K-9 Mail

K-9 Mail
Original authorJesse Vincent
DevelopersMZLA Technologies Corporation, Christian Ketterer
Initial release27 October 2008 (27 October 2008)
Stable release
14.0 / 18 November 2025 (18 November 2025)
Written inJava, Kotlin
Operating systemAndroid
TypeEmail application
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitek9mail.app
Repository

K-9 Mail was a free and open source email client for Android. It is designed as an alternative to the stock email clients included with the platform; it supports both POP3 and IMAP protocols and supports IMAP IDLE for real-time notifications. The project is named after the Doctor Who character K9.

K-9 Mail is Thunderbird for Android since October 2024.