I’m tried of how terrible Gmail is. Id like an email client with folders or categories. If it can sort them automatically (like how Googles now defunct inbox app used to) that would be even better.

Edit: in a couple days or whenever the activity on this post slows down. I will update this post with a list of the most recommended email app.

Edit2:

Results are in: Number is the amount of people who specifically mentioned it.

  1. FairMail 6
  2. K-9 5
  3. Spark 2
  4. ProtonMail
  5. Re:work
  6. Nine
  7. Tutanota
  8. Canary Mail
  9. Aqua
  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    34·
    11 months ago

    Fairemail is pretty much the default android client. Open source, full featured, not bad on the eyes. It just fucking works without hassles.

    If anything, the settings are too feature packed, it can take a while to tweak everything if you really want it customized

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      These are the guys who pluralize one of ‘traffic’, ‘help’ or ‘email’ with an S like it’s not stupid?

  • AngryDemonoid@lemmy.lylapol.comEnglish
    16·
    11 months ago

    Another vote for FairMail. I’ve been using it for a few years at this point and never had a reason to look for an alternative.

    I’ll probably give K-9 a try when it eventually rebrands as Thunderbird though.

      • ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        I like the Smart 1.0 implementation.

        2.0 just hides away a lot of important messages. I have 5 email IDs due to work and other stuff, and I CANNOT figure out how that interface works.

        The 1.0 works perfectly.

        • Drun@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I’m absolutely agree. I really tried to get used to the new interface, but its a pain.

          Also, the new Windows version lacks support of Exchange, and it messes up your accounts on another devices.

          Still love it. Not the windows version.

          • ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            I prefer the original Mail and Calendar app that came with Windows 10.

            But Microsoft being Microsoft, abandoned their own app dev platform to essentially just make a web app instead. Apparently, native apps are just too much to ask for these days. 🙄

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    12·
    11 months ago
    • On Android: K9Mail. By far the best.
    • On Linux: ThunderBird. It’s bloated like an obese whale on cortisone but I’ve yet to see a better client.
      • Futurama@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Agreed. FairEmail is my goto choice. They’re both open source and on F-Droid.

        FairEmail does have a $9 license you can buy to add extra features, but even without the license, I found it to be a nicer app than K9.

  • chepox@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    11·
    11 months ago

    Nine

    Been using for a long time because of the rich text email options. But it is awesome all around. My pick for best of the best.

  • soulfirethewolf@lemdro.idEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    I just wish Android had a nice email client that was material you and material 3 like Gmail and also wasn’t Gmail

  • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    I used K9 for years but recently switched to FairEmail. Works better in terms of auto-completing addresses, has better sever-side search. Previously it looked horrible compared to K9 but lately it has added Material You and other attractive theming options. It has a rather intimidating level of options but is very powerful. That being said, I still like K9 and will probably continue to check in as they add features and become part of Thunderbird. Both K9 and FairEmail are really good in terms of being ad-free, privacy-respecting clients with unified inboxes, dark mode and other features most important to me. K9 has advantage of being totally free where FairEmail puts some key features behind a purchase, which I understand, as it’s a solo developer.

    • pjhenry1216@kbin.social
      8·
      11 months ago

      This is an entirely pointless comment. They said it didn’t meet their needs and they want to know if others have alternatives. You’re as bad as the people who answer the Amazon questions with “I don’t know.”

    • hoodatninja@kbin.social
      6·
      11 months ago

      Gmail works fine for me. No need to search for alternatives.

      Ok but it doesn’t work for them and they do have a need for an alternative lol

    • couragethebravedog@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      My problem with Gmail is that from mobile you’re limited on the features you have. You can’t create filters or really set up any kind of automation for your inbox. Mobile is the main place that I interact with my personal inboxes, so having these features on mobile is important to me.

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      After Gmail merged all the storage limits that you use across all their sevices, I have been looking for an altetnstive. I’d rather pay for a web server to host my mails than google

      • pjhenry1216@kbin.social
        2·
        11 months ago

        Self-hosted mail has some pains associated with it in regards to reliability due to major email services rating SMTP servers and tending to not trust personal ones. If moving away from privacy-violating services is your main goal and are open to non-self-hosted alternatives, I’d suggest Proton Mail. They even have a free tier if you want to test the waters. They do have pretty easy migration tools to move away from Gmail as well.

        • hoodatninja@kbin.social
          1·
          11 months ago

          A thread on HN really poopoo’d proton mail (but not the VPN which I love) and recommended Fastmail over it. I can’t recall why so I’ll try to dig it up, but just throwing that out there since it might be good to check in on any major cons with it. It wasn’t scandals or “they aren’t private” or something but it felt significant when I read it.

          • pjhenry1216@kbin.social
            1·
            11 months ago

            It’s possible that it’s the lack of direct compatibility with other clients. Since it’s fully encrypted beyond even just OpenPGP capabilities, some are turned off that you can’t easily use other clients. Without a lot of effort you are required to use their mobile app or the website. And on desktop, you need to setup their Bridge to be able to use third party clients.