ripmime ☆

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Description:
Extract attachments out of MIME encoded email packages

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: email mime extraction cli utility

Install: brew install ripmime

About:
Ripmime is a command-line utility designed to extract attachments and decode content from MIME-encoded email files. It automatically parses multipart messages, separating the body text from files like images, documents, and archives. This tool is essential for processing email dumps or automating workflows that require access to email attachments.

Key Features:

Recursive extraction of multipart MIME structures
Automatic filename decoding and charset handling
Preserves original attachment metadata
Command-line interface for scripting and automation

Use Cases:

Forensic analysis of email archives to recover attachments
Automated processing of incoming email traffic in server environments
Batch extraction of files from mbox or raw email dumps

Alternatives:

munpack – Older utility with similar functionality, but less robust handling of modern charsets and encoding standards.
Python email stdlib – Requires custom scripting but offers greater flexibility for complex parsing logic.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 2:09am		0	VERSION_BUMP	8abcb632