Mailvelope

Enhance your email provider with end-to-end encryption. Secure email communication based on the OpenPGP standard.

Mailvelope is an Edge add-on that provides easy and secure email communication based on the OpenPGP standard. It allows you to send and receive encrypted emails directly from your preferred webmail client, including Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook.com, among others. Mailvelope operates entirely on your device, ensuring your private key never leaves your hands. It's compatible with other PGP software, and the open source code can be audited by users. Beyond email encryption, it also supports encryption of attachments and files, making it viable for business and personal use.

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By:: Mailvelope GmbH
Users:: 51,687 -345
Rating:: 3.80

(10)
Version:: 5.2.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-27)
Creation date:: 2021-05-12
Risk:: High risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: *://*/*
identity
storage
tabs
webNavigation
Size:: 2.64M
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Edge Add-on Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 622

Other rankings

#260 in Communication ▲ 9

#67 in secure keyword 70 ▲ 2

#73 in lead generation keyword 14 ▼ 2

#81 in wiki keyword 60 ▲ 1

#124 in email keyword 92 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Mailvelope (v6.0.1)

200,000 4.45

(433)

Mailvelope (v5.2.0)

28,973 4.01

(119)

User reviews

followed instructions, did not work. My webmail has the ability to use it, but it showed it was not installed. I looked again, needed verification, it came as a PGP text doc, had to decrypt it, said all good, still not synced.

by Byers, 2025-03-19

Schleicht sich bei Leuten mit wenig PC Erfahrung ein und profitiert dann beim Kauf davon.

by Dietmar, 2022-11-02

So far, the best way I found to sign or encrypt emails using PGP on Roundcube as well as Gmail and many other supported web-based email readers. Now if I only could get it to communicate with OpenPGP...

by Gwyneth, 2022-06-11

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Mailvelope requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Mailvelope has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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