Unlimited accounts, free
Add every mailbox you own - work, personal, the one you have had since school. There is no limit on how many, no charge per mailbox, and no upgrade prompt when you add the next one.
The private
email client
Free forever. Your mail lives on your machine - no cloud, no tracking, no compromise.
Every mailbox you own, free. Work, personal, the one you have had since school - add as many accounts as you like. There is no limit and never a charge per mailbox.
What makes InkMail different
Your mail never touches our servers
InkMail talks to your email provider and no one else. No relay, no telemetry, no account to create - your mail is cached on your own disk, and nothing about it ever reaches us.
Tracking pixels stop here
Email bodies open in a locked-down sandbox that cannot run scripts. Remote images and tracking pixels are stripped out until you choose to load them - and InkMail tells you which companies just tried.
Passwords in your vault
InkMail keeps no passwords in its own database. Your credentials live in the encrypted vault your operating system already provides, and are read only at the moment it is time to log in.
Leave a mailing list in one click
Newsletters carry a standard unsubscribe instruction most apps ignore. InkMail reads it and does the work for you - no landing page, no “manage preferences” maze. Free, on every message that offers one.
Smart search
Type what you would say out loud - “pdf attachments from sarah last month” - and get exactly that. No AI and no cloud: it runs entirely on your own computer, and your searches are nobody else’s business.
Get Pro
Lifetime
€19.99
one-time
- See who's tracking you Names the companies hiding pixels in your mail
- Filters & rules Sort, file and bin new mail for you
- Built-in calendar With reminders, and optional Google, Outlook or CalDAV sync
- Send private, encrypted email* Only your recipient can read it
- Saved reply templates Reuse your common replies
- Clear out your mailing lists Every list still mailing you, in one page
- Send from aliases On Gmail, Outlook.com, Yahoo, Fastmail and more
Plus
- Read receipts
- Schedule emails
- Private notes
- 21 more themes
- Accent colors
- Reading-pane theme
- Interface sizes
- Custom avatars
The core email app - unlimited accounts and all - is free, forever. Pro just adds the extras above: one payment, no subscription.
* Encrypted sending works only with people whose email app also uses encryption (OpenPGP).
One-time payment · up to 3 devices · free updates forever
Questions, answered
Is InkMail free?
Yes. The core client - unlimited accounts, real IMAP/SMTP, conversation view, message-list density, custom keyboard shortcuts, snooze, search and reading encrypted mail - is free forever. Leaving a mailing list from the message you are reading is free too. Pro is an optional one-time €19.99 unlock: filters and rules, a calendar that can sync with Google Calendar, Outlook or CalDAV, encrypted sending, message templates, the subscriptions page that gathers every list mailing you into one place, sending from your other addresses where your provider allows it, send-later, private notes and the full set of 23 themes.
How many email accounts can I add to InkMail?
As many as you want, on the free version. InkMail does not cap or meter mailboxes and never charges per account. Read them together in a unified inbox or one account at a time; each keeps its own colour, folders and signature. Any IMAP/SMTP provider works, with one-click presets for Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo, Fastmail, GMX, Zoho, Proton (via Bridge) and more.
Does InkMail track me or use the cloud?
No. Your mail never touches an InkMail server: the app connects straight to your IMAP/SMTP provider, caches messages in a local SQLite file and keeps passwords in your operating system's keyring. There is no telemetry, no cloud relay and no analytics in the app. The one call that does reach us is the Pro licence check.
How does the Pro license work?
You buy a one-time license key on this site via Stripe. Paste it into Settings → Upgrade. It works on up to 3 devices and never expires. There is no subscription and no renewal.
Can I use InkMail with Gmail or Outlook?
Yes. Outlook accounts sign in with Microsoft directly. Gmail works with an app password - turn on 2-Step Verification, then create a 16-character app password; the add-account form walks you through both steps. Any other provider works with standard IMAP and SMTP settings.
Does InkMail sync with Google Calendar, Outlook or CalDAV?
Yes, with Pro. Connect Google Calendar, Outlook or any CalDAV calendar, and events stay in sync both ways, repeating events and invites included. Outlook only asks you to sign in with Microsoft. Most other providers ask for an app password, and InkMail shows you where to make it. It talks to your provider directly, so your events never reach us, and the calendar keeps working offline. Connecting one is optional: without it, your events stay on your computer.
Can InkMail send from an alias?
Yes, with Pro. Add your aliases to an account, give each its own name and signature if you like, and pick one in From. A reply goes from the address the message was sent to. Your provider decides what an alias may do: this works on Gmail, Outlook.com, Yahoo, Fastmail, GMX, StartMail, Runbox and mailbox.org, with more coming soon, and the app says what each of them asks for first.
Where do I download InkMail?
Windows: from the Microsoft Store - the "Get it on Microsoft Store" button at the top of this page opens the listing. Linux: from the Snap Store - the Snap Store button next to it opens that listing. The app is free to install; Pro is an optional one-time unlock with a license key bought here, and one key covers your Windows and Linux machines alike (three devices). The macOS build is still in the works.
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