# Wino Mail: recreating Windows Mail and Calendar

> Native Windows client that aims to preserve the familiar Windows Mail and Calendar experience while rebuilding its functionality. The upstream README documents a WinUI 3 interface, mail and calendar providers, contacts, tasks and offline workflows.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-10-18
- Added to the catalog: 2026-10-19
- Original resource: <https://github.com/bkaankose/Wino-Mail>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/bkaankose/Wino-Mail/blob/72b8d56881789ab11e42c9ab41b6567db1b85cde/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wino-mail-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wino-mail-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wino-mail-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Scope:** Windows application from bkaankose/Wino-Mail; the README links Microsoft Store and App Installer distribution.
- **License:** The repository publishes GNU GPL v3 license text for its code; this does not license the original Microsoft application or branding.
- **Testing evidence:** Feature coverage and preservation of the original experience are upstream goals and claims.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/bkaankose/Wino-Mail/blob/72b8d56881789ab11e42c9ab41b6567db1b85cde/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/bkaankose/Wino-Mail/blob/72b8d56881789ab11e42c9ab41b6567db1b85cde/LICENSE.md>

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