# gaubert/gmvault

gmail backup software

Repository: https://github.com/gaubert/gmvault
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gmvault
Homepage: http://www.gmvault.org
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gmail, backup, python, oauth2, gmvault, sync, restore
Last push: 2022-05-01T19:28:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5374, "days_push": 1585, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3639, forks 284 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:12.778466+00:00)

## What it is
Gmvault is a Python command-line tool for backing up and restoring Gmail accounts, storing emails locally with incremental sync support. It authenticates via OAuth2 or password and keeps a local email database that can be restored to any Gmail account.

## Use cases
- back up my gmail account locally
- restore emails to a new gmail account
- incremental sync of gmail messages
- export gmail emails to disk
- avoid losing email correspondence
- migrate gmail between accounts

## When to choose
- you need a free, open-source, self-hosted Gmail backup
- you want incremental syncing with local email storage
- you prefer a simple command-line workflow with OAuth2

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI backup tool
- you back up non-Gmail email providers
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: backup, email, cli, security
- domain: email, privacy
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: gmail, oauth2, email-backup, restore, sync, imap, backup, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- gaubert/gmvault (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:12.778466+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:48.834944+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gaubert/gmvault (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:12.778466+00:00, sha 3ae5ce47fdf3)
  - homepage: http://www.gmvault.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:26:18.387377+00:00, sha dd3aef3702e3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.