Getting Started

Welcome to Sparrow — a fast, private email app that doesn't get in the way.

Set up in 4 steps

  1. Download Sparrow for your system (Windows or macOS)
  2. Open the app
  3. Sign in with your email — Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, or any other provider
  4. You're done — Sparrow syncs your mail and you're ready to go

What you'll need

SystemVersion
WindowsWindows 10 or newer
macOSmacOS 11 Big Sur or newer

Sparrow is lightweight — it typically uses under 50 MB of memory, compared to 200–500 MB for Electron-based email apps.

What's included

  • All your accounts in one app — Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, work email, personal email — all together
  • Instant search — find any message in milliseconds, powered by a local full-text index
  • Built-in encryption — send and read encrypted emails (PGP and S/MIME) without extra plugins
  • Offline access — read, search, and organize your mail without internet
  • Mail rules — automatically sort, label, star, or move messages based on sender, subject, or content
  • Snooze — temporarily hide messages and have them reappear when you need them
  • Templates — save message templates for emails you send often
  • Statistics — track your email volume, top senders, attachment sizes, and more
  • 8 color themes — Ocean, Sparrow, Forest, Lavender, Sunset, Rose, Slate, and Midnight
  • Inbox Shield — automatically classifies newsletters, marketing, and transactional emails, keeping your inbox focused on personal messages
  • Send Later — schedule emails to be sent at a specific date and time
  • Undo Send — cancel a sent email within a configurable delay (default 10 seconds)
  • Speed Reader — read long emails with RSVP word-by-word display (default 250 WPM)
  • Bulk actions — select multiple emails and mark as read, star, move, archive, or delete at once
  • Calendar — view and manage calendar events alongside your email (requires CalDAV)
  • AI assistant — compose, improve, or translate email content using OpenAI, Anthropic, or local Ollama models
  • 6 languages — English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, and Italian
  • Privacy first — no tracking, no analytics, your data stays on your computer

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