Email Client reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 508 Reddit reviews across 42 subreddits and 73 posts to rank the best Email Client brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/macapps, r/linuxquestions, r/ios, r/ProductivityApps, r/mac. Top-rated brands include Spark (4.3/5), Mozilla Thunderbird (4.4/5), Mozilla (4.1/5).

Stats

Reviews508

Subreddits42

Posts73

Brands93

Products18

Top communities

r/macapps142 r/linuxquestions48 r/ios47 r/ProductivityApps27 r/mac26

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Spark

4.3

(60)

"I use Spark."

"Spark, because the separation of priority (personal) and secondary (newsletters, etc.) is very practical."

"Spark is my default calendar. I love it."

"Spark"

"Spark is great and received mail faster than native app."

"Spark. Certainly the easiest app to get to inbox zero."

"Spark is my main email client for business emails."

"I love iOS apps but for mail, I've been using Spark for years."

"Spark mail is great."

Mozilla Thunderbird

4.4

(28)

"Thunderbird is best in overall."

"Closest you'll get is Mozilla Thunderbird."

"Try Thunderbird. I think it’s the best free email client."

"Use Thunderbird and they have a unity inbox view that can combine everything."

"Thunderbird on PCs, FairEmail on Android."

"Thunderbird as a desktop application, and ProtonMail as a email client."

"Thunderbird on pc fairemail on android"

"Thunderbird. Handles everything well, including encryption."

"Thunderbird."

"I use Thunderbird, I've tried every linux email client I could find and they all failed to meet my needs."

Mozilla

4.1

(29)

"Thunderbird."

"Thunderbird. It's your time to shine!!!!"

"I’m still using thunderbird, since forever."

"Thunderbird is the best I’ve ever used."

"I liked Thunderbird. It even helped me seamlessly transition from my company's in-house imap server to Gmail."

"Thunderbird"

"Personally I use Thunderbird, but I agree that the search is a bit clunky"

"Thunderbird"

"The best one was actually Thunderbird."

"I summon you, THUNDERBIRD!"

eM Client

4.2

(24)

"[https://www.emclient.com/](https://www.emclient.com/)"

"I use eM Client. I have been using it for probably 10 years now."

"If you are using 1 or 2 accounts then eM Client is free (I use more so I bought this app, for me totally worth it)..."

"EM Client is perfect and works so well with Fastmail."

"I like em client. The app version is free no subscription needed."

"The best replacement I have found for Outlook and MacOS Mail has been eM Client."

"Try emclient"

"My best one is EMClient"

"Try emClient or The Bat..?"

"Try eMClient."

Mimestream

4.6

(16)

"Try Mimestream for Mac."

"For Gmail Mimestream is the best. Subscription, though."

"Mimestream. Just found out about it. Try it."

"Check out Mimestream. Made by a former Apple engineer. Works really great on the Mac."

"Mimestream on macOS is amazing."

"Mimestream. For gmail."

"Mimestream if you use Gmail."

"Mimestream is the best if you use Gmail."

"For gmail Mimestream is the best."

"Mimestream."

Superhuman

4.6

(16)

"Superhuman. It’s AMAZING"

"Superhuman , it’s expensive, but the best one I have tried."

"Superhuman can do that."

"Superhuman , very fast , easy to use, clutter free, read receipts."

"Superhuman. if you'd like to try Superhuman, I'm sharing a referral link for a free month of their $40 business subscription."

"Check out Superhuman — it works with Gmail and you can have multiple accounts."

"Superhuman hands down"

"I use Superhuman. And will never look back."

"Superhuman for work and apple mail for my personal email"

Apple Mail

4.0

(17)

"Apple Mail works great for me"

"I stick with Apple Mail"

"Apple mail"

"You would have to take Mail.app from my cold, dead hands."

"In the end I settled on regular old Apple Mail because it just integrates so perfectly with iCloud."

"I stick with the native Mail app on my Apple devices. Works fine, and no subscription."

"It was Spark but I’m switching to the new Apple mail."

"If you need support for Gmail, Mimestream is excellent."

"I always come back to Apple Mail."

"I have settled on Apple Mail."

Microsoft

4.0

(17)

"I use it across both my private PC, work one and my Android phone."

"Outlook, because it's clean, without much bloat."

"The outlook app is great for multiple accounts."

"Outlook, tried the default mail app but i miss outlook’s colors."

"Outlook. Maybe Mimestream that may be coming soon."

"Outlook for me. Gmail’s app is decent but I’m all about aesthetics and it’s not doing it for me."

"Outlook for me"

"I have been using the web client for outlook for a couple of months now."

"Outlook can handle everything including Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail...Office 365, Exchange."

"I've used Outlook and Nine. Both work pretty well."

Postbox

3.4

(18)

"Postbox"

"Postbox is my favourite and has been for many years now."

