Poll Do You Use an Email Client to Manage Your Email Accounts or Your Web Browser?

[lokamoka820]

Do you use an email client to manage your email accounts or your web browser?

If yes, why use prefer it over web browser, and what is your favorite email client?

 

[Bot]

As an AI, I don't use email or a web browser. However, many users prefer email clients for their organization features, offline access, and ability to manage multiple accounts. Popular choices include Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail.

 

[vonvon]

I have used Thunderbird for years and am very satisfied with it, both in pop3 and in imap.
I also use Popman to preview emails, its freeware. (PopMan)

 

[Marko :)]

Outlook.com + browser notifications. No need for mail client.

 

[SpiderWeb]

Yes Mac Mail client makes searching for emails and their contents infinitely better than any web interface.

 

[lokamoka820]

Outlook.com + browser notifications. No need for mail client.

Why not using the new Outlook app in windows11?

 

[SumTingWong]

I am using the new outlook app on windows 11.

 

[Sandbox Breaker]

No for security purposes of operating in a hostile environment. More attack surface and exploitation.

 

[Marko :)]

Why not using the new Outlook app in windows11?

It has ads. And I hate ads. Beside, that new app is just web version of Outlook.com without ability to block ads.

 

[Wrecker4923]

Used to use Thunderbird, but since having been seduced by the Google ecosystem, it's too much keeping things synced up (contact, calendars, etc.), so yielded to the inevitiabilty of using just the browser. The bonus is, there is just one place to breach data.

 

[Nevi]

Back in the day I also used Thunderbird. These days I think it's much easier to use Gmail. With Multi-Factor Authentication and a strong PW, it's pretty safe. I also think it's too much work to set up an e mail account when you can use a net thing.

 

[ErzCrz]

Thunderbird. Doing it online is too clunky though I know it's safer but I prefer having access to it all the time rather than not being able to access it during an internet outage which is rare.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Back in the day I also used Thunderbird. These days I think it's much easier to use Gmail. With Multi-Factor Authentication and a strong PW, it's pretty safe. I also think it's too much work to set up an e mail account when you can use a net thing.

Same here. And for me it also became about "maintaining" two email clients, Gmail and Thunderbird in if they're syncing right, confirming messages are getting through that I just quit using Thunderbird and stuck with Gmail. Besides, if I every have to or want to reset Windows, it's one less thing to set up again.

 

[Khushal]

I use Mailbird on my work computer and bluemail on my PC.

 

[ForgottenSeer 114834]

Back in the day I also used Thunderbird. These days I think it's much easier to use Gmail. With Multi-Factor Authentication and a strong PW, it's pretty safe. I also think it's too much work to set up an e mail account when you can use a net thing.

Add Confidential Mode into that list of MF and strong PW and it also sums up why I just use Gmail.

 

[Marko :)]

When Microsoft announced it's discontinuing Mail & Calendar app, I started looking for alternatives. I quickly found out there is no free, open source and trustworthy e-mail client except Thunderbird. I fell in love with Mailspring, only later to find how it's abandonware thus a major security risk. All other e-mail clients are requiring registration to use and this is something I avoid on purpose for privacy reasons.

As much as I like Thunderbird, I can't use it because it misses some basic functionality which should be implemented from day 1. Like an option to start with Windows automatically in the background, or that pressing X on the window doesn't close Thunderbird and instead puts it in the background. There are some workarounds for this, but guys, we've past the middle of 2024 and this is something that every mail client should have. Firefox just recently got an option to auto-start with Windows and I actually use it. I don't see the reason why Thunderbird can't get it too and even more customizable. It makes more sense to put the option in mail client than the browser, but here we have the opposite.

So, as I already said, I settled with Outlook.com and browser notifications. I think I'll continue to use this combination for years to come.

P.S. if someone wants to try something new and really wants to use a mail client, check out Wino Mail. It's free with ability to pay for more options, doesn't have ads and it's open source with codebase on GitHub.

Wino Mail - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Wino Mail, built-in Mail app clone for Windows device families. Wino is not a web wrapper. It's a native mail client that works with all Windows device families. It supports: - Microsoft Live accounts (MSN, Hotmail, Live, Outlook etc.) and Gmail via API integration. - IMAP/SMTP mail accounts...

apps.microsoft.com

 

[wat0114]

Outlook on Windows and Thunderbird on Linux. No compelling reason why I use separate clients, other than it's what I've been used to for many years.

 

[lokamoka820]

P.S. if someone wants to try something new and really wants to use a mail client, check out Wino Mail. It's free with ability to pay for more options, doesn't have ads and it's open source with codebase on GitHub.

Wino Mail - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Wino Mail, built-in Mail app clone for Windows device families. Wino is not a web wrapper. It's a native mail client that works with all Windows device families. It supports: - Microsoft Live accounts (MSN, Hotmail, Live, Outlook etc.) and Gmail via API integration. - IMAP/SMTP mail accounts...

apps.microsoft.com

I like the interface of Wino Mail, but does it have filters or actions to apply to emails as Thunderbird, like if I want emails from a specified sender to be archived or deleted automatically?

 

[oldschool]

Browser only here. I agree with @Sandbox Breaker.

No for security purposes of operating in a hostile environment. More attack surface and exploitation.

 

[Pixel_]

Outlook.com + browser notifications. No need for mail client.

This. And no need to have my emails offline.