Mailpile

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On the record

Client privacy

Mailpile's privacy policy says its standalone client does not automatically share personally identifiable information with the development team or Mailpile ehf.mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

Development limitation

The project says the legacy Mailpile codebase is no longer being updated while the Python 3 rewrite proceeds.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026

Download availability

The official download page currently says “Temporarily unavailable: Check out the blog!”mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

Encryption

The project aims to make sending and receiving OpenPGP-encrypted or signed email convenient.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026

Interfaces and API

The project repository describes a web-based primary interface, a basic command-line interface, and an API for developers.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026

Mail access

A 2023 project blog post documents Moggie reading local mail folders and files as well as remote IMAP mailboxes.mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

Privacy model

The site describes Mailpile as software users run themselves on their own computer, with no ads or spying.mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

Product status

The official site says Mailpile is being rewritten and lists the current release as “tbd.”mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

Search and organization

The project describes its core as a fast email search engine and supports organizing messages with tags and automatic tagging rules or classifiers.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026

Support

The official site points users to the Mailpile community forum for support and discussion.mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

Telemetry

When enabled, the client periodically checks for updates and discloses its software version and selected interface language; the policy says these details are not correlated with individual identities.mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

Website data

The privacy policy says the website uses no third-party analytics and retains standard server logs for up to three months.mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

What it does

Mailpile describes itself as an email client, search engine, personal webmail server, and way to encrypt email.mailpile.is · read 4 Oct 2026

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