Simple email application for Android. Original source code: https://framagit.org/dystopia-project/simple-email
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  1. FairEmail
  2. =========
  3. Open source, privacy friendly email app
  4. This email app might be for you if your current email app:
  5. * takes long to receive or show messages
  6. * can manage only one mailbox
  7. * cannot show related messages
  8. * cannot work offline
  9. * looks outdated
  10. * is closed source, potentially violating your privacy
  11. Features
  12. --------
  13. * 100 % open source
  14. * Multiple accounts (inboxes)
  15. * Multiple identities (outboxes)
  16. * Unified inbox
  17. * Message threading
  18. * Two way synchronization
  19. * Offline storage and operations
  20. * Material design
  21. * Dark theme
  22. Simple
  23. ------
  24. * Easy navigation
  25. * No settings
  26. * No bells and whistles
  27. Secure
  28. ------
  29. * Connect to email servers only
  30. * Allow encrypted connections only
  31. * Accept valid security certificates only
  32. * [SMTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol) authentication required
  33. * Text view only (converted [HTML](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML))
  34. * No special permissions required
  35. * No advertisements
  36. * No analytics and no tracking
  37. Efficient
  38. ---------
  39. * [IMAP IDLE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAP_IDLE) required (no Yahoo! support; no [POP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol) support)
  40. * Built with latest development tools and libraries
  41. * Android 6 Marshmallow or later required
  42. This app starts a foreground service with a low priority status bar notification to make sure you'll never miss new email.
  43. Downloads
  44. ---------
  45. * [GitHub](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases) (no update notifications)
  46. * [IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository](https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/eu.faircode.email)
  47. Frequently asked questions
  48. --------------------------
  49. See [here](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md) for a list of often asked questions.
  50. Support
  51. -------
  52. * For support on FairEmail, please go [here](https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/source-email-t3824168)
  53. Contributing
  54. ------------
  55. *Documentation*
  56. Contributions to this document and the frequently asked questions
  57. are preferred in the form of [pull requests](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/).
  58. *Translations*
  59. * You can translate the in-app texts of FairEmail [here](https://crowdin.com/project/open-source-email)
  60. * If your language is not listed, please send a message through [this contact form](https://contact.faircode.eu/)
  61. *Source code*
  62. Building FairEmail from source code is straightforward with [Android Studio](http://developer.android.com/sdk/).
  63. It is expected that you can solve build problems yourself, so there is no support on building.
  64. Source code contributions are preferred in the form of [pull requests](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/).
  65. Please [contact me](https://contact.faircode.eu/) first to tell me what your plans are.
  66. Please note that you agree to the license below by contributing, including the copyright.
  67. Attribution
  68. -----------
  69. FairEmail uses:
  70. * [JavaMail](https://javaee.github.io/javamail/). Copyright (c) 1997-2018 Oracle® and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. [GPLv2+CE license](https://javaee.github.io/javamail/JavaMail-License).
  71. * [jsoup](https://jsoup.org/). Copyright © 2009 - 2017 Jonathan Hedley. [MIT license](https://jsoup.org/license).
  72. * [JCharset](http://www.freeutils.net/source/jcharset/). Copyright © 2005-2015 Amichai Rothman. [GNU General Public License](http://www.freeutils.net/source/jcharset/#license)
  73. * [Android Support Library](https://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/). Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project. [Apache license](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/master/LICENSE.txt).
  74. * [Android Architecture Components](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/). Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project, Inc. [Apache license](https://github.com/googlesamples/android-architecture-components/blob/master/LICENSE).
  75. License
  76. -------
  77. [GNU General Public License version 3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt)
  78. Copyright (c) 2018 Marcel Bokhorst. All rights reserved
  79. FairEmail is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  80. it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  81. the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  82. (at your option) any later version.
  83. FairEmail is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  84. but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  85. MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
  86. GNU General Public License for more details.
  87. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  88. along with FairEmail. If not, see [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/).