CXPost is a cross-platform email client with a polished text-based interface.
It supports multiple IMAP accounts, offline caching, conversation threading, HTML message rendering and attachments.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Unified inbox covering multiple email accounts.
- IMAP and SMTP support with independently configurable accounts.
- IMAP IDLE support for real-time new-message notifications.
- SQLite-backed offline cache with lazy message-body retrieval.
- Conversation threading using Message-ID, References and In-Reply-To headers.
- Local and server-side message search with recent-query suggestions.
- Compose, reply, reply-all and forward messages.
- Send, view and save email attachments.
- Renders HTML email as rich text while preserving links.
- Classic, wide and full-width reading layouts.
- Interactive dashboard with account statistics and folder shortcuts.
- Move deleted messages to Trash with a five-second undo option.
- Stores credentials in the operating system’s native keyring, with an encrypted file fallback.
- Per-account signatures, reply addresses, default CC and automatic BCC settings.
- Configurable synchronisation intervals, notifications and folder mappings.
- Keyboard-driven operation with optional mouse support.
- Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Website: github.com/nickprotop/cxpost
Support:
Developer: Nikolaos Protopapas
License: MIT License
CXPost is written in C#. Learn C# with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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