Thunderbird Alternatives

Thunderbird is described as 'Cross-platform email client providing POP/IMAP support, robust filtering, multiple accounts, and chat. Extendable via add-ons with RSS/Atom, etc' and is a leading Email Client in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Thunderbird for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Thunderbird alternative is K-9 Mail, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Thunderbird are Claws Mail, Evolution, Betterbird and SeaMonkey.

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Thunderbird alternatives are mainly Email Clients, but if you're looking for Calendar Apps or Contact Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, iPhone, Android, Windows, Kindle Fire and Mac. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Thunderbird.
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  1. Polymail icon
     22 likes

    The most powerful platform for email productivity in a beautiful native app — on desktop and mobile.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. HCL Domino icon
     6 likes

    An enterprise application server that integrates information into a single workspace, integrates also a full mail server

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  3. Scribe Mail icon
     8 likes

    Scribe is a small portable email client with an intergrated contact database and calendar. It supports all the major internet mail protocols and uses international standards where possible. Scribe doesn't required installing or uninstalled and can be used from a removable...

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
     
  4. Librem Mail icon
     3 likes

    End-to-end encrypted email used by nearly everybody already.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Librem Mail vs Thunderbird Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Librem Mail only offers Premium services. No free version.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Librem Mail is Paid and Open SourceThunderbird is Free and Open Source
  5. Productivity-centered email application streamlines inbox management, uses AI for drafting responses, automates snippets, summarizes conversations, enables timely sends, integrates calendar and CRM, and includes collaborative features like live views and comments.

    63 Superhuman Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows
     
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    Superhuman Mail vs Thunderbird Comments
    chloekavanaugh
    Positive
    0

    Just discovered it and it blew my mind! With so many email clients out there, there is hardly room for innovation, but Superhuman is so well designed that it offers a completed different experience. Never got to #InboxZero faster.

    • Superhuman Mail is Paid and ProprietaryThunderbird is Free and Open Source
  6. Nylas Mail Lives is a fork of Nylas Mail that fixes many longstanding issues, improves the client experience, and is committed to publish new releases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Mail is designed to let you manage your email quickly and effortlessly. Its interface is based on conversations, so you can read an entire discussion without having to click from message to message.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • elementary OS
     
  8. Kanmail icon
     3 likes

    Transform chaotic inboxes into organized workflows. See all your email folders as kanban columns. Combine all your Gmail, Outlook and more accounts into one unified view.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Prudii icon
     1 like

    Prudii is a private, tracker-blocking desktop email client for Windows, macOS and Linux. All mail stays on your machine — no cloud, no telemetry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Orbit Communicator is a client server application that's designed to be deployed locally on your desktop machine. It currently provides an integrated email / calendaring experience based on external IMAP mail sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Historically, Icedove was a re-branding of Thunderbird by the Debian project, with minimal modifications, in order to resolve branding disputes. Debian since discontinued Iceweasel in February of 2017 after reaching an agreement with Mozilla over the use of it's trademark.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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