K-9 Mail is an open-source email client for Android.
K-9 Mail can be downloaded from a couple of sources:
You might also be interested in becoming a tester to get an early look at new versions.
Check out the Release Notes to find out what changed in each version of K-9 Mail. For a more up to date list of changes, see the XML Changelog.
If the app is not behaving like it should, you might find these resources helpful:
Interested in helping to translate K-9 Mail? Contribute here:
We welcome contributions from everyone. Please see the CONTRIBUTING guide for more information.
If you want to use a fork of this project please ensure that you replace the OAuth client setup in the app-k9mail/src/{debug,release}/kotlin/app/k9mail/auth/K9OAuthConfigurationFactory.kt
and app-thunderbird/src/{debug,daily,beta,release}/kotlin/net/thunderbird/android/auth/TbOAuthConfigurationFactory.kt
with your own OAuth client setup and ensure that the redirectUri
is different to the one used in the main project. This is to prevent conflicts with the main app when both are installed on the same device.
We use Architecture Decision Records to document the architectural decisions made in the development of K-9 Mail. You can find them in the docs/architecture/adr
directory.
For more information about our ADRs, please see the ADRs README.
We encourage team members and contributors to read through our ADRs to understand the architectural decisions that have shaped this project so far. Feel free to propose new ADRs or suggest modifications to existing ones as needed.
Aside from discussing changes in pull requests and issues we use the following communication services:
- Matrix: #tb-android:mozilla.org
The code in this repository was undergoing an extensive security audit in collaboration with the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) and 7ASecurity in the first half of 2023. For more details, see our blog post.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
Features:
- Always show all folders in the manage folders screen
- Import accounts from Desktop via QR codes
- Removed folder display classes
Fixes:
- Fixed a topcrash occurring with when removing accounts
- Improve robustness of XML settings files, missing elements will be skipped
- Welcome text is now properly aligned
- Update support link to point to support.mozilla.org
- Resolve a few accessibility warnings from the pre-launch report
- Star button now has an accessible name
Development and and Documentation:
- Added initial release build automation
- Replaced deprecated kotlinOptions with compilerOptions
- Cleanup of gradle and build plugin
- Updated translations
Thunderbird for Android:
- Temporarily removed telemetry while we improve user choice
- The initial implementation for funding has landed and is available on Github Releases builds (and in the future also the f-droid version)
Known Issues
- The settings import will also show apps that do not yet support the settings import and fail reading the settings
- The drawer will not update when you change starred accounts
New Contributors
Full Changelog: THUNDERBIRD_8_0b1...THUNDERBIRD_8_0b2