Simple and minimalistic email app
About this app
A Free Software, minimalistic and privacy friendly email app.
Highlights * Easy navigation * No unnecessary settings * No bells and whistles * Privacy friendly * Simple design
Why? The focus of SimpleEmail is be a privacy-friendly email app with a good UX/UI and with a community development model.
SimpleEmail is minimalistic by design, so you can concentrate on reading and writing messages, it starts a foreground service with a low priority status bar notification to make sure you'll never miss a new email.
Features * 100% Free Software * Multiple accounts (inboxes) * Multiple identities (outboxes) * Unified inbox * Conversation view * Two way synchronization * Offline storage and operations * Battery friendly * Low data usage * Folder management * Signatures * Dark theme * Account colors * Search on server * Encryption/decryption * Export settings
Secure: * Allow encrypted connections only * Accept valid security certificates only * Authentication required * Safe message view (styling, scripting and unsafe HTML removed) * No special permissions required * No advertisements * No analytics and no tracking
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only.
What's New in v1.5.4
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Bug Fixes
- - required FLAG_IMMUTABLE for Android 12+
Version history
Feb 16, 2026 · 2.7 MB · Android API 21–33 · code 121
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Bug Fixes
- - required FLAG_IMMUTABLE for Android 12+
SHA-256 e1545a2f2d3aab4b36c7f6ef6ac08a06fea37ac2de11415073cf7085917075b3
Sep 19, 2023 · 2.7 MB · Android API 21–33 · code 120
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Bug Fixes
- - synchronization from message view
SHA-256 53d427627d2cf247d9fa15c2f53233dcf8424299b6091e8501d60d5aa1b4faf7
Sep 1, 2023 · 2.8 MB · Android API 21–33 · code 118
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Bug Fixes
- - compose: Unable to insert attachments
SHA-256 8220d011ceca8822accceeee05c6f61c5afeced09f071d0fd52e21fc47407299
Will it run on your device?
73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
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What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be org.dystopia.email is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.5.3 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall SimpleEmail first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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Source code
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App Information
Security Verification
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SHA-256 Hash
e1545a2f2d3aab4b36c7f6ef6ac08a06fea37ac2de11415073cf7085917075b3
Signing certificate
1e249dad0e6aa1a6b3896073f6f8ece2b3515c6005d820d088948066bb5bb803
Permissions Required
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