# OfflineIMAP/offlineimap

Read/sync your IMAP mailboxes (python2) [LEGACY: move to offlineimap3]

Repository: https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/offlineimap
Homepage: http://www.offlineimap.org
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: imap, offline, python, emails, mutt, notmuch, synchronize, maildir, mailboxes
Last push: 2023-06-13T20:36:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5154, "days_push": 1177, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1859, forks 356 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:45.223846+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: email, backup, cli
- domain: email, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: imap, maildir, offline-email, python2-legacy, mutt, notmuch, email-backup, synchronization, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- OfflineIMAP/offlineimap (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:45.223846+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 2026-08-30T03:15:58.126249+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:45.223846+00:00, sha 6f84d79ad072)
  - homepage: http://www.offlineimap.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:55:07.298053+00:00, sha 466e0c980ec2)
  - site_page: https://www.offlineimap.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:55:07.307052+00:00, sha d0769064b073)
  - site_page: https://www.offlineimap.org/documentation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:55:07.308809+00:00, sha fa9e3f2db24e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.