About Commonside
Commonside is a volunteer-run project offering free email. We are building a small service with straightforward account controls and an honest approach to privacy.
Email, without a separate signup for every feature
An approved account gives you a 512MB @commonside.org mailbox. Use webmail in your browser or your preferred mail app. Your account also lets you create aliases and manage your password, recovery code and account settings.
Joining Commonside
You need a valid invitation code to request an account. Volunteers review applications; an invitation does not guarantee approval. No contact email is collected. Keep your private request receipt so you can follow the review and register if approved.
What privacy means here
We do not sell personal data or use it for advertising. Running email still involves processing messages and keeping operational records. Stored mail is encrypted; privileged operators can technically access older mailboxes and can intercept mail in transit. Read our privacy policy and security page for the details.
A small, developing service
Email is our current service. Keep your own copies of important messages: we cannot promise uninterrupted service or permanent availability. Accounts inactive for 12 calendar months are subject to deletion after advance warnings. See Documentation for keeping your account active.
Why independence matters
When a service depends on advertising or collecting information about its users, its incentives can pull away from the people relying on it. Commonside is being built as a community-supported, non-profit privacy project: no advertising business model, no selling user data, no watching what people do. See how to support the project.
Built with community
Commonside is managed and run by one individual, with help from volunteers who contribute infrastructure, maintenance, testing and documentation. Read about volunteering and the person behind the project.
Where we go next
Email is the first service. Files, chat, DNS, Tor infrastructure and mirrors are careful future possibilities, not promises; growth follows what people need and what the community can sustain.
People
Read how volunteering works and who runs the project.