FairEmail by M66B
Fully featured, open source, privacy friendly email app for Android
About FairEmail
From the project's README at github.com/M66B/FairEmail. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/LICENSE) [](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases/latest) [](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/commits/)
Fully featured, open source, privacy oriented email app for Android
FairEmail is easy to set up and works with virtually all email providers, including Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo!
FairEmail is an email client only, so you need to bring your own email address.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 4.3k | github.com/M66B/FairEmail |
| GitHub forks | 686 | github.com/M66B/FairEmail |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.8 years | since Aug 2018 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 2,234 | last: 10 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 3 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Tree Sandbox – I created a new sandbox tool for Linux
- Show HN: Term-CLI – interactive terminals for AI agents (for SSH/TUI/REPL flows)
- Ask HN: Why are so many rolling out their own AI/LLM agent sandboxing solution?
- Ask HN: How are you sandboxing coding agents?
- AI Agents Deleting Home Folders? Run Your Agent in Firejail and Stay Safe
Ready to self-host FairEmail?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
Similar open-source projects
Projects in our directory that replace the same SaaS or share topics with FairEmail.