Mail Client reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 411 Reddit reviews across 42 subreddits and 70 posts to rank the best Mail Client brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/MacOS, r/macapps, r/Windows11, r/mac, r/ios. Top-rated brands include Apple Mail (4.0/5), Thunderbird (4.0/5), Spark (4.2/5).

Stats

Reviews411

Subreddits42

Posts70

Brands89

Products9

Top communities

r/MacOS53 r/macapps39 r/Windows1134 r/mac31 r/ios28

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Apple Mail

4.0

(34)

"I have 18 IMAP accounts set up in apple mail on multiple Macs. Works great and minus an odd bug or two over the years, always has."

"Mail.app"

"I've been using Apple Mail for about 24 years now. Always worked great for me."

"I’m a fan of Apple Mail. It has unified inbox, which is enough of a reason."

"I use only Apple Mail for all my devices, I just love its integration."

"Been using Apple mail for years now. I've honestly not found one on any os that I like more."

"Hasn’t failed me once."

"Moved to Apple’s native Mail.app. I’m not sure why I wasn’t using this from the start."

"Mail simply works better than the competition, regardless of whether you have a gmail or exchange account."

"The Apple mail app good and reliable. Much more than many paid apps."

Thunderbird

4.0

(33)

"Thunderbird is fabulous but it can be a little different, esp coming from outlook."

"I strongly recommend the one the is already preinstalled: Thunderbird."

"Thunderbird is your best bet because it allows you to use multiple accounts with separate views in the left panel."

"I've been using Thunderbird for years. Easy management for multiple e-mail accounts."

"I use Thunderbird and it works like a charm."

"Thunderbird and Geary are both good as well."

"Thunderbird or Evolution. they seem fairly interchangable imo."

"I use Thunderbird with outlook account because of saved emails."

"Had good luck with evolution, geary, and thunderbird"

"Add another to the Thunderbird group . OWA for Outlook isn't bad if you have 365"

Spark

4.2

(31)

"Spark is unbeatable."

"I'm personally a huge fan of Spark, however the default Apple Mail client is also much better than Outlook."

"My favourite is spark"

"Spark mail is awesome!"

"It’s available for iOS and MacOS, and works with all major email clients."

"Spark, It is constantly updated with new features, including dark mode for Mojave."

"Fully free for usual users, but if you need in special functions for commercial clients, you can buy special subscription."

"Spark email. Both for ios and macos"

"Spark."

"Spark, the best for me"

Mozilla Thunderbird

4.3

(22)

"Thunderbird is the best free mail client"

"Thunderbird is what I use."

"Thunderbird"

"Thunderbird, at this moment this is the most responsive and pretty mail client."

"For me, the best one is Thunderbird."

"I went back to Thunderbird and again it just worked like a charm with everything i needed."

"Thunderbird, simple,feature packed, stable and reliable."

"It's fast, it's stable and it's super light-weight."

"I’ve used thunderbird for years"

"You can 'unify' the account boxes."

Outlook

3.8

(24)

"Outlook. No other client has a fraction of its capabilities."

"Outlook, because Focused Inbox is important."

"I use the browser Outlook. You can make a desktop icon for it so it works and feels like a normal app."

"Outlook for web is actually pretty good. If you have an o365 Addy."

"I started with Eudora in 1996 and then moved to Outlook and have remained with that since."

"Outlook from M365"

"Outlook is great too."

"Outlook. Use it at work and have been using it personally for a while."

"Outlook, with the “new outlook” feature activated."

"Outlook for me. I am sure some paid ones are better but outlook is my favorite free one."

eM Client

4.2

(13)

"EM client. For me, the GOAT."

"Emclient - https://emclient.com"

"It's done well for me."

"EM Client or Mailbird are good options."

"I really like eM Client."

"EM Client, love it."

"I use emclient. So easy to recover if you reinstall windows."

"Emclient."

"I love this one, in windows an Mac!"

"EM Client I use after moving from Mac to Windows."

Mailspring

4.3

(12)

"I like Mailspring the best."

"I also think Mailspring is a perfect alternative to outlook"

"I've been loving Mailspring."

"I use mailspring, it’s simple enough to just install and use."

"I was using Mailspring, but I switched to Thunderbird recently."

"I wasn't able to configure all my email accounts with Thunderbird, so I migrated to Mailspring and am pretty happy with it now."

"Mailspring is a pretty good free opensource program."

"Better than Thunderbird."

"Mailspring ftw."

"Mailspring, Thunderbird."

Evolution

4.2

(11)

"Evolution is my preferred as it's closer to other mail/calendar apps like outlook."

