Features

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Mailcedar is built around the idea that email should be a quiet, dependable tool — not a place where someone is constantly trying to sell you things.

The inbox

A reading view that respects your eyes

Three-column layout with a real keyboard. The reading pane uses your system font and a sensible line length. Threads collapse the way human conversations do. No infinite scroll, no chat panel, no AI badge pushing you to "summarize."

Sieve-based filters with a UI a normal person can use
Snooze, schedule send, and undo send up to 30 seconds
Search across body, headers, and attachments — local-first, instant
Keyboard shortcuts that match Gmail and Fastmail so you can switch without retraining

filters · jordan.lee@mailcedar.com

if address :is "from" "*@strata.example"
  fileinto "Receipts/Strata";

if header :contains "List-Id" "newsletter"
  fileinto "Newsletters",
  setflag "\\Seen";

if address :matches "to" "shopping@*"
  redirect "ledger@mailcedar.com";

Sieve script editor — or click around the GUI if you prefer.

Aliases

One mailbox, as many addresses as you like

Aliases are the right way to use email. A different address for every site means you can disable the one that started getting spam, and you'll know exactly who leaked you. Free accounts get five. Plus and Pro accounts get unlimited.

Every alias lives at @mailcedar.com by default, or at any custom domain you've added. Forward to the same inbox, reply from the alias, or set per-alias signatures.

How aliases work →

Alias	Used for	Status
`shopping@mailcedar.com`	Stores & receipts	Active
`news@mailcedar.com`	Newsletters	Active
`jl1990@mailcedar.com`	Public sites	Disabled
`j@jordanlee.ca`	Personal site	Active

Custom domains

Use your own address with our infrastructure

If you've owned yourname.ca for a decade, you shouldn't have to change your address to switch providers. Add the domain in Settings, follow the DNS instructions we generate, and within a few minutes you're receiving mail on it.

We handle SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. You can configure catch-all routing, sub-addressing, or strict per-account routing. Free domain alias for a year if you buy a new one through us.

Bring your domain in three steps:

Add it in Settings → Domains.
Copy the four DNS records we show you into your registrar.
Wait 10 minutes. We email you when it's verified.

The rest of the toolbox

Calendar, contacts, files

Everything that should come with a real email account, served from the same place.

Calendar

CalDAV-compatible. Subscribe from Apple Calendar, Thunderbird, or the Mailcedar web app. Invites and replies just work.

Contacts

CardDAV with groups, custom fields, and an autocomplete that surfaces people you actually talk to.

Quick file share

Drag a file into a draft to attach. Files over 25 MB are uploaded and replaced with a 7-day expiring link. Recipient doesn't need an account.

Two-step sign-in

TOTP, WebAuthn, and security keys. App passwords for IMAP clients that can't do 2FA. No SMS — it's not a real second factor anyway.

Read receipts you can refuse

Tracking pixels are stripped before the message hits your inbox. The sender will never know you read it, unless you decide to tell them.

True dark mode

An actual dark theme, not a CSS filter slapped over the light one. Matches system preference by default.

For technical folks

Real standards, no lock-in

Protocols	IMAP, SMTP, JMAP, CalDAV, CardDAV, OpenPGP, autoconfig, autodiscover
Authentication	OAuth 2.0, app passwords, TOTP, WebAuthn / FIDO2
Encryption at rest	AES-256-GCM with per-mailbox keys
Encryption in transit	TLS 1.3 with MTA-STS and DANE
Storage	5 GB free · 30 GB Plus · 100 GB Pro · raise on request
Attachment limit	25 MB inline · 2 GB via expiring upload links
Export	One-click mbox, eml, or vCard / iCal — any time, for free
Uptime target	99.95% (24-month rolling)

Try the inbox for yourself

A free Mailcedar account takes about a minute to set up. No card, no commitment, no upgrade nag.

Create your address