Sylpheed

Sylpheed
Developer(s)Yamamoto Hiroyuki
Initial release0.1.0alpha (January 1, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01-01))
Stable release
3.7[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 31 January 2018
Preview release
3.8beta1[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 14 September 2022
Repository
Written inC, GTK+
Operating systemBSD, Linux, macOS, Unix, Windows, AmigaOS
Available inEnglish; Japanese
TypeE-mail client, news client
LicenseSylpheed GPL-2.0-or-later
LibSylph LGPL-2.1-or-later
Websitesylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/

Sylpheed is an open-source e-mail client and news client licensed under GNU GPL-2.0-or-later with the library part LibSylph under GNU LGPL-2.1-or-later. It provides easy configuration and an abundance of features. It stores mail in the MH Message Handling System. Sylpheed runs on Unix-like systems such as Linux or BSD, and it is also usable on Windows. It uses GTK+.[3]

In 2005, Sylpheed was forked to create Sylpheed-Claws, now known as Claws Mail.[4] As of 2020, both projects continue to be developed independently.

Sylpheed is the default mail client in Lubuntu, Damn Small Linux and some flavours of Puppy Linux.[5]

  1. ^ "31 Jan 2018 Sylpheed 3.7 (stable) released". 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "14 Sep 2022 Sylpheed 3.8beta1 (development) released". 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The Sylpheed Email Client [LWN.net]".
  4. ^ "Sylpheed-Claws 1.0.0 unleashed!!", 18 January 2005.
  5. ^ "http://puppylinux.org/wikka/sylpheed" Archived 2015-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 19 April 2015