PopMan
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PopMan, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PopMan's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PopMan | Free | Windows program; Linux use via WINE |
The facts
Each one read from PopMan's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App coverage
- desktopchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Linux support
- PopMan is a Windows program that can also be used on Linux with WINE.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Background checks
- PopMan can check accounts at regular intervals and notify users when new mail arrives.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Current listed version
- The download page lists PopMan 1.3.18 as a 3.6 MB download.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email authentication limit
- The page says Google Gmail OAuth2 access stopped working in November 2024 and suggests using an App Password instead.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- PopMan is available in 27 languages, according to the download page.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Message preview
- Its preview pane displays text-based content from plain-text or HTML messages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Portability
- The ZIP distribution can be used from a USB memory stick, and settings can be saved in a local PopMan.ini file without changing the registry.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PopMan manages POP3 and IMAP4 mail and lists messages on an incoming server without downloading them completely.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Safe viewing
- HTML messages are not interpreted or executed; PopMan extracts and displays their text and information.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Selective download
- Users can choose individual messages to download without relying on another email client.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Server deletion
- Users can delete unwanted mail directly from the server and define rules to delete messages based on their content.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites users to submit improvement ideas and provides a contact form for bug reports, feature requests, help, and other topics.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Unified inbox
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The site credits Christian Hübner and shows copyright dates of 2002–2022.checked 12 Oct 2026
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