# Tutanota (open-source security and privacy app)

> Tutanota is a free, open-source security and privacy app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Tuta is an email service with a strong focus on security and privacy that lets you encrypt emails, contacts and calendar entries on all your devices. It has 7,986 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

Tuta Mail is the secure email service with built-in end-to-end encryption that enables you to communicate securely with anyone on all your devices.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/tutao/tutanota |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 7,986 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://tuta.com |
| Official | no |
| Category | Password managers, encryption & privacy |
| Latest release | tutamail-nextcloud-release-1.2.3612610060 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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