Collection of experiences with different email desktop clients.
by brunof, last changed on
by sys_filer
| Thunderbird 2 | eM Client 1 | Postbox | Outlook | Ferdi 3 | Mailspring | Spike | Live Mail | Inbox2 | Mail | Mailbird | |
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 getmailspring.com/Seems to be partly open-source (github.com/... and github.com/... ). Electron app partly written in Typescript 👍 |  Mac OS X Mail Apple - Support - Mail | ||||||||||
| Setup | Setup Automatic for HSR (IMAP), live.com and Google. | Setup Automatic for HSR (Exchange) and Google. | Setup Offers to import from an old Thunderbird install, nice! | Setup Need to manually setup a GMail account. | Setup Like via the browser | Setup Oidc for GMail, IMAP for live.com,... | Setup | Setup | Setup | Setup Comes with Mac OS X | Setup |
| OS | OS Windows/Mac/Linux | OS Windows/Mac | OS looks like it's based on Thunderbird | OS Win64 | OS Browser-based (Windows/Mac/Linux) | OS Windows, Linux, Mac | OS | OS Windows | OS | OS Mac OS X only | OS Windows |
| Responsiveness | Responsiveness | Responsiveness | Responsiveness feels somehow slow | Responsiveness often slow, unresponsive | Responsiveness | Responsiveness | Responsiveness | Responsiveness | Responsiveness | Responsiveness | Responsiveness |
| Social Social connectors. | Social | Social | Social Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Dropbox. options - Advanced - Web Services | Social Facebook, LinkedIn, Xing | Social | Social | Social | Social | Social | Social | Social |
| PIM Personal Information Manager features. | PIM Calendar, contacts, notes, tasks, chat | PIM Calendar, contacts, notes, tasks, chat | PIM no extensions... | PIM | PIM | PIM | PIM Calendar, contacts, notes, tasks, chat | PIM | PIM | PIM | PIM |
| User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface | User Interface |
| Spelling Spelling checker. | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling | Spelling |
| Person Context View all the emails per person. | Person Context Search only by Email address only. | Person Context History in contact details side-pane. | Person Context 2-click search | Person Context With social connector, including Facebook posts,... | Person Context | Person Context History in sidebar | Person Context | Person Context | Person Context | Person Context | Person Context |
| Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems | Problems |
| Labels | Labels | Labels | Labels | Labels | Labels | Labels | Labels | Labels | Labels | Labels | |
| Archive Archive mails on GMail. | Archive | Archive | Archive | Archive | Archive | Archive | Archive | Archive Move-to "All mail" | Archive | Archive Drag 'Archive' onto ‘All mail’ | Archive |
| Folders Map inbox, sent, trash, spam to the correct server folders. | Folders | Folders allows to hide folders | Folders | Folders | Folders | Folders no config... | Folders | Folders | Folders | Folders Select folder - Mailbox - Use this Mailbox for | Folders |
| Reply Format Format of the included original message. | Reply Format | Reply Format | Reply Format indent only | Reply Format direct, indent, prefix | Reply Format | Reply Format | Reply Format | Reply Format | Reply Format | Reply Format | Reply Format |
| Price [CHF] min. 3 devices | Price $10 per year (Exchange add-on) | Price 99.-, 249.95 lifetime | Price $39 lifetime | Price 160.- | Price | Price | Price $240 per year (5 accounts) | Price | Price | Price | Price 22.- |
| Identities Send mail from a specific identity. | Identities | Identities Aliases | Identities including outgoing mail servers | Identities | Identities | Identities | Identities | Identities only the account identity | Identities | Identities | Identities |
| Conversations Group messages as a conversation. | Conversations | Conversations | Conversations | Conversations | Conversations | Conversations | Conversations focused on | Conversations | Conversations | Conversations | Conversations |
| Auto-Save | Auto-Save | Auto-Save | Auto-Save Does not cleanup previous drafts after send or save. | Auto-Save | Auto-Save | Auto-Save | Auto-Save | Auto-Save | Auto-Save | Auto-Save Does not cleanup previous drafts after send or save. | Auto-Save |
