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Minimalist email client for desktop? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by mulcahey@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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I'm looking for a FOSS email client for desktop. (Windows and MacOS, for now.)

Using Airmail or Mailbird as references, I'm looking for a client with some of these features:

  • A clean, minimalist design
  • A left-side toolbar as a narrow band, icons only.
  • Bonus points if it can schedule an email to send later.

I'm familiar with Thunderbird and there's a lot to like there, but design-wise, it's pretty cluttered, IMHO.

Does anyone know of a FOSS desktop email client that looks clean? -OR- Is there a way to change Thunderbird's layout so it looks/functions more like Airmail or Mailbird?

Thank you!

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[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe Mailspring or Geary might be something in the direction you are looking.

[–] bravemonkey@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

While mailspring looks nice, the requirement to create a mail spring ID to use it does not appear to be optional which is off-putting.

[–] ggnoredo@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Mu4e

[–] mbw@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

There are also mutt and neomutt.

I personally have been using the latter for years, but it requires some time to setup and tweak until it fits your purposes.

Documentation is top-notch though, and customizability a first-class concern.

[–] soyboy77@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Betterbird is good, not really minimalist but worth a try...