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Microsoft Outlook
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It's from Microsoft
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Good built-in calendar
The calendar includes agenda, day, and three-day views.
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Rather buggy
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Integration with calendar and tasks
Quick conversion of a received email to a task with the deadline.
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Crashes frequently
The only issue with Outlook 2017 is that when the Mail folder increases in size, it sometimes crashes for no reason it, causing loss of data.
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Fun to use
clean and smooth experience, very nice and i like it.
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Categorize email IMAP not good
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Smart lookup
Smart lookup is a feature where the Bing search engine is bundled in the app to allow users to automatically search for relevant websites, information and images based on the word highlighted by users, without need to open external browsers. The results will be shown on the right pane of the window.
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Frustrating user experience
The "Clean Interface" approach means that normal and necessary user interface elements have been removed, such as certain scroll bars, and even the "replied to" indicator. This program becomes more frustrating with each new update.
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Priority messages
Microsoft Outlook comes with feature called "Clutter" to filter out incoming email based on the priority of the message set by user. User will be alerted when the high-priority message is incoming, whereas the low-priority message will be put in a separate folder.
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No unique Inbox / global folders
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Attach files from cloud
Microsoft Outlook allow users to directly attach an attachment directly from cloud services without need to download an entire file before attach to the intended e-mail.
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No portable bundle available
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VBA macros
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No aliases
Outlook does not support email aliases other then outlook aliases
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Conditional formatting
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The UI is outdated
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Cloud
can attach files and use cloud, very good.
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Only available for Windows
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Platforms:
MacOS, Windows, Android
Search:
Yes
IMAP:
Yes
Exchange Support:
Yes
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Newton Mail
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13
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Not free anymore, needs a subscription ( $49.99/yr)
The apps stared as a free app but since some time it's only free for 14 days (trial). After the trial it needs a subscription which is very expensive with $50/yr comparing the features with other free E-Mail apps
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Multi-account support
Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook, iCloud, Google Apps, OWA, Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, AOL and other IMAP accounts.
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Privacy concerns
Their privacy policy states that they have complete access to your mail. We then use the authorization provided to download your emails on the cloud and push to your devices. We use AWS servers to store your data: emails and authorization.
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Synchronizes settings across devices
CloudMagic saves settings in the cloud. When you switch devices, the app simply pulls your setting from the cloud.
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Beautiful, clean design
Intuitive, easy to use user interface.
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Unified inbox
Option to view one inbox for all your email accounts.
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Emails can be downloaded locally on a per-folder basis
A feature called "sync" allows downloading emails locally on a per-folder basis. That will allow accessing them while offline, keep them always up to date, provide faster search, show unread email count and show push notifications as soon as new messages in those folders pop up.
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The app can be locked
It's possible to lock the app behind a four digit passcode.
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Helps deal with emails quickly
It's possible to archive, delete or mark emails as read from the notification tray or with swipe gestures.
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Android Wear support
Cloud Magic supports sending notifications to Android Wear devices, allowing the user to easily see their mail without having to take their phone out.
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Can snooze emails
It's possible to "hide" a message for a set amount of time, which gets the message out of your way until you're ready to deal with it.
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Email tracking
Get notified when the recipient reads the e-mail.
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Integrates with other services to extend functionality
CloudMagic has 'cards', that allow quick interactions with other services, like Evernote, MailChimp, Salesforce, Trello, etc. And unlike similar integration, these interactions happen within the app itself.
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Great search
The app is capable of searching through all of your email and cloud accounts to find specific information. The results show up as they are typed in.
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Free trial
Newton mail offers a 14-day free trial.
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Platforms:
Android / iOS/MacOS/Echo
Publisher:
"CloudMagic
File Size:
Inc."
Required Android Version:
4.0 and up
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Spark
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Horrible privacy policy
Sends statistical data to several services known for bad privacy policies (Google, Facebook), also there's no way to opt out. Automatically creates an acount with the first address entered and subscribes you to their newsletter. Stores credentials for your email accounts on their servers. Stores your emails on their servers to push them to your devices. Server infrastructure seems to be located in the US.
