Foundation for Emails
An MIT-licensed email framework with a responsive grid, Sass styles and Inky markup for local template builds.
About Foundation for Emails
Foundation for Emails is an MIT-licensed framework for building responsive HTML emails. It is intended for local template builds and is listed as free. Its homepage describes it as a way to avoid complex table markup, offering a responsive grid, Sass-based styling, ready-made UI patterns, and a markup language called Inky that compiles to the table structure email clients require.
The homepage says the framework includes 10 responsive HTML templates for marketing, drip, and transactional emails, and that these templates are tested on desktop and mobile versions of Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, and other clients. It also mentions an inliner and a Foundation for Sites-style workflow. The homepage does not state any usage limits, geographic restrictions, or known drawbacks.
Key features
- Responsive grid that stacks content for small screens
- Ten responsive HTML email templates for different email types
- Inky markup with tags such as row and columns
- Sass variables for colors, font sizes, spacing, and column counts
- Prebuilt UI patterns including buttons, menus, callouts, and thumbnails
- Inliner for moving styles into email markup
Best for: Developers and marketers who build responsive HTML emails and want to avoid hand-coding table-based layouts, especially those familiar with Foundation for Sites.
Good for
- Open source under the MIT license
- Listed as free
- Templates are described as tested on several major email clients, including Outlook and Gmail
Foundation for Emails at a glance
- Website
- get.foundation/emails.html
- Category
- Productivity › Email Tools
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Free
- Open source
- Yes
- Last checked
- Oct 9, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 9, 2026
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Foundation for Emails FAQ
What is Inky?
Inky is the templating language used in Foundation for Emails. Tags such as and are converted into the table markup that email clients need.
Do I need experience with Foundation for Sites to use this?
No experience is required. The homepage says people who have worked with Foundation for Sites will find the coding approach familiar.
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