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Clova and Pagkugi

Email app built around one-sender, temporary, and prefix inboxes.

At a glance

Infinite one-sender, temporary, and prefix inboxes; a custom domain; forwarding; and bring-your-own AI through MCP.

Where Pagkugi differs. A service-specific inbox model rather than a standard protocol client.

Status
Active
License
Proprietary service
Platforms
Web
Storage
Service-owned inboxes; the one-sender model is the defining feature.
Website
https://clova.email/

Where Clova is better

  • One-sender inboxes that bounce everyone else.
  • Temporary and prefix inboxes that create themselves.
  • A custom domain and bring-your-own AI through MCP.

Storage and ownership

Where the mail actually lives, and whether it survives the client.

Feature Pagkugi Clova
Open local storage Yes No
Maildir as the live store Yes No
Works offline Yes No

Accounts and protocols

The servers and providers the client can talk to.

Feature Pagkugi Clova
IMAP and SMTP Yes Limited Service-specific inboxes; standard IMAP is not the model.
POP3 No Not in the first release. No
Gmail account No Provider-specific account model is not supported. No
Microsoft / Exchange No Exchange-specific account model is not supported. No
JMAP No No

Reading

How a message is presented, and what happens to HTML.

Feature Pagkugi Clova
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. Yes
HTML converted to text Yes No
Conversation threading Yes Limited
Calendar invitations Limited A focused read-only viewer, not a calendar application. No

Writing and organizing

Composition, search, and the tools that shape a mailbox.

Feature Pagkugi Clova
Rich or HTML composition No Composes text/plain; Markdown composition is not released. Yes
Snooze or send later No No
Full-text search Yes No
Custom incoming filters No The local filter engine is implemented but switched off. No
Tags or labels No Read state only; no general labels or tags. Yes Inboxes and prefixes.
Mailing-list actions Yes No
Command palette or keyboard-first No Actions live in explicit context menus. No
Open-thread work view Yes No

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi Clova
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. No
Phishing or sender checks Yes Yes Unexpected senders are bounced.
Remote content blocked Yes Limited
Built-in AI features No No assistant, by design. Yes Bring your own AI through MCP.

Platform and business

Where it runs, how it extends, and how it is sold.

Feature Pagkugi Clova
Graphical desktop app Yes No
Terminal interface No No
Mobile app No Limited
Web or self-hosted No Yes
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No No
Plugin or extension system No No
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. No
No account with its maker Yes No

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