Three-pane layout
A native GTK4/libadwaita interface for reading and sorting mail on the GNOME desktop.
Alcedo · Linux desktop mail
A native mail client for GNOME. Calm, native, and at home on your desktop.
Alcedo is a GTK4 and libadwaita IMAP/SMTP mail client written in Rust, built for Ubuntu 26.04 and GNOME 50.
- GTK4 · libadwaita
- IMAP / SMTP
- GPL-3.0-or-later
Features
Built the GNOME way
A three-pane mail client that follows the platform instead of fighting it.
Sign-in that fits each provider
OAuth for Google and Microsoft accounts. Yahoo and generic IMAP accounts use an app password stored in the system keyring.
Drag to move or copy
Drag a message onto a folder to move it. Hold Ctrl, or right-click-drag, to copy with IMAP UID COPY. Alcedo does not fake a copy with APPEND.
mailto: handler
Once installed, Alcedo registers as the mailto: handler, so links open the composer with the address and subject filled in.
Spell-checking
Spell-checking uses the dictionaries installed on your system for your locale.
Free software
Licensed GPL-3.0-or-later.
Under the hood
Plain, inspectable engineering
Alcedo is written in Rust on GTK4, libadwaita and WebKitGTK. An install script for Ubuntu 26.04 builds a release binary and installs it with its desktop entry, icon and GSettings schema. A Flatpak development build is also available.
A mock mode runs the full three-pane interface with fake mail and no network, and detailed logging is available for sync and protocol work.
Stack
For more about Alcedo, see its official site: alcedo.email.
Who it's for
For people who live on the GNOME desktop
If you run Ubuntu 26.04 with GNOME 50 and want a native IMAP/SMTP client that looks and behaves like the rest of your desktop, Alcedo is made for you.
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