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Custom quick swipe features
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Doesn't support many services
Many services such as Spam filters, Pocket, and other apps are not supported.
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Free
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Doesn't show the counts of emails next to the folders
On the Mac platform will show +999 for the folder that contains more than 1000 emails. On the iPhone, the platform will not show the counts next to the folder unless they are new emails.
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Robust customization options
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Syncs across devices
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Unified inbox
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Free snooze options
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Platforms:
Android, iOS, Mac OS
Search:
Yes
IMAP:
Yes
Exchange Support:
Yes
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ProtonMail
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5
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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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MyMail
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Caches your passwords even after you uninstall
Their servers may open your mail without you knowing, marking your messages as read without permission.
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Offers 150gb of email storage
My.com account allows storing up to 150gb of emails.
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Duplicate notifications
If you still have Gmail installed, you will get a notification from Gmail and MyMail for each message.
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Intuitive swipes for dealing with messages quickly
This app lets you swipe to mark unread, put message in a folder, mark it for later action, or discard it.
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Platforms:
Android / iOS
Publisher:
My.com B.V.
File Size:
Varies with device
Required Android Version:
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FairEmail
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Open source
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No Microsoft exchange server support
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Multiple account support
Multiple identities per account, notifications per account or contact.
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UI might be a bit confusing for some
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Actively maintained
It is actively maintained. The used libraries are up to date and bugs are fixed quickly.
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Privacy-Focused
There are no trackers within the app and trackers sent with mails are disabled by default. This app lets you read and compose emails with your privacy in your very own hands.
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Fast and customizable
Privacy features are excellent.
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Lightweight
~ 20 MB.
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Identities support
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Two way synchronization
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Flat conversation threading
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Encryption support
Supports both OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption for total privacy.
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Support for safety and low-bandwidth
Allows to configure maximum size of email downloaded immediately.
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Can show plain text of html mails
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Show links before opening
Some HTML mails may show different links and link texts, this app however will show you the real link before opening, protecting against phishing and scams
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Recognize spoofing internationalized domain names
Some domain names may use non-ASCII characters looking similar to the latin alphabet (e.g. some cyrillic characters). This app will show you the punycode representation of the domain, if that is the case and thus protect you against phishing and scams.
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Reformat the HTML mail for increased privacy
Some HTML mails may include ressources that can track you. This app doesn't load them by default, but reformats the text, increasing both privacy and readability.
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Autoconfiguration with open standards
There are open standards for any email provider to show how an email client should connect to the server. This app supports both RFC 6186 as well as Thunderbird Autoconfiguration standards.
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OAuth support for most common mail providers
Supports authenticating with the mail server using OAuth, thus increasing security.
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Low RAM usage at the right setings
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Platforms:
Android
Price:
Free
Publisher:
Marcel Bokhorst
Search:
Yes
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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:
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Airmail
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Clean interface
Airmail has a very clean and modern interface. On the left side of the screen are the folders (inbox, starred, draft, sent, snooze, trash) and on the right side the email threads for the folder currently being viewed.
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Unreliable
There are many issues/bugs with different accounts, including Gmail and iCloud.
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Automatically syncs settings between devices
If you are using Airmail in different devices (either MacOS or iOS), you can automatically sync settings through iCloud.
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Serious sync problems
On some IMAP accounts, there are a number of serious sync problems, which otherwise work fine with Apple Mail.
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Fast and easy setup process
Even though there's a huge amount of settings available, it's quite easy to get used to each of them and the setup process is very fast and easy.
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Search is buggy and not very powerful
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Consistent interface between devices
Airmail is available for both iOS and Mac, for people who use Apple's mobile devices. And the interface between both platforms is quite consistent, making it easy to seamlessly jump between one and another.
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Not free
Paid version only.
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Integrates with multiple third-party services
Airmail can integrate with multiple Cloud services for syncing, creating backups, adding tasks and more. Some of these services include Dropbox, Box, Fantastical, 2DO, Todoist, Wunderlist etc.
