The Bat Alternatives for Linux

The Bat is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to The Bat and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to The Bat are Evolution, Mailspring, Claws Mail and Geary.

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  1. Thunderbird icon
     2554 likes

    Cross-platform email client supporting multiple identities, chat, and strong filtering. Extend functionality with add-ons like RSS/Atom feed readers and PGP support.

    88 Thunderbird alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
     
  2. Evolution icon
     207 likes

    Evolution is a personal information management application that provides integrated mail, calendaring, address book and task list functionality.

    71 Evolution alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • S/MIME
    • GNOME
    • OpenPGP
     
  3. Mailspring icon
     114 likes

    Boost your productivity and send better email with Mailspring, a beautiful, fast email client for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Mailspring is free to use and an optional pro version adds read receipts, send later, reminders and more.

    44 Mailspring alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
     
  4. Claws Mail icon
     106 likes

    Email and news client on GTK+ foundation featuring quick performance, extensible plugins, secure protocols, advanced filtering, strong folder and contact management, lightweight design, powerful search, customizable interface, multi-language support, and encryption.

    64 Claws Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Geary icon
     106 likes

    Geary is an email application built around conversations, for the GNOME 3 desktop.

    48 Geary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
  6. Mutt icon
     68 likes

    Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operating systems. Some of its features are: color support, message threading, MIME support (including RFC2047 support for encoded headers), PGP/MIME (RFC2015), various features to support mailing lists, including...

    53 Mutt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  7. Sylpheed icon
     62 likes

    Sylpheed is a simple, lightweight but featureful, and easy-to-use e-mail client (mailer, MUA).

    43 Sylpheed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
     
  8. Zimbra Desktop icon
     32 likes

    The free Zimbra Desktop client allows you to meld the online and offline worlds – storing and synching your email, calendar, contacts, files and documents in the cloud, yet having them locally accessible when on the road.

    55 Zimbra Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. KMail icon
     49 likes

    KMail is the email component of Kontact, the integrated personal information manager of KDE. Kontact is a personal information manager and groupware software suite for KDE. It supports calendars, contacts, notes, to-do lists, news, and email.

    54 KMail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. TypeApp icon
     30 likes

    TypeApp is an all-free, beautifully designed, universal email app, capable of managing unlimited number of mail accounts from various providers, allowing for smart push notifications while enabling personalization across multiple email accounts.

    55 TypeApp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
     
  11. aerc icon
     9 likes

    aerc is an email client that runs in your terminal. It's highly efficient and extensible, perfect for the discerning hacker.

    48 aerc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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