# phpList

> phpList is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the newsletters & mailing lists category. Newsletter and email marketing with advanced management of subscribers, bounces, and plugins. It has 875 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. It is a self-hosted alternative to Mailchimp.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/phpList/phplist3 |
| Website | https://www.phplist.org/ |
| GitHub stars | 875 |
| Forks | 290 |
| Open issues | 83 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | PHP |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Categories | Newsletters & Mailing Lists |
| Commits, last 12 months | 18 |
| Last commit | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Latest release | v3.6.17 (Aug 9, 2026) |
| Created | Mar 11, 2015 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: email-marketing, email-marketing-campaigns, digital-marketing, email-campaigns, bounce-messages, marketing-emails, marketing-tools, marketing-statistics, marketing-api, phplist

## Install

phpList installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/phpList/phplist3.

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## phpList replaces

- [Mailchimp alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/mailchimp): An email marketing platform for newsletters, campaigns and audiences.

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