Mailpile

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

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Three barsScore 6.6

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Mailpile is ranked #46 of 143 in email clients on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Mailpile Free Free software · self-run application · current release listed as “tbd” mailpile.is · 4 Oct 2026

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The record

Product status: The official site says Mailpile is being rewritten and lists the current release as “tbd.”
What it does: Mailpile describes itself as an email client, search engine, personal webmail server, and way to encrypt email.
Privacy model: The site describes Mailpile as software users run themselves on their own computer, with no ads or spying.
Search and organization: The project describes its core as a fast email search engine and supports organizing messages with tags and automatic tagging rules or classifiers.
Encryption: The project aims to make sending and receiving OpenPGP-encrypted or signed email convenient.
Interfaces and API: The project repository describes a web-based primary interface, a basic command-line interface, and an API for developers.
Mail access: A 2023 project blog post documents Moggie reading local mail folders and files as well as remote IMAP mailboxes.
Development limitation: The project says the legacy Mailpile codebase is no longer being updated while the Python 3 rewrite proceeds.
Download availability: The official download page currently says “Temporarily unavailable: Check out the blog!”
Client privacy: Mailpile's privacy policy says its standalone client does not automatically share personally identifiable information with the development team or Mailpile ehf.
Telemetry: When enabled, the client periodically checks for updates and discloses its software version and selected interface language; the policy says these details are not correlated with individual identities.
Website data: The privacy policy says the website uses no third-party analytics and retains standard server logs for up to three months.
Support: The official site points users to the Mailpile community forum for support and discussion.
Price from: Free

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Best Email Clients in 2026#46 of 143

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Sources

mailpile.is· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/mailpile/Mailpile· checked 4 Oct 2026
mailpile.is/blog/· checked 4 Oct 2026
mailpile.is/download/· checked 4 Oct 2026
mailpile.is/privacy.html· checked 4 Oct 2026