MailMate

Powerful IMAP email client for macOS with smart mailboxes

About MailMate

MailMate is a macOS-only IMAP email client aimed at power users, with smart mailboxes, extensive search conditions, Markdown composition, and deep keyboard control. Its current licensing runs on a light subscription that enables Paid Mode, while a cancelled subscription falls back to a nearly identical Free Mode that adds a notice line to outgoing mail.

MailMate website preview

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MailMate: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Free tier available — you can start without paying (freemium model).
Covers email client, macos, imap, power users — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

The full feature set sits behind a paid plan — check which limits the free tier carries on the official site before committing.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 619 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

MailMate pricing

Pricing model	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Free access	Yes — free tier, paid upgrades available
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	freron.com

MailMate key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas: email client, macos, imap, power users
Official site: freron.com

MailMate FAQ

How much does MailMate cost?

Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (freron.com).

What is MailMate used for?

Powerful IMAP email client for macOS with smart mailboxes Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: email client, macos, imap, power users.

Where can I try MailMate?

On its official site, freron.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

MailMate vs alternatives

	MailMate	Kanmail	Adium	AfterLogic WebMail
Pricing	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas	email client, macos, imap, power users	email client, kanban, imap, desktop app, privacy	chat, macos, client, multi protocol	webmail, email, imap, interface
Official site	freron.com	kanmail.io	adium.im	afterlogic.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 619 tools. Alongside MailMate, it includes Inbox.eu, FranklyMail, Atmail, Nili Email.

FreemiumCommunication & Collaborationemail clientmacosimappower users

Alternatives to MailMate

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with MailMate — worth comparing before you commit:

Communication & Collaboration

Kanmail

Desktop email client that turns your inbox into a kanban board

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Communication & Collaboration

Adium

Multi-protocol instant messaging for macOS

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Communication & Collaboration

AfterLogic WebMail

Webmail client for IMAP servers

Freemiumwebmailemailimapinterface

Communication & Collaboration

Courier Mail Server

Integrated mail and groupware server based on open protocols

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Communication & Collaboration

Cyrus IMAP

A free, open-source email, contacts and calendar server

Freeemailimapmail-serverjmap

Communication & Collaboration

Dovecot

The secure, high performance email server

Freemiumemailimapmail-serverself-hosted

More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: Inbox.eu — Ad-free business and personal email with 100 GB storage for €9.99/year; FranklyMail — Custom-domain email with unlimited mailboxes for $9 per year; Atmail — White-label email platform for ISPs, telcos and small business.