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iOS app requires a subscription to enable incoming mail notifications
The iOS app now requires a subscription to enable incoming mail notifications. This makes the iOS app very unattractive and there's little point installing the Mac desktop client for users who want to sync accounts between devices.
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Support for VIP folders
VIP folders are for particular senders which you always want to read even when you are ignoring email. The way it works is that you add different senders as VIPs and emails from those senders will always be surfaced on top of everything else.
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Copying/moving mails unreliable
Doesn't work most of the time even though the operation is reported as successful. Even has lost emails when moving. Support was not too much use either.
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Extremely customizable
Instead of forcing the user to work with their email the way Airmail developers would want, it allows the user to customize and make the email client work the way they want because of the sheer flexibility of the application. There's a lot of settings available in Airmail with which you can customize almost every aspect and functionality of the app. In fact, it's very easy to get lost in them and spend a lot of time tweaking and customizing everything to your liking.
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Rather expensive
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Supports Gmail shortcuts
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Inability to turn off auto-creation of labels
Version 3 does not allow it while version 2 did.
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Multiple ways of sorting emails
There are multiple ways to sort emails with Airmail. You can sort by unread, starred, attachments, conversations, dates, and many more criteria. You can even combine different criteria together. Using these filters makes it extremely easy to quickly find any email you are looking for.
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UI is a little busy
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Always keep the inbox clean
Airmail allows users to snooze an email until a defined moment (a few hours later, tomorrow, next weekend, next week, etc.), allowing you to process every email immediately and to always keep the inbox clean.
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Has the "slow typing" bug
When composing an email, Airmail can respond very slowly to keystrokes. Customer service refuses to acknowledge this problem, responding that it's "not real" - which is a very odd response, to simply refuse to acknowledge the customer's experience.
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Supports trackpad gestures
Airmail is able to use trackpad gestures for achieving and deleting mail items.
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Platforms:
MacOS, iOS
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Exchange Support:
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Boxer
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Swipe actions
Swipe a message to the left to archive, swipe right to place it in a to-do list.
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Supports Gmail labels
Boxer has Gmail labels fully supported.
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Integrates with other services
There's Dropbox and Box support for cloud storage, LinkedIn and Facebook support for social profiling, Evernote support for notes, etc.
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Quick-responses
Click the 'quick' button below when composing a message to put a prewritten snippet of text inside the email. There's a set of ready-made solutions, but you can add your own.
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Allows "liking" messages
You can automatically send a quick message of appreciation to the sender by clicking like.
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Combined inbox
Boxer uses a combined inbox for all your accounts.
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Reminders
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Platforms:
Android / iOS
Publisher:
Boxer
File Size:
18M
Required Android Version:
4.1 and up
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Aqua Mail
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Top rated for keeping your info private
Has been rated well on AndroidForums.
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Floating ads in free version
It shows floating ads in the email list and they can not be deleted.
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Ultra fast and intuitive
The app refreshes emails in seconds and has an intuitive menu. You can do a lot with one or two swipes.
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Limited signature capabilities
Signatures can't have images or HTML.
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Integrates with cloud storage services for backup and restore
It's possible to backup the app along with account settings via services like Dropbox, OneDrive, Box.com, Google Drive.
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Does not support pgp or metacert
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Integrates with Tasker
Tasker is an automation app. Aqua Mail's Tasker integration allows changing settings, triggering message based events and running mail checks based on criteria like time of day, location, timer, connection type, etc.
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Free version supports only 2 accounts and adds promotional email signature
The base, free application supports up to two accounts and adds a promo signature to all outgoing messages.
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Pro version often goes on sale
The developer usually gives a 25%-50% discount every few months or so on Google Play.
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No support for Exchange Activesync protocol
This is the de facto, secure Exchange over the web protocol used and is enforced by most businesses for enterprise email. Aqua only supports EWS for Exchange, which most enterprise administrators block or disable.
