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 * looks outdated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