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MailStewardMail-Archiver
Paid

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

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

macOS Web, Self-hosted
  • Searchable long-term archive for Apple Mail and Gmail
  • Unlimited database size even in the Lite edition
  • Supports IMAP, Microsoft 365 and personal Microsoft accounts
  • Exports to mbox and zipped EML
  • macOS only
  • Pro edition requires setting up a MySQL server
  • Requires running a Docker setup
  • Read-only API cannot modify the archive
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-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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