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Pelton and Pagkugi

Go and Wails desktop client with SQLite storage.

At a glance

PGP/S/MIME, sender checks, a command palette, themes, snooze, send later, and a bounded local agent surface.

Where Pagkugi differs. A small native client with taste, but its storage is SQLite rather than Maildir and it renders HTML in a webview.

Status
Active
License
GPL-3.0
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux
Storage
A local SQLite database plus the provider; the user chooses how much mail to keep and can pin messages.
Website
https://pelton.app/
Source
https://github.com/peltonapp/Pelton

Where Pelton is better

  • PGP/S/MIME and SPF/DKIM/DMARC sender checks.
  • A command palette, custom shortcuts, Vim compose mode, and themes.
  • Snooze, send later, reading tabs, and portable configuration.
  • A local MCP server that is off by default, loopback-only, and read-only until granted.

Storage and ownership

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

Feature Pagkugi Pelton
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 Pelton
IMAP and SMTP Yes Yes
POP3 No Not in the first release. No
Gmail account No Provider-specific account model is not supported. Yes OAuth2 with the user's own client credentials.
Microsoft / Exchange No Exchange-specific account model is not supported. Limited Through generic IMAP.
JMAP No No

Reading

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

Feature Pagkugi Pelton
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. Yes
HTML converted to text Yes Yes
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 Pelton
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. No
Tags or labels No Read state only; no general labels or tags. Yes Eight flag colors.
Mailing-list actions Yes No
Command palette or keyboard-first No Actions live in explicit context menus. Yes
Open-thread work view Yes No

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi Pelton
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. Yes
Phishing or sender checks Yes Yes
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 Pelton
Graphical desktop app Yes Yes
Terminal interface No No
Mobile app No No
Web or self-hosted No No
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No Limited CardDAV contacts.
Plugin or extension system No Limited Themes.
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. Yes
No account with its maker Yes Yes

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