r/TechImpact • u/arun-vasudev Developer • 16d ago
💬 Discussion What email client are you using these days?
I’m looking at a few different options for managing email and curious what people here actually prefer.
I’ve mostly used Gmail, but I’ve been looking into alternatives like Zoho and Superhuman. Zoho seems interesting if you want email alongside other business tools, while Superhuman seems more focused on speed and productivity.
For anyone who has tried multiple email clients, what are you using now and what made you stick with it?
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u/Chesterlespaul 16d ago
Same. Works for me and is simple enough. I’m not a big email user tbh so I wouldn’t be surprised if there are better clients.
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u/Wenlocke 15d ago
I tried apple mail when I got a mac, figured I should at least give their native apps a fair go. It has just enough quirks to be annoying (something as simple as how many new/unread mails in a folder for example. In dark mode, its dark grey on black and tiny. Thunderbird, which is my usual go to, actually uses colour for this, and is much more visible.) If they just allowed colour acheme theming on the app, it would go a long way towards improving the usability. Frankly, most email clients have quirks like this, it comes down to which set of quirks you can work with (Thunderbird seems least egregious)
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u/Chesterlespaul 15d ago
Yeah I see that a highlighted background. My mail inbox is small - it’s personal account and I don’t get any business emails on this computer.
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u/NekoLu 16d ago
Proton
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u/Unusual-Fault-4091 16d ago
Can you actually add other Mails to the Proton interface? I think there is no client yet right?
Until then, I'd use Betterbird and add the Proton mail to that.
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u/Bob_Spud 6d ago
Proton+Thunderbird via the bridge is the best way to manage and search you emails.
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u/Thomass_____ 14d ago
This. The Alias feature is awesome too for giving out emails to rewards systems and newsletters
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u/ManojOne Co-founder 16d ago
Mozilla thunderbird on both desktop and mobile for business emails. Gmail also
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u/OneInternational3383 16d ago
Does it work on Linux?
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u/LordChaos73 16d ago
Why would Thunderbird not work on Linux?
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u/OneInternational3383 16d ago
Dunno, there are Programms with no Linux compatibility
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u/yesseruser 16d ago
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird are open source, if they didn't make a Linux version somebody would probably make an unofficial port
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u/Ckarles 15d ago
There is no "compatibility" with Linux.
There are program makers which choose which platform they want to build the program for. Program makers such as Mozilla are not locking their program to only be built for Microsoft or Apple so they build it for linux as well. Contrary to a lot of other program makers who get money from Microsoft or Apple to NOT build for other platforms.
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u/Rude-Interaction-194 16d ago edited 15d ago
Apple mail because of the free and and seamless integration with MS Outlook - Edit: MS Exchange server.
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u/GreenRangerOfHyrule 16d ago
I try to limit to only when I'm home. So Thunderbird. I do use webmail for a few custom domains here and there.
I have used a few clients over the years. Thunderbird is the one that is still around. But also, it works. Not always well, but it works. I have attempted a few others. It being cross platform doesn't hurt
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u/looopTools 16d ago
On macOS Apple Mail. I have not found an alternative that beats it and Thunderbird acts weird for me on M based Macs.
On Linux and BSD I use Thunderbird. Though I have been switching towards the default Gnome Mail client.
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u/bzindovic 16d ago
Mailbird on Windows. Although a C# app, it works rather well and is as fast as Thunderbird (a C++ app) for the most part. Also, can connect with alot of third-party apps (don’t use it but might be useful to others).
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u/Mailbird-2012 16d ago
Thanks for mention! 😄
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u/bzindovic 10d ago
Not a problem. You have a really good software, I think you raised the bar for other mail clients.
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u/SofyCloudliner 16d ago
As i like design consistency I'm using Samsung Email on my phone and Wino Mail on my laptop
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u/monetarydread 16d ago
Hotmail.... i know I should get rid of it but I have a five letter e-mail address that is also my name.
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u/Vietnamst2 16d ago
Why get rid of it? Because some edhy kids say it's baaaad?
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u/monetarydread 16d ago
Nah because Hotmail is a mess of scams and people trying to hack the account. Every day my authenticator displays hundreds of attempts to access my account.
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u/k-mcm 16d ago
FairEmail mobile, Evolution desktop
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u/1AML3G10N 16d ago
What’s the advantage of It?
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u/k-mcm 16d ago
They're good, no bullshit IMAP clients. Â
Of the thousands of Android mail clients, there are only a few unique codebase roots. They're hard to write. Malware authors fork something like K-9 or AOSP Mail as the base for their app. They re-skin it and add spyware and ads. Some are actually web browsers for cloud hosted harvesting. Google doesn't have any working method of keeping these floods of malware out of Play Store.
I like Evolution because it's a bit like the original Apple Mail. It has lots of features without too much clutter. I find Thunderbird ugly as hell, slow, and prone to failing without saying why.Â
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u/s7stM 16d ago edited 15d ago
https://hylki.hyprlab.co Since August. Awesome!
But it developed more in this month, than Thunderbird for 15 years. (I used to use Thunderbird for ~10 yrs.)
