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= EMail Clients | = Email Clients |
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There are several EMail clients out there, but only some support PGP encryption natively. Since you install GnuPG into your system you are free of choice with your EMail client. This page just shows you some clients or plugins you can use. All programs listed here are free to use, just like GnuPG itself. | GnuPG is a crypto framework that can be used by other applications. This page lists some Free Software email clients you may use. |
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== Enigmail (Linux, Windows, Mac) | Other lists (last checked 2021-12-02) * [[https://www.openpgp.org/software/|openpgp.org/software]] includes proprietary software application. * [[https://gnupg.org/software/frontends.html#sec-1-2|GnuPG.org]] has a number of outdated entries. |
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Enigmail is a plugin designed for Thunderbird. But it works fine with forks of Thunderbid, too. You can access it directly via Thunderbird (Extras->Addons->Search) or [[https://addons.mozilla.org/de/thunderbird/addon/enigmail/|directly]] | == GpgOL (Windows) |
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You can find the latest release of Enigmail on the Enigmail homepage: [[https://www.enigmail.net/index.php/en/]] | GpgOL is the Outlook add-in that ships with Gpg4win. If you have Outlook running on your PC, but you are missing the plugin, reinstall Gpg4win and make sure, you check GpgOL during the installation. |
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== Outlook Privacy Plugin (Windows) | |
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The Outlook Privacy Plugin is a plugin for Microsoft Outlook >2010. To use it, visit the homepage and follow the instructions. | == Claws Mail (GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac) |
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You can find the latest release of Outlook Privacy Plugin on its homepage: [[http://dejavusecurity.github.io/OutlookPrivacyPlugin/]] | * find more information on the [[EMailClients/ClawsMail|separate wiki entry for Claws Mail]] * [[http://www.claws-mail.org/|Claws Mail homepage]]. |
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== GPGOL (Windows) | === History Until Version [[https://files.gpg4win.org/README-2.2.6.en.txt|2.2.6]] Gpg4~Win came with Claws Mail; an email-Client that supports GnuPG crypto natively. Since then Claws is available as a separate package to ease maintenance of both packages. (The Gpg4win Initiative originally created the windows installer of Claws many years ago and the Claws Initiative now maintains it.) |
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GPGOL is the Outlook Plugin that ships with gpg4win. If you have Outlook running on your PC, but you are missing the plugin, reinstall gpg4win and make sure, you check GPGOL during the installation. | == Mailvelope for webmail providers |
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== Claws Mail (Linux, Windows, Mac) | Mailvelope is a browser add-on that you can use in Chrome, Edge and Firefox with webmail providers to send and receive crypto emails. |
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Until Version [[https://files.gpg4win.org/README-2.2.6.en.txt|2.2.6]] GPG4Win was shipped with an Claws Mail; an EMail-Client that supports GnuPG Mail encryption natively. It has been removed from the gpg4win package due to a [[http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpg4win.git;a=commit;h=9678216dc2f4eef17fc45d53b41470546bb93901|user request]]. | * https://mailvelope.com/en/ |
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You can find the latest release on the Claws Mail homepage: http://www.claws-mail.org/ | == Kontact Mail (also known to some as KMail2) * find more information on the [[EMailClients/KMail|separate wiki entry for KMail]] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontact#E-Mail * https://kontact.kde.org/components/kmail.html == mutt (Should be build with and enabled gpgme support to have the first grade GnuPG integration.) * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_(email_client) == Evolution * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME_Evolution == Enigmail (GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac) Enigmail is a plugin for Postbox and on Interlink Mail & News (which are forks of elder Thunderbird versions (v <= 68). You can find the latest release on [[https://www.enigmail.net/index.php/en/|Enigmail's homepage]]. == Android-Apps using OpenKeyChain Requirement: App OpenKeyChain has to be installed. *FairEmail *K9Mail == Thunderbird [[/Thunderbird]] since version 78 has its own implementation of Open~PGPv4 and Libre~PGP. It can still use Gnu~PG for secret key operations, e.g. when using a Smartcard. For more information and recommendations see [[/Thunderbird]]. == outdated / in Dev /misc * https://github.com/Meddington/OutlookPrivacyPlugin/ An add-in for Outlook 2010, 2013 and 2016. Works only with an outdated Gpg4win version and cannot send emails in Open~PGP/MIM~E format (which is the recommended standard) (last checked 2021-12-02) == Screenshots [[/Screenshots|Here]] is a collection of screenshots from different email clients |
Email Clients
Contents
GnuPG is a crypto framework that can be used by other applications. This page lists some Free Software email clients you may use.
Other lists (last checked 2021-12-02)
- openpgp.org/software includes proprietary software application.
- GnuPG.org has a number of outdated entries.
GpgOL (Windows)
GpgOL is the Outlook add-in that ships with Gpg4win. If you have Outlook running on your PC, but you are missing the plugin, reinstall Gpg4win and make sure, you check GpgOL during the installation.
Claws Mail (GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac)
- find more information on the separate wiki entry for Claws Mail
- Claws Mail homepage.
History
Until Version 2.2.6 Gpg4Win came with Claws Mail; an email-Client that supports GnuPG crypto natively. Since then Claws is available as a separate package to ease maintenance of both packages. (The Gpg4win Initiative originally created the windows installer of Claws many years ago and the Claws Initiative now maintains it.)
Mailvelope for webmail providers
Mailvelope is a browser add-on that you can use in Chrome, Edge and Firefox with webmail providers to send and receive crypto emails.
Kontact Mail
(also known to some as KMail2)
- find more information on the separate wiki entry for KMail
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontact#E-Mail
- https://kontact.kde.org/components/kmail.html
mutt
(Should be build with and enabled gpgme support to have the first grade GnuPG integration.)
Evolution
Enigmail (GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac)
Enigmail is a plugin for Postbox and on Interlink Mail & News (which are forks of elder Thunderbird versions (v <= 68).
You can find the latest release on Enigmail's homepage.
Android-Apps using OpenKeyChain
Requirement: App OpenKeyChain has to be installed.
Thunderbird
/Thunderbird since version 78 has its own implementation of OpenPGPv4 and LibrePGP. It can still use GnuPG for secret key operations, e.g. when using a Smartcard. For more information and recommendations see /Thunderbird.
outdated / in Dev /misc
- https://github.com/Meddington/OutlookPrivacyPlugin/ An add-in for Outlook 2010, 2013 and 2016. Works only with an outdated Gpg4win version and cannot send emails in OpenPGP/MIME format (which is the recommended standard) (last checked 2021-12-02)
Screenshots
Here is a collection of screenshots from different email clients