Evolution
Open Source LGPL-2.1Complete groupware solution with email, calendar, and contacts
Website
wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution GitHub
GNOME/evolution Difficulty
●● Medium Last check
2026-05-16 Description
GNOME Evolution is a comprehensive groupware application that combines email, calendar, task management, contacts, and memo notes in a single application. It supports Exchange servers via EWS, CalDAV, CardDAV, and GPG encryption. Evolution offers powerful filtering features, virtual folders (vFolders), and sophisticated search capabilities. It is particularly well-suited for users in enterprise environments who need a complete Outlook alternative.
Preview
Platforms
Linux
Replaces the following proprietary tools
Outlook → Evolution
Apple Mail → Evolution
Categories
Tags
#email
#kalender
#kontakte
#groupware
#exchange
#gnome
Similar Tools
Thunderbird
The versatile open-source email client by Mozilla
3.2k
↳ Outlook Apple Mail
MPL-2.0 ● Easy
Geary
Lean and modern email client for GNOME
850
↳ Outlook Apple Mail
LGPL-2.1 ● Easy
KMail
Powerful email client for the KDE desktop environment
280
↳ Outlook Apple Mail
GPL-2.0 ●● Medium