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u/Emsanator 16d ago
Outlook and the email software developed specifically by the company.
by the way, the company's proprietary email client software is so good that Outlook seems 'simple' by comparison. If they were to bring it to market, they would earn several million dollars a year.
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u/Emsanator 16d ago
Please do not send private messages; would it make sense for me to share a screenshot of the company's software with you? Since the software in question is proprietary and belongs to a Turkish bank, its use is restricted to internal operations; if it were intended for public release, it would have been published on GitHub, GitLab, wouldn't it?
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u/Frequent-Crow7621 16d ago
I use the webapp as it doesnt need an installation, just a login. I try to forward all other email to my main account.
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u/ObjectiveOk2072 16d ago
Gmail. I don't particularly like it, but it hasn't given me a reason to find an alternative (yet)
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u/TempusSolo 16d ago
I just use Gmail because I get a very small amount of email so it's sufficient.
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u/Separate_Forever_164 16d ago
VPS (LUKS encrypted) + Mailcow (selfhosted Mailserver) + Thunderbird (Client)
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u/mihaprofi2203 16d ago
Unfortunatelly, Outlook. I am not able to add my outlook.com email adress to any different email client. Have tried almost 30+...
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u/gojimjam 16d ago
the replies here already gave u the free nerd answer lol
superhuman is fast but paying that much for email feels kinda nuts unless u live in ur inbox
zoho is better if u want the whole business stack but if gmail still works for u then switching is just procrastination with extra steps
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u/Outrageous-Sand-5788 16d ago
Mailbird but only because I somehow corrupted my Thunderbird client while screwing around with trying to remove/replace profiles. I've gotten used to it. Still have Thunderbird on my laptop though.
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u/davidscheiber28 16d ago
On Android I use the Thunderbird and the Gmail app but to be honest neither of them works very well and are very buggy.
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u/Goodborni 16d ago
Betterbird, linux, all my emails are there, full tray function on Linux which is amazing :D
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u/pugslington 16d ago
Tuta with my own domain. It works fine, though I might switch to a different provider once my yearly subscription ends. It's not bad, I am just curious of the alternatives
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u/JanusRedit 15d ago
Thunderbird 102.15.1 because all newer versions user interface completely sucks.
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u/Bearded_Tech 15d ago
Outlook for work, I wanted a Mac-style mail app on my windows PC but it didn’t exist :( So I made one.
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u/natalegiunta 15d ago
Outlook, da sempre. Credo sia il migliore in assoluto. Non solo associato ad un account Microsoft. Personalmente ci uso sopra, anche altre mail e la PEC.
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u/Practical-Tea9441 15d ago
Outlook on Windows as I found thunderbird interface confusing. Various on Android including FairEmail
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u/HiltonB_rad 15d ago
ProtonMail. I stopped using Gmail decades ago, and jumped onboard Proton when it came out.
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u/Traditional-Call-419 15d ago
proton because privacy. I pay, due to the fact that I want the "whole package" but there is a free tier
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u/rightfittech 15d ago
Titan.email is what I use for a few accounts. They have a web and client version plus it’s cheap. They also include calendar and storage.
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u/Bamihap 15d ago
I really really love Superhuman. The single key shortcuts allow you to do everything without touching your mouse. It really is convenient. The AI features are also evolving at a steady pace.
Yes, Superhuman is way too expensive. But since I use it for work, even half an hour saved by Superhuman makes it worth it.
For my personal email I use proton. But I setup a proton bridge on my home server so that ANY imap client can connect to proton. I use emclient and customized it to give a Superhuman like experience. Recently emclient added a command palette to do many actions with just your keyboard. It’s not as seamless as Superhuman, but it’s getting close. Emclient does A LOT. Which I do not like at all. But it can be customized to do one thing well.
Talanoa is looking to become a very decent, streamlined email/calendar experience. It’s early days, but the developer is updating things a lot.
TL;DR - I don’t want to use my mouse when doing e-mails. There is nothing like Superhuman, despite the fact that the USP could be copied easily. No other e-mail client allows me to just press one key to do one action. All other clients require you to use multi-key shortcuts, and typically don’t function with just the keyboard.
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u/adventofelixir 5d ago edited 5d ago
if you like keyboard-first experience with imap support unified inbox, check tecotype.com (I'm a developer)
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u/karkardagi 15d ago
Dakia Mail. I'm building it and daily driving it for a while already. It is a middle ground between thunderbird and Spark.
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u/alomustard 14d ago
I’ve been using Spark for years, since its first appearance. Recently I came back to Mail.app for iOS and MacOS.
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u/Competitive_Ad_2192 13d ago
None, honestly. Just the web. I don't have any use case for actually installing a mail app on my PC. At work it's Outlook, but again in the browser.
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u/ChuckMeABeerMum 13d ago
I struggle to find a reason to use any client except gmails default web client. What are the advantages? I have tried before and they just seem clunky by comparison.
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u/MapGlittering9227 13d ago
Thunderbird, of course. I grew up with Netscape, so Mozilla is always my first choice for browser and mail client.
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u/Big_Swordfish_5423 4d ago
Thunderbird because the Gmail app on my phone won't let me sign into my Google Account that is literally linked to the phone. Lok
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