Description:
Backup GMail (or other IMAP) accounts to disk
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Type: Formula
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Productivity
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Tags:
email
backup
imap
gmail
archive
cli
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Install:
brew install imap-backup
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About:
ImapBackup is a command-line tool that securely backs up email from IMAP servers like GMail to local disk in standard MBOX format. It provides reliable, encrypted local copies of your emails, ensuring you have full control over your data. The tool supports incremental backups and can be easily automated via cron jobs for regular, hands-free operation.
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Key Features:
- Saves emails to standard MBOX format, readable by most email clients
- Incremental backups to efficiently sync only new messages
- Supports multiple accounts and IMAP servers
- Optional GPG encryption for backed-up data
- Easy automation via command-line or cron
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Use Cases:
- Creating regular, automated backups of a GMail account
- Migrating email data from an IMAP server to a local archive
- Ensuring data sovereignty by maintaining local copies of cloud-based email
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Alternatives:
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offlineimap
– offlineimap is a more complex, two-way sync tool, whereas imap-backup focuses on simpler, one-way backups to MBOX.
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getmail
– getmail is a highly configurable mail retriever, while imap-backup offers a more streamlined experience focused on backup and archiving.
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