What is Spicebird?

Spicebird is a desktop-based email application based on Mozilla Thunderbird’s code developed by a company called Synovel. It is a free and open-source email client. It offers instant messaging, calendaring, and email options. It is also known as Personal Information Manager.

More Info. About Spicebird

• Spicebird uses MBOX fileformat to store emails and other items.
• This MBOX format is used by multiple email applicationslike Thunderbird, Eudora, The Bat, Pocomail, and many others.

Location of Spicebird files

It is a cross-platform application. Below is the location of Spicebird files –

• Default location of Spicebird mail client files
  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Spicebird
• Default location of emails imported from other email clients
  C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Spicebird\Profiles\vvh6ua1v.default\Mail\Local Folders

Features of Spicebird mail client

• Spicebird supports multiple protocols like IMAP, POP3, etc.
• It provides add-in for blogging
• It is a free and open-source email application
• It supports sharing of calendars with others
• Provides support to create and manage events in the calendar
• Support multiple languages for Chat
• It provides instant messenger to connect with GTalk, Yahoo, and others

Limitations of Spicebird Mail client

• Difficult to import multiple inboxes to various email platforms
• Incompatibility with many Spicebird and Thunderbird add-ons
• Creates problem in importing attachments
• Not compatible with many Google Applets
• Export Mail option is missing in Spicebird.

General Questions Asked by Users

Conclusion

I hope after reading this article you have come to know about Spicebird, a free and open-source email client. Features, file location, drawbacks, and user questions about Spicebird are also discussed in this article.