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MailStewardPiler
Paid

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

 Free

Free and open source to download and self-host.

macOS Self-hosted
  • Searchable long-term archive for Apple Mail and Gmail
  • Unlimited database size even in the Lite edition
  • Tamper-evident archiving with retention policies
  • Full-text search with filtering across archived mail
  • macOS only
  • Pro edition requires setting up a MySQL server
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server
  • Aimed at organizations rather than individual users
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
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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