Postbox (email client)

Postbox
Developer(s)Postbox, Inc.[1]
Initial releaseSeptember 9, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-09)[2]
Final release
7.0.64 / 2024
Operating systemWindows, macOS[1]
SuccessoreM Client
Available in10 languages
List of languages
US English, with community translations into German, French, Spanish (Spain), English (British), Italian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Swedish
TypeEmail client, news client, feed reader
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.postbox-inc.com

Postbox is a desktop email client, news client and feed reader for Windows and macOS. Written and sold by Postbox, Inc., it was launched at the TechCrunch 50 conference in 2008.[3] On 22 October 2024 it was announced that Postbox had been acquired by the makers of eM Client, and that the Postbox email client would no longer be sold or developed.[4]

Postbox was founded and staffed by several former developers from Mozilla. The software was built using Mozilla's Gecko browser engine, and was initially based on Thunderbird, Mozilla's own e-mail software.[5]

According to a 2017 report, Postbox 7 required 8GB of RAM, 200 MB of hard drive space, plus Windows 8 (or later) or macOS 10.13 (or later). The Windows version ran in 32-bit-mode on 32-bit and 64-bit systems.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Official website". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ^ "TechCrunch". 10 September 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Mozilla-based Postbox promises faster, more connected email". Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Blog : Postbox has been acquired by eM Client!". Postbox. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Computer World". 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. ^ "System Requirements - Postbox". Postbox. Retrieved 2017-12-20.