{
  "slug": "evolution",
  "category": "email-clients",
  "name": "Evolution",
  "description": "GNOME groupware application for Linux that combines email, calendar, contacts and tasks, with support for IMAP, POP3, Exchange and OpenPGP.",
  "website": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/wikis/home",
  "source": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "linux"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 89,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Evolution scores 89 out of 100 (grade B) on the email clients criteria. It meets 7 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, OpenPGP support, connects directly, blocks remote content and works with any provider. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/evolution/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/evolution/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/blob/master/COPYING",
      "note": "LGPL-2.1."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution",
      "note": "No telemetry or analytics in the source code."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://donate.gnome.org/en/",
      "note": "GNOME project funded by donations. No ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "openpgp": {
      "title": "OpenPGP support",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://help.gnome.org/evolution/mail-encryption-gpg-set-up.html",
      "note": "OpenPGP through GnuPG and S/MIME are built in."
    },
    "no_cloud_relay": {
      "title": "Connects directly",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://help.gnome.org/evolution/intro-account-types.html",
      "note": "Connects directly to mail servers. No vendor service is involved."
    },
    "remote_content_blocked": {
      "title": "Blocks remote content",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://help.gnome.org/evolution/mail-displaying-images-in-html.html",
      "note": "Remote images are not downloaded unless the user requests it."
    },
    "any_provider": {
      "title": "Works with any provider",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://help.gnome.org/evolution/intro-account-types.html",
      "note": "Works with any IMAP, POP3 and SMTP provider."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:34.509Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}