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#1 2017-07-31 22:45

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4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird


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#2 2017-08-05 02:29

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

I used to like Claws-Mail, but with the fancy plugin being removed due to it being insecure anymore, I had to abandon it.  I get almost all html mail, and it just looks AWFUL without a proper html support.  You could get dillo to work as an html display, but links wouldn't work right, and it didn't interface with the clipboard correctly, so I just abandoned Claws and went back to Thunderbird.

IMO, what we need is a lightweight email solution that can properly display html email (that includes more than text).


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#3 2017-08-05 04:34

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Ive used Geary which is quite lightweight but it lacked some of the features of Thunderbird so I stopped using it.


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#4 2017-08-24 12:54

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

I use Evolution and it does everything I need it to

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#5 2017-08-25 02:26

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Evolution is a great email app but is by no means a lightweight app.  If I was running a minimalist install Id probably use Geary its a nice app.


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#6 2017-08-25 10:29

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

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crosscourt wrote:

Evolution is a great email app but is by no means a lightweight app.  If I was running a minimalist install Id probably use Geary its a nice app.

Thanks I'll try Geary out!

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#7 2017-08-26 04:46

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Sylpheed mentioned in the article is also very nice.


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#8 2017-09-20 05:13

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Sylpheed, IMO, has the same issue as claws (not surprising, since claws is based off sylpheed), it's a great email client, but reading HTML email is absolute rubbish looking in it, with no easy and adequate (IMO) solution to do so.


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#9 2017-09-20 22:45

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Many people dont want HTML display so there are options for everyones needs with the different apps.


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#10 2021-03-07 13:11

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Hello, I am using a intel atom netbook, and the only snappy and fast email client I found is Claws Mail, after trying many. Others, like thunderbird, are very good and fine but boot slowly on my old processor.
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#11 2021-03-07 18:54

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Geary is another lightweight email client thats used in some well known lightweight distros.


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#12 2022-04-01 18:49

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

For anyone interested, there is a fork of Thunderbird pre-version 68 that is still completely themable called Interlink Mail & News. It can be found here: https://projects.binaryoutcast.com/inte … es/latest/


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#13 2023-02-27 01:35

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

They havent updated the fork  since June 2022......

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#14 2023-02-27 13:15

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

crosscourt wrote:

Sylpheed mentioned in the article is also very nice.

Sylpheed and Claws mail  don't play nice with gmail...only thunderbird works fine.

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#15 2023-02-27 13:28

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

FYI, Betterbird (https://www.betterbird.eu/) is yet another fork of Thunderbird.

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#16 2023-02-27 17:49

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Wasnt using Gmail at the time I was using Sylpheed so wouldnt have noticed. Will take a look at Betterbird.


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#17 2023-02-28 13:20

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

crosscourt wrote:

Wasnt using Gmail at the time I was using Sylpheed so wouldnt have noticed. Will take a look at Betterbird.

Here, the so-called Google security is to blame for everything.

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#18 2024-07-30 23:11

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Hey! You might want to try Claws Mail, it's super lightweight and fast. Other options are Sylpheed, Geary, or Trojita. They're all simpler than Thunderbird and great for older hardware.

Personally, I use Claws Mail and I'm very happy with it! It's good to test a few to see which one fits your needs best.

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#19 2024-11-06 22:52

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

liquidsnake wrote:

I use Evolution and it does everything I need it to

Same here. And yes while it is not a lightweight app  I prefer it to Geary - when I first tried it on another distro it reminded me too much of Outlook365 so I ditched it. I have been a Thunderbird fan, but the backend is now too embedded with Google stuff that cannot be removed.


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#20 2024-11-07 00:07

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Re: 4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird

Claws is very good and fairly light, Evolution though I agree its not a light app it works very well.


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