MailCraft
MailCraft is an open-source mail client written in Rust for people who like the classic desktop mail layout: a module rail, a ribbon, the folder pane, a message list and a reading pane side by side. Mail, calendar, people, tasks and notes live in one window.
Features:
- IMAP and SMTP accounts with offline sync, plus local folders
- Conversations, search folders, flags, categories and date-grouped lists
- Rules and quick steps to file and answer mail in one click
- Calendar with day, week and month views, and a contacts book
- Print and save as PDF; import and export of standard mail, calendar and contact files
- Light and dark themes, a simplified or classic ribbon, and a layout that adapts to narrow windows
- A command-line tool and an MCP server for scripting and automation
Compatibility: Uses the C library of the system (may need glibc 2.35 or later)
GitHub Download MailCraft Website MailCraft Bugtracker
Usage
MailCraft is available as an AppImage which means "one app = one file", which you can download and run on your Linux system while you don't need a package manager and nothing gets changed in your system. Awesome!
AppImages are single-file applications that run on most Linux distributions. Download an application, make it executable, and run! No need to install. No system libraries or system preferences are altered. Most AppImages run on recent versions of Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and other common desktop distributions.
This AppImage uses the C library of the system and may need glibc 2.35 or later. It does not run on distributions that use a different C library (such as musl on Alpine Linux) or an older glibc.
Running MailCraft on Linux without installation
Unlike other applications, AppImages do not need to be installed before they can be used. However, they need to be marked as executable before they can be run. This is a Linux security feature.Beware! AppImages are usually not verified by others. Follow these instructions only if you trust the developer of the software. Use at your own risk!
Download the MailCraft AppImage and make it executable using your file manager or by entering the following commands in a terminal:
chmod +x ./*.AppImageThen double-click the AppImage in the file manager to open it.
Sandboxing MailCraft
If you want to restrict what MailCraft can do on your system, you can run the AppImage in a sandbox like Firejail. This is entirely optional and currently needs to be configured by the user.
Updating MailCraft
If you would like to update to a new version, simply download the new MailCraft AppImage.
The MailCraft AppImage also can be updated using AppImageUpdate. Using this tool, MailCraft can be updated by downloading only the portions of the AppImage that have actually changed since the last version.
Integrating AppImages into the system
If you would like to have the executable bit set automatically, and would like to see MailCraft and other AppImages integrated into the system (menus, icons, file type associations, etc.), then you may want to check the optional appimaged daemon.
Note for application authors
Thanks for distributing MailCraft in the AppImage format for all common Linux distributions. Great! Here are some ideas on how to make it even better.
Pro Tips for further enhancing the MailCraft AppImage
Please consider making the MailCraft AppImage self-contained, so that it does not depend on the C library of the system and runs on more distributions: ship the C library including its loader (ld-linux-*.so.*) and use it to launch the application, or link statically.
Thanks for shipping AppStream metainfo inside your AppImage. Please open a pull request on https://github.com/AppImage/appimage.github.io/blob/master/data/MailCraft if you have changed it and would like to see this page updated accordingly.
If you would like to see a donation link for the application here, please include one in the AppStream data.