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4 self-hosted Mailbird alternatives

Mailbird is a desktop email client for Windows and Mac that consolidates multiple IMAP/POP3 and Exchange accounts into a unified inbox. It provides advanced search, snooze, signatures, customizable workspaces and integrations with third-party productivity apps.

Alternatives to Mailbird

Open source webmail client for IMAP with address book, search, folders, and a customizable UI via plugins and skins.

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7.1k stars1.8k forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

SnappyMail is a fast, modern webmail client (RainLoop fork) focused on performance, privacy, and secure IMAP access with optional PGP support and admin controls.

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1.7k stars215 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Nextcloud Mail is a webmail app that connects to IMAP/SMTP accounts, offering a unified inbox and deep integration with other Nextcloud apps like Contacts and Calendar.

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1k stars340 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source webmail and groupware offering email, contacts, calendar, cloud drive, tasks, notes and an admin control panel for multi-tenant email services.

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What replacing Mailbird actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 3 of 4 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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