What is the best Email Client for Linux?

Thunderbird has no slowdown with gmail. That's just discounting Linux's easiest option. On this Microsoft-y, Outlook-y list of requirements, Thunderbird is the closest equivalent. But you should probably be travelling in the opposite direction and looking at LoRa, Meshtastic, onionmail. But but but... isn't the point of email to make all humanity mutually available at all time via a single communication protocol? Well yes that's exactly why you should use Linux to try and do something else.

The mail directory in my Thunderbird is 7.7GB in size and it starts immediately - no delay.
If yours is slow it is probably not Thunderbird's fault.
Mine is using POP3 not IMAP

I've always used a web browser, never having seen a point to e-mail clients.

Sounds like something went wrong with Thunderbird's initial index build of your email. You should run a repair check on your account. I've had to do this once due to my Internet connection dropping during the initial index build.

Thank you

Betterbird is best so far i have found as well. Evolution had calendar issues, maybe solved now but I did like it as well.

I used Evolution and Thunderbird in the past on several distros, but Google and Verizon made that difficult because they didn't want third party email clients where they were unable to advertise. So today, I just use my Chrome browser email client. Life is good. I enjoy my Debian 12 gnome desktop at home, it is easy to customize, but some things I like keeping simple - email is one of them.

I have several mail servers in Thunderbird and no start-up delay. 🤔

I found that only Sylpheed Claws could search my imap mail quickly. I did not know about Betterbird.

Hell's bells!! You are almost 4 minutes into your rambling diatribe before you even NAME one of those Email Services.... Sorry, I gave up after that.

I have a problem with thunderbird. At present thunderbird opens multiple tabs, one for each reply in an email thread. How can I change this behaviour short of changing to a different email client?

he forgot mutt :(

Email clients are soo 90's.

Please use a Wired MIC. your headphone/bluetooth or computer builtin MIC sound so off.

Please use a Wired MIC. your headphone/bluetooth or computer builtin MIC sound so off.

Kmail and claws are good too

Web app then, web app now

I am happy with Thunderbird. At one time, it was the only email client that did not send your IP address with your email to the receipent. That is most important in today's world where everyone wants to harvest all your idenitifing marks. I missed that point in your analysis.

From my own findings:
1. EM client for windows is my preferred client also how it works with caldav/carddav.
2. Second iOS native mail/notice/reminder/calendar apps.
The interaction of 1 and 2 are without problems.
3. Kmail/Kontact, evolution and thunderbird are ok, but all have problems with caldav/carddav. The mail part is fine, though.
4. Claws, balsa and geary are ok if you don’t need DAV integration, you can export addresses that others accept.
Z. The exclusion of Kmail is somewhat negligent.

Using mutt over here, in combination with vim as editor. Still the best!

I used Bluemail on my phone for a bit as it was one of the only email clients I had little issue with setup. However, then I started having issues with sending images in emails coming through as gobblygook, so went back to gmail on the phone.

On my PCs however I use Thunderbird as my main client. This is for important stuff (like work and personal emails). I could integrate gmail if I wanted to, but for gmail I just keep a tab opened on my browser. My gmail account I only use for non-important social stuff that I generally read once then delete. I don't need to have an email client for those. The good thing about Thunderbird is how easy it is to transfer everything over from Windows to Linux just by copying your profile over (and making a full backup). Mozilla provides clear instructions on how to do this without plugins.

Although after watching your video, I might give Betterbird. I didn't realise how many bugs Thunderbird had

Audio sounds great... appreciate you sharing YOUR unique view!!!

Thanks for the review. I didn't know betterbird existes, and will definetuvely test ir. Best regards.

Regarding Mailspring always logging out of accounts: I had the same problem with the Flatpak version. The Mailspring website links to the Snap version, so I tried that ... works flawlessly! And I love to have the same email client on Linux, Windows and Mac.

Mailspring is dead. Hopefully somebody take it over. Was a good email client 😢

Thanks Great Video.