Claws Mail

Electronic mail represents an important feature of almost any device, including personal computers, tablets or various kind of smartphones. In order to be constantly on top of your inbox and receive regular updates without having to check with a dedicated website, you can make use of an email client that brings the messages right on the device of your choosing.

Claws Mail is a software utility that enables you to customize almost every aspect of your digital inbox, as well as receive the messages directly on your computer. The application is able to work with all the popular email protocols out there, including POP3, SMTP and NMTP, allowing you to connect to almost any of the available mail services. You can also add multiple addresses at the same time and receive updates for all of them.

As far as the general feel and functionality of the program, you can rest assured that you are permitted full control over your inbox and messages. You can view sent emails, drafts, setup a queue and move items to trash, as well as compose and forward them as you normally would with any other client. You can also sort and filter them, in order to find a specific message or just arrange them according to your preferences.

Claws Mail is also capable of more advanced settings and configurations, thanks to the numerous plugins and tools provided from the get-go. Hence, you are able to create and use custom templates for your emails, depending on whether they are classified as a reply, a forward or a new message. Here you can include information about the sender, date, time and the original subject, as well as your personal signature.

Moreover, the incoming emails can be pre-processed by applying a set of previously created rules, which automatically categorizes and groups them depending on the sender or the subject. Post-processing, on the other hand, comes into play after the initial grouping phase and it can further arrange and manipulate your messages according to strict rules imposed by you.

Overall, there are very few things Claws Mail does not achieve when it comes to functionality, speed and accessibility. The wide array of features and the prompt response times, as well as the complete compatibility with almost all of the popular email providers make it a serious contender among the email clients scene. Unfortunately, one of the major lacking abilities of the application is the fact that it cannot send HTML emails, which leaves you unable to handle things like newsletters or various other kind of rich-media content.