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==Operating system support== The [[operating system]]s on which the clients can run natively (without emulation). {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" |- ! Client ! [[Microsoft Windows]] ! [[macOS]] ! [[Linux]] ! [[BSD]] ! [[Unix]] ! [[DOS]] ! Other |- ! {{rh}} | [[Alpine (email client)|Alpine]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Apple Mail]] | {{no}} | {{included}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Balsa (email client)|Balsa]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Becky!|Becky! Internet Mail]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Canary Mail]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Citadel/UX|Citadel]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Claws Mail]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Courier (email client)|Courier]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Elm (email client)|Elm]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[eM Client]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[EmailTray]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Eudora (email client)|Eudora]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Evolution (software)|Evolution]] | {{no}} {{r|group=Note|Evolution_nowin}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Forté Agent]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Geary (software)|Geary]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Gnus]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[GroupWise]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Hiri (email client)|Hiri]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Scribe Mail|i.Scribe / InScribe]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[IBM Lotus Notes]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Internet Messaging Program|IMP]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[KMail]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Mailbird]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Mailpile]] | {{yes}} {{r|group=Note|Mailpile_soon}} | {{yes}} {{r|group=Note|Mailpile_soon}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} {{r|group=Note|Mailpile_foss}} | {{yes}} {{r|group=Note|Mailpile_foss}} | {{no}} {{r|group=Note|Mailpile_port}} | {{no}} {{r|group=Note|Mailpile_port}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[mailx]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Microsoft Entourage]] | {{no}} | {{terminated}} (2008) | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Microsoft Office Outlook]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups]] | colspan="5" {{terminated}} (1.7.13) | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Mulberry (email client)|Mulberry]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Mutt (email client)|Mutt]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caddit.net/programming.php|title=Other Programming Projects and Downloads|accessdate=2007-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404233358/http://caddit.net/programming.php|archive-date=2007-04-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Netscape Messenger]] | colspan="5" {{terminated}} (4.80) | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Netscape Messenger 9]] | colspan="5" {{terminated}} (9.0a1) | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[MH Message Handling System|nmh / MH]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | Opera Mail | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{dunno}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Outlook Express]] | {{included}} (up to XP) | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Pegasus Mail]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes|[[NetWare]]<br />[[NetWare Loadable Module|NLM]]}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Pine (email client)|Pine]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{terminated}} (3.96)<ref>{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/pine/pcpine/old/PC-PINE-3.96/README|server=FTP server|url-status=dead|title=PC-PINE-3.96 README|accessdate=2007-04-06}}</ref> | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Pocomail]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[RoundCube]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[SeaMonkey]] Mail & Newsgroups | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[SquirrelMail]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Sylpheed]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[The Bat!]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Trojitá]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes|[[MeeGo]]}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Turnpike (software)|Turnpike]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Vivaldi_(web_browser)|Vivaldi]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Windows Live Mail]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Windows Mail]] | {{included}} (Vista) | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[YAM (Yet Another Mailer)|YAM]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{Yes|[[AmigaOS]]<br />[[AROS Research Operating System|AROS]]<br />[[MorphOS]]}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Zimbra]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |-class="sortbottom" ! Client ! [[Microsoft Windows]] ! [[macOS]] ! [[Linux]] ! [[BSD]] ! [[Unix]] ! [[DOS]] ! Other |} {{reflist|group=Note|refs= <ref name=Evolution_nowin>Development [[Evolution (software)#Defunct macOS and Windows ports|stopped in 2008]]</ref> <ref name=Mailpile_soon>Packaging planned</ref> <ref name=Mailpile_foss>[[Free Software]] project, source available.</ref> <ref name=Mailpile_port>[[Free Software]] porting tangible provided OS has web browser.</ref> }}
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