Looking for a free alternative desktop mail client to outlook


astralAlchemist

astralAlchemist

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Hi!

As the title says, I'm looking for a solid free alternative to MS Outlook for regular email as I'm using an older version of office thats out of support. Right now I'm eyeing Mozilla Thunderbird, but not sure how I feel about it yet.

Ty!
 

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I'm trying to warm up to the "new" Outlook, but it still has a few bugs. My primary email is Gmail and it has issues synchronizing to the folders I use to organize my stuff. If they fix those then I'm probably all-in with New Outlook.
 

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dbartenstein said:
I'm trying to warm up to the "new" Outlook, but it still has a few bugs. My primary email is Gmail and it has issues synchronizing to the folders I use to organize my stuff. If they fix those then I'm probably all-in with New Outlook.
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I'm right there with you. Except I already have a perfectly good working version of Office 2007. It works fine for my basic word processing needs and my spreadsheet needs for making personal budgets. I'm not running around downloading random documents so its fine for me, but I know using Outlook '07 is a security nightmare which is why I'm trying to move away from it.
 

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    Windows 11 Education
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    Asus X570-Plus
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    64GB
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    Mozilla Firefox
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    HP Pavillion Plus
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    Mozilla Firefox
I use BlueMail. Works great for me. And it's free.
 

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Thunderbird does work. You might find it to be your "old reliable" when all is said and done.
 

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mecanicogolf said:
I use BlueMail. Works great for me. And it's free.
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I'll look into it! Thanks!

MachineLanguage said:
Thunderbird does work. You might find it to be your "old reliable" when all is said and done.
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So I've heard, I used to use Thunderbird years ago but once I got MS Office I've just used that. However, I don't feel like buying Office 2021/O365 just for outlook. I'll give it another install and take a look!
 

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    Windows 11 Education
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    PC/Desktop
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    Ryzen 5 57009X
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    Asus X570-Plus
    Memory
    64GB
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    GTX 1660 Super
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
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    Windows 11 Education
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    Laptop
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    HP Pavillion Plus
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    Ryzen 5 7040U
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    16GB
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    AMD Ryzen Integrated Graphics
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    Mozilla Firefox
astralAlchemist said:
I'll look into it! Thanks!


So I've heard, I used to use Thunderbird years ago but once I got MS Office I've just used that. However, I don't feel like buying Office 2021/O365 just for outlook. I'll give it another install and take a look!
Click to expand...
Let me know what you think about BlueMail. I have it on my phone too.
 

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    Win11/10 Dual Boot
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    HP ENVY
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    i5 Core 7200U@2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 81AD (U3E1)
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel HD Graphics 620 (HP)
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1536x864 pixels
    Hard Drives
    HGST HTS721010A9E630
    Case
    HP ENVY SILVER
    Cooling
    A fan.
    Keyboard
    USA
    Mouse
    Logitec Anywhere 2
    Internet Speed
    Good enough for me!
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    Firefox/Edge
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    Windows Defender
astralAlchemist said:
I'll look into it! Thanks!


So I've heard, I used to use Thunderbird years ago but once I got MS Office I've just used that. However, I don't feel like buying Office 2021/O365 just for outlook. I'll give it another install and take a look!
Click to expand...
If all you want is Outlook, that's a free app on MS Store now.....
 

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  • OS
    Win 11 Pro (24H2 RP)
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AN515-54
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9300H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, Intel UHD 630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer CB272D
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB and 1T SSD
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    Logitech K375S
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    250MB
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
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    Win 11 Pro (Insider Canary Channel, unsupported)
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    Laptop
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    Dell E6430
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3540M CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz (non-compliant)
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    16 GB
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dbartenstein said:
If all you want is Outlook, that's a free app on MS Store now.....
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I took a look at it... but sadly it has ads. I ended up deciding to go with Thunderbird!
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Education
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 57009X
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    Asus X570-Plus
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 1660 Super
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
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    Windows 11 Education
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Plus
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7040U
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Ryzen Integrated Graphics
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
mecanicogolf said:
Let me know what you think about BlueMail. I have it on my phone too.
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I took a look at it, and it was a solid one! But as a firefox user, I felt it was natural to go with Thunderbird!
 

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    Windows 11 Education
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    PC/Desktop
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    Ryzen 5 57009X
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    Asus X570-Plus
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    64GB
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    GTX 1660 Super
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
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    Windows 11 Education
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Plus
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7040U
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    16GB
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    AMD Ryzen Integrated Graphics
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    Mozilla Firefox
I've been using Thunderbird for years! I have to use outlook at work, UGH.
 

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    Firefox
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    Windows Defender
Another vote for Thunderbird :)
 

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astralAlchemist said:
I took a look at it... but sadly it has ads. I ended up deciding to go with Thunderbird!
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I am been using the Outlook for Windows app from the MS store for a week now. I only use it with my two Outlook.com email accounts. Where did you see ads? I don't see any.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
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    ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2022)
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    AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon 680M GPU (486MB RAM)
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    Crucial DDR5-4800 (2400MHz) 32GB (2 x 16GB)
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    Win 11 Pro (24H2 RP)
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    Acer AN515-54
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9300H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, Intel UHD 630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer CB272D
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB and 1T SSD
    Keyboard
    Logitech K375S
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    Logitech M510
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    250MB
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
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    Win 11 Pro (Insider Canary Channel, unsupported)
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    Laptop
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    Dell E6430
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3540M CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz (non-compliant)
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    16 GB
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    Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA NVS 5200M
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
astralAlchemist said:
I ended up deciding to go with......
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A significant deciding factor would be if you need it to support multiple accounts or not.
Thunderbird is probably the best choice for multiple accounts.

That aside, eM Client would be a good alternative.
 

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Ditto for Thunderbird!

Thunderbird has no ads. I like it well enough that I've donated to their team. :D

THUNDERBIRD
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
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    Laptop
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    Microsoft Surface Pro
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    16GB
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    32GB
gigi69 said:
I've been using Thunderbird for years! I have to use outlook at work, UGH.
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Thats my reaction as well! xD

I've never been a huge fan of the modern outlook... the UI is just messy to me. Thunderbird on the other hand is clean, lightweight and straight forward to use.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 57009X
    Motherboard
    Asus X570-Plus
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 1660 Super
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Plus
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7040U
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Ryzen Integrated Graphics
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
cheaterslick said:
Ditto for Thunderbird!

Thunderbird has no ads. I like it well enough that I've donated to their team. :D

THUNDERBIRD
Click to expand...
Right?! I tried outlook (free version) and as soon as I got it set up, I started seeing ads at the top. 🤢
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 57009X
    Motherboard
    Asus X570-Plus
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 1660 Super
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Plus
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7040U
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Ryzen Integrated Graphics
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
MisterEd said:
I am been using the Outlook for Windows app from the MS store for a week now. I only use it with my two Outlook.com email accounts. Where did you see ads? I don't see any.
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I saw them at the top, although I was using the "New" outlook. Granted, Im using an icloud email address.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 57009X
    Motherboard
    Asus X570-Plus
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 1660 Super
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Plus
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7040U
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Ryzen Integrated Graphics
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
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