Even though I returned to using Macintosh computers recently, I still dabble in the Linux OS. It is fun to play around with Linux, but it just does not have the Apps I need for my daily workflow. At least for now. One of those Apps is email. The choices for email Apps on Linux are pretty lean. There is Thunderbird and a couple of others, pretty much all old school designs. They work, but they are not elegant.

I do a lot of email, so having a good email App is crucial. The macOS has tons of really good email Apps. Here are just a few:

• Mail App (macOS)
• Edison Mail
• Spark
• Em Client
• Canary Mail
• Airmail
• Spike

And, there are a few others. I switch bewteen these Apps occasionally, but right now I am using the macOS Mail App. It is very intuitive and has iOS and iPadOS versions. They all have their strengths. Many of these Apps are free, but some are paid software.

If you are not into email, then you might just use the default email App for the operating system you are running. In Linux, that would be Thunderbird. In macOS, it would be the Mail App. In Windows, I am not sure what it would be. Maybe it would be Microsoft Outlook. But, if email is important to you, then you are probably like me. You need choices that make your life easier.

There are other types of Apps that are not in Linux that I use in macOS, but more on that at another time. The macOS is really cool and polished, but the App availability is what keeps me here.

Doug