Plain text, not a browser
HTML is converted to readable text instead of being rendered by a web engine. Nothing in a message is executed or fetched silently.
A graphical mail client
Email is text, not a web page.
HTML was never standardized for email, and a mail client does not have to be a web browser. Pagkugi converts HTML to clean, readable text instead of rendering it, and keeps your mail in files you own — with no account, activation, or subscription.
The first release targets 9front. Other systems will follow, and the rollout is intentionally slow and cautious.
Built on things that last
Built on open standards
Pagkugi follows documented, interoperable standards rather than private formats, so your mail keeps working with other clients and tools.
Your mail stays yours
Messages live in open, inspectable files you can back up and read with other tools. No account, no activation, no telemetry.
What Pagkugi does
Established capabilities, refined for everyday mail.
Reading
Mail is text. Pagkugi reads it that way instead of turning it into a web page.
- Plain text first
- Proportional text by default
- Not a browser
- Built on standards
- Quotes and signatures
- Structured content
- Markdown
- Links and images
- Calendar invitations
Writing
Compose deliberately, with the tools you already use.
- Sending
- Drafts and Outbox
- Spell checking
- Recipient autocomplete
- Attachments and signatures
Organizing
Your mail lives in open, inspectable files that stay yours.
- Open storage
- Multiple mailboxes
- Folders and archives
- Mailing lists
- Local search
- Conversations and Threads
- Pending
- Synchronization
Safety and trust
Conservative defaults, explicit actions, and no surprises.
- Local phishing analysis
- Blocking and lists
- No accounts or telemetry
- Safe processing
- Server settings
Handling hostile mail
Mail arrives from the outside world, so Pagkugi treats it with care.
- HTML is converted to readable text instead of being rendered by a web engine.
- Message content is never executed or passed to a shell.
- Remote resources are not fetched silently.
- Local phishing analysis is kept separate from server authentication.
- Senders can be blocked.
How Pagkugi compares
Pagkugi is not trying to be every mail client. The comparison pages profile the wider researched set, from newer desktop and terminal clients to provider services and historical references. The detailed comparison covers every feature, and every client has a page that states where it is the better choice.
Simple, perpetual pricing
Buy once. Keep using it. Every license includes three years of updates from purchase.
Individuals
Personal License
$120 one-time
- Perpetual license.
- Install on all your personal computers.
- Includes 3 years of updates from the date of purchase.
Organizations
Commercial License
$160 per user
- Perpetual license.
- One seat per user.
- Includes 3 years of updates from the date of purchase.
- Appropriate invoicing and organizational ownership.
- Seats may be reassigned within the organization.
Buy Pagkugi once. Keep using it for as long as you like.
No subscriptions. No activation. No account. Your email always remains in files you own.