mailpile/Mailpile

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Mailpile is a free, open-source, privacy-focused email client with built-in PGP encryption, a fast custom search engine, and tag-based organization. It runs as a local webmail server (with a CLI and API), though development is paused pending a Python 3 rewrite.

Use cases

• self-host a private webmail client with no ads or tracking
• send and receive PGP-encrypted email easily
• search and tag large volumes of email locally
• access legacy Mailpile v1 mail data
• run an email client that works offline on your own machine

When to choose

• you need to access legacy Mailpile v1 data via the provided Docker images
• you want a self-hosted, privacy-first email client with easy PGP encryption
• you value fast local full-text search and tag-based email organization

When to avoid

• you need an actively maintained email client for daily use - development is halted pending a Python 3 rewrite
• you want a conventional desktop email client rather than a web-based one
• you need production support or timely bug fixes

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

search-engine http-server cryptography email cli email privacy security self-hosted python windows self-hosted cli email-client pgp webmail imap smtp encryption privacy-focused tagging python2-legacy search linux macos web-server

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