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Platforms:
Android
Publisher:
MobiSystems inc. https://www.mobisystems.com/en-us/
File Size:
Varies with device
Required Android Version:
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Yahoo! Mail
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Tabs
With this Yahoo! Mail feature users can open any e-mail in a new tab and get back to the mail list without having to close the e-mail that the user is currently reading.
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Background wallpaper
Similar to Mail app bundled in Windows 10, Yahoo! Mail allows users to set images from Flickr as the background image for the app.
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Stationary
Stationary is an add-on that's only available in Yahoo! Mail. It allows users to customize and enhance the look of the email. Things like image borders, letter style etc. can be changed before sending the email to intended recipients.
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Platforms:
Android / iOS / Browser
Publisher:
Yahoo
File Size:
Varies with device
Required Android Version:
Varies with device
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K-9
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Free an open source
K-9 is available for free and licensed under the Apache License version 2.0 with source code available here.
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Dead app
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No privacy concerns
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Emails received as forwarded EML attachments are not natively supported
When you receive an email which was forwarded as an EML attachment, K-9 Mail is not able to open it natively. It opens it using a third-party application registered for this mime-type on the device, if any. The Gmail email client app is able to read the EML attachments, thus you need to have it installed as well (or any other EML capable app).
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Lightweight
K-9 mail does not use too many system resources when using the app, which allow it to be fast and lightweight.
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Noisy UI
The user interface is bland and tries to cram a lot of information on screen, making it unpleasant to use.
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Complete PGP encryption
It's possible to complete encrypt email communications via PGP using K-9.
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imap
Works well with locally maintained IMAP server.
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Optimized for phone and tablet
On a tablet the UI looks a little different but given the extra real estate is logical. Options to enable UI widgets a plus, can be enabled on a tablet and disabled on a phone.
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Material UI version
There is a fork of K-9 available on Google Play that uses Material design, improves the interface a lot.
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Excellent email threading
Threaded email support is better than most.
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Platforms:
Android
Publisher:
K-9 Dog Walkers
File Size:
Varies with device
Required Android Version:
Varies with device
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Yandex Mail
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Unlimited storage
There us no limit on the size of mailboxes.
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Agressive spam filter
No control over the level of spam filtering, which discards many messages before they reach the inbox.
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Data hosted in EU
User accounts outside Russia have their data held on EU servers, compliant with GDPR.
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Connections to Russia
"Yandex N.V. is a Russian multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related products and services, including search and information services, eCommerce, transportation, navigation, mobile applications, and online advertising. Yandex provides over 70 services in total." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yandex)
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Free Domain Hosting
You can host up to 1000 email addresses at your own domain free of charge, with unlimited aliases.
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Unlimited storage
There us no limit on the size of mailboxes.
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Nine
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Can adjust color themes for each account.
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Not free
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Supports ActiveSync protocols
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Not Cross-platform at all
Only has an Android app. No Windows, Mac versions available.
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Convenient theme options
The black theme is easy on the battery and eyes.
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Good customization
But not so many you have to read and dig through documentation to do what you want.
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Supports Outlook category colors, Outlook for Android doesn't
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Very reliable
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FastMail
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Traditional revenue model increases likelihood of personal data privacy and safety
Depending on your point of view, requiring to pay for Fastmail is actually a positive aspect of the service. This way you know the company is at least making some revenue (they have been around since 2010) and you know who the customer is. Pricing is as follows (go here for their on-site pricing info).
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Australian law enforcement
The company and all email hosted by then is subject to Australian laws requiring sharing with law enforcement. These provisions are weaker than those provided by European GDPR.
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Human support team
As you are their customer, Fastmail provides human support.
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Lacks folder notifications on official mobile app
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Offers more control over email
Gmail has a tendency to dumb down the interface (try to sort by sender). Fastmail gives full control over email, just like a "traditional" client would.
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Expensive
The most popular domain registrars will provide you with both multiple email accounts and a domain name at a lower price than FastMail charges for only 1 email account.
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Secure
Supports two-factor authentication, one-time passwords and fully encrypted connections.
