This might sound pricey, but if you’re forced to use an Exchange account for work, and don’t want to switch OS just, it seems like a small price to reliably receive email on your Linux desktop. It’s free to use for the first 14 days, but you’ll then need to stump up for a $39/y subscription (or $5/m, depending on your needs) to continue using it. Now, let’s get the big “issue” out of the way: Hiri is not open source software. “It might not be the email app for every linux user out there, but I can not stress enough the importance of actual Exchange integration.” One of our readers recently recommended the app to us, adding that it “…integrate well with my corporate exchange servers email, calendar, tasks, contacts etc” on Linux. The dashboard helps keep that habit in check. The company behind Hiri say that, on average, we check our email 96 times a day, which works out as being roughly every 5 minutes. It reminds you not to check your email too often. The other standout feature is the Dashboard. To this end the app coaches you to sort incoming mail into an actionable list and a passive ‘ FYI‘ list. Both the design and feature set of this app is based on the idea of helping you minimize and manage your email workload, not merely read it and move on. Hiri is not a straight e-mail client like Thunderbird, Evolution or Geary are. The app is written in Python and PyQt/Qt and is available on Windows, macOS and Linux. ![]() The Hiri email client is a desktop app that works with Microsoft Exchange servers and Office 365 accounts (and works just dandy with regular accounts too). Hiri Email Client Lets You Use Exchange Accounts on Linux ![]() This is a decent enough solution, but its not without its problems.Īnd while there are other solutions out there, from DavMail to Evolution set-ups, that let use an Exchange account on Linux, a decent, dedicated and dependable app is hard to find. Many opt to use Mozilla Thunderbird with the (paid) ExQuilla plugin. We regularly receive emails and tweets from Ubuntu users who want to know how to set-up a Microsoft Exchange account on Ubuntu so that they can access their work email, calendar, tasks and contacts. Looking for a Linux email client that works with Microsoft Exchange servers, Office365 or Outlook accounts?
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