Simple email application for Android. Original source code: https://framagit.org/dystopia-project/simple-email
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  1. # FairEmail
  2. *Open source, privacy friendly email app*
  3. This email app might be for you if your current email app:
  4. * takes long to receive or show messages
  5. * can manage only one email address
  6. * cannot show conversations
  7. * cannot work offline
  8. * looks outdated
  9. * is not maintained
  10. * stores your email on their servers
  11. * is closed source, potentially violating your privacy
  12. ## Features
  13. * 100 % open source
  14. * Multiple accounts (inboxes)
  15. * Multiple identities (outboxes)
  16. * Unified inbox
  17. * Message threading
  18. * Distraction free reading and writing
  19. * Two way synchronization
  20. * Offline storage and operations
  21. * Folder management
  22. * Material design
  23. ## Pro features
  24. * Signatures
  25. * Dark theme
  26. * Account colors
  27. * Standard replies
  28. * Sort on time, unread or starred
  29. * Progressive search (first local, then server)
  30. * Preview sender/subject in new messages status bar notification
  31. * Export settings
  32. ## Simple
  33. * Easy navigation
  34. * No unnecessary settings
  35. * No bells and whistles
  36. ## Secure
  37. * Allow encrypted connections only
  38. * Accept valid security certificates only
  39. * Authentication required
  40. * Safe message view (styling, scripting and unsafe HTML removed)
  41. * No special permissions required
  42. * No advertisements
  43. * No analytics and no tracking
  44. ## Efficient
  45. * [IMAP IDLE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAP_IDLE) (push messages) supported
  46. * Built with latest development tools and libraries
  47. * Android 6 Marshmallow or later required
  48. This app is minimalistic by design, so you can concentrate on reading and writing messages.
  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. * [GitHub](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases)
  52. * [Play store](https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.faircode.email)
  53. ## Frequently asked questions
  54. See [here](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md) for a list of often asked questions.
  55. ## Support
  56. * For support on FairEmail, please go [here](https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/source-email-t3824168)
  57. ## Contributing
  58. *Documentation*
  59. Contributions to this document and the frequently asked questions
  60. are preferred in the form of [pull requests](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/).
  61. *Translations*
  62. * You can translate the in-app texts of FairEmail [here](https://crowdin.com/project/open-source-email)
  63. * If your language is not listed, please send a message through [this contact form](https://contact.faircode.eu/)
  64. *Source code*
  65. Building FairEmail from source code is straightforward with [Android Studio](http://developer.android.com/sdk/).
  66. It is expected that you can solve build problems yourself, so there is no support on building.
  67. Source code contributions are preferred in the form of [pull requests](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/).
  68. Please [contact me](https://contact.faircode.eu/) first to tell me what your plans are.
  69. Please note that you agree to the license below by contributing, including the copyright.
  70. ## Attribution
  71. FairEmail uses:
  72. * [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).
  73. * [jsoup](https://jsoup.org/). Copyright © 2009 - 2017 Jonathan Hedley. [MIT license](https://jsoup.org/license).
  74. * [JCharset](http://www.freeutils.net/source/jcharset/). Copyright © 2005-2015 Amichai Rothman. [GNU General Public License](http://www.freeutils.net/source/jcharset/#license)
  75. * [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).
  76. * [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).
  77. * [colorpicker](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/colorpicker). Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project. [Apache license](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/opt/colorpicker/+/master/src/com/android/colorpicker/ColorPickerDialog.java).
  78. * [dnsjava](http://www.xbill.org/dnsjava/). Copyright (c) 1998-2011, Brian Wellington. [BSD License](https://sourceforge.net/p/dnsjava/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/LICENSE).
  79. ## License
  80. [GNU General Public License version 3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt)
  81. Copyright (c) 2018 Marcel Bokhorst. All rights reserved
  82. FairEmail is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  83. it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  84. the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  85. (at your option) any later version.
  86. FairEmail is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  87. but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  88. MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
  89. GNU General Public License for more details.
  90. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  91. along with FairEmail. If not, see [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/).