Velo
Velo is an open-source desktop email client for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
What Velo is
Velo is an open-source desktop email client for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It provides a unified inbox, offline access, scheduled sending, and calendar tools. Multiple Gmail accounts are supported through the Gmail API, while other accounts can connect through IMAP and SMTP, including Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, and Fastmail. Inbox features include threaded conversations, full-text search, category tabs, filters, snoozing, newsletter bundles, and follow-up reminders. Optional AI features use Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, or Google Gemini for summaries, reply suggestions, composition, and natural-language inbox search; users must supply a provider API key. Google Calendar can sync, and events can be created in the app. Emails, tokens, and settings are stored locally in SQLite, with no backend servers stated. The maker says credentials use AES-256-GCM encryption, HTML email is sanitized and sandboxed, remote images are blocked by default, and there is no telemetry, analytics, or tracking. The Free plan costs nothing forever and is Apache 2.0 licensed.
Good
- Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop downloads
- Unified inbox with offline access
- Scheduled sending and calendar tools
- Local SQLite storage and no cloud dependency
- Free forever under Apache 2.0
Watch out
- AI requires a separate provider API key
- Only the latest release receives security fixes
- Desktop platforms only
Who it suits
Velo suits desktop users who want open-source email with local storage, offline access, multiple account support, scheduling, and calendar functions. Optional AI tools are available for users who provide their own supported API key.
Verdict
Velo offers a locally oriented, free desktop email experience with broad account support and calendar features. Its optional AI setup and latest-release-only security support are important practical limits.
Plans and prices
From Velo's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Open source · Apache 2.0 licensed · No cloud dependency · Windows, macOS, and Linux downloads · Free forever |
| Free forever | Free | Open source · Windows, macOS, Linux |
The facts
Each one read from Velo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI
- Velo supports Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, and Google Gemini for summaries, reply suggestions, composition, and natural-language inbox search.checked 10 Oct 2026
- AI setup
- AI use is optional and requires the user to add an API key for a supported provider.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Calendar
- Velo supports Google Calendar sync and lets users create events in the app.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Calendar tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Email accounts
- Velo supports multiple Gmail accounts through the Gmail API and other accounts through IMAP/SMTP, including Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, and Fastmail.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Inbox tools
- Features include threaded conversations, full-text search, category tabs, filters, snoozing, newsletter bundles, and follow-up reminders.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- Emails, tokens, and settings are stored locally in SQLite, and Velo says it operates no backend servers.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Product
- Velo is an open source desktop email client described as keyboard-first, AI-powered, and private.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Scheduled sending
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security
- The maker says Gmail tokens and IMAP passwords are encrypted with AES-256-GCM, HTML email is sanitized and sandboxed, and remote images are blocked by default.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security support
- Only the latest release is supported with security fixes, and the policy says vulnerability reports should receive acknowledgment within 48 hours.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Telemetry
- The maker's security policy says Velo has no telemetry, analytics, or tracking.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Unified inbox
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- App coverage
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The maker lists Windows installers, macOS disk images, and Linux packages as downloads.checked 10 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository says Velo is made by Avihay.checked 10 Oct 2026
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