Email Client Feature Support Rankings

Email Client Feature Support Rankings

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Can I Email? breaks down email features by the clients that support them. These features come with intrinsic value, which can be broken up into three buckets. Accessibility, performance, and internationalization (i18n).

This page lists the number of features supported in each category by each email client.

Email client ranks by category

The below outlines the three categories of accessibility, performance, and internationalization with the respective email clients that support them.

Accessibility (37 tested features)

These features are key to enabling assistive technology such as screen readers to be able to ingest email content. Email clients that support a majority of these features give email creators all opportunities to create accessible emails for their subscribers.

Tested features

Number of featuresEmail Clients
34/37
  • Apple Mail (MacOS)
31/37
  • Apple Mail (iOS)
  • Samsung Email (Android)
27/37
  • ProtonMail (Desktop webmail)
  • ProtonMail (iOS)
25/37
  • Outlook (Android)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird (MacOS)
24/37
  • ProtonMail (Android)
23/37
  • SFR (Desktop webmail)
  • GMX (iOS)
22/37
  • Outlook (MacOS)
  • Outlook (iOS)
  • SFR (iOS)
21/37
  • SFR (Android)
  • WEB.DE (iOS)
20/37
  • Outlook (outlook.com)
  • Fastmail (Desktop webmail)
19/37
  • LaPoste.net (Desktop webmail)
17/37
  • Gmail (Desktop webmail)
  • AOL (Android)
16/37
  • Yahoo! Mail (Desktop webmail)
  • Yahoo! Mail (Android)
  • AOL (Desktop webmail)
  • Mail.ru (Desktop webmail)
  • 1&1 (Desktop webmail)
15/37
  • Gmail (iOS)
  • Gmail (Android)
  • Gmail (Mobile webmail)
14/37
  • Yahoo! Mail (iOS)
12/37
  • AOL (iOS)
  • GMX (Android)
11/37
  • Outlook (Windows)
  • Orange (Desktop webmail)
  • Orange (Android)
  • HEY (Desktop webmail)
10/37
  • Orange (iOS)
  • GMX (Desktop webmail)
  • WEB.DE (Android)
  • 1&1 (Android)
9/37
  • WEB.DE (Desktop webmail)
8/37
  • Outlook (Windows mail)
4/37
  • Free.fr (Desktop webmail)
2/37
  • T-online.de (Desktop webmail)
0/37
  • Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows)

Performance (6 tested features)

These features are key to the success of email rendering and loading.

Tested features

Number of featuresEmail Clients
6/6
  • Apple Mail (iOS)
  • Samsung Email (Android)
  • SFR (Desktop webmail)
5/6
  • Apple Mail (MacOS)
  • LaPoste.net (Desktop webmail)
4/6
  • Outlook (MacOS)
  • Outlook (outlook.com)
  • Outlook (iOS)
  • Outlook (Android)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird (MacOS)
  • SFR (iOS)
  • SFR (Android)
  • Orange (Desktop webmail)
  • HEY (Desktop webmail)
  • GMX (iOS)
  • WEB.DE (iOS)
3/6
  • Yahoo! Mail (Desktop webmail)
  • Yahoo! Mail (iOS)
  • Yahoo! Mail (Android)
  • AOL (Desktop webmail)
  • AOL (iOS)
  • AOL (Android)
  • Orange (iOS)
  • Orange (Android)
  • ProtonMail (Desktop webmail)
  • ProtonMail (iOS)
2/6
  • Outlook (Windows mail)
  • ProtonMail (Android)
  • Mail.ru (Desktop webmail)
  • Fastmail (Desktop webmail)
  • GMX (Android)
  • WEB.DE (Android)
  • 1&1 (Desktop webmail)
  • 1&1 (Android)
1/6
  • Gmail (Desktop webmail)
  • Gmail (iOS)
  • Gmail (Android)
  • Gmail (Mobile webmail)
  • Outlook (Windows)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows)
  • Free.fr (Desktop webmail)
  • GMX (Desktop webmail)
  • WEB.DE (Desktop webmail)
0/6
  • T-online.de (Desktop webmail)

Internationalization (39 tested features)

Certain aspects of HTML and CSS are limited in their ability to translate across many languages. This category of features outlines those that are beneficial to internationalization (I18n) which would allow for developers the freedom to create semantic HTML in languages aside from English.

