K-9 Mail vs You Have Mail
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
K-9 Mail
K-9 Mail is an open source email client that works with basically every email provider. Features * Supports multiple accounts * Unified Inbox * Privacy-friendly (no tracking whatsoever, only connects to your email provider) * Automatic background synchronization or push notifications * Local and server-side search * OpenPGP email encryption (PGP/MIME) Install the app OpenKeychain: Easy PGP to encrypt/decrypt your emails using OpenPGP. Support If you're having trouble with K-9 Mail, ask for help in our support forum. Want to help? K-9 Mail is a community developed project. If you're interested in helping to improve the app, please join us! You can find our bug tracker, source code, and wiki at https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android. We're always happy to welcome new developers, designers, documenters, translators, bug triagers and friends.
You Have Mail
Small application to notify you when you receive an email in your email account. This may be useful for cases where you only wish to be notified when your email account has a new message and the default notification mechanism does not work (e.g: Android without Google Play Services) or do not wish to have the web interface/email client open at all times. Supported Backends The application structure has been made backend agnostics, so it should be possible to add different providers in the future. Currently, the following email providers are supported: * Proton Mail
| Feature | K-9 Mail | You Have Mail |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-Droid |
| Categories | EmailBrowser | EmailBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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