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Tutanota Mail
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End to end encryption
End-to-end encrypted: internal emails (between Tutanota users) external emails: requires setting a password and sharing it separately to the recipient calendar contacts email storage email subject lines
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No support for third-party clients (eg Thunderbird...)
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Open source
See here.
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Doesn't support PGP encryption
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Based in Germany
Tutanota's servers are located in Germany, which has strict privacy protection laws, even stronger than those of Switzerland.
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No support for IMAP and SMTP
You can't use your favorite email client.
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F-Droid app
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Anonymous: no personal information and no phone numbers are required to register
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No offices in the USA
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Free
A free account is available.
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Add free
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Desktop client
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U2F for second factor authentication
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Affordable price for paid plans
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Mobile, Web
Technology:
TypeScript, C
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ProtonMail
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Built-in end-to-end encryption
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Javascript-intensive Webmail
Free accounts are required to use Javascript webmail and encryption is done in the browser. Javascript cryptography is harmful for security and should not be used.
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No personal information needed
To create an account you don't need to give any personal information, just choose username, domain, and password. Even the recovery email address is optional.
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Encryption Keys are stored server-side
The keys are generated during account creation. Using your existing keys is prohibited and ProtonMail must store and control the private keys. Encryption cannot be secure unless the user controls the private keys.
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Privacy respecting
User data is protected by strict privacy laws because all servers are located in Switzerland.
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Still lacks some useful features
At the moment, there is no calendar feature and contact management is quite poor. They will, however, start to work on it.
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Open Source
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Ties to US Investors
ProtonMail takes money from US Investors
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Mobile apps
Apps for Android and iOS available.
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No IMAP and SMTP support for basic accounts
Basic accounts are restricted to the Protonmail web client. Support for IMAP and SMTP is available with a paid subscription only, and as such with basic accounts it is not possible to send and receive email with external applications.
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Overly expensive for desktop support
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Requires phone number for login
If you sign up over Tor or a VPN, it will require email or phone number verification. Email verification is disabled if you use an email that isn't from Google or Outlook.
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Not fully Open Source
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End-to-end encryption:
Yes
Free tier:
Yes
Open source:
Yes
Web interface:
Yes
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