Neir
Neir · Sweden
What it is
Neir is an email service offering webmail, a desktop app, standard mail-client support, Tor access, and a no-JavaScript webmail option. It is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web, and supports IMAP, POP3, and SMTP clients such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and Outlook. Neir encrypts webmail copies of message bodies and attachments to the account's OpenPGP key. However, ordinary email is not end-to-end encrypted by Neir: incoming mail arrives over SMTP in the open, and the mail system processes plaintext and retains protocol-compatible mailbox copies. The official desktop app is open source under AGPL-3.0 and includes native notifications, automatic locking, and a local cache sealed with a key from the system vault. The Free plan costs nothing and includes a 10 MB mailbox and 10 random aliases. Sending to addresses outside Neir requires Pro, which costs $4.99 per month and includes a 5 GB mailbox, unlimited aliases, and external sending. Signup does not require a legal name, phone number, recovery email, birth date, or ID. Neir is based in Sweden.
For and against
For
- Supports IMAP, POP3, and SMTP clients.
- Free plan includes a 10 MB mailbox.
- Desktop app includes automatic locking and a sealed local cache.
- Signup does not require a legal name or ID.
Against
- Ordinary email is not end-to-end encrypted by Neir.
- Free accounts cannot send to addresses outside Neir.
- Free mailbox storage is 10 MB.
The verdict
Neir offers several access methods and encrypts webmail copies of message bodies and attachments to the account key. Its ordinary email flow is not end-to-end encrypted, and external sending requires the $4.99 per month Pro plan.
Who it suits
Neir suits people who want multiple ways to access email, including desktop software or standard mail clients, and who value the listed signup and logging practices. Readers needing end-to-end encryption for ordinary email should note its limits.
Plans and prices
Free
10 MB storage · zero logging · encrypted mailbox · web access
Read 15 Oct 2026 · neir.io
Pro
5 GB storage · zero logging · encrypted mailbox · unlimited aliases
Read 15 Oct 2026 · neir.io
Pro 3-month prepay
Pro features · prepaid cryptocurrency term
Read 15 Oct 2026 · neir.io
Pro 6-month prepay
Pro features · 10% saving shown
Read 15 Oct 2026 · neir.io
Pro 12-month prepay
Pro features · 15% saving shown
Read 15 Oct 2026 · neir.io
On the record
- Account signup
- Neir says signup does not require a legal name, phone number, recovery email, birth date or ID.neir.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Aliases
- Free accounts include 10 random aliases, while Pro removes the alias limit and allows custom aliases and the neir.io domain.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- API behavior
- The webmail API returns ciphertext and an encrypted private key, with OpenPGP decryption performed in the browser after Account-Key unlock.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Authentication recovery
- Accounts use a browser-generated Account Key and one-time 12-word recovery phrase; losing both prevents recovery because Neir stores only verifiers.nojs.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Auto-delete
- Users can configure timers to delete read messages or the entire account.nojs.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Client integrations
- The documented mail-client integrations include Thunderbird, Apple Mail and Outlook, with iOS setup profiles and Android Thunderbird instructions.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data minimization
- Neir says it stores one-way verifiers of the Account Key and recovery phrase rather than their original values.neir.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Neir Mail is an official desktop application with native notifications, automatic locking and a system-vault-sealed local cache.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Desktop licence
- The Neir Mail desktop application is identified as open source under AGPL-3.0.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Desktop system requirements
- The desktop app supports Windows 10 and 11, while macOS and Linux builds are published through GitHub releases.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Email limits
- Ordinary SMTP and IMAP email is not zero-access or end-to-end encrypted by Neir; the mail system processes plaintext and retains protocol-compatible mailbox copies.neir.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Email protocols
- Neir supports IMAP, POP3 and SMTP clients, including Thunderbird, Apple Mail and Outlook.neir.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Encrypted connections
- Neir requires SSL/TLS or STARTTLS for its mail-client connections and rejects unencrypted ports.neir.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Neir encrypts webmail message-body copies and attachments to the account’s OpenPGP key, while incoming mail still arrives over SMTP in the open.neir.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- End-to-end encryption
- Noneir.io · read 15 Sep 2026
- Free sending limit
- Free accounts can send to Neir addresses, but sending to addresses outside Neir requires Pro.neir.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Independent tenure fact
- xmr.club reports the earliest Wayback snapshot of Neir as 10 September 2024.xmr.club · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Trustpilot complaint
- The sole Trustpilot reviewer alleged paying 51 USDT without receiving keys or service; Neir replied asking for transaction details to investigate.trustpilot.com · read 15 Oct 2026