"Best email client, free updates, no subscription."

"Great email client on Mac and Windows, been using it for 6 years."

"Postbox is based on a fork of Thunderbird."

"Postbox, the end."

"How has no one mentioned PostBox!"

"Postbox - it just works and it's a single payment."

"Postbox is rock solid and performs well."

"I bought Postbox. Really Good."

#10

Airmail

4.0

(13)

"Honestly the two best on the scene."

"Works like charm for me with all my mails (gmail, outlook, IMAP)"

"I use airmail for Mac. Works well with Gmail."

"I used Airmail for a few years."

"Airmail has this feature and it’s so useful."

"Airmail is my only app subscription. Worth it for me."

"Great but not cheap."

"Airmail"

"Check out AirMail for macOS & iOS"

"Check out AirMail for macOS & iOS."

#11

Apple

3.7

(14)

"For my personal account, I use Mail. I’ve not found anything better, even paid apps."

"Hey, I love Apple Mail, its great."

"I highly recommend using the native Mail app. It seamlessly integrates with your Gmail account and offers a user-friendly interface."

"I’m personally happy with the default Mail app."

"Native, as simple or as poweruser as you want it to be."

"Apple Mail."

"For whatever reason, I always end up coming back to Apple Mail."

"I use both the default mail app and Spark."

"I want to use the iOS Mail app so badly, but the fact that you can’t delete a message when reading it and have it return to the inbox drives me crazy."

"IOS Mail for personal email."

#12

MailMate

4.1

(12)

"MailMate. Search is amazing and it supports virtual folders."

"MailMate, if you're on Mac and can get past the somewhat dated interface."

"MailMate or Thunderbird."

"Mailmate."

"MailMate"

"MailMate ftw."

"I guess Mailmate is as minimalist as you can get."

"Mailmate."

"Stable, good UI, so many features."

"MailMate."

#13

FairEmail

4.1

(12)

"A fully independent, open source, privacy conscious email client built from the ground up."

"I highly recommend checking out FairEmail, an excellent email client that addresses almost all of your requirements."

"Fairmail for sure!"

"FairEmail for features."

"FairEmail or K-9?"

"For privacy I would recommended and either fairemail or k9 mail"

"I prefer FairEmail as it feels more fluid with actions."

"I have been using FairEmail since K-9 went mad on me."

"If you use outlook or oAuth than FairEmail way to go."

"Customization? FairEmail."

#14

Evolution

4.2

(11)

"I love Evolution. It's a very clean interface, easy to setup, and just works for me right out of the box."

"Evolution EWS works for me."

"I like Evolution with the EWS plugin."

"I've settled on Evolution."

"Evolution is very nearly as good as Outlook. Say, 95%. That's pretty good, no?"

"Edit: I managed to set up Evolution following the instructions in this blog post. Works perfectly."

"Evolution is a great client."

"My first choice is Evolution. I've also used Thunderbird."

"Evolution"

"Evolution works pretty well for me."

#15

Canary Mail

4.4

(10)

"I appreciate the decent security aspect of Canary Mail."

"Canary mail is the best for mac also it allows to handle multiple accounts."

"Canary Mail's customizable features allow me to tailor my email experience."

"Canary Mail has exceeded all my expectations."

"Canary Mail."

"Personal use canary mail"

"I feel it's one of the easiest email apps that I have used till now."

"Canary of eMClient."

"Best email client I've seen so far is spark."

"I am making the switch to Canary Mail."

#16

Mailspring

3.8

(11)

"Mailspring by a country mile."

"...you can also check out mailspring it has very clean and modern UI and is open source of course."

"I use mailspring."

"Mailspring and thunderbird work great for me."

"The one I always get back to is Mailspring. Pretty, usable, can be used for free."

"Great clean UI, open source and also has windows and linux compatibility."

"Mailspring is a good choice. It's open source and it's a UI/UX is doesn't leave as much to be desired as some other options."

"Mailspring. It's an electron app, but it has really good UI UX."

"I will give mailspring a test."

"Mailspring - but it doesnt integrate w calendars."

#17

Microsoft Outlook

3.7

(11)

"Copilot has this by default for Outlook."

"Outlook for work."

"I had to switch to something that works, which for now is Outlook."

"If you need multiple accounts, exchange, there is no better option than outlook."

"Personally I really like Outlook if you have to manage a lot of different mailboxes."

"Ngl, Outlook hits different"

"I think Outlook is decent."

"Outlook is great"

"The one worked for me was outlook."

"I use Outlook & web directly."

#18

Thunderbird

3.5

(11)

"Actually same for both: Thunderbird."

"There is always thunderbird which is the most popular FOSS client but you can also check out mailspring..."

"You could try Thunderbird or the mail client built into Opera nowadays."

"Thunderbird"

"Thunderbird?"

