Sparrow

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

Three barsScore 7.7

Sparrow is ranked #14 of 143 in email clients on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Sparrow plans and pricing

Free Free Free for Windows and macOS getthesparrow.app · 9 Oct 2026

Product: Sparrow is a lightweight email app that says it starts instantly and keeps messages private.
Email providers: It supports Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, and other email providers.
Search: Its local full-text search index can search messages across accounts and works offline.
Encryption: Sparrow supports sending and receiving encrypted email using PGP and S/MIME.
Privacy: The maker says emails do not pass through Sparrow's servers and that the app collects no usage data or analytics.
Security: Email server communications use TLS, and remote images are blocked by default.
Credential storage: Passwords and sign-in tokens are stored in the operating system's secure keyring, and Sparrow says it does not store passwords as plain text.
Automation: Rules can match sender, recipient, subject, or body and move, label, mark, star, or delete messages.
AI integrations: The AI assistant supports OpenAI, Anthropic, and local Ollama models.
Calendar integration: Calendar connects to CalDAV servers, including Google Calendar and iCloud Calendar.
SMS integration: An optional SMSAPI plugin adds SMS sending, contact groups, templates, and message history.
Offline use: Sparrow can read, search, and organize mail offline, then sync when the user is back online.
System requirements: The documentation lists Windows 10 or newer and macOS 11 Big Sur or newer as requirements.
Price from: Free

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