diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fab2ceb..6f8efb8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ set(SRC_FILES
 if (USE_MAILIO_IMAP)
     list(APPEND SRC_FILES
         src/services/imap/imapsynchronizer_mailio.cpp
+        src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.cpp
     )
 endif()
 # Executable
diff --git a/src/core/synchronizerprovider.cpp b/src/core/synchronizerprovider.cpp
index 8252475..a9254a0 100644
--- a/src/core/synchronizerprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/core/synchronizerprovider.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "services/imap/imapsynchronizer.h"
 #include "services/imap/imapsynchronizer_mailio.h"
 #include "services/pop3/pop3synchronizer.h"
+#include "services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 
 SynchronizerProvider::SynchronizerProvider(QObject *parent)
@@ -60,7 +61,12 @@ Synchronizer* SynchronizerProvider::createSynchronizer(const QString &accountId,
         sync = new ImapSynchronizer(this);
 #endif
     } else if (providerType == "pop3" || providerType == "pop") {
+#if defined(USE_MAILIO_IMAP) && USE_MAILIO_IMAP
+        // Use mailio-based POP3 synchronizer
+        sync = new Pop3SynchronizerMailio(this);
+#else
         sync = new Pop3Synchronizer(this);
+#endif
     } else {
         qWarning() << "[SynchronizerProvider] Unknown provider type:" << providerType;
         return nullptr;
diff --git a/src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.cpp b/src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b9115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+// src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.cpp
+// mailio-based POP3 synchronizer - replaces custom POP3 implementation
+
+#if defined(USE_MAILIO_IMAP) && USE_MAILIO_IMAP
+
+#include "pop3synchronizer_mailio.h"
+#include <mailio/pop3.hpp>
+#include <mailio/message.hpp>
+#include <mailio/mime.hpp>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
+#include "synchronizer.h"
+#include "core/mailitem.h"
+#include "core/models/account.h"
+#include "core/models/folder.h"
+#include "db/dao/folderdao.h"
+#include "db/dao/mailitemdao.h"
+#include "services/mimestorage.h"
+
+using namespace mailio;
+
+Pop3SynchronizerMailio::Pop3SynchronizerMailio(QObject* parent)
+    : Synchronizer(parent)
+{}
+
+bool Pop3SynchronizerMailio::initialize(const Account& account)
+{
+    m_account = account;
+    const Account::ConnectionSettings& settings = account.connectionSettings();
+    m_host = settings.incomingHost.toStdString();
+    m_port = settings.incomingPort;
+    m_useSsl = settings.incomingSsl;
+    m_username = settings.username.toStdString();
+    m_password = settings.password.toStdString(); // password or OAuth2 access token
+    m_authMethod = settings.authMethod.toStdString();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Pop3SynchronizerMailio::syncFolder(const Folder& folder)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(folder);
+    // POP3 only has INBOX, so we just fetch from the default mailbox
+    return true;
+}
+
+QVector<Folder> Pop3SynchronizerMailio::getFolders() const
+{
+    QVector<Folder> folders;
+    Folder inbox;
+    inbox.setName("INBOX");
+    inbox.setInbox(true);
+    folders.append(inbox);
+    return folders;
+}
+
+QVector<MailItem> Pop3SynchronizerMailio::fetchMailItems(const QString& folderId, qint64 sinceUid)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(folderId);
+    QVector<MailItem> items;
+    
+    try {
+        // Connect to POP3 server
+        pop3 conn(m_host, m_port);
+        if (m_useSsl) {
+            conn.connect_ssl();
+        } else {
+            conn.connect();
+        }
+
+        // Authenticate
+        if (m_authMethod == "oauth2" || m_authMethod == "xoauth2") {
+            conn.authenticate("XOAUTH2", m_username, m_password);
+        } else {
+            conn.authenticate(m_username, m_password, pop3::auth_method_t::USER_PASS);
+        }
+
+        // Get message list with UIDs
+        std::vector<pop3::message_info> msgInfos = conn.list_messages();
+        
+        std::vector<std::size_t> newMsgIndices;
+        for (const auto& info : msgInfos) {
+            // mailio's pop3::message_info has uid() method
+            if (static_cast<qint64>(info.uid()) > sinceUid) {
+                newMsgIndices.push_back(info.index());
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!newMsgIndices.empty()) {
+            const size_t batchSize = 20;
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < newMsgIndices.size(); i += batchSize) {
+                size_t end = std::min(i + batchSize, newMsgIndices.size());
+                std::vector<std::size_t> batch(newMsgIndices.begin() + i, newMsgIndices.begin() + end);
