Windows Live Mail Alternatives

Windows Live Mail is described as '(formerly named Windows Live Mail Desktop) is a freeware email client from Microsoft. It is the successor to Outlook Express on Windows XP and Windows Mail on Windows Vista. The application is available for download via the Windows Essentials suite' and is a popular Email Client in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Windows Live Mail for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Windows Live Mail alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Live Mail are Evolution, Microsoft Outlook, SeaMonkey and Geary.

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Windows Live Mail alternatives are mainly Email Clients but may also be Calendar Apps or Web Browsers.  Other popular filters includes Linux + Email Client. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Windows Live Mail.
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Windows Live Mail (formerly named Windows Live Mail Desktop) is a freeware email client from Microsoft. It is the successor to Outlook Express on Windows XP and Windows Mail on Windows Vista. The application is available...

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Windows Live Mail alternatives page was last updated Sep 30, 2020
  1. Sylpheed icon
     62 likes

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

    45 Sylpheed alternatives
    Main screen

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Gtk
    3.  POP3 Support
    4.  IMAP Support
    Sylpheed iconWindows Live Mail Icon

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  2. Canary Mail icon
     25 likes

    Canary can write your emails, prioritize what needs attention, silence spam & much more. Say hello to your Inbox Copilot!

    62 Canary Mail alternatives
    iOS-1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Unified inbox
    3.  PGP Encryption
    4.  Multiple Account support
    5.  AI-Powered
    6.  GPG Encryption
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Reminders
    12.  Encrypted Email
    Canary Mail iconWindows Live Mail Icon

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  3. 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...

    54 Mutt alternatives
    Mutt screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce

    Mutt Features

    1.  Tui
    2.  PGP Encryption
    3.  Console-based
    4.  Text-based
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  IMAP Support
    7.  POP3 Support
    8.  S/MIME Support
    Mutt iconWindows Live Mail Icon

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  4. Kontact icon
     37 likes

    Personal Information Manager (Mail, Contact, Calendar and more).

    113 Kontact alternatives
    Kontact screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Kontact Features

    1.  Google integration
    2.  Convert Email to Task
    3.  KDE
    4.  Feed Reader
    5.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    6.  Contacts
    Kontact iconWindows Live Mail Icon

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  5. Kontact - KMail icon
     48 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.

    56 Kontact - KMail alternatives
    Kontact - KMail screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Email Organizer
    2.  Spam Filter
    3.  Multiple Account support
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Tray Icon
    Kontact - KMail iconWindows Live Mail Icon

    Kontact - KMail VS Windows Live Mail

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  6. 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.

    58 Zimbra Desktop alternatives
    Zimbra Desktop screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Zimbra Desktop Features

    1.  Email checker
    Zimbra Desktop iconWindows Live Mail Icon

    Zimbra Desktop VS Windows Live Mail

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  7. The Bat icon
     50 likes

    The Bat! is a secure email client software, built to protect your correspondence against third-parties.

    56 The Bat alternatives
    The Bat screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PGP Encryption
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  GPG Encryption
    4.  OpenPGP
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Email Organizer
    10.  No Coding Required
    11.  Full-Text Search
    12.  Built-in RSS reader
    The Bat iconWindows Live Mail Icon

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  8. Open365 icon
     30 likes

    The open source cloud with LibreOffice online - LibreOffice online + Seafile + KDE. Improve your productivity and communicate better with your team members. The world is moving forward. Welcome to the open source cloud!.

    37 Open365 alternatives
    Open365 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted

    Open365 Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last commit on the GitHub repo was made on June 27th, 2016, but it can be still downloaded and installed.

    Open365 iconWindows Live Mail Icon

    Open365 VS Windows Live Mail

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    • Open365 is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Windows Live Mail.

    • Open365 is Free and Open SourceWindows Live Mail is Free and Proprietary
  9. Pantheon Mail icon
     10 likes

    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.

    49 Pantheon Mail alternatives
    Pantheon Mail screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • elementary OS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Multiple Account support
    Pantheon Mail iconWindows Live Mail Icon

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  10. 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.

    49 sup alternatives
    search & results

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    sup Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Console-based
    4.  IMAP Support
    sup iconWindows Live Mail Icon

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  11. MailMate icon
     21 likes

    Mac IMAP email client featuring keyboard control, Markdown email composition, advanced search capabilities, smart mailboxes, automatic signature handling, cryptographic options with OpenPGP/S-MIME, tagging, multiple notifications, and customizable layouts including widescreen.

    69 MailMate alternatives
    MailMate screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • S/MIME
    • OpenPGP

    MailMate Features

    1.  PGP Encryption
    2.  GPG Encryption
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  IMAP Support
    MailMate iconWindows Live Mail Icon

    MailMate VS Windows Live Mail

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  12. nPOPuk icon
     11 likes

    nPOPuk is an ultra-small, but comprehensive, e-mail client that runs on a wide range of Windows-based operating systems

    70 nPOPuk alternatives
    nPOPuk screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile

    nPOPuk Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  POP3 Support
    nPOPuk iconWindows Live Mail Icon

    nPOPuk VS Windows Live Mail

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