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MailStewardBichon
Paid

Lite costs $24.95, MailSteward $49.95 and Pro $99.95, with a trial version available.

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

macOS Web, Self-hosted
  • Searchable long-term archive for Apple Mail and Gmail
  • Unlimited database size even in the Lite edition
  • No external database required
  • Unified full-text search across accounts
  • macOS only
  • Pro edition requires setting up a MySQL server
  • Only archives mail; it cannot send or reply
  • IMAP is the main source for downloading mail
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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