Email that minds its own business.

A free, privacy-focused mail service run from the EU. No ads, no tracking, no profile of you. Works with any mail app through standard IMAP and SMTP.

Apply to the beta See how it works

Beta testers get first pick of a short first-name address, for good.

Names beta testers can pick from
john@plainpost.euopen
maria@plainpost.euopen
alex@plainpost.euopen
sofia@plainpost.euopen
you@plainpost.euyour pick, if free

What you get

Standard mail, any app

IMAP and SMTP over TLS. Use Thunderbird, Apple Mail, K-9, or anything else. No lock-in, no special app.

Plain and dependable

Standard protocols and nothing exotic, so it keeps working with the tools you already have.

Set up to be trusted

SPF, DKIM and DMARC are in place, and reverse DNS matches, so your mail has a fair chance of reaching the inbox.

EU hosted

Your mail lives on a server in the EU, and connections to it are encrypted.

Just email

No calendar, no AI assistant, no bundled extras. A mailbox, done well.

Free during the beta

No payments are taken. Beta testers help shape the service and keep the address they claimed.

Connect your mail app

Accounts are created by hand for beta testers. Once you have one, these are the settings. Your username is your full address.

Incoming (IMAP)
mail.plainpost.eu, port 993, SSL/TLS
Outgoing (SMTP)
mail.plainpost.eu, port 587, STARTTLS
Username
your full address
Authentication
normal password

Honest status

Privacy claims should be checkable. Here is what is true today and what is not yet.

  • Connections are encrypted. Your mail app talks to the server over TLS, and mail between servers uses TLS whenever the other side supports it.
  • Mail is not yet encrypted on disk. It is stored readable on the server. Encryption at rest with per-user keys is planned, not finished.
  • This is not end-to-end encryption. Mail from other providers arrives as plain text, as it does everywhere. For real end-to-end encryption you can use PGP, which we plan to support.
  • It is a beta. Run by one person, no uptime promise yet. Keep copies of anything important.
  • Coming next: spam filtering, encryption at rest, and an independent security review.

Apply to the beta

We are letting people in slowly so the server’s sending reputation can grow safely. Testers get first claim on short names like john@ and maria@.

This page has no tracking and no backend. Pressing the button opens your own mail app with a prepared message to us, so nothing is sent until you send it.

Only the part before the @.
We reply here with your login details.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes, during the beta. Paid plans or other funding may come later. Beta testers will keep their address.

Why do I have to apply?

A new mail server has to earn trust with Gmail, Outlook and others. Letting people in gradually protects deliverability for everyone.

Can I use my own domain?

Not yet. For now the service offers addresses at plainpost.eu only.

Is there a webmail?

Not yet. You use a normal mail app over IMAP and SMTP.

Who runs this?

One person, from the EU. Updates will appear on this page as the service grows.