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Servers are located in the US
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Fully responsive interface
The Fastmail interface is fully responsive across all browser sizes.
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Not free
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Fast
As Fastmail does away with all the extra bells and whistles of Gmail it is super fast to interact with. It also has faster IMAP and SMTP performance than Gmail.
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Custom sieve scripts
You can write your own Sieve scripts for filtering/rerouting email.
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Simple email actioning
Like gmail, you can "Pin" emails to the top of your inbox to deal with later with either a checkbox or the keyboard shortcut. Like Gmail you can also both archive and delete emails.
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Offers IMAP migration tool
Get your old email out of Gmail easily with their migration tool.
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Adjustable spam filter
On writing this Fastmail has Basic, Normal, Aggressive or Customisable spam filtering which can be selected in the Advanced settings. Each user has an individually trainable bayes database to improve spam filtering. You can train your personal bayes database by selecting some messages and using the Report spam and Report Non-Spam options from the Action menu on the Mailbox screen. For IMAP users who don't use the web interface much, you can specify folders as spam/non-spam training folders on the Folders screen. Then just move messages into those folders as appropriate to train your bayes database. For your personal bayes databases to be active, you have to train it with at least 200 spam messages and 200 non-spam messages. If you haven't trained enough messages, then we use a global continuously updated bayes database against your incoming messages, which helps detect spam/non-spam, but isn't as good as a personally trained one.
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Offers subdomain addressing
Instead of using plus addressing (e.g. foo+bar@email.com), FastMail offers the ability to receive mail through subdomain addresses (e.g. foo@bar.email.com).
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Integrated file storage
Fastmail allows saving attachments and other files into their own file storage system for easy retrieval later.
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Proper support for folders
FastMail has full support for folders, unlike Gmail where you only have labels.
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Intuitive default filters
Fastmail automatically filters your email into: All Unread Personal Notifications Mailing Lists
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Identities & aliases practically gives you a new email that you can manage from a single account
With identities and aliases, you can set up a completely new email address that can be managed from your account, without paying for more. As of time of this writing, FastMail offers up to 500 identities and 600 aliases per account, regardless of plan type.
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IMAP:
Yes
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Evernote
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Consolidates all your information
Evernote is designed to store a lot of different types of information from a lot of different sources in one place. Using the Web Clipper, native integrations, or a service such as IFTTT (If This Then That) you can use Evernote to store all your ideas, notes (both handwritten and typed), tasks, reading lists, receipts, and more.
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Free version limited to 2 devices
The free version has become very limited as a cloud based note taking app as there is now only sharing between two devices allowed.
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Powerful features for organising your notes
Evernote is designed to make it easy to keep your notes well organized, which aids in quickly finding/browsing old information. You can put notes into a single notebook and use search to access old notes, or if you're so inclined, organize notes extensively with hierarchical notebooks and tags.
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Pay for offline use, search, and other functions
The free version of Evernote is highly limited. You have to pay if you want to access your notes without internet connection, search your notes or documents, or upload large amounts of data. The free version allows you to upload 60 MB of data per month, which is about 20 to 30 iPhone camera pictures. At a certain point, they started charging you for "advanced" capability, which includes searching your own attachments.
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Can include images, and snippets from the web or a whole webpage via web clipper
With one click you can clip part or all of any webpage, including text, images, and links. Especially for those who use Google Chrome, this web clipper is a very rich add-on. The “simplified article” mode strips all graphical overhead from the page before adding the information to Evernote. It's also possible to add highlighting, tags, etc. before storing the note.
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Different features and functions per device
Desktop app has table creation. Android app lacks font color changes. Some functions can only be accessed on the desktop app. These include changing your default notebook.
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Has OCR functionality to convert images to searchable text
A really cool and handy Evernote feature is the ability to automatically scan images for text.
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Security issues
Evernote had their entire database hacked and compromised including customer user passwords. They responded by locking valid users out of accounts and forcing password changes but are still vague about their own security policies. They do not have a good track record for data security. They also do not offer local personal encryption of entire Notebooks as Microsoft OneNote does.
