Clean Email alternatives: 3 free & open-source picks
Curated, verified, and actually free. No trials, no crippled tiers. Star counts and last-activity dates checked by hand, not scraped and forgotten.
Eliminación masiva, cancelación de suscripciones, reglas y bloqueo de remitentes gratis; exclúyete de la investigación con datos de compras si esa frase te incomodó.
licenseproprietary, free
runson your machine
installInstall the desktop or mobile app and add existing email accounts
enginesEdison’s proprietary AI-based Assistant/search and smart-folder system; the model or backend is not disclosed on the checked official pages
dataMessages remain with the mailbox provider and are cached in the client; Edison also processes account and message-derived data through its services, with separate controls for optional commerce-research participation
setup✓ installs clean
the catch vs Clean EmailEdison can unsubscribe and block senders inside its client, but it lacks Clean Email’s provider-agnostic background Auto Clean rules, Screener, and auditable cleanup history.
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Limpieza de Gmail por remitente con cancelaciones ilimitadas; la automatización en segundo plano y otros proveedores de correo no están incluidos.
licenseproprietary, free
runstheir cloud
installSign in to the hosted service with Google OAuth and grant Gmail access
dataGmail messages stay in Google; Gmailytics says it reads metadata rather than bodies, subjects, or attachments, and stores account details, cleanup history, aggregate statistics, and limited sender/date/size/category/unsubscribe metadata
the catch vs Clean EmailGmailytics is Gmail-only, caps free cleanup at 2,000 messages per 30 days, and lacks Clean Email’s continuous Auto Clean rules, Screener, and Read Later workflow.
setupGmail only, and setup requires granting Google OAuth permissions
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Reglas, cancelación masiva de suscripciones, bloqueo de correos no solicitados y limpieza bajo tu propio techo; OAuth y Docker son el costo de entrada.
runsyour machine or their cloud
installUse the hosted service or run the official CLI-assisted Docker deployment with Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, OAuth, and environment variables
enginesAnthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Groq, and OpenRouter, selected through configuration
dataAccount, rule, and encrypted OAuth-token metadata live in PostgreSQL and Redis on the selected host; email content used for classification can be sent to the configured model provider
the catch vs Clean EmailInbox Zero’s free route demands Docker, OAuth infrastructure, and an AI key and supports a narrower mailbox set than Clean Email’s zero-admin multi-provider service.
setupThe free self-hosted path needs Docker, Node.js 24+, Google or Microsoft OAuth application setup, mail webhooks or Pub/Sub, a domain with TLS, and an AI API key
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last updated 2026-08-10 · no votes, no pay-to-list · just what's real
CleanfoxFree and functional, but market research on anonymized inbox data is still the business model.
Gmail CleanerFree and local, but setup starts by creating a Google Cloud OAuth app; that is not a non-builder install.
InboxPurgeThe local extension works, but twenty free actions barely clears one afternoon's backlog.
| tool | license | running it | platforms | stars | active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Mail | proprietary, free | one-click install | macos, windows, ios, android | — | — |
| Gmailytics | proprietary, free | they host it | web, browser-extension | — | — |
| Inbox Zero | free (closed) | self-host, real ops | web, self-hosted | — | — |
Clean Email: el correo electrónico es infraestructura. Los clientes pagan para evitar mensajes perdidos, autenticación rota, problemas de spam y el costo reputacional de una bandeja de entrada poco confiable.
Is there a free alternative to Clean Email?
Yes: Edison Mail, Gmailytics, Inbox Zero. Every tool on this page is either open source or genuinely free to use long-term: no trials, no crippled tiers.
Should I just build my own Clean Email?
Our verdict is PARCIAL. El ciclo visible de limpieza de la bandeja de entrada se puede construir, pero un reemplazo creíble necesita más que la primera pantalla. Clean Email justifica su precio por la entregabilidad, la seguridad y la integración, así que espera un proyecto de un fin de semana o varios días y un alcance personal más limitado. If you'd rather build, the exact one-shot prompt is free at puedovibecodearlo.app/clean-email.
