Privacy Levels (Paranoia Mode)
What Are Privacy Levels?
PrMail lets you control how incoming emails are rendered using three privacy levels. Higher levels strip more content from emails to protect your privacy. You can change your level at any time in Settings → Privacy Level.
Low
Images from the email are displayed. However, PrMail still strips:
- Invisible tracking pixels (1×1 images, hidden images, known tracker domains like Mailchimp, SendGrid, and HubSpot).
- Remote font loading (Google Fonts, Typekit, etc.) — replaced with safe system fonts to prevent IP logging via font requests.
- JavaScript and event handlers (always blocked regardless of level).
This level is suitable if you trust the sender and want to see formatted emails as intended.
Medium (Default)
All remote images are blocked and replaced with grey placeholders showing the image's alt text. This is in addition to everything stripped at the Low level. This prevents:
- Tracking pixels and tracking images from revealing your IP address to the sender.
- Remote fonts from logging your IP.
- External content from loading any data from third-party servers.
This is the recommended setting for most users.
High
All HTML is completely stripped. Emails are rendered as plain text only. Links are shown as visible URLs in square brackets (e.g. [https://example.com]) but are not clickable. This provides:
- Maximum protection against phishing — you can see the actual URL before deciding to visit it.
- No hidden content, no formatting tricks, no embedded trackers of any kind.
- Attachments are still available for download but are flagged for manual review.
This level is recommended for high-risk users, journalists, activists, or anyone operating under state-level threat models.
Privacy Indicator
When reading an email, a small banner at the top shows your current privacy level and what's being filtered. Click "Change" to adjust it instantly.