Pelton
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Pelton, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Pelton's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pelton | Free | Desktop email client · No paid tiers stated · Free software distributed under the GPL-3.0 |
The facts
Each one read from Pelton's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agent connection
- Pelton’s local MCP server is off by default, binds to 127.0.0.1, starts read-only, and lets users grant write actions individually.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Agent sending
- Even when sending is granted, an agent can queue a draft for the user to approve, and attachment contents remain on disk.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Builds
- The download page says the builds are not code-signed, so macOS and Windows may require users to confirm opening them.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Controls
- Pelton includes snooze, scheduled sending, saved views, reading tabs, customizable shortcuts, and native notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email protocols
- Pelton uses IMAP and SMTP and says it works with most email providers; Gmail OAuth2 requires Google Cloud credentials created by the user.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Pelton supports PGP and S/MIME signing, encryption, decryption, and verification; key handling stays local and both features are off until enabled.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Not a backup tool
- The download page says Pelton is not a backup tool and warns that deletion can be permanent.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Offline search
- Pelton uses a local Bleve full-text index to search downloaded mail without a connection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The app says it makes no requests to Pelton-run servers, has no telemetry or automated crash reports, and blocks remote images by default.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pelton is a free, open-source desktop email client that stores mail on your computer and with your email provider.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Retention
- Users choose how far back to keep downloaded mail and can pin individual messages permanently.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scheduled sending
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Sender checks
- Pelton displays SPF, DKIM, and DMARC results and checks for spoofed names, off-domain Reply-To addresses, and lookalike domains.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- App coverage
- desktopchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- Downloads are listed for macOS Apple Silicon and Intel, Windows, and Linux; the site says there is no mobile version yet.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Bonn, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The imprint identifies Stellar Foundry GmbH in Bonn, Germany, as the provider.checked 12 Oct 2026
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