---
title: "Meet Melia: A Privacy-First, Modern Desktop Email Client Made Just for Linux"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/meet-melia-a-privacy-first-modern-desktop-email-client-made-just-for-linux-jrezgcmsv
source_url: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17356022/melia
type: article
source: "It's Foss"
published: 2026-06-08T06:46:16.932Z
updated: 2026-06-08T06:46:44.188Z
tags: ["linux", "privacy", "sqlite", "electron"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 13
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Meet Melia: A Privacy-First, Modern Desktop Email Client Made Just for Linux

**[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 7 min read · 13 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Melia is a new desktop email client built exclusively for Linux, emphasizing privacy and local-first storage. Emails are stored in a SQLite database, credentials in the OS keyring, and the app features zero telemetry. Key privacy features include tracking pixel neutralization, SPF/DKIM/DMARC authentication, automatic suspicious sender flagging, and a real-time connection monitor. It supports 32+ email providers, offers unified full-text search, contact management, and inbox rules. Built on Electron, it ships as a Deb, AppImage, Snap, or Flatpak. It is not open source and costs $10 to add multiple accounts beyond the first.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@axmad** · 2 upvotes

> Interesting concept, but building a 'privacy-first' app on Electron is a red flag you're shipping a full Chromium instance just to read emails. Add closed-source code and a paywall for multiple accounts, and it's hard to trust the privacy claims. Thunderbird is less pretty but at least you can audit it.

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Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#sqlite](https://daily.dev/tags/sqlite), [#electron](https://daily.dev/tags/electron)

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