Email clients
Airmail privacy rating
Closed-source email client for macOS, iPhone and iPad with support for Gmail, Outlook, Exchange and IMAP accounts, rules, snooze and send later.
Summary
Airmail scores 44 out of 100 (grade D) on the email clients criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and works with any provider. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, OpenPGP support, connects directly and blocks remote content. It does not meet open source and independent audit. It is based in Italy: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).
Score 44 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No third-party advertising trackers, but the app sends first-party usage analytics by default, which can be turned off.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by subscriptions. Personal data is not sold or used for third-party advertising.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Partial
OpenPGP support Weight 2 of 3
Can the app encrypt and sign mail with OpenPGP, built in or through an official add-on?
PGP needs a separate GPG plugin on macOS. Not available on iOS.
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Partial
Connects directly Weight 3 of 3
Does the app connect directly to your mail server, without passing mail or passwords through the vendor's servers?
Connects directly to mail servers, but optional real-time notifications, send later and snooze store account credentials on Airmail servers.
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Partial
Blocks remote content Weight 2 of 3
Are remote images and tracking pixels blocked by default?
Automatic loading of remote images can be turned off in settings.
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Yes
Works with any provider Weight 1 of 3
Does the app work with any standard IMAP and SMTP provider?
Works with any IMAP provider, plus Gmail, Outlook and Exchange accounts.