"I think Evolution is still the best overall."

"Evolution has a lot of side apps like office for the calendar and task manager."

"Had good luck with evolution, geary, and thunderbird"

"Evolution work rather seamlessly for my needs. Usually gmail and intergrating with my Bluehost emails."

"For Microsoft 365 you need to used Evolution-ews."

"GUI: Evolution"

"Evolution or Thunderbird."

"As an Outlook replacement, Evolution definitely."

"Evolution and Thunderbird are pretty good alternatives."

Mimestream

4.9

(9)

"Mimestream, not even close. It’s the mail client of my dreams."

"Https://mimestream.com/"

"I prefer it to the gmail web experience. I have gmail rules that categorise and tag emails based on certain characteristics to help my workflow and it all seamlessly comes into mimestream."

"If you're only using gmail accounts, Mimestream. It's super elegant, I'd argue better-looking than the default Mail app, and is developed by an ex-apple engineer."

"Minestream is a fantastic app for gmail. It retains gmail categorisations and tags etc. Works wonders."

"Mimestream by a LONG shot."

"+1 for mimestream if you’re using google email."

"[Mimestream](https://mimestream.com) if you mainly use Gmail."

"Tried Mimestream?"

#10

Microsoft Outlook

4.2

(10)

"Outlook that comes with office is the best."

"If you use a work or school account with Microsoft 365, then Office Outlook (the real one) is the way."

"I use Microsoft Outlook.."

"I've been using outlook for years with e-mail and stuff."

"I use the outlook.com PWA and it works perfectly!"

"Commercial - Outlook Free - Thunderbird"

"I use 0365, so Outlook for me."

"Outlook"

"It’s very stable and I’ve used it for over a year."

"I personally really like the free Outlook app."

#11

Mozilla

3.7

(11)

"Thunderbird"

"Thunderbird was my choice."

"Thunderbird can sync Google contacts natively."

"Thunderbird, mutt, (qt) kmail"

"Thunderbird"

"Thunderbird."

"Go with thunderbird if you want that"

"If you like Thunderbird, get Thunderbird."

"Thunderbird is great I used if for sometime."

#12

FairEmail

4.3

(9)

"I use FairEmail (Android). There's a free and pro version and it has exhaustive settings. I use it to manage multiple mail accounts and can only recommend it"

"If I want a pure email client then FairEmail is the best."

"FairEmail and K9 are the best open source clients out there."

"FairEmail is open source and it is great for multiple accounts."

"The app is available in Plsystore :)"

"I second this, beware though it is not available through the play store. A plus imo."

"I like FairEmail enough that I paid for the pro features."

"I like Fairemail a lot."

"Well i found a mail client. It is a little bit finicky but it works https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail"

#13

Geary

3.8

(10)

"GNOME's built-in Geary accurately matches your criteria: simple, fast, and multihost. Been using it for ages, with no need to install other clients ever since."

"Had good luck with evolution, geary, and thunderbird"

"Geary used to work for me when i used it. worked with gmail at that time"

"I use Geary, it's very simple but pretty decent"

"Geary is nice"

"If geary doesnt sufficient for you, you can use evolution or thunderbird, both are very complete."

"Try Geary. It has a simple UI and just enough functionality."

"Geary works reasonably well"

"I prefer geary, even with its limitations, to thunderbird."

"Geary is the best."

#14

mutt

4.2

(9)

"Mutt is seriously better than most any other mail client."

"Everything you are describing makes me think you would be a perfect candidate for using procmail and mutt."

"I've used mutt with gmail in the past and it does very well and is not really as arcane as some would have you believe."

"Mutt (+ Gmail) user here. The default settings and default keybindings are quite sane."

"I honestly can only recommend mutt. It's true that the setup can be complex, but it isn't necessarily so."

"I use Mutt... but Mutt isn't a mail client for the faint-hearted."

"I personally prefer mutt, but I've heard good things about roundcube if you want a GUI or web interface."

"If you don't mind a CLI client, then give mutt a try."

"I don't know if it covers all of your needs, but I am a fan of mutt, as it is lightweight and offers a ton of features and configurations."

#15

Apple

4.1

(9)

"I *love* the stock `Mail.app` on the latest versions of macOS."

"Mail.app is the only client I can use with all of my accounts at once."

"I like it much more than Gmail for example."

"I actually like it and use it all the time."

"If you are using Apple’s email service or anything MS Exchange based, it is fine."

"Mail isn't perfect but it's really all I need from an email client."

"I've been using Mail.app since Eudora stopped being reliable."

