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

This is a great app that was worth the purchase to replace the ever buggy and gm@il that regularly stops working. It's nice to know I'll actually get my emails every time they come through now. The only issue I have now that I've used it a long time is the search function. It does not work well at all regardless of which folders I search or how much syncing I allow. ETA: you must go directly to "all mail" and search twice by hitting the sync button after searching. Still more steps but doable.

Straight-forward, logical email app! After reading tons of reviews on various email apps, I chose this one. I have multiple accounts for both personal and business. I like the layout and features Outlook has, but Outlook is horribly glitchy. FairEmail is superior and offers tons of options, many of which I may never use, but then again you never know. I decided to buy the pro version, not so much because I need the extra features, but because I want to support the developer. Great job, Marcel!

Genuine filters on Android - cream of the crop! This app allows the creation of email rules which perform an act, such as flagging, deleting, and moving. One no longer needs a PC with Thunderbird on it thanks to this! The interface for the inbox is also great. The emails appear in a nice sharp list with good colors and text. It is not too wide or vague. The list of emails looks great. This is a great app to untether one from complex filtering regimes on a PC client.

What's new

This version was released to add some new features:

* Added option to show stars in message list widgets (Android 12+ only)
* Fixed all reported bugs, including the sort order of folders
* Small improvements and minor bug fixes
* Updated build tools, libraries, and translations

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