+
+                // Fetch full messages
+                std::vector<message> messages = conn.fetch_messages(batch);
+                
+                for (const auto& msg : messages) {
+                    MailItem item = parseMailioMessage(msg);
+                    item.setFolderId(0); // POP3 only has INBOX (folderId 0 or 1)
+                    items.append(item);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        conn.close();
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        qWarning() << "POP3 fetchMailItems error:" << QString::fromStdString(e.what());
+    }
+    
+    return items;
+}
+
+bool Pop3SynchronizerMailio::appendMailItem(const QString& folderId, const MailItem& item)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(folderId);
+    Q_UNUSED(item);
+    // POP3 doesn't support APPEND; sending is done via SMTP
+    qWarning() << "POP3 appendMailItem not supported; use SMTP for sending";
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool Pop3SynchronizerMailio::updateMailItemFlags(const QString& folderId, const QString& itemUid, bool read, bool flagged)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(folderId);
+    Q_UNUSED(itemUid);
+    Q_UNUSED(read);
+    Q_UNUSED(flagged);
+    // POP3 doesn't support flag updates on server (no STORE command)
+    // Local DB update only
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Pop3SynchronizerMailio::deleteMailItem(const QString& folderId, const QString& itemUid)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(folderId);
+    
+    try {
+        pop3 conn(m_host, m_port);
+        if (m_useSsl) conn.connect_ssl(); else conn.connect();
+        
+        if (m_authMethod == "oauth2" || m_authMethod == "xoauth2") {
+            conn.authenticate("XOAUTH2", m_username, m_password);
+        } else {
+            conn.authenticate(m_username, m_password, pop3::auth_method_t::USER_PASS);
+        }
+
+        // Delete message by index (need to map UID to index)
+        // This is a limitation of POP3 - we'd need to list messages first
+        // For now, just close connection
+        conn.close();
+        return false;
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        qWarning() << "POP3 deleteMailItem error:" << QString::fromStdString(e.what());
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+// Private helpers
+
+bool Pop3SynchronizerMailio::persistFetchedMessage(const Folder& folder, const mailio::message& msg)
+{
+    try {
+        MailItem item = parseMailioMessage(msg);
+        item.setFolderId(folder.id());
+        
+        MimeStorageService storage;
+        QVector<QString> storedPaths;
+        ParsedMimeMessage parsed;
+        
+        std::string rawMime = msg.to_string();
+        QByteArray rawMimeData = QByteArray::fromStdString(rawMime);
+        
+        if (!storage.parseMessage(rawMimeData, parsed)
+            || !storage.storeMessage(QString::number(m_account.id()), QString::number(folder.id()),
+                                     item, rawMimeData, &storedPaths)) {
+            qWarning() << "Failed to store POP3 MIME message";
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        if (!MailItemDao::upsert(item)) {
+            storage.deleteEmlFile(item.fileId());
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        QVector<StoredAttachmentRecord> records;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < parsed.attachments.size(); ++i) {
+            const auto& att = parsed.attachments[i];
+            StoredAttachmentRecord record;
+            record.fileName = QString::fromStdString(att.fileName);
+            record.mimeType = QString::fromStdString(att.mimeType);
+            record.contentId = QString::fromStdString(att.contentId);
+            record.size = att.data.size();
+            if (i < storedPaths.size()) record.storedPath = storedPaths[i];
+            records.append(record);
+        }
+        
+        if (!MailItemDao::replaceAttachments(item.id(), records)) {
+            storage.deleteEmlFile(item.fileId());
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        return true;
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        qWarning() << "persistFetchedMessage error:" << QString::fromStdString(e.what());
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+MailItem Pop3SynchronizerMailio::parseMailioMessage(const mailio::message& msg)
+{
+    MailItem item;
+    
+    // UID will be set by caller
+    item.setUid(0);
+    
+    item.setMessageId(QString::fromStdString(msg.header().message_id()));
+    item.setSubject(QString::fromStdString(msg.header().subject()).isEmpty() ? "(No Subject)" : QString::fromStdString(msg.header().subject()));
+    
+    // From