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"Reminders" are a great way to combine your to-dos and notes
One of the note types is a "reminder," which can act as a to-do list. You can add all the usual formatting to reminders, including audio. Evernote will provide alerts when they are due and house them in a special location within the app.
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Buggy
A program with more features is always prone to more bugs. Evernote is definitely not the most stable note-taking program available.
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Easy to use
Evernote is easy to dive into because it doesn’t overwhelm you with advanced functionality from the start. As you get more accustomed to the app, you might want to delve deeper to see what benefits the more advanced features will offer.
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No official Linux app
Evernote does not offer an official Linux app, although there are some third party alternatives available.
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Native and offline-capable apps on pretty much every platform
Evernote has apps for Windows 7 and 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Mac, Android, iOS (both iPhone and iPad), Blackberry, and Windows Phone. It also has a fully functional web app and chrome plug-in. No matter what device or platform you're on, you will pretty much always be able to access Evernote.
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Constantly directs you to upgrading your account
The frequent reminders to upgrade your account can quickly become disruptive. You get notifications when using the app, and many of the features that show as available in the app are actually for paid accounts only (which, when you try to use them, will remind you to upgrade).
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Multipurpose
In addition to general note taking and to-do list management, Evernote lets you search through scanned documents, handwritten text, and images; collaborate with others through shared notebooks; record audio notes; and more.
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Syncing is slow
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Trustworthy to store data in the long term
With many utility tools being constantly shut down by their creators, it's really important to consider the long-term risks of picking a home for all your notes. Evernote is a $1 billion company with a track record of exceptional security and goals of becoming a "100 year old" company.
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Prices have doubled since Bending Spoon purchase
I used to pay 7 €/month, now it's 13.
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Powerful note formatting
Evernote has an extensive range of formatting options and note types. You can create checklists, reminder alerts, audio notes, or add images and attachments. It also has an awesome speech-to-text feature if you prefer to dictate aloud.
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Very heavyweight for a to-do list
Evernote is a powerhouse program with many features. It uses a correspondingly large amount of memory to run.
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Great selection for integrating with other apps
The Evernote app center page is nicely organized and has good quality integration of apps that can improve your productivity.
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Missing some basic functions
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Focused, uncluttered user interface
Evernote has a very clean and intuitive interface that's simple to understand at a glance.
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Not distributed
One cannot run Evernote on own servers. This brings with it the risks normally associated with handing over critical applications to a large corporation.
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Evernote is synchronized
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Bending Spoon have relocated to Europe and fired 129 people
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Premium allows search in attached files and documents
With a premium account you are able to search through PDFs and Office Docs.
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Poor text formatting abilities
Text formatting in Evernote is buggy and unreliable. Bullets (outlining) are getting stuck or disappearing, tables are very static and prone to breaking and everything beyond the most basic formatting might cause an issue.
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Innovative hacks
To save emails, just forward them to your Evernote email address generated on account creation. It is of course one of many such hacks.
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Basic and lacking handwriting function
Handwriting has basic functions, is attached as a picture
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Flexible image manipulation
Permits photos that are taken, to be processed when in automatic mode and saved as a photo, black and white document, colour document, post it note or business card. The automated mode is also good at cropping the document effectively.
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Bloated and complex
Evernote is too big, has too many features. Note taking apps need absolutely clean interface to allow unobtrusive note taking and not a struggle to search for which buttons to click. It focuses on the search feature so much that it doesn't encourage or make it immediately easy to organize your notes and thoughts. It's essentially a sophisticated notes dump with good search.
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Best web clipper
Can clip to the web from desktop or mobile, using simplified format or original formatting. Very quick and flexible, and enables you to highlight, take notes, tag, etc.
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New web editor does not support Firefox
As of now, Firefox users must download a separate extension to change their user agent to trick the Evernote site into giving them the beta, or install Chrome.
