Here’s a look at the top anti-spam add-ins for Microsoft Outlook.
We indicate which products support which versions of Outlook and other email clients.
Spam Bully
Easy to install.
Forwards only good email to your mobile machine.
Free trial limited to a single email account.
Spam Bully is a highly regarded, full-featured spam blocker.
It uses artificial intelligence and spam blocklists to ensure that only good emails reach your inbox.
Customize Spam Bully to recognize your contacts and set controls about what’s allowed and what isn’t.
Spam Bully offers a 14-day free trial, after which you’re free to buy a one-year subscription.
SPAMfighter
Gold Microsoft Partner.
Sometimes removes whitelisted emails.
SPAMfighter blocks spam and protects against phishing, identity theft, and other email fraud.
SPAMfighter is free for home use.
Spam Reader
Works with Exchange, POP3, IMAP, and HTTP accounts.
Creates a dedicated folder for detected spam.
Lets some spam through.
Spam Reader is a free anti-spam add-in for Outlook.
It is compatible with Exchange, POP3, IMAP, and HTTP accounts.
Spam Reader works with Windows versions of Outlook 2019 and older, as well as Outlook for Microsoft 365.
MailWasher
Compatible with mobile devices.
There’s a bit of a learning curve.
MailWasher uses Bayesian spam filters to spot spam and profanities and keeps a customizable list of blocklisted email senders.
Check your email at the server with MailWasher to block spam before it gets to your box.
The program learns as you use it, allowing only good messages to arrive in your inbox.
MailWasher has a free version as well as a paid-for Pro version for a one-year license.
you’ve got the option to also try the Pro version free for 30 days.
MailWasher Pro includes updates, access to the mobile version, a real-time spam blocker, and support.
Use it on up to three computers.
Spamihilator
Combines multiple strategies to detect spam.
Does not offer web-based administration.
Spamihilator is a free tool that works between your Outlook inbox and the internet, examining every incoming message.
A set-up wizard makes installation easy.
Customize Spamihilator by adding user-defined words and expressions to its spam word list.
