Kontact
KDE's personal information manager that combines mail, calendar, contacts and news in one window.
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Package managers
- Flathub
flatpak install flathub org.kde.kontact
About Kontact
Kontact unifies KDE's personal information apps into a single window: KMail for email, KOrganizer for events, to-dos and meetings, KAddressBook for contacts and Akregator for RSS feeds. Each component can also be used on its own.
KDE stresses open standards and keeping your data under your control, and your mail, calendar and contacts remain available offline. It suits Linux desktop users who want an Outlook-style suite that works with common providers such as Gmail.
Strengths
- Mail, calendar, contacts and feeds in one window
- Works offline with your data
- Supports open standards and common providers
Limitations
- Best suited to the KDE Plasma desktop
- Large suite with many settings to learn
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, developed by the KDE community.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- KDE
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Linux users who want an all-in-one mail and calendar suite
- Categories
- Office tools, Email clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Kontact
Compare allSoftware that can replace Kontact for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Evolution
GNOME's mail, calendar, contacts and tasks suite, and the usual answer for Exchange on Linux.
Evolution is GNOME's mail, calendar, contacts and tasks suite with an Exchange Web Services plugin, fitting GNOME rather than KDE Plasma.
Thunderbird
Mozilla’s desktop mail client, with calendar, contacts and a unified inbox, funded by donations rather than ads.
Thunderbird combines mail, calendar, contacts and tasks with add-ons and built-in OpenPGP, and also runs on Windows, macOS and Android.
Betterbird
A Thunderbird fork that ships extra fixes and features, and can run side by side on the same profile.
Betterbird is a Thunderbird fork with extra fixes, bringing mail, calendar and contacts across Windows, macOS and Linux without the Akonadi dependency.
eM Client
A polished commercial mail, calendar and contacts client for Windows and Mac, with a free tier capped at two accounts.
eM Client offers mail, calendar, tasks, contacts and notes in one window, but has no Linux version and is closed source with a two-account free tier.
Kontact as an alternative
Listings that name Kontact as an alternative.
calcurse
A text-based calendar and to-do application for the terminal with reminders and scripting options.
Kontact moves calendar and tasks into a graphical KDE application that also handles mail and contacts, works offline, and supports common providers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
KMail
KDE's email client with IMAP, filtering and OpenPGP support.
Balsa
A lightweight GTK email client for the GNOME desktop.
Geary
GNOME email client built around conversation threads.
Claws Mail
A fast, keyboard-driven email client that loads a hundred thousand message folder without thinking about it.
