mailcatcher ☆

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Description:
Catches mail and serves it through a dream

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.10.0@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 26, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: email development testing smtp debugging

Install: brew install mailcatcher

About:
MailCatcher runs a simple SMTP server along with a web interface that captures and displays emails as they arrive. It provides a non-destructive way to test email functionality in applications without sending real emails to actual recipients. This tool is invaluable for development and debugging of email workflows.

Key Features:

SMTP server with web UI
Instant email preview
Supports HTML and attachments
Zero configuration required

Use Cases:

Testing email functionality in web applications
Debugging email templates and formatting
Validating email delivery in development environments

Alternatives:

MailHog – Similar functionality with more advanced features like API access and webhook support
FakeSMTP – Java-based GUI tool, simpler but lacks web interface for viewing emails

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 26, 2025 5:58pm	0.10.0	1	VERSION_BUMP	b6a4e0f9
Sep 16, 2025 2:50am		1	VERSION_BUMP	932cd532
Sep 15, 2025 4:57pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	9f4e3170
Dec 26, 2024 5:42pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	f41cbf2d
Nov 26, 2024 10:10am		0	VERSION_BUMP	4ac3535a
Jan 9, 2024 6:27pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	9998d011
Sep 29, 2023 5:57pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	ae119214
Feb 8, 2023 2:24pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	6b46e6a0