Spicebird - Email, Calendar, Tasks, and More (An Outlook Replacement?)

If you don’t like to use Outlook, there is now a new PIM (Personal Information Manager) out there for you to consider.  Combining the best of Thunderbird and Lightning with a snazzy new interface, we now have Spicebird to play around with. As Cybernet says:

The most unique features would be the customizable homepage and the integrated instant messaging. The homepage lets users select from a limited number of applets, and arrange them in any fashion. Once there are more of these applets available it will be more worthwhile.

Here’s an overview of the features currently available in Spicebird 0.4 Beta:

• Access email from their service provider using POP/IMAP protocols
• Manage schedule using calendar and tasks applications
• Subscribe to others’ public calendars
• Read news/blogs using RSS subscriptions
• Manage contacts
• Chat with friends by using their gtalk or other Jabber accounts

(From Download Spicebird Beta - Email, Calendar, Tasks, and More, written by Ryan on Cybernet on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:14:31 GMT)

Some screenshots of this new PIM are below, and some more can be found here.  I very much like Spicebird’s clean look and the tab bar.  The only thing that it is missing to make it a complete PIM, in my opinion, is a “Notes” tab/section. 

Home Screen:

Calendar (Multiweek)

Mail Screen:

To download Spicebird, just click the link below, but remember, it is a beta product.

Download Spicebird (Windows & Linux only)