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Mailpile
Original author(s)Bjarni Rúnar Einarsson, Brennan Novak, Smári McCarthy[1][2]
Developer(s)The Mailpile Team
Initial release13 September 2014; 10 years ago (2014-09-13)[3]
Stable release1.0.0rc6 (September 4, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-04)[4]) [±]
Preview release
0.5.2 / 10 August 2015; 9 years ago (2015-08-10)
Repository
Written inPython
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Windows
PlatformWeb platform
Available inMore than 14 languages[5]
TypeWebmail
LicenseAffero General Public License v3[6]
Websitewww.mailpile.is

Mailpile is a webmail client with encryption and privacy features built-in. Mailpile is free and open-source software.

Features

Mailpile is an email client with a heavy focus on providing users with encryption and privacy features by default.[7] Mailpile currently supports PGP encryption natively and stores all locally generated files in encrypted form on-disk. Its first publicly tagged release was 0.1.0 in February 2014 and included an HTML5-based interface, an original typeface (also named "Mailpile"), UI feedback of encryption and signatures, a custom search engine, integrated SPAM-filtering support, and translations to around 30 languages.[8] Mailpile released a beta version September 2014.[9]

Crowdfunding

The project ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo from August to September 2013, and successfully raised $163,192.[10][11] In the middle of the campaign PayPal froze a large portion of Mailpile's funds but was subsequently released after Mailpile took the issue public on blogs and social media platforms including Twitter.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Finley, Klint (August 26, 2013). "Open Sourcers Pitch Secure Email in Dark Age of PRISM". Wired. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mailpile.is". Mailpile Team. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. ^ Mailpile Team (13 September 2014). "One Year Later: Mailpile Beta". Mailpile Blog. Retrieved 29 September 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  4. ^ "Releases - mailpile/Mailpile". Retrieved 29 June 2020 – via GitHub.
  5. ^ "Mailpile translation statistics". mailpile.is. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  6. ^ "Licensing AGPLv3". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  7. ^ Finley, Klint (3 September 2014). "The Open Source Tool That Lets You Send Encrypted Emails to Anyone". Wired. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. ^ Mailpile Team (1 February 2014). "Alpha Release: Shipping Bits and Atoms". Mailpile Blog. Retrieved 21 February 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  9. ^ Hutchinson, Lee (15 September 2014). "Mailpile enters beta—It's like Gmail, but you run it on your own computer". Ars Technica. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. ^ Lomas, Natasha (20 August 2013). "Mailpile Is A Pro-Privacy, Open Source Webmail Project That's Raised ~$100,000 On Indiegogo". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Mailpile - taking e-mail back". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  12. ^ Hutchinson, Lee (5 September 2013). "PayPal freezes $45,000 of Mailpile's crowdfunded dollars". ArsTechnica. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  13. ^ Masnick, Mike (5 September 2013). "Insanity: PayPal Freezes Mailpile's Account, Demands Excessive Info To Get Access". TechDirt. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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