MailEditor

MailEditor is a visual email editor with HTML editing and export, Gmail access, and integrations for common email platforms. It is best suited to teams, creators, and developers who want to work across visual layouts and code. Its low-cost entry tier is useful for modest workloads, but capped exports and online-hosted images make it a poor fit for self-contained or high-volume production.

Overview

MailEditor pairs a drag-and-drop editor with the ability to upload and visually revise existing HTML email templates. Reusable modules help build layouts, while custom code editing and custom fonts give users options beyond a purely block-based workflow. That combination suits people who need visual assembly without giving up access to the underlying HTML.

Finished HTML can be downloaded or copied, or templates can be saved in a MailEditor account for reuse. Images remain hosted online rather than being bundled into exported code, a meaningful constraint for workflows that require a self-contained template package.

Key features

Template creation and AI drafts

MailEditor’s editor supports responsive email creation from reusable pre-built modules. Users can also describe a design prompt to receive an editable draft. The allowance is two AI templates on Free and ten on Starter, so AI is a limited starting aid at those levels rather than a high-volume production route.

Gmail and export connections

The Gmail add-on lets users access their template library and insert templates from Gmail. MailEditor lists integrations including Mailchimp, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, SendGrid, Brevo, HubSpot, Outlook Web, and Salesforce Pardot for template export. This makes the product more relevant to teams already using those platforms; the value depends on the export destinations they need.

Embedding and data safeguards

MailEditor describes an embeddable JavaScript component for editing HTML and CSS inside another application and returning updated code, a distinct option for developers building an editing workflow into their own product. The company says browser traffic and third-party connections use TLS 1.2 or higher, with databases and file storage encrypted at rest using AES-256. It says templates are the only customer content it stores, private by default, and that it does not retain subscriber lists or contact profiles from connected platforms. Stripe processes payments; MailEditor says it does not store card numbers or payment credentials on its servers.

Pricing

MailEditor is freemium, with paid plans starting at $9/mo. The paid prices below are billed yearly.

Plan	Price	What it includes
Free (Forever)	$0	2 members, 10 HTML exports, 5 ESP exports, 40 test emails, 20 saved templates, 300 MB storage, and 2 AI templates.
Starter	$9.00 per month, billed yearly	2 members, 100 HTML exports, 50 ESP exports, 200 test emails, 60 saved templates, 700 MB storage, 10 AI templates, 30 premium templates, and 5 workspaces.
Team	$29.00 per month, billed yearly	7 members, 600 HTML exports, 300 ESP exports, 700 test emails, 400 saved templates, 1500 MB storage, 30 AI templates, 100 premium templates, and 20 workspaces.
Agency	$59.00 per month, billed yearly	30 members, unlimited HTML and ESP exports, unlimited test emails, saved templates, and storage, 50 AI templates, 900 premium templates, and 100 workspaces.

Free is a sensible way to try the workflow, but 10 HTML exports, 5 ESP exports, and 300 MB of storage constrain ongoing use. Starter keeps the same two-member limit while raising export and storage allowances, making it a practical fit for an individual or small team with predictable volume. Team adds seats and substantially larger quotas for collaborative work. Agency is the only tier with unlimited exports, tests, saved templates, and storage, alongside 30 members; its higher annual-billed price fits larger operations that would outgrow fixed caps. MailEditor describes Get Prime as including priority support 24/7.

Platforms

MailEditor is offered on web, as an extension, and through an API. The Gmail add-on is especially relevant to users who want to insert saved templates without leaving Gmail; the embeddable component gives developers an API-oriented way to incorporate editing in an application.

Who it's for

MailEditor is a good match for small teams and email creators who need visual composition, HTML access, and exports to common email services in one workflow. Developers may value the embeddable editor and the ability to return updated HTML and CSS. It is less suitable for users who need exported images packaged locally or require more than the free tier’s limited export and storage allowances without moving to a paid plan.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Existing HTML emails can be uploaded and edited visually, which bridges code-based templates and drag-and-drop work.
• Pros: Gmail access, export integrations, and reusable modules support a workflow from layout assembly to platform handoff.
• Pros: Starter begins at $9.00 per month billed yearly and increases the free tier’s export, test, and storage caps.
• Cons: Exported HTML relies on online-hosted images, so it is not a self-contained asset package.
• Cons: The Free plan allows only 10 HTML exports and 5 ESP exports, with 300 MB storage, limiting regular production.
• Cons: Starter still has only two members and fixed quotas, so teams needing more seats or unlimited use must step up to a higher plan.

Alternatives

Email Template Software and Email Design Software are broader category guides for comparing products by workflow. Consider Stripo if its free tier’s four exports monthly, five daily test emails, and ten stored emails are sufficient; its Basic plan is $20.00 per month, billed monthly or yearly. Postcards is worth considering for a free start with 10 template projects, 5 monthly exports, and unlimited teammates, or a Plus plan at $16.00 per month. Choose Blocks Edit if its web-based workflow and paid options, including Collaborate at $240.00 per year, suit your needs. Tabular offers a free tier with three stored emails, three monthly exports, and five daily previews; its Plus plan is €24.17 per month, billed yearly. Serious Email Studio is an alternative with a free allowance of one user, three projects, and 10 templates, and a Starter plan at $12.00 per month. Unitpost has a free tier oriented around sending email, including 5,000 emails monthly and 10,000 contacts. MJML is the alternative to consider if an open-source tool under the MIT license and a free-to-use REST API are the priority. PostBrix is another freemium option.

Verdict

Choose MailEditor if you want visual editing of both new and existing email HTML, with Gmail access and exports to common email platforms. The free tier offers a low-commitment entry point, and Starter raises the caps at a modest annual-billed price. Look elsewhere if your templates need locally bundled images, or if fixed export and storage allowances would interrupt your production workflow.