I’m tried of how terrible Gmail is. Id like an email client with folders or categories. If it can sort them automatically (like how Googles now defunct inbox app used to) that would be even better.

Edit: in a couple days or whenever the activity on this post slows down. I will update this post with a list of the most recommended email app.

Edit2:

Results are in: Number is the amount of people who specifically mentioned it.

  1. FairMail 6
  2. K-9 5
  3. Spark 2
  4. ProtonMail
  5. Re:work
  6. Nine
  7. Tutanota
  8. Canary Mail
  9. Aqua
    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      These are the guys who pluralize one of ‘traffic’, ‘help’ or ‘email’ with an S like it’s not stupid?

      • ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I like the Smart 1.0 implementation.

        2.0 just hides away a lot of important messages. I have 5 email IDs due to work and other stuff, and I CANNOT figure out how that interface works.

        The 1.0 works perfectly.

        • Drun@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I’m absolutely agree. I really tried to get used to the new interface, but its a pain.

          Also, the new Windows version lacks support of Exchange, and it messes up your accounts on another devices.

          Still love it. Not the windows version.

          • ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I prefer the original Mail and Calendar app that came with Windows 10.

            But Microsoft being Microsoft, abandoned their own app dev platform to essentially just make a web app instead. Apparently, native apps are just too much to ask for these days. 🙄

  • AngryDemonoid@lemmy.lylapol.comEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    Another vote for FairMail. I’ve been using it for a few years at this point and never had a reason to look for an alternative.

    I’ll probably give K-9 a try when it eventually rebrands as Thunderbird though.

  • chepox@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Nine

    Been using for a long time because of the rich text email options. But it is awesome all around. My pick for best of the best.

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago
    • On Android: K9Mail. By far the best.
    • On Linux: ThunderBird. It’s bloated like an obese whale on cortisone but I’ve yet to see a better client.
  • soulfirethewolf@lemdro.idEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    I just wish Android had a nice email client that was material you and material 3 like Gmail and also wasn’t Gmail

  • yourdogsnipples@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    “Id like an email client with folders or categories.”

    I tried a few other email clients to see if I could ditch the gmail one (years ago, admittedly), and where those clients fell short for me was they didn’t support labels, only folders. Multiple labels can apply to one email, but an email can only belong in one folder.

    Does anyone know if things have changed, whether third party clients now support gmail labels?

    • Creat@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      There are email clients that do support labels (like em mail client), but I haven’t found one where that actually syncs with the server. As far as I can tell, IMAP does support labels, but maybe the label concept isn’t the same so it doesn’t translate? Maybe it works over exchange as a protocol, but I haven’t tried.

      Basically, I think it’s a limitation is the (by now) rather old protocol that’s still being used, and the lack of (well supported) alternatives?

      Note that em client sports Gmail’s labels just fine, and syncs them properly, but that part only works with Gmail. Which kind of defeats the purpose of trying to ditch Gmail, but wanting labels and not folders.