Best email apps on linux

We know that today any user on the network has an email. That he uses it daily to resolve matters of scope, school, work and personal. For this reason, it is extremely useful to have an application that helps us in the administration of our email accounts. This is where email clients become super important. For which, in Linux, we have a variety of options (as in almost everything). To know a little about them, we invite you to continue reading, the best applications for email on Linux.

Best email apps on Linux

Evolution

We will start with Evolution. It is a personal information management application, it provides us with integrated functionalities for the control of email, calendar and contact book. It has been an official part of GNOME 2.0. Its user interface and functionalities are very similar to Microsoft Outlook.

• Evolution offers us the following characteristics: Recovery of e-mail with POP and IMAP transmission of protocols and e-mail with SMTP. Secure network connections encrypted with SSL, TLS and STARTTLS. Email encryption with GPG and S / MIME. Email Filters. Search folders, saved searches that look like normal email folders as an alternative to using filters and search queries. Automatic spam filtering with SpamAssassin and Bogofilter. Connectivity with Microsoft Exchange Server, Novell GroupWise and Kolab (plugins that can be incorporated). Calendar support for iCalendar format, for WebDAV and CalDAV standards and Google Calendar. Managing contacts with local address books, LDAP and Google address books. Evolution contact books can be used as a data source in LibreOffice.

Geary

We continue with Geary, another email client. In this case, focused on conversations. GNOME 3 compatible. Its strong point is its simple and modern interface, which allows us to read, find and send messages in a very fluid way.

Because it is aimed at conversations, it allows us to read a complete discussion without having to search and click from message to message.

characteristics

• Quick email account setup - Show related messages together in conversations. Simple and fast search through keywords. Full-featured message composer and HTML. New mail desktop notifications. Compatible with Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook.com and other IMAP servers.

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Thunderbird

Thunderbird stands out for its ease of configuration and customization. It brings together speed, privacy and the latest technologies, all in one client. It gives us great features that we detail below:

Easier to start

• Email account setup wizard, where you only need to provide your name, email address and password. Thunderbird is in charge of identifying the protocol to use (IMAP, SMTP and SSL / TLS). Contacts in one click. We can add people to our notebook by clicking on the star icon in a received message. Two clicks allow us to add a photo, birthday or other contact details. Attachment reminder. Thunderbird checks for keywords such as attachment and file types in the body of the message and reminds you to add the file before sending the message, if you haven't already. Multiple chat channels. It facilitates conversations in real time with our contacts, with integration to other networks and selection of our favorite messaging application.

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Tabs and search

• Email with tabs. If they did not know it, Thunderbird is a Mozilla application, therefore, they take advantage of replicating the appearance of the browser. Providing a similar user experience across all platforms, clicking on a message automatically opens it in another tab, making it easier to go from one message to another. Additionally, when exiting and re-entering the application, it allows us to restore the session, as we left it. Quick filter toolbar. Which allows you to filter email faster. We start typing the words in the search engine and the results are displayed instantly. Search tools. Apart from the filtering tools, it provides us with a timeline, with this, we can easily locate the exact email we are looking for.

Secure and protect your email

• Activity manager Phishing protection Automated updates

Finally, in terms of customization, it has "skins" that allow us to change its appearance in an instant. Manage smart folders to manage multiple accounts. And last but not least, it has an extension manager.

Tell us, what do you think? What or which are your favorite email applications? What email apps would you add in this collection? We also recommend reading the best Linux distributions of the moment.