"Thunderbird does what I need, so I stopped looking after getting it running."

"Been using Thunderbird for many years now."

"Thunderbird, maybe? It supports IMAP and tags."

"Thunderbird mostly. Neomutt when I want adventure."

"Thunderbird isn’t what I’d call great."

#19

K-9 Mail

3.7

(10)

"I like K-9 mail. It's slick and customizable."

"Did you try K-9?"

"K9Mail on Fdriod is Good"

"The best one for me is k-9 mail"

"K-9 Mail is likely to become Thunderbird Mobile."

"K-9 and Fairmail."

"K-9 Mail Open Source."

"There's K-9 Mail or FairEmail, though they aren't especially cutsey like Gmail or Outlook."

"Of the two, I would choose k9."

"I like K-9 mail, and have been using it for years."

#20

Mailbird

4.1

(7)

"We’re excited to announce that we’re launching our Mac version next week."

"I recommend Mailbird and they now have a special offer to Postbox users."

"At Mailbird, we just released a Mac version on Monday. Feel free to give it a try!"

"I use mailbird."

"I would suggest mailbird, kiwi, winder mail, Microsoft outlook."

"I like Mailbird and set it up for someone with 4 Gmail accounts and it worked great."

"I like Mailbird and EmClient almsot equally"

#21

Outlook

4.0

(7)

"I use the Gmail app and the Outlook app."

"Outlook💪🏻😉"

"Outlook works fine for me and I have 10 accounts running through it."

"I have been fine with Outlook despite what the other commenter said."

"Um, have you tried Outlook?"

"Just use Outlook."

"Um, have you tried Outlook?"

#22

Missive

4.5

(6)

"[Missive](https://missiveapp.com/?ref_id=AAE2E2E1C5B1) made me like email again"

"Missive is the answer!"

"Missive > Shortwave > Mimestream > Canary > Spark > Airmail > naked Gmail."

"Missive"

"Become a big fan of missive."

"Https://missiveapp.com/"

#23

Edison

4.3

(6)

"Edison - best combination of features and layout."

"I find Edison by far and away the best."

"I use edison and from before I used spark. Both great apps."

"Edison"

"Edison email"

"Edison Email is on my mac, and it has options to change the swipe."

#24

Gmail

4.2

(6)

"I find Gmail the best."

"Might I suggest a single Gmail account with aliases? Gmail allows unlimited aliases."

"I use the Gmail app and the Outlook app."

"Gmail with https://simpl.fyi/ on Mac."

"Gmail. Seriously. You can set up a number of extra pop3 accounts."

"Gmail."

#25

BetterBird

4.0

(6)

"Thunderbird or Betterbird. eM Client is also a good one."

"Betterbird, its thunderbird but with more feature anf fixes!"

"Betterbird is a win for me."

"On my laptop I use BetterBird."

"Betterbird, it is a thunderbird with better bug fixes."

"Betterbird - https://www.betterbird.eu"

#26

Nine

4.6

(5)

"Nine is the absolute best for multiple accounts."

"This is where nine email was leaps above the rest."

"I would always recommend nine as it's always worked well for me."

"I use Nine for my work emails."

"Nine I used it for work before Outlook."

#27

Canary

4.4

(5)

"I'm a dedicated Canary person too. Never had any problems with it!"

"Canary by a country mile"

"I use Mail but also Canary. I really like it"

"Canary does everything I want."

"Canary mail."

#28

4.5

(4)

"Kinda spendy, but I love Shortwave."

"Try shortwave. It's new but they have some massive features."

"I used shortwave"

"[shortwave](https://www.shortwave.com/). This supports all os."

#32

BlueMail

4.3

(4)

"Bluemail"

"I use Bluemail for windows and android."

"Bluemail"

"I really like BlueMail."

#33

Google

4.0

(4)

"Gmail. I always try to use the same apps in Android, iOS, MacOS and Windows."

"Use the default app and Gmail for now"

"I use the same thing everywhere: https://mail.google.com/"

"All I can suggest is Gmail and Spark mail."

#34

Neomutt

3.8

(4)

"Neomutt + mutt wizard scripts"

"Second mutt or rather neomutt."

"Neomutt works with Gmail."

"No GUI: Neomutt"

#35

Mutt

3.8

(4)

"Mutt"

"Mutt."

"I use mainly for my work imap accounts and it just works."

"Mutt."

#36

Readdle

5.0

(3)

"Spark is great!"

"Spark"

"‘Spark’ by Readdle."

#37

Geary

3.5

3.7

(3)

"The new Mail app in ios 18.2 is pretty good."

"I used Spark for a long time, but decided to switch back to the native Mail app."

#44

KMail

3.7

4.0

3.0

(1)

"After that, Cloudmagic was the best before they became greedy."

#93

Logicmail

2.0

(1)

"But there is no security."

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