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Can choose from a few themes
You can pick from a green theme, light, or dark theme. All are very clear and visually appealing.
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No recurring and snooze reminders
Perhaps because it is not truly a to-do list app, there is currently no support for recurring events or snooze reminders. The company claims to be working on this functionality.
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Effective with pictures or snapshot of boards
Take a picture of your white board/paper board and you have it instantly in evernote everywhere, ready for additional notes and classification Scannable friend app is rather efficient to keep hand written note as well.
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Lacks search and replace capability
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Skitch integration
If you're on iOS and have Skitch installed, you can quickly annotate your notes using Skitch.
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Rather poor user interface
Slow, not user friendly experience, complex, and somehow limited.
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Has conflict management and undo
Allows undo/redo when editing (i.e. all changes are finalized upon saving). If conflicts between synchronized versions arise, both copies are saved in Evernote.
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Lacks right-to-left writing support
When you write in a right-to-left language (Arabic, for example), everything looks fine in the editor but the direction changes to the left again after saving the note.
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Steep learning curve
Since Evernote has so many features built in, it's hard to know where to find everything until reasonable amount of time has been spent with it.
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Easy to accidentally hit the wrong button on the mobile apps
The mobile apps have fairly small touch targets, making it easy to miss the button or accidentally press the wrong one.
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No ability to re-order notes other than sorting
Evernote has no way to re-order notes, nor even to change their display order. Sorting is the only option, and the "official" workaround (for years now) is to prefix note titles with line numbers manually so notes will sort and display as desired.
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Platforms:
Android / iOS / WP / OSX / Windows / WebOS
API:
yes
Collaborative:
yes
Export:
ENEX, HTML, MHT
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Zenkit
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3
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Powerful and simple to use tool with a clean design
Easy to use and easily understandable for everyone.
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Many important data views
Data views include Mind-Map, Kanban-Board, Spreadsheet, List, and Calendar. Views can be switched easily.
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Native apps
Native apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone
Languages:
English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Chinese (traditional), Korean, Russian
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Yes
Collaborative:
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Mail
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5
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3
Cons
1
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Supports Push in Gmail
Mail finally supports Push for Gmail accounts in iOS 11
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Some emails on iPad have excess padding
iPad version adds padding to text that can't be overridden and it can mess up the layout of the email.
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Comes pre-installed on all iOS devices
No need to go out and install another app from the App Store.
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Integrates with iOS search
You can use spotlight to search through emails.
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IMAP:
Yes
Exchange Support:
Yes
POP3:
Yes
Single Player:
Yes
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Posteo
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8
Experiences
Pros
7
Cons
1
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Numerous feature/advantages
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No custom domains
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No ads
Posteo is ad-free with no ads when using their email services.
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Support for IMAP/SMTP
Posteo supports email clients such as Thunderbird and Claws Mail which will allow for greater control over encryption and user's private keys.
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No Personal Information required to register
Registration through VPN is allowed and no personal information is required, just a username and password.
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Very secure
Posteo does very well on Dismail's server list and it supports end-to-end encryption with PGP. This can be done in the browser or with an email client, and Posteo has a help section on how to set up encryption.
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Inbound encryption
You can select an option to encrypt inbound email from their server with a user-provided GPG key.
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Encrypted storage
You can select an option to encrypt all of your emails stored on their servers.
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Mutt
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10
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Pros
8
Cons
1
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Terminal based
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Terminal-based
It runs inside the terminal so it doesn't display HTML email, fonts, or graphical elements.
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Small and efficient
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Active development
Even though it was first released in 1995, Mutt still enjoys an active community following it and having new releases constantly.
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It runs inside the terminal
It doesn't display HTML email, fonts, or graphical elements.
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Compose mails in your favorite editor
Edit mails efficiently with an editor you already can work fluently with.
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Highly configurable macros
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Threads emails
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Work with regular expressions
Mails can be filtered, deleted, flagged, etc. with regular expressions which makes mail management very efficient.
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Platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux
License:
GPLv2+
Technology:
C
Search:
Yes
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