Eudora
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 9 of 16 email clients by recommenders
People recall Eudora as an excellent email client for internet mail, especially on Mac, but critics say it lacks recent security updates.
People recall Eudora as an excellent email client for internet mail, especially on Mac, but critics say it lacks recent security updates.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised as best email client
“Before Thunderbird, Eudora was fantastic. We ran it at a college I worked at for most of the staff and faculty”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Thunderbird adds native Microsoft Exchange email support” “I still feel I lost the best email client due to Qualcomm’s neglect”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “Qualcomm Linux 2.0” “Mac Eudora was the best email client ever.”
Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?” Excellent for internet email
“Before Thunderbird, Eudora was fantastic. We ran it at a college I worked at for most of the staff and faculty”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Thunderbird adds native Microsoft Exchange email support” “It did its thing—internet email—really well.”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Thunderbird adds native Microsoft Exchange email support” Nostalgia for a revival
“I still feel I lost the best email client due to Qualcomm’s neglect”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “Qualcomm Linux 2.0” “That might be easier to revive for 21st century email.”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Thunderbird adds native Microsoft Exchange email support”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Patchy IMAP and secure connections
“when I realized it wasn't able to do secure connections for some reason”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “I don't like passkeys” “Eudora's support for IMAP feels a little patchy”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Migrate Wizard – IMAP Based Email Migration Tool”
Other email clients people recommend
The four most recommended other email clients, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Thunderbird | 210 | 155 | 58% | 13 | 20 yrs12 owners | — |
| Microsoft Outlook | 117 | 403 | 23% | 12 | 20 yrs8 owners | — |
| Apple Mail | 57 | 88 | 39% | 12 | 10 yrs9 owners | — |
| Penguin Mail | 14 | 13 | 52% | 1 | — | — |
| EudoraThis page | 10 | 4 | 71% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
13 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's way better than having it all at risk of Eudora.exe just refusing to launch one day”
“when I realized it wasn't able to do secure connections for some reason”
“lacks even the most basic security updates”
“I still feel I lost the best email client due to Qualcomm’s neglect”
“Eudora's support for IMAP feels a little patchy”
“how Eudora handles attachments”
“Mac Eudora was the best email client ever.”
“I never really got on with it, although I could use it.”
“That might be easier to revive for 21st century email.”
“It did its thing—internet email—really well.”
“I fired it up several times for testing purposes, I don't get the hype”
“it wasn't available for Linux/BSD, and it wasn't open source”
“Before Thunderbird, Eudora was fantastic. We ran it at a college I worked at for most of the staff and faculty”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.