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Get Telex for Windows.

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Install in four steps

  1. Download the installer

    The .exe is the one to pick. The .msi package is for installing on many PCs at once.

  2. Run it

    The installer isn’t code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may say it doesn’t recognize it. Choose More info, then Run anyway. On Windows 10 without WebView2, the installer fetches it.

  3. Add your account

    Click Add your account under the folders and enter your email, IMAP server and password. The SMTP server defaults to the IMAP one. Telex logs in to both before it saves anything.

  4. Let the first sync run

    Telex downloads the newest 300 messages of each folder into its local mail base, then checks for new mail every 10 minutes. Until you add an account, it shows a sample mailbox to try things on.

Telex: Adding an account: IMAP and SMTP in one dialog. Telex logs in to both before it saves anything.

Adding an account: IMAP and SMTP in one dialog. Telex logs in to both before it saves anything.

Requirements

System
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Runtime
WebView2, built into Windows 11 and fetched by the installer on Windows 10
Incoming
IMAP over SSL/TLS, port 993, with a password
Outgoing
SMTP over SSL/TLS (465) or STARTTLS (587), same login as IMAP
Not yet
Gmail and Outlook.com, which need OAuth2 sign-in (roadmap)

Not sure about your provider? The questions and answers cover the usual cases.

Uninstalling

Remove Telex in Settings → Apps. Your local mail base is the file %APPDATA%\app.telexmail.desktop\telex.db; delete it too if you want the downloaded mail gone. Saved passwords are under “Telex” in Windows Credential Manager. Mail on your server is never touched.

Questions before you install?

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