The following tables compare general and technical features of notable non-web-based email client programs.
GeneralEdit
Basic general information about the clients: creator/company, O/S, license, and interface.
Release historyEdit
A brief digest of the release histories.
Operating system supportEdit
The operating systems on which the clients can run natively (without emulation).
Protocol supportEdit
Communication and access protocol supportEdit
What email and related protocols and standards are supported by each client. Template:Sort-under
Integration protocol supportEdit
Authentication supportEdit
SSL and TLS supportEdit
FeaturesEdit
Information on what features each of the clients support.
General featuresEdit
For all of these clients, the concept of "HTML support" does not mean that they can process the full range of HTML that a web browser can handle. Almost all email readers limit HTML features, either for security reasons, or because of the nature of the interface. CSS and JavaScript can be especially problematic. Template:Sort-under
Messages featuresEdit
Database, folders and customizationEdit
Templates, scripts and programming languagesEdit
InternationalizationEdit
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See alsoEdit
- Comparison of feed aggregators
- Comparison of browser engines
- Comparison of mail servers
- Comparison of webmail providers
- List of personal information managers
- Unicode and email
- Webmail
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- T&B : Email : Clients (of historical interest—last updated in 1999)
- Mail User Agents for Linux Based Platforms (includes many email clients not listed in the above tables)
- Remail - research by The Collaborative User Experience group at IBM