Mailspring vs Wino Mail
We give Mailspring a 3.2 GPA and Wino Mail a 3.0, out of 4.0. Mailspring grades higher on platforms. Wino Mail grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mailspring
Open-source desktop email client for Mac, Windows and Linux
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAMailspringVery good | 3.0GPAWino MailVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $8 a month or $85 a year, about the $9 that's typical here. All it does is lift the weekly limits on snooze, send later, follow-up reminders, read receipts and link tracking, and raise the caps on translation and grammar check. Fair if you lean on those. No one-time or lifetime license is offered. | BThe app is free, and the two add-ons are optional: Unlimited Accounts is a one-time purchase and Wino Intelligence a monthly subscription. But neither price is published. The site says current regional pricing appears before payment, so we can't tell you whether they're good value. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe free version is a complete email client: unlimited accounts, a unified inbox, search, mail rules, signatures and templates. A free Mailspring ID adds weekly tasters of the Pro features, such as 15 snoozes and 5 send-later messages. Most people could stay here. | AAlways free, with no Wino Account needed: Mail, Calendar, Contacts and To Do, all core customization options and up to 3 email accounts. Most people could stay on that for good. A fourth account is where the paid add-on comes in. |
| Features | BA unified inbox, Gmail-style search across every account, read receipts and link tracking, send later, snooze, reminders when nobody replies, translation and a grammar check. Solid. But Exchange and POP3 are not supported, and the calendar is a read-only preview for Google accounts. | AMail for Outlook, Gmail, iCloud and other IMAP accounts, with filters, aliases and HTML templates. A calendar with day, week and month views, contacts with CardDAV sync, and a to-do mode with due dates and reminders. Mail can be read, written and searched offline. That's the whole job, with AI as an optional add-on. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, so a B is our ceiling. It's a desktop app you install and add accounts to, with Gmail, iCloud, Office 365, Fastmail, Outlook.com and Yahoo all supported. | BNo rating on record, so a B is our ceiling. It's a Windows app you install and add accounts to, and it needs no account of its own. Swipe actions, hover actions and keyboard shortcuts can all be changed to suit you. |
| Platforms and integrations | BMac, Windows and Linux, so every desktop is covered. There's no iOS, Android or web version, and the docs say the team is focused on the desktop app. Mail syncs over IMAP straight from your provider to your machine. | DWindows only. The site lists no macOS, Linux, mobile or web version. Inside Windows it connects Outlook, Gmail, iCloud and other IMAP accounts, plus Outlook and Google calendars and CalDAV ones such as iCloud and Yahoo. |
| Best for | a free desktop inbox, Linux included | a free mail and calendar app for Windows |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Mailspring and Wino Mail. How we grade
Where they differ
- Only Mailspring lists macOS and Linux apps.
- Wino Mail also covers tasks and calendar.
At a glance
| Mailspring | Wino Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per month, or $85 per year (Mailspring Pro) | Not published |
| Free plan | Unlimited accounts, unified inbox, search, mail rules, signatures, templates and themes. A free Mailspring ID adds weekly allowances of Pro features, such as 15 snoozes and 5 send-later messages. | Wino Mail is always free with no Wino Account needed: Mail, Calendar, Contacts and To Do, all core customization options and up to 3 email accounts. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Foundry376, LLC | Burak Kaan Köse |
| Price read from | getmailspring.com | winomail.app |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Mailspring
- Linux users who want a modern desktop email client
- People who want a free client with unlimited accounts
- Anyone who wants read receipts and link tracking built into email
Wino Mail
- Windows users who miss the built-in Mail and Calendar apps
- People with up to three Outlook, Gmail or IMAP accounts who want a free client
- Those who prefer open source software that keeps mail on their own PC
Worth knowing
Mailspring
- There is no iOS, Android or web version; the docs say the team is focused on the desktop app.
- Exchange (EWS and ActiveSync) and POP3 are not supported. Microsoft 365 accounts connect over IMAP and SMTP.
