# 1 Thunderbird alternative for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/thunderbird

Free, open-source email client from Mozilla with calendar, contacts and add-ons.

Thunderbird is free and open source, but it looks and feels different from most Mac apps. Alternatives offer a design made for macOS, smarter sorting of what matters, or a simpler app that handles email alone without calendars and add-ons.

- Website: https://www.thunderbird.net

## Mac apps people use instead of Thunderbird for email

- [LocalInbox](https://macbase.app/apps/localinbox): On-device AI email for every account on your Mac ($19, Email, Apple silicon, macOS 15 Sequoia or later)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).