Pagkugi

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eM Client and Pagkugi

Mail, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes, and chat in one application.

At a glance

Exchange and Office 365, calendar, tasks, contacts, notes, chat, PGP/S/MIME, rules, snooze, translation, and AI assistance.

Where Pagkugi differs. A full productivity suite with a local database, where Pagkugi is a Maildir client with a deliberately small surface.

Status
Active, closed source
License
Proprietary (free and paid tiers)
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
Storage
A local database and cache over the configured accounts and Exchange.
Website
https://www.emclient.com/

Where eM Client is better

  • Exchange, Office 365, and Google Workspace support.
  • Calendar, tasks, contacts, notes, and chat in one application.
  • PGP/S/MIME, rules, snooze, translation, and AI assistance.
  • Desktop and mobile applications.

Storage and ownership

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

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

Accounts and protocols

The servers and providers the client can talk to.

Feature Pagkugi eM Client
IMAP and SMTP Yes Yes
POP3 No Not in the first release. Yes
Gmail account No Provider-specific account model is not supported. Yes
Microsoft / Exchange No Exchange-specific account model is not supported. Yes Exchange and Office 365.
JMAP No No

Reading

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

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

Writing and organizing

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

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

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi eM Client
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. Yes PGP and S/MIME.
Phishing or sender checks Yes Limited
Remote content blocked Yes Yes
Built-in AI features No No assistant, by design. Yes AI Assistant and AI rules.

Platform and business

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

Feature Pagkugi eM Client
Graphical desktop app Yes Yes
Terminal interface No No
Mobile app No Yes
Web or self-hosted No No
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No Yes Calendar, tasks, contacts, notes, and chat.
Plugin or extension system No Limited Add-ons.
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. No
No account with its maker Yes Yes

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