Web apps are all the rage, but offline apps still have their place. Whether you want better offline support or you just want to keep your sensitive data on your PC, there’s a free desktop app that can replace your web-based productivity app.
We’ve looked at web-based alternatives to desktop apps, and now we’ll do the opposite. Here are some solid — and completely free — offline desktop alternatives to popular web apps.
Be sure to perform regular backups if you store your only copies of important data locally. You wouldn’t want to lose it all when your hard drive inevitably bites the dust.
Development on offline email programs has slowed down, but there are still solid options. These programs will allow you to access your email from your desktop computer, entirely offline. Modern email accounts use IMAP by default, where your email stays stored online, but you can also configure your email client to use POP3 and set your email service to delete messages as soon as they’re downloaded, if you would rather just store your email history on your computer.
For offline email, we recommend Mozilla Thunderbird. It’s no longer being actively developed with new features, but it’s a solid, stable email program with all the features you would likely need. Additional features can be added via add-ons, just as with Firefox.
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