP protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
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