Openmail
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Openmail, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Openmail's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App coverage
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Desktop platforms
- The installation guide lists app and server downloads for Windows, macOS, and Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Bulk actions
- Bulk operations across accounts include archive, delete, mark as read, send, and unsubscribe.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Openmail has separate app and server components; the server can run on the user's own server or local machine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Development status
- The README warns that the project is under active development and may have breaking changes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email protocols
- It supports email providers through standard IMAP and SMTP.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the project license as Apache-2.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multiple accounts
- Users can connect and manage multiple email accounts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Operational limits
- The server has no graphical interface or dashboard, and changing its configuration requires restarting it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Openmail describes itself as a privacy-focused desktop email client that runs on your own infrastructure without cloud dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The project warns that it is under active development and breaking changes should be expected.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Provider examples
- The project says it has been tested with Gmail, Yahoo, and Yandex.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search
- Search can cover all accounts and filter by sender, subject, date, and keywords.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search and undo
- Search can filter across accounts by sender, subject, date, and keywords, and recent delete, archive, or mark-as-read actions can be undone.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The project describes its self-hosted setup as having no third-party dependencies for privacy and control.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Server configuration
- The server has no graphical interface or dashboard, and configuration changes require restarting it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Tested providers
- The README says Gmail, Yahoo, and Yandex have been tested.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Two components
- Openmail consists of a client application and a separate server that the client connects to.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Undo
- Recent delete, archive, and mark-as-read actions can be reverted.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Unified inbox
- The home page combines new email from connected accounts in one view.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The installation guide says Openmail does not currently have an auto-update feature.checked 12 Oct 2026
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