OfflineIMAP/offlineimap

Read/sync your IMAP mailboxes (python2) [LEGACY: move to offlineimap3] observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap · homepage · Python · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

Activity 0
Release rhythm 8
Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

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: 5154
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 1177
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1859 stars · 356 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

OfflineIMAP is a Python command-line tool that synchronizes IMAP mailboxes to local Maildir folders, enabling offline email reading and independent backups. This repository is the legacy Python 2 version, maintained lazily in favor of the offlineimap3 fork.

Use cases

back up my IMAP mailbox to local Maildir
read email offline with mutt or notmuch
synchronize mail between IMAP server and local folders
keep an independent copy of my email in case provider loses it
mirror Gmail or other IMAP accounts locally
use email without an IMAP-capable mail client

When to choose

you need offline access to IMAP mail in Maildir format
you want scriptable, automated mailbox backups
you use terminal MUAs like mutt or notmuch
you're locked to Python 2 environments

When to avoid

you're starting fresh - use offlineimap3 (Python 3) instead
you need a graphical email client
you want a maintained, actively developed sync tool
your mail provider doesn't support IMAP

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

email backup cli email developer-tools self-hosted python cli cross-platform imap maildir offline-email python2-legacy mutt notmuch email-backup synchronization command-line linux macos

4 sources

readme: https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6f84d79ad072
homepage: http://www.offlineimap.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 466e0c980ec2
site_page: https://www.offlineimap.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · d0769064b073
site_page: https://www.offlineimap.org/documentation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · fa9e3f2db24e

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
OfflineIMAP/offlineimap	main	23

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