- The calendar is a read-only preview for Google accounts; a full calendar is described as coming later.
- No one-time or lifetime license is offered, and Pro does not include premium support.
Wino Mail
- It runs on Windows only; the site lists no macOS, Linux, mobile or web version.
- The free app is limited to 3 email accounts. Removing the limit needs the Unlimited Accounts add-on, unless you build the app from source.
- Prices for Unlimited Accounts and Wino Intelligence are not published: the site says current regional pricing appears before payment.
- Wino Intelligence needs a Wino Account, processes the mailboxes you enable in the cloud and has monthly usage allowances.
Key features
Mailspring
- Unified inbox
- One inbox for Gmail, iCloud, Office 365, Fastmail, Outlook.com, Yahoo and other IMAP accounts. The free version puts no limit on the number of accounts.
- Advanced search
- Mailspring indexes mail so that Gmail-style search queries can look through message contents across every connected account.
- Read receipts and link tracking
- Notifies you when a recipient opens a message or clicks a link. A free Mailspring ID can track 5 messages a week of each kind, and Pro is unlimited.
- Send later, snooze and reminders
- Schedule a message, snooze a conversation, or get a reminder when nobody replies. The free allowance is 5 send-later messages, 5 reminders and 15 snoozes a week.
- Translation and grammar check
- Translates drafts and incoming messages and checks grammar in the composer with LanguageTool. Both have weekly caps, which are higher on Pro.
- Open source with direct sync
- The full codebase is published under the MIT license. Mail syncs over IMAP straight from the provider to your machine, not through Mailspring's servers.
Wino Mail
- Mail for Outlook, Gmail and IMAP
- Connects Outlook, Gmail, iCloud and other IMAP/SMTP accounts, with linked accounts for a single view, mail filters, aliases, HTML templates, pinned mails and mail categories.
- Calendar
- Day, week, work-week and month views for Outlook and Google calendars through their own APIs, CalDAV for accounts such as iCloud and Yahoo, and local-only calendars kept on the device.
- Contacts and To Do modes
- Separate app modes manage contacts, with CardDAV sync, address books and favorites, and tasks, with lists, due dates, reminders and smart views such as My Day and Planned.
- Offline use and local storage
- Mail stays on your device by default and can be read, written and searched offline. Storage can be managed per account, and data can be backed up with password protection.
- Customization
- Themes with a theme editor, customizable swipe and hover actions, and keyboard shortcuts that can be set separately for each app mode.
- Wino Intelligence add-on
- An optional subscription that labels incoming mail, builds a Daily Briefing and offers translation, summaries and rewrites. It can be enabled for up to 10 mailboxes.
Plans
Mailspring
Free$0
Complete email client with unlimited accounts and a unified inbox. Weekly allowances of Pro features: 15 snoozes, 5 send-later messages and 5 tracked messages.
Mailspring Pro$8
per month, or $85 per year
Unlimited snooze, send later, follow-up reminders, read receipts and link tracking, plus higher caps on translation, grammar check and contact profiles.
Wino Mail
Wino Mail$0
Always free: Mail, Calendar, Contacts and To Do with up to 3 email accounts and all core customization options. No Wino Account needed.
Unlimited AccountsNot listed
one-time purchase; price shown before payment
Add-on that removes the 3-account limit, bought on the website with a Wino Account or through the Microsoft Store.
Wino IntelligenceNot listed
monthly subscription; regional price shown before payment
Add-on with 2,500 mail classifications a month, a Daily Briefing, and 100 each of translations, summaries and rewrites. Needs a free Wino Account.
Ways to pay less
Mailspring
- Annual discount
11% off with annual billing
Mailspring Pro is billed monthly at $8 by default. The subscription docs list an annual plan at $85 a year, which they describe as an 11% discount.
- Other savings
Multi-seat discounts for teams
The subscription docs say discounts on multi-seat licenses and annual team plans are available by contacting Foundry376's sales address.
Wino Mail
No public discounts listed.
