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 * looks outdated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