Local email clients for SMTP-IMAP/POP3 connection?

Concerning external tools/apps, we do not have specific recommendations for a local email client for SMTP-IMAP/POP3 connection (nor do we endorse or take any responsibility in terms of their security/privacy).

However, to facilitate the use of your of Mailfence account (paying) in order to achieve end-to-end encryption on external tools/apps, here are some of the common third-party tools/apps that you can use based on your needs:

End-to-end encryption: OpenPGP support

Thunderbird (+ Enigmail) for GNU/Linux, MacOS and Windows
Outlook (+ Gpg4Win/GgpOL) for GNU/Linux, MacOS and Windows
FairEmail (+ OpenKeychain) for Android
K9Mail (+ OpenKeychain) for Android

End-to-end encrypted email: OpenPGP plugins

iPGmail for iOS

Other clients:

Windows 10 Mail
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All of the necessary connection settings can be found in My connection settings (see below). Concerning the app/tool specific instructions of setting up your Mailfence account, please refer to the respective manual/user-guide of the respective app/tool you are using.

1. Settings