FairEmail, privacy aware email

Marcel Bokhorst, FairCode BV

In-app purchases

About this app

FairEmail is easy to set up and works with virtually all email providers, including Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo!

FairEmail might be for you if you value your privacy.

FairEmail is simple to use, but if you are looking for a very simple email app, FairEmail might not be the right choice.

FairEmail is an email client only, so you need to bring your own email address. FairEmail is not a calendar/contact/task/note manager and cannot make you coffee.

FairEmail does not support non-standard protocols, like Microsoft Exchange Web Services and Microsoft ActiveSync.

Almost all features are free to use, but to maintain and support the app in the long term, not every feature can be for free. See below for a list of pro features.

A lot of effort has gone into this mail app, which was developed to help you protect your privacy. If you have a question or problem, there is always support at [e-mail].

Main features

* Fully featured
* 100% open source
* Privacy oriented
* Unlimited accounts
* Unlimited email addresses
* Unified inbox (optionally accounts or folders)
* Conversation threading
* Two way synchronization
* Push notifications
* Offline storage and operations
* Common text style options (size, color, lists, etc.)
* Battery friendly
* Low data usage
* Small (<30 MB)
* Material design (including dark/black theme)
* Maintained and supported

This app is deliberately minimalistic by design, so you can concentrate on reading and writing messages.

This app starts a foreground service with a low-priority status bar notification to make sure you'll never miss new emails.

Privacy features

* Encryption/decryption supported (OpenPGP, S/MIME)
* Reformat messages to prevent phishing
* Confirm showing images to prevent tracking
* Confirm opening links to prevent tracking and phishing
* Attempt to recognize and disable tracking images
* Warning if messages could not be authenticated

Simple

* Quick setup
* Easy navigation
* No bells and whistles
* No distracting "eye candy"

Secure

* No data storage on third-party servers
* Using open standards (IMAP, POP3, SMTP, OpenPGP, S/MIME, etc.)
* Safe message view (styling, scripting and unsafe HTML removed)
* Confirm opening links, images and attachments
* No special permissions required
* No advertisements
* No analytics and no tracking (error reporting via Bugsnag is opt-in)
* Optional Android backup
* No Firebase Cloud Messaging
* FairEmail is an original work, not a fork or a clone

Efficient

* Fast and lightweight
* IMAP IDLE (push messages) supported
* Built with latest development tools and libraries

Pro features

All pro features are convenience or advanced features.

* Account/identity/folder colors/avatars
* Colored stars
* Notification settings (sounds) per account/folder/sender (requires Android 8 Oreo)
* Configurable notification actions
* Snooze messages
* Send messages after selected time
* Synchronization scheduling
* Reply templates
* Accept/decline calendar invitations
* Add message to calendar
* Automatically generate vCard attachments
* Filter rules
* Automatic message classification
* Search indexing
* S/MIME sign/encrypt
* Biometric/PIN authentication
* Message list widget
* Export settings

Support

If you have a question or problem, please check here first:
https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md

If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact me at [e-mail], and I will try to help you.

Ratings and reviews

Had everything been done like this app, smartphones would have worked perfectly with just 1GiB of memory, on a 2Ah battery. Simple (well, until one goes beyond the wizard in the settings :)), reliable, adaptive. I used it for a long while even without premium features, and so far only need per-contact notification channels.

I've been using FairEmail on one device for a while and love it so much I've replaced the email client on my other devices with FairEmail. It is easy to set up and simple to use. Yes, there are lots of options to modify the app to your specific needs, however in most cases it works great "right out of the box." But, the best part of the app is its superb security features. It is the most important reason to consider using this as your email client. Thanks for a terrific app.

This is the best email app hands down. I was on Bluemail previously, which was starting to get annoying bugs on my Oneplus 7T. FairEmail is super fast, no weird bugs, and has amazing customization. Also no ads! I will definitely consider paying for the pro version. Your search for a new email app ends with FairEmail (note: I was not compensated for this review in any way. I'm a software developer and simply appreciate such a well made app).

What’s new

This version was released to fix all reported bugs:

* Fixed all reported issues
* Added drag and drop to address bubbles
* Added support for S/MIME auth-enveloped-data
* Extended expression conditions
* Small improvements and minor bug fixes
* Updated build tools, libraries, and translations

If needed, there is always personal support available via [e-mail]