Differences between the Web app and the Windows app

Both apps work and look the same way. All the general concepts like the left panel, 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 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 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 most notable drawback is that it cannot operate with files or programs on your computer and scripting is very limited. It only supports scripting via running AWS lambdas. The other important limitation is that the number of emails per month is limited to 5000.

	Windows App	Web App
Maximum number of processed emails	Unlimited	5000 per month
Maximum number of email accounts supported	Unlimited	10

Most email source 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 sources
EmailParser.com mailbox	No	Yes
POP email sources	Yes	Yes
IMAP email sources	Yes	Yes
Gmail email sources	Yes	No
Office 365 email source	Yes	Yes
Exchange email source	Yes	Yes
File system email folder	Yes	No
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
Fields
Starts after… Continues until	Yes	Yes
Regular expression	Yes	Yes
Capture HTML tag	Yes	Yes
Attachment reader	Yes	Yes
Filtering and replacing	Yes	Yes
Capture text with a C# script	Yes	No
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 requesto to a Web API	Yes	Yes
Sent 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
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	Yes
Actions. Flow control.
Conditional run (bifurcation)	Yes	Yes
Run for each field groop (loop)	Yes	Yes
Action hub (goto)	Yes	Yes
Actions. Fields.
Define static field values	Yes	Yes
Parse a field	Yes	Yes
Actions. Other.
Write to text file	Yes	Yes