K-9 Mail

In-app purchases
3.1
99.9K reviews
5M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

K-9 Mail is an open source email client that works with basically every email provider.

Features

* supports multiple accounts
* Unified Inbox
* privacy-friendly (no tracking whatsoever, only connects to your email provider)
* automatic background synchronization or push notifications
* local and server-side search
* OpenPGP email encryption (PGP/MIME)

Install the app "OpenKeychain: Easy PGP" to encrypt/decrypt your emails using OpenPGP.


Support

If you're having trouble with K-9 Mail, ask for help in our support forum at https://forum.k9mail.app


Want to help?

K-9 Mail is now part of the Thunderbird family and remains a community developed project. If you're interested in helping to improve the app, please join us! You can find our bug tracker, source code, and wiki at https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android
We're always happy to welcome new developers, designers, documenters, translators, bug triagers and friends.
Updated on
Mar 17, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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No data collected
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Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.0
94.6K reviews
Rick Steeves
March 22, 2026
I've been using K-9 for years, and overall its feature set is exactly what I want. However recently, I presume after the most recent update, it's regularly crashing. either hitting reply, or launching it as one of the edits to share something. it's not so bad it's unusable, but I'm spending a lot of time doing things twice. which is a shame for something that's always been so solid in the past
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Mozilla Thunderbird
March 23, 2026
Thanks for letting us know about these crashes! If these are still happening, can you report them to our bug triage team and developers at https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/issues/ so they can investigate what's going on and try and fix it? We want the app to be solid for you too!
Jessica Meyers
December 4, 2024
I loved K-9 before this update. But now it's so hard to distinguish between my accounts in the menu. Before, I'd given each one a different profile pic and color, so I always knew which account I was looking at. They also appeared in a set order, so I could navigate easily. Now 4 of my 5 accounts are labeled "GM," and the highlight color is the same for all 5. What?! AND each time I open an account, the list order shifts, so they're never in a predictable order! Wish there were a way to revert.
32 people found this review helpful
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Mozilla Thunderbird
December 4, 2024
Thanks for your feedback and we're sorry for any frustration over account icons and management. Improvements are coming in the 8.2 release to the current account initials. You can also help us test this and other changes in the K-9 Mail Beta. We hope this and future changes improve your experience!
Jonathan Racioppi
July 28, 2021
UPDATE 7/28/21 What did you do!? So many options gone and seriously, no option to view ALL accounts at once?? This was by far the best client I had ever found and I've been a user for years. I agree with so many people here, it's just become just a other regular single account app with this update. :-( OLD: 5 stars - By far the best and most complete mail app I have come across. The ease of use and the ability to customize every little detail makes an unbeatable combo.
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What’s new

K-9 Mail version 17.0

New:
- Account avatar customization
- Foldable device support
- Email messages can be printed
- Unified folder account indicator
- Display account avatar in message notifications

Fixed:
- Tap behavior was unreliable in recipient fields
- Device orientiation change duplicated recipient field text