Tested features

Number of featuresEmail Clients
37/39
  • Apple Mail (MacOS)
  • Apple Mail (iOS)
  • ProtonMail (Desktop webmail)
  • ProtonMail (iOS)
  • ProtonMail (Android)
33/39
  • Mail.ru (Desktop webmail)
30/39
  • Samsung Email (Android)
26/39
  • GMX (iOS)
  • WEB.DE (iOS)
22/39
  • Mozilla Thunderbird (MacOS)
  • SFR (Desktop webmail)
  • GMX (Android)
  • WEB.DE (Android)
  • 1&1 (Desktop webmail)
  • 1&1 (Android)
20/39
  • SFR (iOS)
19/39
  • SFR (Android)
18/39
  • Outlook (iOS)
  • LaPoste.net (Desktop webmail)
16/39
  • Outlook (outlook.com)
  • Fastmail (Desktop webmail)
15/39
  • Outlook (MacOS)
  • Outlook (Android)
13/39
  • Gmail (Desktop webmail)
  • HEY (Desktop webmail)
10/39
  • Gmail (iOS)
  • AOL (iOS)
9/39
  • Gmail (Android)
  • Gmail (Mobile webmail)
  • Yahoo! Mail (Desktop webmail)
  • Yahoo! Mail (iOS)
  • Yahoo! Mail (Android)
  • AOL (Desktop webmail)
  • AOL (Android)
8/39
  • Orange (iOS)
  • Orange (Android)
6/39
  • Orange (Desktop webmail)
4/39
  • GMX (Desktop webmail)
  • WEB.DE (Desktop webmail)
3/39
  • Outlook (Windows)
  • Outlook (Windows mail)
1/39
  • T-online.de (Desktop webmail)
  • Free.fr (Desktop webmail)
0/39
  • Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows)

Features per email client

Gmail (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility17(view)2(view)18(view)037
Internationalization13(view)1(view)25(view)039
Performance1(view)2(view)3(view)06

Gmail (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility15(view)3(view)19(view)037
Internationalization10(view)4(view)25(view)039
Performance1(view)2(view)3(view)06

Gmail (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility15(view)5(view)17(view)037
Internationalization9(view)7(view)23(view)039
Performance1(view)2(view)3(view)06

Gmail (Mobile webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility15(view)3(view)19(view)037
Internationalization9(view)4(view)25(view)1(view)39
Performance1(view)2(view)3(view)06

Outlook (Windows)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility11(view)4(view)21(view)1(view)37
Internationalization3(view)5(view)31(view)039
Performance1(view)05(view)06

Outlook (Windows mail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility8(view)3(view)22(view)4(view)37
Internationalization3(view)5(view)30(view)1(view)39
Performance2(view)04(view)06

Outlook (MacOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility22(view)7(view)8(view)037
Internationalization15(view)1(view)23(view)039
Performance4(view)02(view)06

Outlook (outlook.com)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility20(view)7(view)10(view)037
Internationalization16(view)023(view)039
Performance4(view)02(view)06

Outlook (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility22(view)2(view)11(view)2(view)37
Internationalization18(view)1(view)20(view)039
Performance4(view)02(view)06

Outlook (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility25(view)4(view)7(view)1(view)37
Internationalization15(view)1(view)23(view)039
Performance4(view)02(view)06

Yahoo! Mail (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility16(view)5(view)16(view)037
Internationalization9(view)3(view)27(view)039
Performance3(view)03(view)06

Yahoo! Mail (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility14(view)4(view)17(view)2(view)37
Internationalization9(view)3(view)27(view)039
Performance3(view)03(view)06

Yahoo! Mail (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility16(view)5(view)15(view)1(view)37
Internationalization9(view)3(view)27(view)039
Performance3(view)03(view)06

Apple Mail (MacOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility34(view)3(view)0037
Internationalization37(view)1(view)1(view)039
Performance5(view)1(view)006

Apple Mail (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility31(view)04(view)2(view)37
Internationalization37(view)1(view)1(view)039
Performance6(view)0006

AOL (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility16(view)3(view)16(view)2(view)37
Internationalization9(view)3(view)27(view)039
Performance3(view)03(view)06

