What is an email client?

An email client is your control center: the application you use to read, send, and manage mail.

Outlook, Apple Mail, and Thunderbird are common examples. They connect to your mail server using IMAP (for syncing) or POP3 (for downloading) and use SMTP to send.

The client is the interface you see; the server is the engine doing the heavy lifting.

Local clients give you power and integrations, while web interfaces focus on accessibility and speed.

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