Flectar Mail
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The facts
Each one read from Flectar Mail's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android and iOS
- Android has an experimental arm64 test APK for Android 8.0 or later; the website says iPhone and iPad release is coming soon.checked 12 Oct 2026
- App coverage
- desktopchecked 24 Sep 2026
- Linux
- Preview downloads include AppImage, Debian, RPM, and Flatpak packages; the release notes say Flatpak is sideloaded and has no Flathub updates yet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- macOS
- Preview builds support Apple silicon and Intel on macOS 14 or later; release notes say they are ad hoc signed, not notarized, and updated manually.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Architecture
- The client uses a custom Rust HTML and CSS renderer and has no embedded webviews.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Flectar Mail is in active alpha development; the site offers preview builds for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android, while iOS is marked coming soon.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Calendar and contacts
- It supports Google Calendar and Contacts, Microsoft calendars and contacts, CalDAV calendars, and CardDAV address books.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Calendar tools
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Development status
- Flectar Mail is in active alpha development, and its release notes say HTML email rendering is experimental and complex messages may have layout issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email providers
- It supports Gmail, Outlook and Microsoft 365, Flectar Base, and standards based providers using IMAP, SMTP, or JMAP.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The desktop app can sign and encrypt mail through GnuPG 2.x, with protected drafts kept locally until sent.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Files
- It can browse JMAP and WebDAV storage, search attachments, and preview common file types.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Google integration
- It connects Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Memory use
- The site says Flectar Mail uses 20–140 MB of RAM.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Microsoft integration
- It supports Outlook and Microsoft 365 mail, calendars, and contacts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Mail and calendar data are stored locally so synced information remains available without a connection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- Mail and calendar data are stored locally so synced information remains useful offline.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Flectar describes Mail as open source, and its GitHub repository lists an AGPL-3.0 license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Remote images are blocked until allowed to help prevent tracking pixels from reporting that a message was read.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Flectar Mail is a native Rust email client designed for fast startup and low memory use.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- It supports IMAP, SMTP, JMAP, CalDAV, CardDAV, and WebDAV, including standards-based and self-hosted services.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Málaga, Spainchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Flectar identifies itself as a digital studio based in Málaga, Spain, and names Tomás Romero as its founder; it does not state a founding year on the opened About page.checked 12 Oct 2026
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