"Great macOS integration."

"I just use Mail. Works fine enough for me!"

#16

Airmail

3.9

(9)

"I can recommend Airmail. Minimal design and many features."

"Airmail works great for me."

"I REALLY enjoy using Airmail."

"Airmail."

"Airmail. Don't use Spark."

"I’ve been using it for 2 years now with no real issues."

"Airmail"

"I have a mostly hate (as opposed to love-hate) relationship with Airmail."

"I have tried Airmail. It's okay, but I still go back to the native mail client."

#17

Edison Mail

4.3

(7)

"Edison replaced all my mail clients and has push for gmail."

"Edison Mail. Amazing email client."

"If it's just an email client, you can also try Edison mail for free"

"I just started using Edison and I really like it so far."

"I’ve had to switch to Edison Mail in my iPhone because Apple mail on my phone isn’t loading."

"Try Edison Mail! Its what i use at the moment and its pretty nice."

"Mail by Edinson"

#18

BlueMail

3.5

(8)

"I ended up using bluemail as my mobile mail client. Give it a try should be free"

"BlueMail: [https://bluemail.me/](https://bluemail.me/)"

"I like to use bluemail - available on more or less every device."

"For my needs BlueMail works better than Outlook and native Android mail apps."

"BlueMail. I like this. It is very comfortable and makes the inbox look very nice."

"Bluemail"

"Bluemail does this. You might have to turn it on in the settings."

"If you can get Bluemail to work that is. Have tried Bluemail on numerous DE's and when it comes to google it does not connect."

#19

K-9 Mail

3.9

(7)

"For now I ended use K-9 Mail."

"I use k-9 mail"

"K9 for android will become thunderbird."

"K-9 Mail which I really like."

"K-9 was recently updated."

"K-9 Mail - https://f-droid.org/app/com.fsck.k9"

"Fairemail K9mail"

#20

Gmail

4.2

(6)

"I’ve moved to the official gmail app on iOS and kiwi mail on the Mac."

"It’s one of the most reliable, safest (from a security standpoint) and well synchronized solutions available."

"If you’re using gmail, use the gmail app."

"If you use gmail the web gmail client."

"The Gmail app changed a while back and I like it much better than the older version."

"The Gmail app wouldn't be a bad choice but for some damn reason you can only use Google Drive for attachments."

#21

Postbox

4.0

(6)

"If you want something more powerful like Outlook but not actually Outlook I would recommend to give Postbox a spin."

"I suggest postbox as it doesn't look dated."

"Used Thunderbird, Outlook and these past years I’ve been using Postbox."

"I'd recommend you take a look at Postbox."

"Postbox, IMHO."

"I have however read that Postbox is quite a good alternative. It comes in a free version and a paid one with some more features."

#22

Mailbird

3.8

(5)

"Love Mailbird. Just purchased a business lifetime license."

"I like mailbird cus it's simple and looks good."

"I enjoy using Mailbird."

"I am using Mailbird now which I think is the least bad."

"I tried Mailbird (actually liked it), but it turned out being a paid software after 7 days."

#23

Edison

3.8

(5)

"Edison replaced all my mail clients and has push for gmail"

"Edison are both very good functionally"

"Check out “Edison” in the App Store."

"Edison"

"How does the gmail app compare to edison?"

#24

Microsoft

4.5

(4)

"Office outlook by a zillion miles."

"Outlook is the best right now."

"Outlook is a solid choice"

"Can vouch for Outlook, looks much nicer."

#25

Claws Mail

4.3

(4)

"Did you tried Claws Mail?"

"If you haven't tried Claws-mail, I can recommend it from experience."

"Compared with Firefox or Chrome, claws-mail rocks it with regard to memory usage. It's quite stable, too."

"You could try the following clients: claws-mail, simple, lightweight, maybe a little rustic; thunderbird, the classic one; KMail, the full-fledged KDE mail client."

#26

KMail

4.0

(4)

"Kmail - the default KDE client."

"But the three I like has always been. Thunderbird, Evolution, KMail."

"If you're using KDE, honestly Kmail is pretty good."

"My personal favorite email client is KMail. You could do all of those things with it."

#27

Spike

3.8

(4)

"And now Spike."

"Spike app on desktop is great."

"I've used Spike exclusively lately."

"Spike is fine to me."

#28

Fairmail

3.5

5.0

(2)

"MailMate no comparisons."

"Always MailMate. Friendly solo developer that's actively working on the app."

#38

Windows Mail

3.0

3.0

(1)

"SeaMonkey suite."

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