Almost all of us have one or more email accounts and most of us check our Inbox regularly using either web browser or a dedicated email client.
Now-a-days almost all email service providers like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc provide so many advanced features in their web interface which makes the use of email desktop client negligible.
But personally we prefer using an Desktop email client to web interface. Most of the people who use an email client, prefer to use Microsoft Outlook which comes bundled with Microsoft Office suite but Microsoft Office is not free.
Today in this topic we are going to share some free email clients which can be used as an alternative to Microsoft Outlook:
1. Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Mail is our favorite email client and that's the only email client which we use. It provides all basic and advanced features which you need in an email client. Our favorite feature in this email client is the "2-line vertical view" which is not present in any other email client except Postbox (not free) and eM client.
Windows Live Mail also comes with calendar, RSS feed and newsgroup support.
2. Mozilla Thunderbird
Thunderbird is one of the most popular email clients. Its developed by Mozilla and can be used in Windows, Mac and Linux. Thunderbird and Firefox both are based on same Gecko engine so you'll find lots of similarities in both applications.
Similar to Firefox, Thunderbird also supports extensions and themes which makes using Thunderbird a fun.
3. Zimbra Desktop
Zimbra Desktop is another free email client which allows you to meld the online and offline worlds - storing and synching your email, calendar, contacts, files and documents in the cloud, yet having them locally accessible when on the road. Zimbra Desktop aggregates information across accounts (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) and social networks (Facebook, Digg, Twitter, etc.) to help make communicating & sharing information easier than ever.
4. eM Client
eM Client is another free email client which can be installed in Windows XP, Vista and 7. It comes with full support for all email services like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc. It also comes with Calendar and RSS feed support. It can also be used as an instant messenger.
5. Pegasus Mail
Pegasus Mail is a free email client suitable for use by single or multiple users on single computers or on local area networks. It has served millions of users since it was released in 1990. It is extremely feature-rich and powerful, yet remains small and fast.
6. MultiMi
MultiMi is a new free application developed by Zbang in association with AVG (one of the most popular free anti-virus company). MultiMi makes sharing and socializing across your email accounts and social networks a breeze. Chat, swap photos, update your status, check your inbox and calendar... all in one safe place.
7. SeaMonkey
SeaMonkey is a web browser, email client, newsgroup reader, RSS feed reader, IRC chat client and much more. Its based on the same Mozilla source code which powers Firefox, Thunderbird and other Mozilla programs.
SeaMonkey can be considered as an all-in-one Internet application suite.
Please let us know your opinion about these free alternatives to Microsoft Outlook. Which one do you like the most and why? Feel free to share other free alternatives if you know...
Posted by: Vishal Gupta | Categories: Microsoft Office, Software
vagablonde
Thanks for all the work on your blog informing us of these great tips!
second I too would like to suggest a thunderbird section or a way to find it in the search function
which only returns firefox results,third..I would really be interested on your view about Dreammail..thanks again
Christophe
I was testing Zimbra and the problem for me was this: when I was classifying e-mails as spam, certain went to "Junk" folder which is fine, but certain for unknown reasons to me were disappearing and I could not locate them any more. This is a problem in case of an accidental classification - I was not able to retrieve it anymore.
Reader
How obvious is that askvg.com use Microsoft Windows OS (Operating System)
Well I like more the FREE linux and the also free (well is free in any OS) Thunderbird !