Sterna Mail
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Sterna Mail, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Sterna Mail's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | JMAP support · IMAP/SMTP support · Unified inbox · Offline local cache · Scheduled sending · Free software under the GPLv3. |
| Sterna Mail | Free | Free Android email client · GPLv3 |
The facts
Each one read from Sterna Mail's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App coverage
- mobilechecked 20 Sep 2026
- Minimum Android version
- The listed version 1.6.0 requires Android 8.0 or newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Build verification
- The project says F-Droid rebuilds each release from published source and checks it byte for byte against the distributed app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Calendar tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Compatibility
- The app works with any IMAP/SMTP provider and supports JMAP.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- OpenPGP encryption is available through an app such as OpenKeychain.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project offers installation through F-Droid, Obtainium, or a direct APK download.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Sterna Mail is free software under GPLv3.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mail accounts
- It supports multiple accounts, JMAP and IMAP side by side, and an offline unified inbox.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Push notifications work without Google Play Services through JMAP EventSource, IMAP IDLE, or UnifiedPush.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The app says it has no analytics, advertising, crash reporting, or third-party SDK, and that the project has no server of its own to receive data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Sterna Mail is a private email client for Android that supports JMAP and IMAP/SMTP.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reading
- Reading features include conversations, search as you type, and snooze.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scheduled sending
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Setup
- Users can set up an account using only their email address or enter settings manually if the domain publishes no configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project links to an issue tracker for bug reports.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tracking protection
- Remote images and tracking pixels are blocked until requested, and tracking parameters can be stripped from links.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Unified inbox
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Writing
- Writing features include multiple identities with individual signatures, undo send, and scheduled send.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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