Inbox Pager vs K-9 Mail
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Inbox Pager
E-mail client for the Android platform. IMAP, POP, and SMTP via SSL/TLS, with AES/PGP support. Features: * Animate a smooth transition between visual contexts. * Automatically convert texts from their declared character encoding to UTF-8. * Download your full email messages (with attachments inside). * Download an individual attachment. * Display server certificates used in the last connection. * Keep track of your unread messages. * Notify with sound of new messages, per user choice. * Notify with device vibration of new messages, per user choice. * Work with OpenPGP messages. * Verify hostnames, if not self-signed certificates.
K-9 Mail
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. Want to help? K-9 Mail is 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.
| Feature | Inbox Pager | K-9 Mail |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | EmailBrowser | EmailBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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