Microsoft 决定终止Windows Live Mail并且不推荐使用它，尽管您仍然可以这样做。自 2012 年以来， Windows Live Mail(Windows Live Mail)没有收到任何更新，更糟糕的是，如果您有Outlook.com 或 Hotmail.com(Outlook.com or Hotmail.com) 电子邮件帐户(email account)，如果没有手动调整，您将无法使用它，因为Microsoft已经更改了通信协议。但是，网络上还有其他选择，通过一些搜索和测试(search and testing)，您可以找到适合您需求的东西。为了帮助您，我们编制了一份列表，其中列出了我们能找到的Windows Live Mail的最佳替代品。(Windows Live Mail)他们来了：
1. Microsoft Office Outlook（付费）
Windows Live Mail的第一个替代方案不是免费程序，而是付费程序。Outlook是Microsoft Office 套件(Office suite)的一部分，如果您购买了Microsoft Office 2016或订阅了 Office 365(subscribe to Office 365) ，则可以使用它。Outlook可以使用多个电子邮件帐户，并且可以尽可能轻松地对其进行配置。邮箱组织得很好，所有重要信息都显示在主用户界面(user interface)上。就像(Just)其他微软软件(Microsoft software)一样，Outlook也非常依赖功能区界面的使用。(ribbon interface) . 您可以使用它来执行基本任务，例如阅读您收到的电子邮件或向他人发送新电子邮件，以及管理您的消息等更高级的事情。此外，Outlook还包括一个便于时间管理(time management)的日历、一个可以管理所有联系人的人员中心以及一个注释部分。
(Outlook)如果您正在搜索完整的电子邮件桌面客户端， (email desktop client)Outlook拥有您可能想要的一切。但是，如果您喜欢Windows Live Mail的原因之一是它的简单性，那么您还应该从我们的综述中查看以下替代方案。
购买和下载：(Buy & Download:)2016 年展望(Outlook 2016)。
2. 邮件和日历（免费）
邮件和日历(Mail and Calendar)应用程序由 Microsoft 开发并与(Microsoft)Windows 10捆绑在一起。如果您使用此操作系统(operating system)，Mail 和 Calendar(Mail and Calendar)可能是您能找到的旧Windows Live Mail的最佳替代品。(Windows Live Mail)这是一个简单的应用程序，其用户界面非常易于使用和理解。在它提供的主要功能中，值得一提的是，您可以将所有电子邮件帐户中的所有收件箱链接到一个，您可以添加和删除文件夹，并且您可以获得用于管理时间的内置日历。
下载：(Download:)邮件和日历(Mail and Calendar)。
3. eM 客户端（免费和付费）
eM Client是我们检查过的最易于使用的电子邮件桌面应用程序(desktop apps)之一。这并不意味着它不提供您希望从此类程序中获得的所有基本功能。
老Windows Live Mail(Windows Live Mail)用户肯定喜欢的一件事是，在您安装它之后，eM Client会询问您是否要从其他软件导入数据。此外，这包括Windows Live Mail。您所要做的就是选择它并按Next。
与其他电子邮件桌面客户端相比，用户界面简单明了，并且与Windows Live (user interface)Mail(Windows Live Mail)非常相似。eM Client 的(eM Client's )用户界面包括电子邮件部分(email section)、内置日历、任务部分和联系人(section and contacts) 地址簿(address book)。一切都很容易找到，因此适应eM 客户端(eM Client)应该很快。
eM Client唯一“不太好”的地方是它的免费版本只允许您一次配置和使用两个电子邮件帐户。如果您需要使用更多的电子邮件帐户，或者如果您打算将eM Client用于业务，则必须购买Pro 版本(Pro version)。如果您在家中使用它并且您有一个或两个电子邮件帐户，那么您已经准备好使用免费版本。
下载：(Download:)eM客户端(eM Client)
4. Mailbird（免费和付费）
Mailbird是简单而强大的电子邮件桌面客户端(desktop client)。它努力提供不复杂或难以使用的用户体验，在这方面，它与(user experience)Windows Live Mail非常相似。Mailbird易于设置和配置。用它管理您的电子邮件帐户是一件轻而易举的事。除了通常的电子邮件发送和接收功能(email sending and receiving features)外，Mailbird还包括一个内置的地址簿(address book)，它还可以让你做一些事情，比如管理你的电子邮件文件夹或创建笔记。
Mailbird支持与广泛的外部服务和应用程序集成，例如Google Calendar、FormSwift、WhatsApp、Slack 或 Facebook(Slack or Facebook)，以备不时之需。
您可以使用完整版Mailbird 30 天。但是，在那段时间过去之后，您可以继续使用Mailbird的免费版本（称为Lite），或者支付升级费用购买Pro版本。Mailbird Lite不允许您使用超过 3 个电子邮件帐户，并且显然有一些专业选项在试用后被禁用。不幸的是，我们等不及 30 天来检查哪些是那些，我们也无法在他们的网站上找到该信息。
下载：(Download:)邮件鸟(Mailbird)
5. Thunderbird（免费和开源）
Thunderbird是继Microsoft Office Outlook和Windows Live Mail之后最著名的电子邮件桌面(email desktop)客户端之一。它包括许多功能和选项，可以轻松管理多个电子邮件帐户。它包括对扩展和新闻源的支持，甚至还具有聊天功能。用户界面看似简洁明了，但应用程序的主干却相当复杂。如果您准备好并渴望深入研究它提供的详细配置选项，那么Thunderbird可能是Windows Live Mail的绝佳替代品。您会欣赏它的另一个事实是它具有出色的多语言支持。
Thunderbird也由开发(Thunderbird)Firefox的同一组织Mozilla维护得很好，并且完全免费。
下载：(Download:)雷鸟(Thunderbird)
结论
长期以来， Windows Live Mail一直是许多(Windows Live Mail)Windows用户首选的电子邮件桌面客户端。(desktop client)不幸的是，Microsoft终止了对Windows Essentials的支持，其中包括作为该套件一部分的Windows Live Mail 。不过，老实说，Windows Live Mail已经好几年没有收到任何更新了，所以它的终止是很久以前的事了。我们希望我们的替代品列表可以帮助您找到更好的替代Windows Live Mail的替代品，该替代品更适合现代。
5 best alternatives to Windows Live Mail (free and paid)
Microsoft decided to terminate Windows Live Mail and using it is not recommended although you can still do it. Windows Live Mail has not received any updates since 2012 and, what is even worse, if you have an Outlook.com or Hotmail.com email account, you cannot use it without manual tweaks, as Microsoft has changed the communication protocols. However, there are other alternatives on the web, and with a bit of search and testing, you can find something to suit your needs. To help you out, we compiled a list with the best alternatives to Windows Live Mail that we could find. Here they are:
1. Microsoft Office Outlook (paid)
The first alternative to Windows Live Mail is not a free program, but a paid one. Outlook is part of Microsoft's Office suite, and you can use it if you buy Microsoft Office 2016 or if you subscribe to Office 365. Outlook can work with multiple email accounts and configure them is as easily as it can get. The mailbox is organized very well, and all the essential information is displayed on the main user interface. Just like other Microsoft software, Outlook also relies heavily on the use of the ribbon interface. You can use it to perform basic tasks like reading the emails you received or sending new emails to others, as well as more advanced things like managing your messages. Additionally, Outlook also includes a calendar for easy time management, a people hub where you can manage all your contacts, and a notes section.
