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Missive and Pagkugi

Team email and chat with shared inboxes and collaboration.

At a glance

Shared inboxes, private comments, assignments, chat, and collaboration.

Where Pagkugi differs. A team collaboration client, not a local Maildir client.

Status
Active, closed source
License
Proprietary subscription
Platforms
macOS, Windows, web, iOS, Android
Storage
Provider mail with a local client cache and team state.
Website
https://missiveapp.com/

Where Missive is better

  • Shared inboxes and team collaboration.
  • Private comments and assignments on threads.
  • Cross-platform apps and a web client.

Storage and ownership

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

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

Reading

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

Feature Pagkugi Missive
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. Yes
HTML converted to text Yes No
Conversation threading Yes Yes
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 Missive
Rich or HTML composition No Composes text/plain; Markdown composition is not released. Yes
Snooze or send later No No
Full-text search Yes Yes
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
Mailing-list actions Yes No
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 Missive
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. No
Phishing or sender checks Yes No
Remote content blocked Yes No
Built-in AI features No No assistant, by design. Limited

Platform and business

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

Feature Pagkugi Missive
Graphical desktop app Yes Yes
Terminal interface No No
Mobile app No Yes
Web or self-hosted No Yes
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No Yes Shared inboxes and team chat.
Plugin or extension system No Yes Integrations.
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. No
No account with its maker Yes No

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