Email clients: Claws Mail Howto

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title: 'Email clients: Claws Mail'
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![](en/cmlogo.png)
**Claws Mail** is a free and open-source, GTK+-based email and news client. It's user-friendly, lightweight, and fast.
If you're setting this up for the first time then follow from [Installation](#Installation), otherwise skip to [Existing users](#existing-users)
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# Installation
Goto **Claws Mail** [download page](https://claws-mail.org/downloads.php) and download the latest setup for your operating system. If you use a **GNU/Linux** system then you should be able to install it through your package manager.
# Configuration
1. You will be greeted with this wizard on startup:
![](en/setup-wizard.png)
2. Click *Forward* and fill the details **Claws Mail** asks for in the next window.
![](en/about-section.png)
3. Then configure the **Receiving server**:
![](en/configuration-receiving.png)
You can chose **POP** or **IMAP** (if you want to know more about the difference between IMAP and POP, you could check this [article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAP#Advantages_over_POP)).
4. Now configure the **Sending server**:
![](en/configuration-sending.png)
|For both, **IMAP** and **POP**|
|--|
|**Receiving server**: disroot.org|
|**Sending server**: disroot.org|
!! ![](en/note.png)**Note**
!! Don't forget to enable **SSL/TLS** for both, receiving and sending server.
Done! **\o/**
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# Existing Users
If you're already using **Claws Mail** with other email accounts then follow this steps.
1. Click on **Create new account** under **Configuration**
![](en/existing-user.png)
2. Fill in the details
![](en/existing-user-config.png)
3. Go to **Send** section and tick **SMTP authentication**
|For both **IMAP** and **POP**|
|--|
|**Receiving server**: disroot.org|
|**Sending server**: disroot.org|
!! ![](en/note.png)**Note**
!! Don't forget to enable **SSL/TLS** for both, receiving and sending server.
Done! **\o/**
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**Claws Mail** is a light but powerful client. You can play with the options and if you get stuck, join this [mailing list](https://lists.claws-mail.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users).

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## Multiplatform Mail Clients
- [Thunderbird](thunderbird)
- [ClawsMail](clawsmail)

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## Multiplatform clients
- [Thunderbird](thunderbird)
- [Claws Mail](claws-mail)
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## GNU/Linux desktop integration
- [GNOME: Email desktop integration](gnome-desktop-integration)
- [KDE: Email desktop integration](kde-desktop-integration)
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![](en/email_icon.png)