Last updated: September 15, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Summary of Reddit Comments on Email Clients
Thunderbird
- Description: Open-source email client by Mozilla.
- Pros: Open-source, reliable, free.
- Cons: Can take some tweaking to get it right.
Proton
- Description: Secure email service provider.
- Pros: Providers like Protonmail keep information safe, have excellent support.
- Cons: Some users mentioned issues like not being able to access via IMAP/SMTP.
Outlook
- Description: Email client by Microsoft.
- Pros: Familiar and commonly used in work settings.
- Cons: Not open-source, search feature issues, changes in interface disliked by some users.
FairEmail
- Description: FOSS email client available on F-Droid.
- Pros: Well-described options, worth the money for lifetime license.
- Cons: Some users found the interface too cluttered.
eM Client
- Description: Email client for Windows and Mac.
- Pros: Nice UI, stable, handles Outlook and Gmail, free for up to two accounts.
- Cons: Some users found issues with loading images in emails.
Mail Spring
- Description: Free and lightweight email client.
- Pros: Simple and open-source, AI features.
- Cons: Only available via web.
Superhuman
- Description: Expensive email client with advanced features.
- Pros: Crazy cool features, excellent for organization.
- Cons: Expensive, not free.
Other Mentioned Email Clients
- The Bat!: Paid email client keeping emails encrypted on the hard drive.
- Mutt: Mentioned as an alternative email client.
- Spark: Mentioned as a visually appealing email client.
Overall Consensus
- Users prefer open-source options like Thunderbird.
- Encouragement for using email clients that prioritize privacy like Proton and Tuta.
- Some users recommend client-specific solutions like Mimestream for Gmail and Apple Mail for Apple users.
- Some criticism of certain email clients for issues like non-open-source nature, cluttered interfaces, and AI features.
- Emphasis on the need for good system organization and shared drives for seamless employee handover and management of client data.