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FairEmail and Pagkugi

Privacy-oriented Android mail client with a deliberately minimal interface.

At a glance

Privacy controls, OpenPGP and S/MIME, phishing reformatting, tracker blocking, filters, snooze, and a small footprint.

Where Pagkugi differs. A mobile client with its own local database, where Pagkugi is a desktop Maildir client.

Status
Active
License
GPL-3.0
Platforms
Android
Storage
A local Android database with offline storage and operations.
Website
https://email.faircode.eu/
Source
https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail

Where FairEmail is better

  • OpenPGP and S/MIME on Android.
  • Phishing reformatting, tracker recognition, and explicit image and link confirmation.
  • Filter rules, snooze, send later, and search indexing.
  • A small, privacy-oriented application with no analytics.

Storage and ownership

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

Feature Pagkugi FairEmail
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 FairEmail
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. Limited Generic IMAP; no Exchange Web Services or ActiveSync.
JMAP No No

Reading

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

Feature Pagkugi FairEmail
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. Yes Safe message view.
HTML converted to text Yes Yes
Conversation threading Yes Yes
Calendar invitations Limited A focused read-only viewer, not a calendar application. Yes Pro: accept/decline and add to calendar.

Writing and organizing

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

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

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi FairEmail
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. Yes OpenPGP and S/MIME.
Phishing or sender checks Yes Yes Reformats messages and warns about unauthenticated mail.
Remote content blocked Yes Yes
Built-in AI features No No assistant, by design. No

Platform and business

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

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

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