AOL (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility12(view)2(view)18(view)5(view)37
Internationalization10(view)2(view)24(view)3(view)39
Performance3(view)03(view)06

AOL (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility17(view)2(view)14(view)4(view)37
Internationalization9(view)2(view)25(view)3(view)39
Performance3(view)03(view)06

Mozilla Thunderbird (MacOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility25(view)07(view)5(view)37
Internationalization22(view)0017(view)39
Performance4(view)01(view)1(view)6

Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility00037(view)37
Internationalization00039(view)39
Performance1(view)005(view)6

Samsung Email (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility31(view)1(view)2(view)3(view)37
Internationalization30(view)2(view)7(view)039
Performance6(view)0006

SFR (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility23(view)2(view)6(view)6(view)37
Internationalization22(view)01(view)16(view)39
Performance6(view)0006

SFR (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility22(view)1(view)8(view)6(view)37
Internationalization20(view)01(view)18(view)39
Performance4(view)02(view)06

SFR (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility21(view)07(view)9(view)37
Internationalization19(view)01(view)19(view)39
Performance4(view)01(view)1(view)6

Orange (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility11(view)2(view)12(view)12(view)37
Internationalization6(view)2(view)10(view)21(view)39
Performance4(view)02(view)06

Orange (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility10(view)2(view)13(view)12(view)37
Internationalization8(view)2(view)8(view)21(view)39
Performance3(view)03(view)06

Orange (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility11(view)2(view)9(view)15(view)37
Internationalization8(view)2(view)6(view)23(view)39
Performance3(view)02(view)1(view)6

ProtonMail (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility27(view)3(view)4(view)3(view)37
Internationalization37(view)1(view)01(view)39
Performance3(view)1(view)2(view)06

ProtonMail (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility27(view)1(view)5(view)4(view)37
Internationalization37(view)01(view)1(view)39
Performance3(view)1(view)2(view)06

ProtonMail (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility24(view)1(view)5(view)7(view)37
Internationalization37(view)01(view)1(view)39
Performance2(view)1(view)2(view)1(view)6

HEY (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility11(view)3(view)13(view)10(view)37
Internationalization13(view)05(view)21(view)39
Performance4(view)02(view)06

Mail.ru (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility16(view)3(view)14(view)4(view)37
Internationalization33(view)06(view)039
Performance2(view)04(view)06

Fastmail (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility20(view)06(view)11(view)37
Internationalization16(view)02(view)21(view)39
Performance2(view)04(view)06

LaPoste.net (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility19(view)1(view)6(view)11(view)37
Internationalization18(view)01(view)20(view)39
Performance5(view)01(view)06

T-online.de (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility2(view)1(view)4(view)30(view)37
Internationalization1(view)0038(view)39
Performance0006(view)6

Free.fr (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility4(view)01(view)32(view)37
Internationalization1(view)0038(view)39
Performance1(view)005(view)6

GMX (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility10(view)2(view)19(view)6(view)37
Internationalization4(view)2(view)28(view)5(view)39
Performance1(view)04(view)1(view)6

GMX (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility23(view)01(view)13(view)37
Internationalization26(view)1(view)012(view)39
Performance4(view)01(view)1(view)6

GMX (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility12(view)012(view)13(view)37
Internationalization22(view)05(view)12(view)39
Performance2(view)03(view)1(view)6

WEB.DE (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility9(view)1(view)18(view)9(view)37
Internationalization4(view)2(view)28(view)5(view)39
Performance1(view)04(view)1(view)6

WEB.DE (iOS)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility21(view)0016(view)37
Internationalization26(view)1(view)012(view)39
Performance4(view)01(view)1(view)6

WEB.DE (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility10(view)011(view)16(view)37
Internationalization22(view)05(view)12(view)39
Performance2(view)03(view)1(view)6

1&1 (Desktop webmail)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility16(view)1(view)4(view)16(view)37
Internationalization22(view)05(view)12(view)39
Performance2(view)03(view)1(view)6

1&1 (Android)

CategorySupportedPartialUnsupportedUntestedTotal
Accessibility10(view)011(view)16(view)37
Internationalization22(view)05(view)12(view)39
Performance2(view)03(view)1(view)6