getmail6
A command-line tool that fetches mail from POP3 and IMAP servers into local mailboxes.
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About getmail6
getmail6 continues getmail 5.14 with adaptations for Python 3. It retrieves messages over POP3 and IMAP, including SSL variants, and delivers them to maildirs, mboxrd files or an external mail delivery agent, with optional message filtering.
It includes a helper for Gmail OAuth tokens. It suits people who keep mail on their own machine, feed a local mail setup, or want a scheduled local copy of a remote mailbox.
Strengths
- Supports POP3, IMAP and their SSL variants
- Delivers to maildir, mbox or an external MDA
- Gmail OAuth token helper included
Limitations
- Command line and config files only
- Retrieves mail but does not send or display it
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The getmail6 contributors
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Terminal users pulling remote mail into local mailboxes
- Categories
- Backup tools, Email clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to getmail6
Compare allSoftware that can replace getmail6 for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
isync
Fast IMAP to Maildir mirroring, usually invoked as mbsync.
isync mirrors IMAP to Maildir quickly and two-way with precise folder control, but it drops POP3 support and its terse configuration can delete mail.
OfflineIMAP
Synchronises IMAP accounts into local Maildir folders.
OfflineIMAP syncs IMAP accounts two-way into Maildir with per-folder rules, but it handles no POP3 and runs slowly on very large mailboxes.
getmail6 as an alternative
Listings that name getmail6 as an alternative.
Got Your Back
A command-line tool that backs up Gmail messages to your computer through the Gmail API.
getmail6 fetches mail from any POP3 or IMAP server into maildir or mbox on macOS and Linux, and includes a Gmail OAuth token helper.
Mail Backup X
A Mac and Windows app that backs up, archives and converts email from many mail clients.
getmail6 is a free, open-source command-line tool for macOS and Linux that fetches POP3 and IMAP mail into maildir or mbox, without an archive viewer.
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imapsync
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