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Disroot Email
Disroot Email · Amsterdam, Netherlands · founded 2015
What it is
Disroot Email provides email accounts accessible through webmail or desktop and mobile email clients. Its Roundcube webmail supports threaded messages, filters, folders, attachment previews, and MIME and HTML. Connections are available through IMAP over SSL, SMTP with STARTTLS, SMTPS with TLS, and POP over SSL; suggested clients include Thunderbird, Evolution, KMail, ClawsMail, Mailpile, K-9 Mail, FairEmail, and iOS Mail. Connections to the mail server use SSL, and outgoing messages use TLS when the recipient’s server supports it. Emails remain unencrypted on Disroot’s servers unless users encrypt them themselves. Disroot says its data is stored on its own servers in a Netherlands data center. Email server logs may include usernames, IP addresses, and sender and recipient addresses; they are kept for 48 hours and are not backed up. The free email plan includes a 1 GB mailbox and 64 MB attachments. Plus addressing creates sub-addresses that route to the original mailbox. Custom domain linking is described as a lifetime feature tied to a user-chosen donation amount. Disroot is volunteer-maintained and describes its services as intended for people seeking open, decentralized, federated services that respect freedom and privacy.
For and against
For
- Free email plan includes a 1 GB mailbox.
- Supports IMAP, SMTP, SMTPS, and POP.
- Webmail includes filters, folders, and attachment previews.
- Plus addressing routes sub-addresses to the original mailbox.
- Custom-domain linking is available as a lifetime feature.
Against
- Stored email is unencrypted unless users encrypt it themselves.
- Mail logs can include addresses and IPs for 48 hours.
- Free plan limits attachments to 64 MB.
- Custom-domain linking requires a donation.
The verdict
Disroot Email offers webmail and standard mail protocols, with a 1 GB free mailbox and client options across desktop and mobile. Consider its message-storage and logging details, and note that custom-domain linking is tied to a donation.
Who it suits
Disroot Email may suit people looking for free email access through webmail or existing desktop and mobile clients. It may also suit users who want plus-addressing or custom-domain linking and are prepared to encrypt messages themselves when desired.
Plans and prices
Free
1 GB mailbox storage · Webmail access · IMAP, SMTP, SMTPS and POP support · Optional PGP encryption with Mailvelope
Read 15 Sep 2026 · disroot.org
Free mailbox
1 GB mailbox · 64 MB attachments · webmail and IMAP/SMTP/POP access
Read 14 Oct 2026 · disroot.org
Extra mailbox storage
Up to 10 GB mailbox storage described by reviewer · EU VAT may apply
Read 14 Oct 2026 · proprivacy.com
Free email
1 GB mailbox · 64 MB attachments
Read 7 Oct 2026 · disroot.org
Custom domain linking
Use your own domain to send and receive email · Disroot does not sell domains
Read 7 Oct 2026 · disroot.org
Extra storage
Extra storage can be allocated between mail, cloud, and CryptPad
Read 7 Oct 2026 · disroot.org
On the record
- Android app scope
- The Android app is a launcher for services such as Etherpad, Ethercalc, PrivateBin, Upload, Poll and Searx rather than a native email client.f-droid.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Android requirement
- F-Droid lists Disroot app version 2.2.3 as requiring Android 6.0 or newer.f-droid.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- API availability
- The product pages document IMAP, SMTP, POP and webmail but do not describe a public email REST API or SDK.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- App license
- The community Disroot Android app is published under GNU LGPL v3.0-only with source code and reproducible-build metadata linked by F-Droid.f-droid.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Attachment limit
- The service limits individual attachments to 64 MB.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Catch-all domains
- A 2022 service update says linked custom domains can receive mail sent to addresses that were not explicitly created.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Client compatibility
- Suggested clients include Thunderbird, Evolution, KMail, ClawsMail, Mailpile, K-9 Mail, FairEmail, and iOS Mail.disroot.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Client integrations
- The official page lists Thunderbird, Evolution, KMail, Claws Mail, Mailpile, K-9 Mail, FairEmail and Apple Mail as usable clients.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Company structure
- The project describes itself as community-supported and volunteer-maintained rather than an investor-funded commercial SaaS company.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yesdisroot.org · read 15 Sep 2026
- Custom domains
- Users who make a qualifying contribution can link a domain for sending and receiving mail; the feature is described as lifetime with no fixed subscription price.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Data practices
- Disroot says it does not sell data, run advertising profiles or request phone numbers and home addresses for service operation.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Disroot links users to a separate Howto site for configuring email clients and publishes a public platform changelog.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Email storage privacy
- Unless users encrypt their messages themselves, emails are stored unencrypted on Disroot servers.disroot.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- End-to-end encryption
- Disroot recommends GPG for end-to-end email encryption and says Mailvelope can provide PGP encryption with webmail in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.disroot.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- IMAP
- IMAP access uses disroot.org on SSL port 993 with normal-password authentication.disroot.org · read 14 Oct 2026
- Independent editorial score
- ProPrivacy gave Disroot an overall score of 3 out of 5 in its editorial review.proprivacy.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- Disroot describes its project as serving people seeking open, decentralized, federated services that respect freedom and privacy.disroot.org · read 7 Oct 2026
