imap-backup ☆
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Description:
Backup GMail (or other IMAP) accounts to disk
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: email backup imap gmail archive cli
Install: brew install imap-backup
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.
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
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
Alternatives:
  • offlineimap – offlineimap is a more complex, two-way sync tool, whereas imap-backup focuses on simpler, one-way backups to MBOX.
  • getmail – getmail is a highly configurable mail retriever, while imap-backup offers a more streamlined experience focused on backup and archiving.
Version History
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