Pagkugi

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The Bat! and Pagkugi

Long-lived Windows email client focused on privacy and mail management.

At a glance

Privacy, PGP/S/MIME, templates, filters, mail archive, and multi-account handling.

Where Pagkugi differs. A Windows client with its own store, not a Maildir client.

Status
Active, closed source
License
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
Storage
Its own local mail store and index.
Website
https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/

Where The Bat! is better

  • Privacy and encryption on Windows.
  • Templates, filters, and a mail archive.
  • A long-lived Windows client.

Storage and ownership

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

Feature Pagkugi The Bat!
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 The Bat!
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
JMAP No No

Reading

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

Feature Pagkugi The Bat!
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 The Bat!
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. Yes
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. No
Open-thread work view Yes No

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi The Bat!
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. Yes
Phishing or sender checks Yes No
Remote content blocked Yes No
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 The Bat!
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 Limited
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. No
No account with its maker Yes Yes

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