Mailpile
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| Original author(s) | Bjarni Rúnar Einarsson, Brennan Novak, Smári McCarthy[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | The Mailpile Team |
| Initial release | 13 September 2014[3] |
| Preview release |
0.5.2
/ 10 August 2015 |
| Repository |
github |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Platform | Web platform |
| Available in | More than 14 languages[4] |
| Type | Webmail |
| License | Affero General Public License v3[5] |
| Website |
www |
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.[6] 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.[7] Mailpile released a beta version September 2014.[8]
Crowdfunding
The project ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo from August to September 2013, and successfully raised $163,192.[9][10] 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.[11][12]
References
- ↑ Finley, Klint (August 26, 2013). "Open Sourcers Pitch Secure Email in Dark Age of PRISM". Wired. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Mailpile.is". Mailpile Team. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Mailpile Team (13 September 2014). "One Year Later: Mailpile Beta". Mailpile Blog. Retrieved 29 September 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Mailpile translation statistics". mailpile.is. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ↑ "Licensing AGPLv3". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Finley, Klint (3 September 2014). "The Open Source Tool That Lets You Send Encrypted Emails to Anyone". Wired. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Mailpile Team (1 February 2014). "Alpha Release: Shipping Bits and Atoms". Mailpile Blog. Retrieved 21 February 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Mailpile - taking e-mail back". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Hutchinson, Lee (5 September 2013). "PayPal freezes $45,000 of Mailpile's crowdfunded dollars". ArsTechnica. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Masnick, Mike (5 September 2013). "Insanity: PayPal Freezes Mailpile's Account, Demands Excessive Info To Get Access". TechDirt. Retrieved 29 September 2014.