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FairEmail

A privacy-focused, open-source email app for Android.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Android

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What is FairEmail?

FairEmail is a fully featured, privacy-focused email app for Android from FairCode B.V. that works with most providers, including Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo. It supports unlimited accounts, OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption, reformats messages to help guard against phishing, asks before showing images or opening links and tries to detect and disable tracking images. It has no analytics or tracking and is 100% open source. Optional pro features, such as snoozing, filter rules and S/MIME signing, are convenience or advanced extras.

Pros: what FairEmail does well

  • Works with most email providers
  • Blocks tracking images and warns about links
  • Open source with no analytics

Cons: where it falls short

  • Android only
  • The many settings can feel complex

Who FairEmail is for

Android users who want a private email app for all their accounts.

Who can skip it

People who prefer a very simple mail app.

FairEmail alternatives

Not sold on FairEmail? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Proton Mail

Focus: encrypted email, email and calendar. Shares privacy with FairEmail. A web app, not an Android app. Adds Web, iOS and macOS. Rated 4.6 (FairEmail: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit

Thunderbird

Focus: email client, calendar and open source. Shares privacy with FairEmail. A desktop app, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit

Mailvelope

Focus: email encryption, webmail and gmail. Shares pgp with FairEmail. A browser extension, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.4 (FairEmail: 4.5).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.4Visit

Hey.com Email

Focus: Email, Productivity and Inbox Management. Shares Privacy with FairEmail. A web app, not an Android app. Paid but Affordable (FairEmail: Freemium). Adds Web, iOS and macOS. Rated 4.1 (FairEmail: 4.5).

Web AppPaid but AffordableWeb, iOS
4.1Visit

LanguageTool

Focus: grammar checker, spell checker and proofreading. Also in Communication and Email, like FairEmail. A browser extension, not an Android app. Adds Chrome, Firefox and Web. Rated 4.6 (FairEmail: 4.5).

Browser ExtensionFree planChrome, Firefox
4.6Visit

listmonk

Focus: newsletter, self-hosted and open source. Also in Email and Communication, like FairEmail. A web app, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (FairEmail: 4.5).

Web AppFreeCross-Platform, Linux
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to FairEmail

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Atomic Mail Agentic

Focus: agent email, jmap and mcp. Also in Email and Communication, like FairEmail. An AI tool, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (FairEmail: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

VoiceStudio

Focus: voice ai, text to speech and voice cloning. Shares privacy with FairEmail. An AI tool, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (FairEmail: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.6Visit

Harper

Focus: grammar checker, offline and open source. Shares privacy with FairEmail. A browser extension, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Adds Chrome, Firefox and macOS. Same 4.5 rating.

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.5Visit

LibreTranslate

Focus: translation, self-hosted and languages. Shares privacy with FairEmail. A web app, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Adds Web and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

OnionShare

Focus: file sharing, tor and security. Shares privacy with FairEmail. A desktop app, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

PrivateBin

Focus: pastebin, encryption and self-hosted. Shares privacy with FairEmail. A web app, not an Android app. Free (FairEmail: Freemium). Adds Web. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
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