Betterbird

Web-based email clients do a decent enough job in offering the users an easily accessible way to get to their virtual correspondence, but it isn't at all uncommon to be chafed by the limitations such a solution provides. Dedicated software to manage one's mails is a valid option to consider, and one even comes built-in on Windows machines - namely, the Mail app.

The Mail app is convenient to use, but that's about it — if users want something more, they ought to look elsewhere. Betterbird, a Thunderbird fork that seeks to offer several quality-of-life upgrades for a better user experience, can be the solution to tide you over to third-party mail clients.

The developer touts their tool as a simply better alternative of Thunderbird, offering a few simple reasons for the statement: bug fixes, as well as a more polished set of features. This is to make for an experience that is overall more refined and complete: users can quickly filter untagged mails, permanently decrypt messages, look up encrypted correspondence, as well as customize the header pane.

Some additional features might not seem like much — for instance, the software allows users to quickly attach recent files to a mail — but in the long run, users nevertheless appreciate any and all features designed to make their workflows more efficient.

If you've used Thunderbird before, you'll feel right at home here. The interface is much the same, so attuning to this software won't be a problem. The program is snappy, and just like Thunderbird, it supports virtually any email domain. Users can simultaneously work with multiple accounts, manage their mail by responding, forwarding, and tagging, and so on — the usual.

Add-ons are supported, and owing to the Add-ons Manager, the process is a fairly smooth one as it allows users to effortlessly personalize their client.

Betterbird is a solution worth considering if Thunderbird's antics bother you: it specifically targets well-known bugs and inadequacies of Mozilla's email client, making for a viable alternative.