Differences between the Web app and the Windows app

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Differences between the Web app and the Windows app

Both apps work and look the same way. All the general concepts like the workflow diagram, the fields, parsing rules, etc. apply to both. But there are specific features that only work on either the Web app or the Windows app.

The Windows app is more powerful as it does not have restrictions when operating with files on your computer. It supports scripting in multiple languages (including C#, PowerShell, and JavaScript) and calling other programs when an email is parsed. Another important benefit of the Windows app is that there is no limit on the number of email accounts or emails you can process. On the contrary, the Windows app requires a computer running all day long to parse your emails as they are received.

The most notable benefit of the Web app is that it is easier to manage as there is no computer to keep running. It also has a built-in email inbox (an email address ending in @inbox.emailparser.com), so you do not need to set up one. The Web app supports running JavaScript both as a way to filter incoming emails and as a full scripting action in your workflow, and it also supports running AWS Lambda functions. The most notable drawback is that it cannot operate with files or programs on your computer. The number of emails per month is limited to 5,000. Additionally, the number of AI-assisted field captures is limited to 500 per month, although this limit is lifted if you provide your own OpenAI API key.

	Windows App	Web App
Maximum number of processed emails	Unlimited	5000 per month
Maximum number of email accounts supported	Unlimited	10
Maximum number of AI-assisted field captures per month	Unlimited (own OpenAI API key required)	500 per month (unlimited with own OpenAI API key)

Most email account types, methods of parsing and actions are supported on both versions. But there are some of them only supported on either the Windows app or the Web app:

	Supported in the Windows App	Supported in the Web App
Email accounts
EmailParser.com mailbox	No	Yes
POP email accounts	Yes	Yes
IMAP email accounts	Yes	Yes
Gmail email accounts	Yes	Yes
Office 365 email account	Yes	Yes
Exchange email account	Yes	Yes
File system email folder	Yes	No
Email filtering
Basic email filtering rules	Yes	Yes
Email filtering with regular expressions	Yes	Yes
Filter combinations	Yes	Yes
Filter emails with a C# script	Yes	No
Filter emails with a JavaScript	No	Yes
Fields
Starts after… Continues until	Yes	Yes
Regular expression	Yes	Yes
Capture HTML tag	Yes	Yes
Filtering and replacing	Yes	Yes
Capture text with a C# script	Yes	No
Capture text with a JavaScript	Yes	Yes
Actions. Spreadsheets.
Save to Excel	Yes	Yes
Save to Google Sheets	Yes	Yes
Save to CSV	Yes	Yes
Actions. Databases.
SQL query in a Microsoft SQL database	Yes	Yes
SQL query in a MySQL database	Yes	Yes
SQL in an ODBC-compatible database	Yes	No
Actions. Online integration.
HTTP request to a Web API	Yes	Yes
Send to Zapier	Yes	Yes
Send to IFTTT	Yes	Yes
Actions. Local integration.
Run external program	Yes	No
Run command under the Windows command prompt	Yes	No
Actions. Scripting.
Run C# script	Yes	No
Run PowerShell script	Yes	No
Run AWS Lambda function	Yes	Yes
Run JavaScript as an action	Yes	Yes
Actions. Email.
Send a new email	Yes	Yes
Delete current email	Yes	Yes
Forward current email	Yes	Yes
Move current email	Yes	Yes
Save current email attachments	Yes	Yes
Save current email	Yes	No
Actions. Flow control.
Conditional run (bifurcation)	Yes	Yes
Run for each field group (loop)	Yes	Yes
Actions. Fields.
Define static field values	Yes	Yes
Actions. Other.
Write to text file	Yes	Yes