Postbox for Windows

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Key Details of Postbox

Read and organize your e-mail faster with this social networking-enabled client.
Last updated on July 13, 2018
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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJuly 13, 2018

Using Mozilla's own code, Postbox rivals Thunderbird for alternative desktop e-mail clients. Or at least, it wants to. Make no mistake, Postbox introduces some innovations that Mozilla could learn from. Much as Songbird changes Firefox's tune for audiophiles, Postbox takes desktop e-mail hard toward Web 2.0, with fast links to upload contacts to Facebook and pictures to Picasa.

Click on an e-mail, and the preview pane not only shows the text, but extracts all links, images, other attachments, and contacts into a Compose Sidebar for easy management. From there, you can upload to Twitter, FriendFeed, MySpace, Delicious, and Google. Postbox is also obsessed with tabs, so that each new mail can open traditionally or in a tab of its own. Searches get their own tabs, too. Postbox will ask you to import e-mail, contacts, and other messaging data from Thunderbird, Outlook, Google, and Yahoo when it starts. Two other innovations are worth highlighting: you can globally extract attachments, links, images, or contacts into a single tab, and there's a remix of Thunderbird's Labels feature. Called Topics, it automatically searches across folders for messages with the same tag. This can't be done without extra effort in Thunderbird.

Postbox gained Thunderbird's extensibility in beta 13, but it's currently limited. There's heavy customization is limited, although Postbox does now have it's own slightly-buggy version of Thunderbird's Lightning calendar plug-in. There's also support for the Provider for Google Calendar plug-in. All the add-on talk may be a major interest for some, or much ado about nothing, but the beta won't be free for much longer: Postbox plans to go premium in the fall of 2009.

What’s new in version 6.1.0

Version 6.1.0 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Postbox for Windows

By Postbox
Trial version
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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: July 13, 2018

Latest update: July 13, 2018

Version: 6.1.0

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 9,873

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.1/5

22 User Votes

Do not purchase this product.
jeanynesDecember 8, 2017
Pros
Not much...
Cons
All subfolders of my inbox disappeared. Customer service nonexistent; impossible to talk to anyone.
Summary
Software without support
moishementchDecember 9, 2015
Pros
Organized like Mac mail
Cons
No support, if there is an issue you have to pay for support
Summary
Slow and lacks necessary features
kagyJune 25, 2015
Pros
More like neutrals - Postbox seems no better than any other mail program. It's downloads and uploads your mail.
Cons
It is frustratingly slow at retrieving mail. And it is not intuitive at all, especially when attaching photos, which cannot be resized within the app, meaning that if you're trying to send a couple of very large jpeg files, chances are good that your client will refuse it because of the size.
Summary
Stick with Apple Mail.
excellent! ahead of many others!
premaverajJune 1, 2014
Pros
has all the necessary features! simple, clear and easy to use! quick to navigate!
Cons
wish it had also the beautiful and many options of themes and add-ons thunderbird offers
Summary
Nice eMail package.
GCG1000January 23, 2014
Pros
1. Works well in Win 8.1. 2. Clean, easy to use, GUI. 3. Comprehensive eMail & Social Media capabilities. 4. 'Quick Reply' is a very nice capability.
Cons
None at this time.
Summary
Looking for an easy to use, fast and complete eMail Client with a well thought out design? Try Postbox, it fills the bill.
Lacking ability to restore mail
Charro2012December 12, 2013
Pros
The Program appears to be well though out in most aspects.
Cons
There are no means of backing up mail for future use should there be a computer malfunction. Unlike other programs which have the means to regularly backup, this program will leave you high and dry.
Summary
With all the other good features, its a pity the developers forgot to consider mail backup as an essential feature.
Works sort of, no support, no way to offer suggestions
louploup2August 13, 2013
Pros
Access multiple accounts.
Cons
Where are the attachments? Difficult to get answers NO support AT ALL NO way to make suggestions NO separate windows (can't track multiple accounts on screen) NO way to stop mail check in process when it screws up and forgets it already downloaded those 550 emails (so I can go erase them directly on server first)
Summary
I loved Eudora; Still looking for a good replacement. This is not it, it's close to cr@p.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Aug 22, 2013<p/>Reduce to ZERO stars--frustrating and harmful software.
Nice concept, poor execution
Brian FisherJune 28, 2013
Pros
Much better interface than Apple Mail for those with multiple accounts
Cons
Really buggy, zero support
Summary
Best Desktop email client
petersellmerMay 25, 2013
Pros
Allows me to access all my email accounts through one desktop interface. Simple to setup, simple to operate.
Cons
Yes it's buggy but there are solutions. No customer support other than online FAQ's but if you do specific searches you can usually find the answer to a problem
Summary
I was having problems with my account but found a simple solution: Eliminate all add-ons and just use the standard layout. In other words just download it and use it - don't add any bells and whistles. Has been working flawlessly since following this rule
Buggy, Aging Badly
joomlatteMay 5, 2013
Pros
All your email addresses in one place Alternative to Outlook
Cons
Buggy No tech support
Summary
I had been such a fan of this product that it's sad for me to say Postbox is not as good as it used to be. More and more issues have been cropping up, especially with security certificate pop-ups. There may be way to resolve these and other technical problems, but it's not likely that you'll find all of the answers you need on Postbox's Help, FAQs or Knowledge Base. Contents of those resources may be several years old and refer to features or navigation that don't apply to the current version. I loved Postbox because I manage several different email addresses and it let me view all my mail in one place. But now, the security certificate pop-ups are preventing some accounts from downloading new mail. Google searching some of these issues have found others like me who are frustrated that we can't get these problems resolved. What used to be a simple and elegant program is now plagued with hidden traps. It may work great for you. Like me, you'll probably fall in love with Postbox. Your 30-day trial will end and you'll be glad to pay the very reasonable $9.95 subscription fee. Then a few months later, after you're depending on Postbox as your everyday email client...an issue will pop-up. You may, like me and other users, find it impossible to find out how to resolve your technical issues - and no way to communicate with tech support. And, perhaps like me, you'll decide to move on and try to find a more dependable program supported by a company who cares about users.

Developer’s Description

Read and organize your e-mail faster with this social networking-enabled client.

Postbox helps you make the most of your email, offering powerful new ways to find, use, and view email messages and content, organize your work life, and get stuff done. Postbox works behind the scenes to catalog everything in your email. It features native Gmail label support, dedicated view for "Important" labels, send and archive functions, support for Gmail keyboard shortcuts, and convert detected dates to Google Calendar events.