Outlook has everything you might want if you are searching for a full email desktop client. However, if one of the reasons you loved Windows Live Mail was its simplicity, then you should also check the following alternatives from our roundup.
Buy & Download: Outlook 2016.
2. Mail and Calendar (free)
The Mail and Calendar app is developed by Microsoft and comes bundled with Windows 10. If you are using this operating system, Mail and Calendar might be the best replacement for the old Windows Live Mail you could find. It is a simple app with a user interface that's very easy to use and understand. Among the top features it offers, it is worth mentioning that you can link all the inboxes from all your email accounts into one, you can add and delete folders, and you get a built-in calendar for managing your time.
Download: Mail and Calendar.
3. eM Client (free and paid)
eM Client is one of the most friendly to use email desktop apps that we checked. That does not mean that it does not offer all the essential features you want from such a program.
One of the things that old Windows Live Mail users surely appreciate is the fact that, right after you install it, eM Client asks you whether you want to import data from other software. Moreover, that includes Windows Live Mail. All you have to do is select it and press Next.
The user interface is straightforward compared to other email desktop clients and resembles Windows Live Mail quite a bit. eM Client's user interface includes an email section, a built-in calendar, a tasks section and contacts address book. Everything is easy to find so accommodating to eM Client should be fast.
The only "not so good" thing about eM Client is that its free version only lets you configure and use two email accounts at a time. If you need to use more email accounts or if you intend to use eM Client for business, you must buy the Pro version. If you use it at home and you have one or two email accounts tops, then you are ready to go with the Free version.
Download: eM Client
4. Mailbird (free and paid)
Mailbird is simple yet powerful email desktop client. It strives to deliver a user experience that's not complicated or difficult to use, and in that matter, it resembles Windows Live Mail quite a lot. Mailbird is easy to setup and configure. Managing your email accounts with it is a breeze. Besides the usual email sending and receiving features, Mailbird also includes a built-in address book, and it also lets you do things like manage your email folders or create notes.
Mailbird supports integrations with a broad range of external services and apps such as Google Calendar, FormSwift, WhatsApp, Slack or Facebook, in case you need them.
You can use the full version of Mailbird for 30 days. However, after that time passes, you can continue to use the free version of Mailbird, called Lite, or pay the upgrade to buy the Pro version. Mailbird Lite does not let you use more than 3 email accounts and apparently there are some pro options which are disabled after the trial. Unfortunately, we could not wait for 30 days to check which are those, and we could not find that information on their website either.
Download: Mailbird
5. Thunderbird (free and open-source)
Thunderbird is one of the most well-known email desktop clients, after Microsoft Office Outlook and Windows Live Mail. It includes many features and options and can manage multiple email accounts with ease. It includes support for extensions and newsfeeds and even has a chat feature. The user interface is deceptively clean and straightforward, but the backbone of the app is quite complex. If you are ready and eager to delve into the detailed configuration options, it offers, then Thunderbird might be an excellent alternative to Windows Live Mail. Another fact that you will appreciate about it is that it has excellent multi-lingual support.
Thunderbird is also very well maintained by Mozilla, the same organization that develops Firefox, and it is entirely free.
Download: Thunderbird
Conclusion
Windows Live Mail has been for a long time the e-mail desktop client of choice for many Windows users. Unfortunately, Microsoft ended the support for Windows Essentials and that included Windows Live Mail, which was a part of this suite. To be honest, though, Windows Live Mail had not received any updates in years, so its termination was a long time due. We hope that our list of alternatives has helped you find a better alternative to Windows Live Mail, one which is better adjusted to the modern times.
