Kontact is a free and open-source personal information management (PIM) suite from KDE that unifies email, calendar, contacts, and RSS feeds into a single window. It integrates components such as KMail, KOrganizer, KAddressBook, and Akregator, which can also be run as standalone applications. It supports protocols like POP3, IMAP, and Microsoft Exchange (EWS), encrypted communication via SSL/TLS, and email signing/encryption with GPG and S/MIME.
What it's for
Managing emails, calendars, and contacts in one windowSending and receiving meeting invitations via emailDetecting event conflicts between calendar and email invitationsReading RSS feeds offlineImporting PIM data from other suites like Thunderbird and EvolutionManaging todos alongside events in an agenda view
Features 16
- Akonadi data storage/sync framework
- Akregator RSS feed reader with offline reading and archiving
- Automatic verification of email signatures
- Blocking of external content and automatic responses to protect privacy
- Conflict detection between calendar events and meeting invitations in KMail
- GPG and S/MIME email signing and encryption
- Highly configurable and customizable workflows
- Import of PIM data and settings from Thunderbird and Evolution
- KAddressBook for contact management integrated with email and meeting invites
- KMail email client supporting POP3, IMAP, and Microsoft Exchange (EWS)
- KOrganizer for events, todos, and meeting scheduling
- Meeting invitations sent through KMail from KOrganizer
- Mixing todos and regular events in the Agenda view
- Offline access to data
- SSL/TLS encrypted communication with remote servers
- Unified single-window interface for email, calendar, contacts, and news
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
LanguagesEnglish, Español, Slovenčina, Český, Deutsch, Gaeilge, 日本語, Lietuvių, 正體中文, Slovenščina, Euskara, 简体中文, 한국어, Suomi, Nederlands, Svenska, Türkçe, Português, Polski, Català (Valencià), Català, Français, Italiano, Português brasileiro, Українська, Русский, עברית, العربيّة
CompanyKDE e.V.
Integrations
GMailEvolutionMicrosoft ExchangeThunderbird
Resources
Pricing
Kontact is described as completely free and open source software with no paid plans mentioned.
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