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Last modified: November 30, 2022

Overview

Webmail clients provide access to your Webmail email account. They also may include features like calendars and other webmail services. You can change your webmail client in the Webmail interface.

Roundcube

Use the Roundcube webmail client to sort, view, and send email. It’s useful if you need a friendly-to-use interface with a few additional features. Roundcube includes mobile email access.

Automatically open inbox

To enable the option to automatically open your inbox when you log in, select the Open my inbox when I log in checkbox in the Webmail interface.

To disable the option to automatically open your inbox when you log in, click Webmail Home in the Navigation Pane to open the Webmail interface. Deselect the Open my inbox when I log in checkbox in the Webmail interface.

Interface mode

Roundcube supports the light and dark interface modes.

Initially, Roundcube uses the interface mode set by your web browser. If the browser sets the dark interface mode, Roundcube displays the dark mode. If the browser does not set an interface mode, Roundcube displays the light mode.

You can also set the interface mode via the Dark mode () or Light mode () icon in the lefthand menu bar. The browser remembers the setting the next time you log in to Roundcube.

Horde

Use the Horde webmail client to sort, view, and send email. This webmail client is useful for users who need a full set of features. It includes, for example, mobile email access and advanced productivity tools.

Automatically open inbox

To automatically open your Horde inbox when you log in to Webmail, perform the following steps:

1. Select Horde from the Change your webmail client section in the Webmail interface.
2. After the Horde logo appears in the Open your inbox section, select the Open my inbox when I log in checkbox.
3. Click Open.

To disable the option to automatically open your inbox when you log in, click cPanel Webmail Home at the top of the Horde interface to open the Webmail interface. Deselect the Open my inbox when I log in checkbox.

Roundcube and Horde Feature Comparison

The information below offers new Webmail users a brief overview of the features available in Roundcube and Horde, cPanel & WHM’s supported third-party webmail clients.

For a full list of features, visit each application’s website.

	Horde	Roundcube
Application website	The Horde Project	Roundcube Webmail Project
Interface type	Three-pane format with view pane. A mobile interface is also available.	Three-pane format with view pane. Light or dark color schemas.
Composition features	Attachments HTML composition Spell check	Attachments HTML composition Spell check
Organization features	Folder manipulation Mail filters Message flags Search mail Threaded conversation view	Drag-and-drop organization Folder manipulation Message flags Search mail Threaded conversation view Email archiving
Additional features	Address book Calendar Task list Event reminders News feed Notes	Address book Calendar Sender Identities Spam marking/unmarking System administrators can use plugins to add custom features.
Recommended for	Users who need a full suite of features that includes mobile email access and advanced productivity tools.	Users who need a user-friendly web interface with some additional features available.

Other Clients

Use other third-party clients by using the Mail Client Manual Settings. To automatically open your third-party client when you log in to Webmail, perform the following steps:

1. Select Configure Mail Client from the Other Webmail Features section in the Webmail interface.
2. Check for an automatic configuration script in the Mail Client Automatic Configuration Scripts section. Currently, cPanel provides automatic configuration scripts for the following applications:
   • iOS for iPhone/iPad/iPod
   • MacOS Mail®
   • Windows Live Mail®
3. If an automatic configuration script is available, click your selected security protocol to proceed.
4. If your intended webmail client does not come with an automatic configuration script, proceed to the Mail Client Manual Settings interface and use the secure SSL/TLS settings to add the client. Alternatively, you may email the configuration information for your webmail client to yourself using the Email Instructions text box.