SimpleEmail vs You Have Mail
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
SimpleEmail
A Free Software, minimalistic and privacy friendly email app. Highlights * Easy navigation * No unnecessary settings * No bells and whistles * Privacy friendly * Simple design Why? The focus of SimpleEmail is be a privacy-friendly email app with a good UX/UI and with a community development model. SimpleEmail is minimalistic by design, so you can concentrate on reading and writing messages, it starts a foreground service with a low priority status bar notification to make sure you'll never miss a new email. Features * 100% Free Software * Multiple accounts (inboxes) * Multiple identities (outboxes) * Unified inbox * Conversation view * Two way synchronization * Offline storage and operations * Battery friendly * Low data usage * Folder management * Signatures * Dark theme * Account colors * Search on server * Encryption/decryption * Export settings Secure: * Allow encrypted connections only * Accept valid security certificates only * Authentication required * Safe message view (styling, scripting and unsafe HTML removed) * No special permissions required * No advertisements * No analytics and no tracking
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 | SimpleEmail | You Have Mail |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-Droid |
| Categories | EmailBrowser | EmailBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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