# FairEmail (open-source email app)

> FairEmail is a free, open-source email app for Android. Fully featured email client. Neat, intuitive user interface. It has 4,689 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

FairEmail is easy to set up and works with virtually all email providers, including Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo! Note that OAuth was not approved by Google, etc for the F-Droid build. For this you'll need to use the Play store version or the GitHub release. FairEmail might be for you if you value your privacy. FairEmail is an email client only, so you need to bring your own email address. FairEmail does not support non-standard protocols, like Microsoft Exchange Web Services and Microsoft ActiveSync.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 4,689 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.faircode.email/ (package eu.faircode.email) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.email |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://email.faircode.eu/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Email clients |
| Latest release | 1.2338 (Oct 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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