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Inbucketsmtp4dev
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free to download, with the source code published on GitHub.

Windows, Linux, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Accepts mail for any address without setup
  • Web interface plus SMTP and POP3
  • Captures outgoing email so test messages never reach real inboxes
  • Web interface for inspecting captured messages
  • Meant for testing, not for real mail delivery
  • You run and maintain the server yourself
  • Meant for development and testing, not for sending real mail
  • Documentation lives mainly in the repository
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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