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Pegasus Mail and Pagkugi

Long-lived, single-developer local mail client, still maintained.

At a glance

A deep rules system, conservative HTML, raw message inspection, a local user-controlled store, and offline-first operation.

Where Pagkugi differs. Its plain-text honesty and local control are close to Pagkugi's, but it keeps mail in its own store and bundles a mail server rather than using open Maildir storage and composed tools.

Status
Maintained
License
Freeware
Platforms
Windows
Storage
A local, user-controlled Windows-era store, not Maildir.
Website
https://www.pmail.com/

Where Pegasus Mail is better

  • An unusually deep rule and filtering engine.
  • Raw message inspection and conservative HTML.
  • A local, user-controlled store with offline-first operation.

Storage and ownership

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

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

Reading

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

Feature Pagkugi Pegasus Mail
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. Limited Conservative, without a hosted browser engine.
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 Pegasus Mail
Rich or HTML composition No Composes text/plain; Markdown composition is not released. Limited Responsible HTML.
Snooze or send later No No
Full-text search Yes Yes
Custom incoming filters No The local filter engine is implemented but switched off. Yes
Tags or labels No Read state only; no general labels or tags. Limited
Mailing-list actions Yes Yes Rule engine.
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 Pegasus Mail
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. Plugin Plugin.
Phishing or sender checks Yes Limited
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 Pegasus Mail
Graphical desktop app Yes Yes
Terminal interface No No
Mobile app No No
Web or self-hosted No No
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No No
Plugin or extension system No Yes
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. No
No account with its maker Yes Yes

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