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โ all major services supported (including Gmail, Exchange, iCloud, and Outlook365) โ automatic set up for most email services โ simple and fast data import from all major email apps (including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Thunderbird, Incredimail and more). โ touch support for touch-enabled laptops, tablets and hybrid devices โ super-fast search that finds any email, contact or attachment in seconds โ Online Meetings support (for Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet) โ unique email features, such as Watch for Reply, Snooze Email, or Send Email Later โ the interface is customizable in the most comprehensive way on the market (including custom themes and an advanced visual Theme Editor)
eM Client SelfControlSelfControl is ideal for students who need to concentrate on studying, remote workers who want to avoid procrastination, freelancers who require discipline in managing their time, and anyone who needs a simple solution to reduce digital distractions during focused work periods.
Based on our record, SelfControl seems to be a lot more popular than eM Client. While we know about 79 links to SelfControl, we've tracked only 4 mentions of eM Client. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Also, if you're also trying to use Xtra email in Microsoft Outlook, also expect problems. Outlook is also crap. There are other email application options. Em Client (emclient.com) is an excellent alternative to Outlook. Source: almost 3 years ago
Totally agree on the security risk. On the other hand setting up, maintaining and explaining PGP for non-technical users usually leads to not using encryption at all, which is by far less secure than a self-managed PGP gateway on a private mail server setup. I'm aware of the few UX friendly implementations like eM client or pEp, but even those are for most not easy or "automatic" to use. (especially without good... Source: over 4 years ago
I use EmClient for my email/calendar on Windows desktop. Source: over 4 years ago
There is Thunderbird email client (Free) and Em Client (free for 2 email addresses) as well. Source: over 4 years ago
A combination of https://selfcontrolapp.com/ and Hammerspoon automation and you can lock yourself out of pretty much everything. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
Happy to see it still exists, and free https://selfcontrolapp.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
I have found that a useful method for getting distractions off my work laptop has been https://selfcontrolapp.com/ (if you're on mac). - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago
Pro tip for macos/ios folks: - Macos: Install https://selfcontrolapp.com/, add every website and their alternatives you know, set it to 24 hours. Really hard to bypass this even if you know networking stuff - iOS: Enable downtime 24/7 ask someone else to set the password. I'm down to about 35 minutes a day of mobile usage, and laptop usage is only work related things. You really need two or three days to clear... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
There is a free and open source app called SelfControl for macOS. It allows one to block access to any site one adds to the list in the app for the amount of time the user chooses. Attempt to use multiple browsers, restarting one's machine, deleting the app, etc. won't get around the block either. It's been super helpful for me, so I thought I'd just throw it out there. https://selfcontrolapp.com. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
Thunderbird - Thunderbird is a free email application that's easy to set up and customize - and it's loaded with great features!
Cold Turkey - Cold Turkey is a free productivity program that you can use to temporarily block distractions so that you can get your work done!
Mailbird - Mailbird is the best email client for Windows 7, 8 and 10
Freedom.to - Freedom is a productivity hack that lets you block apps, websites or the entire Internet on iPhones, iPads, Windows and Mac computers.
Microsoft Outlook - Organize your world. Outlookโs email and calendar tools help you communicate, stay on top of what matters, and get things done.
FocusMe - The website blocker you can't cheat
