Java Email Client App

A simple Java Email Client App using Swing and java.mail classes.

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About the Project

This project is a beginner attempt at creating a Email Client App to read and compose emails from the users email inbox. Includes small but necessary features such as attaching files to composed emails, for better usability. This project is written exclusively in Java in order to grow my Java development skills.

Created and inspired from Robert Johns project found here: project tutorial

Features

• Login and Authentication
• Fetch Emails from Users Inbox
• Navigate/Read Emails from Inbox
• Compose/Send Emails - with the ability to attach files from users computer
• Refresh Inbox for Current Emails

Project Structure

📂 Project Root
├── 📂 .idea/artifacts              # Intellij artifacts/jar file
│   ├── JavaEmailClientApp_jar.xml   # Main application file jar file
├── 📂 lib      # Included dependencies
│   ├── jakarta.activation.jar       # jakarta github lib
│   ├── javax.mail.jar               # java.mail dependencies
├── 📂 src      # Source code
│   ├── AttachmentChooser.java       # Attachment Chooser -> file attachment class
│   ├── EmailClientGUI.java          # GUI Swing file -> executable file (Main.java)
│   ├── EmailReceiver.java           # Email Receiver - inbox fetcher class
│   ├── EmailSender.java             # Email Sender - email compose class
│   ├── EmailSessionManager.java     # java.mail session & properties class

Run Locally

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/CARay1502/JavaEmailClientApp

Go to the project directory

  cd ../JavaEmailClientApp

Make sure dependecies are installed/included

  cd ../lib

• jakarta.activation.jar
• javax.mail.jar

Run the Project

  cd ../.idea/artifacts
  java -jar JavaEmailClientApp.jar

You can run either:

• EmailClientApp_jar.xml Compiled application file w/ dependecies
• EmailClientGUI.java Executable file (Main.java)