mscdex/node-imap
An IMAP client module for node.js. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5812
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1028
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2224 stars · 386 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
node-imap is an IMAP client module for Node.js that lets applications connect to IMAP mail servers, list mailboxes, and fetch messages and headers. It provides low-level protocol access without auto-decoding of message bodies or attachments.
Use cases
- read emails from an imap server in node.js
- fetch message headers and bodies programmatically
- check unread messages in an inbox
- build an email automation script
- download attachments from a mailbox
- monitor a gmail account via imap
When to choose
- you need direct, low-level IMAP protocol control in Node.js
- you want to handle message decoding and parsing yourself
- you need a lightweight, dependency-light email fetching library
When to avoid
- you want auto-decoded messages, parsed attachments, and parsed addresses out of the box
- you need an SMTP sending library rather than an IMAP client
- you want a high-level email API with modern async/await ergonomics
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
email http-client parser email backend developer-tools imap email-client mail-fetching protocol-client nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mscdex/node-imap · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5b1d5c85217c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mscdex/node-imap | main | 32 |
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