Replacement for Microsoft Mail - please recommend

[LandyMan]

Hi all
So in the light of Microsoft killing off their Mail and Calendar apps, and wants you to use the new Outlook (which is just an app icon linked to their online version essentially), what alternative apps are recommended for the likes of gmail and other mailboxes (my corporate email is on Office 365, but I kept my other email addresses nicely together in Mail, until yesterday)
TIA

 

[RedViking]

Fortunately I have only been using the Online Outlike (browser) for the last couple of years. It lacked compared tot the normal Software but I knew they were going to kill it. I now mostly only use browser apps anyways.

To back up emails I use the good old fashioned Thunderbird.

 

[B-1]

Migrate to Proton mail, calendar etc

 

[LandyMan]

Proton mail, calendar etc

Isn't that a mail account, or does it have a client as well for other mailboxes?

 

[B-1]

Isn't that a mail account, or does it have a client as well for other mailboxes?

You would have to migrate yes. Most of the Google's and Microsoft's etc are preventing 3rd party apps as well so might as well go with someone who doesn't constantly mine your data.

 

[dj_jyno]

Thunderbird. Works with my work Microsoft 365 account, as well as GMail and Hotmail. I highly recommend getting the "ImportExportTools NG" and "TbSync" plugins, though.

 

[HAL 9000]

I was about to recommend Thunderbird as well...

Thunderbird — Free Your Inbox.

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

 

[Rickster]

Create a different profile in outlook then you can switch between the two on start up.

 

[deathduedecay]

Claws mail https://www.claws-mail.org/win32/

 

[deathduedecay]

Migrate to Proton mail, calendar etc

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Might as well stick with M$, Apple or Google.

 

[dj_jyno]

I forgot to mention that Thunderbird is available for Windows, MacOS X and most Linux distros. To migrate to a different OS, just copy the entire Thunderbird profile folder for your user to the new machine. Job done.

 

[RedViking]

@kolaval posted this in the free software thread. There are a couple of email clients to try:

GitHub - Axorax/awesome-free-apps: Curated list of the best free apps for PC and mobile

Curated list of the best free apps for PC and mobile - Axorax/awesome-free-apps

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[Calkem]

Hi all
So in the light of Microsoft killing off their Mail and Calendar apps, and wants you to use the new Outlook (which is just an app icon linked to their online version essentially), what alternative apps are recommended for the likes of gmail and other mailboxes (my corporate email is on Office 365, but I kept my other email addresses nicely together in Mail, until yesterday)
TIA

What's Microsoft Mail?

 

[HAL 9000]

What's Microsoft Mail?

From Wikipedia:

Microsoft Mail (or MS Mail or MSM) was the name given to several early Microsoft e-mail products for local area networks, primarily two architectures: one for Macintosh networks, and one for PC architecture-based LANs.

All were eventually replaced by the Exchange and Outlook product lines.

Microsoft Mail - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Also from Wikipedia:

Mail (later Microsoft Outlook) was an email client developed by Microsoft and included in Windows Vista and later versions of Windows.[2][3] It is available as the successor to Outlook Express, which was either included with, or released for Internet Explorer 3.0 and later versions of Internet Explorer. It is set to be replaced by Outlook for Windows.

Mail (Windows) - Wikipedia

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