+    std::vector<mailio::address> fromList = msg.header().from();
+    if (!fromList.empty()) {
+        item.setSender(QString::fromStdString(fromList[0].to_string()));
+    }
+    
+    // To
+    std::vector<mailio::address> toList = msg.header().to();
+    QStringList toStrs;
+    for (const auto& addr : toList) toStrs << QString::fromStdString(addr.to_string());
+    item.setTo(toStrs.join(", "));
+    item.setRecipient(item.to());
+    
+    // CC
+    std::vector<mailio::address> ccList = msg.header().cc();
+    QStringList ccStrs;
+    for (const auto& addr : ccList) ccStrs << QString::fromStdString(addr.to_string());
+    item.setCc(ccStrs.join(", "));
+    
+    item.setBcc("");
+    
+    // Date
+    std::time_t dateTime = msg.header().date();
+    item.setDate(QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(dateTime));
+    
+    // Body
+    std::string htmlBody = msg.content_text(text_format_t::HTML);
+    if (!htmlBody.empty()) {
+        item.setBodyHtml(QString::fromStdString(htmlBody));
+    } else {
+        std::string plainBody = msg.content_text(text_format_t::PLAIN);
+        item.setBodyHtml(QString("<pre>%1</pre>").arg(QString::fromStdString(plainBody).toHtmlEscaped()));
+    }
+    
+    item.setSize(msg.to_string().size());
+    
+    // Attachments
+    QStringList attachmentNames;
+    for (const auto& att : msg.attachments()) {
+        attachmentNames << QString::fromStdString(att.descriptor().filename);
+    }
+    item.setAttachments(attachmentNames);
+    
+    item.setRead(false);
+    item.setFlagged(false);
+    
+    return item;
+}
+
+mailio::message Pop3SynchronizerMailio::createMailioMessage(const MailItem& item)
+{
+    mailio::message msg;
+    
+    msg.header().subject(item.subject().toStdString());
+    msg.header().from({mailio::address(item.sender().toStdString())});
+    
+    QStringList toList = item.to().split(',', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+    std::vector<mailio::address> toAddrs;
+    for (const QString& addr : toList) toAddrs.push_back(mailio::address(addr.trimmed().toStdString()));
+    msg.header().to(toAddrs);
+    
+    QStringList ccList = item.cc().split(',', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+    std::vector<mailio::address> ccAddrs;
+    for (const QString& addr : ccList) ccAddrs.push_back(mailio::address(addr.trimmed().toStdString()));
+    msg.header().cc(ccAddrs);
+    
+    msg.header().date(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc().toSecsSinceEpoch());
+    
+    if (!item.bodyHtml().isEmpty()) {
+        msg.content_text(item.bodyHtml().toStdString(), text_format_t::HTML);
+    }
+    
+    return msg;
+}
+
+#endif // USE_MAILIO_IMAP
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diff --git a/src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.h b/src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a3c692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// src/services/pop3/pop3synchronizer_mailio.h
+// mailio-based POP3 synchronizer
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "synchronizer.h"
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QString>
+
+#if defined(USE_MAILIO_IMAP) && USE_MAILIO_IMAP
+#include <mailio/pop3.hpp>
+#endif
+
+class Pop3SynchronizerMailio : public Synchronizer
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit Pop3SynchronizerMailio(QObject* parent = nullptr);
+    ~Pop3SynchronizerMailio() override = default;
+
+    // Synchronizer interface
+    bool initialize(const Account& account) override;
+    bool syncFolder(const Folder& folder) override;
+    QVector<Folder> getFolders() const override;
+    QVector<MailItem> fetchMailItems(const QString& folderId, qint64 sinceUid = 0) override;
+    bool appendMailItem(const QString& folderId, const MailItem& item) override;
+    bool updateMailItemFlags(const QString& folderId, const QString& itemUid, bool read, bool flagged) override;
+    bool deleteMailItem(const QString& folderId, const QString& itemUid) override;
+
+signals:
+    void progressChanged(int percent) const;
+    void statusMessage(const QString& message) const;
+
+private:
+    // Connection details (set by initialize)
+    mutable std::string m_host;
+    mutable quint16 m_port{0};
+    mutable bool m_useSsl{false};
+    mutable std::string m_username;
+    mutable std::string m_password;
+    mutable std::string m_authMethod; // "plain", "xoauth2"
+
+    // Helpers
+#if defined(USE_MAILIO_IMAP) && USE_MAILIO_IMAP
+    bool persistFetchedMessage(const Folder& folder, const mailio::message& msg);
+    MailItem parseMailioMessage(const mailio::message& msg);
+    mailio::message createMailioMessage(const MailItem& item);
+#endif
+};
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