| Original author(s) | Bjarni Rúnar Einarsson, Brennan Novak, Smári McCarthy |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | The Mailpile Team |
| Initial release | 13 September 2014 |
| Preview release |
0.5.2 / 10 August 2015
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| Repository | github |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Platform | Web platform |
| Available in | More than 14 languages |
| Type | Webmail |
| License | Affero General Public License v3 |
| Website | www |
Mailpile is a webmail client with encryption and privacy features built-in. Mailpile is free and open-source software.
Mailpile is an email client with a heavy focus on providing users with encryption and privacy features by default. 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. Mailpile released a beta version September 2014.
The project ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo from August to September 2013, and successfully raised $163,192. 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.