# Alpine privacy rating

Text-based email client derived from Pine, for Unix-like systems and Windows, with built-in IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support and S/MIME encryption.

## Summary

Alpine scores 83 out of 100 (grade B) on the email clients criteria. It meets 6 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, connects directly, blocks remote content and works with any provider. It partly meets OpenPGP support. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://alpineapp.email
- Source code: https://repo.or.cz/alpine.git
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Email clients](https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/)
- Grade: B (83/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Apache-2.0. | https://repo.or.cz/alpine.git/blob/HEAD:/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://repo.or.cz/alpine.git |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free software distributed at no cost. No ads. | https://alpineapp.email |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| OpenPGP support | Partial | S/MIME is built in. PGP needs an external display and sending filter such as GnuPG wrappers. | https://repo.or.cz/alpine.git/blob/HEAD:/pith/pine.hlp |
| Connects directly | Yes | Connects directly to IMAP, POP3 and SMTP servers. No vendor service is involved. | https://repo.or.cz/alpine.git |
| Blocks remote content | Yes | Text-based client that does not load remote content. When a message is opened in an external browser, links to external images are removed by default. | https://repo.or.cz/alpine.git/blob/HEAD:/pith/pine.hlp |
| Works with any provider | Yes | Works with any IMAP, POP3 and SMTP provider. | https://repo.or.cz/alpine.git/blob/HEAD:/pith/pine.hlp |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/alpine/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/email-clients/alpine.md